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Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: D
Method / Topic: Ranking Test
The correct option preserves the same pattern.
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Correct Answer: D
Method / Topic: Ranking Test
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; height:20px; width:85px">
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<tr>
<td style="border-bottom:