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Ranking & Ordering — PPSC previous year questions

All 68 Ranking & Ordering questions the Punjab PSC asked between 2015 and 2026, each with a worked answer and the exam it came from. First 10 free to read.

Questions
68
Years covered
2015–2026
Papers
47
Repeated
17

17 of these 68 were set in more than one exam — the Commission reuses this topic, which is the argument for working through it rather than skimming it.

The 10 it asks most

Free to read, with the worked answer and the exam each one came from. The book prints this topic in the order the Commission favours, so these are the ones to know first.

Directions · Blacksmith's five iron articles

Study the following information and answer the questions given below it: A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.

  • (i) A weighs twice as much as B
  • (ii) B weighs four and a half times as much as C
  • (iii) C weighs half as much as D
  • (iv) D weighs half as much as E
  • (v) E weighs less than A but more than C

350.E is lighter in weight than which of the other two articles?#

One Hundred Eighteen Posts 2017
  • AA, B
  • BD, C
  • CA, C
  • DD, B

351.Which of the following articles is the heaviest in weight?#

One Hundred Eighteen Posts 2017
  • AA
  • BB
  • CC
  • DD

352.Which of the following represents the descending order of weights of the articles?#

Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) (Group-A) and 01 Post of Sub Divisional Officer (… 2024Principal (Group-A) 2022+2 moreasked 4×
  • AA, B, E, D, C
  • BB, D, E, A, C
  • CE, C, D, A, B
  • DC, A, D, B, E
Directions · Weights of five gold rings

A goldsmith has five gold rings, each having a different weight.

Statement (1): Ring D weighs twice as much as ring E. Statement (2): Ring E weighs four and one-half times as much as ring F. Statement (3): Ring F weighs half as much as ring G. Statement (4): Ring G weighs half as much as ring H. Statement (5): Ring H weighs less than ring D but more than ring F.

Based on the above statements, answer the following questions

353.Which of the numbered statements above is not necessary to determine the correct order of the rings according to their weights?#

Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) (Group-A) and 01 Post of Sub Divisional Officer (… 2024Principal (Group-A) 2022+2 moreasked 4×
  • AStatement 1
  • BStatement 4
  • CStatement 3
  • DStatement 5

354.Which of the following is the lightest in weight?#

Scientific Assistant Physics 2018One Hundred Eighteen Posts 2017asked 2×
  • ARing D
  • BRing E
  • CRing F
  • DRing G

355.If these rings are sold according to their weights as it is, which ring will fetch highest value in rupees?#

Scientific Assistant Physics 2018
  • AG
  • BH
  • CF
  • DD

356.Ring H is heavier than which of the following two rings?#

Principal (Group-A) 2022Scientific Assistant Physics 2018+1 moreasked 3×
  • AGE
  • BGF
  • CDF
  • DDE

357.In a queue, A is eighteenth from the front while B is sixteenth from the back. If C is twenty-fifth from the front and is exactly in the middle of A and B, then how many persons are there in the queue?#

Analysts 2019Assistant Mechanical Engineer 2018+1 moreasked 3×
  • A45
  • B46
  • C47
  • D48

358.In a row of boys, A is fifteenth from the left and B is fourth from the right. There are three boys between A and B. C is just left of A. What is C's position from the right?#

Accountants 2022Analysts 2019asked 2×
  • A9th
  • B10th
  • C12th
  • D13th
Directions · Six students A–F ranking in tests

Read the following information and answer the three questions that follow :

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F appeared in several tests. Either C or F score the highest. Whenever C scores the highest, then E scores the least. Whenever F scores the highest, B scores the least. In all the tests they got different marks — D scores higher than A, but they are close competitors; A scores higher than B; C scores higher than A

359.If F stands second in the ranking, then the position of B is#

Junior Engineer (Mechanical) in Department of Local Government (Municipal Counci… 2021Junior Engineers (Electrical) 2021+2 moreasked 2×
  • AThird
  • BFourth
  • CFifth
  • DSixth

Solutions

10 answers · same numbers
350.(A) A, B

Take C = 2 units and work outwards. D = 2C = 4, E = 2D = 8, B = 4.5 × C = 9 and A = 2B = 18. This fits the last clue that E lies between C and A. > A = 18, B = 9, E = 8, D = 4, C = 2 Only A and B are heavier than E. So E is lighter than A and B.

351.(A) A

Take C = 2 units and build the others from the ratios. > B = 4.5 × C = 9; A = 2 × B = 18 > D = 2 × C = 4; E = 2 × D = 8 > order: A (18) > B (9) > E (8) > D (4) > C (2) E is lighter than A and heavier than C, so the data are consistent. A is the heaviest.

352.(A) A, B, E, D, C

Take C as 1 unit. Then D = 2, E = 4, B = 4.5 and A = 9. Condition (v) checks out, because E (4) lies between C and A. > A (9) > B (4.5) > E (4) > D (2) > C (1) ```puzzle:stack stack: A, B, E, D, C ``` So the descending order of weights is A, B, E, D, C.

353.(D) Statement 5

Take ring F as 1 unit and convert every statement into units of F. > Statement 3: G = 2F = 2 > Statement 4: H = 2G = 4 > Statement 2: E = 4 1/2 × F = 4.5 > Statement 1: D = 2E = 9 > D (9) > E (4.5) > H (4) > G (2) > F (1) Statements 1 to 4 alone chain every ring to F and fix the whole order. Statement 5 only repeats that H lies between D and F, so Statement 5 is not necessary.

354.(C) Ring F

Take ring F as 1 unit and build the others from the statements. > G = 2F = 2, H = 2G = 4 > E = 4 1/2 × F = 4.5, D = 2E = 9 > D (9) > E (4.5) > H (4) > G (2) > F (1) Statement 5 checks out, since H lies between D and F. Ring F is the lightest.

355.(D) D

Take ring F as 1 unit. Then G = 2F = 2, H = 2G = 4, E = 4 1/2 × F = 4.5 and D = 2E = 9. Statement 5 checks out, because H (4) is lighter than D (9) but heavier than F (1). > D (9) > E (4.5) > H (4) > G (2) > F (1) If the rings are priced by weight, the heaviest ring, D, fetches the most.

356.(B) GF

Take ring F as 1 unit: G = 2F = 2, H = 2G = 4, E = 4 1/2 × F = 4.5 and D = 2E = 9. > D (9) > E (4.5) > H (4) > G (2) > F (1) H stands third, so it is heavier than exactly the two rings below it, G and F. D and E are both heavier than H.

357.(C) 47

A is 18th from the front and C, 25th from the front, is midway between A and B, so B is 25 + 7 = 32nd from the front. B is also 16th from the back, so the queue has 32 + 16 − 1 = 47 persons. > B from front = 25 + (25 − 18) = 32 > total = 32 + 16 − 1 = 47.

358.(A) 9th

A is 15th from the left and B is 4th from the right, with three boys between them. If B lies to the right of A, the row has 15 + 3 + 4 = 22 boys. C is just left of A, so C is 14th from the left. That makes C 22 − 14 + 1 = 9th from the right. If B were to the left of A, the row would have only 14 boys. Then C would be last from the right, which matches no option. > total = 15 + 3 + 4 = 22 > C from right = 22 − 14 + 1 = 9.

359.(C) Fifth

If F stands second then F is not the highest scorer, so C is; and whenever C is the highest, E scores the least. > C 1st, F 2nd, E 6th > D > A > B fills the 3rd, 4th and 5th places So D is third, A fourth and B fifth.

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Common questions about Ranking & Ordering in PPSC

How many Ranking & Ordering questions come in PPSC exams?

The Commission set 68 Ranking & Ordering questions across 47 papers between 2015–2026. That is the whole set, not a sample — every one of them is in the book, and the 10 most-asked are on this page free.

Are PPSC Ranking & Ordering questions repeated?

Yes. 17 of these 68 were set in more than one exam, which is why they are worth working rather than reading. Each question here carries a badge showing how many sittings asked it.

Where can I get Ranking & Ordering MCQs with answers and solutions?

Here. Every question on this page is a solved MCQ: the four options as printed, the correct answer, and a worked explanation in plain English — not just a letter. The rest of the 68 are in the book, in the same form.

Can I practice these Ranking & Ordering questions online?

Switch to Attempt mode at the top of the questions. You get one question at a time and it is marked the moment you pick an option, with the reason underneath — the same way the exam feels, on your phone.

Is a PDF available?

The questions are on screen rather than in a downloadable file, so they stay current and correct. The printed book has all 68 of these plus the rest of the Reasoning & Aptitude section, and every buyer gets the whole thing online as well.

Which papers asked Ranking & Ordering

The exams behind these questions, most first. A paper here is a sitting: a question set in two papers of the same sitting counts once.

ExamYearQuestions
One Hundred Eighteen Posts201711
Drugs Control Officer20188
Senior Scientific Officer (Food Safety) Microbiology20188
Assistant Director, Industrial Training Principal Junior Scale Industrial Traini20188
Enquiry Officer20188
Senior Scientific Officer (Drugs)20188
Scientific Assistant Physics20187
Assistant Environmental Engineer20245
Principal (Group-A)20225
Analysts20195
Assistant Mechanical Engineer20184
Planning Officer20184

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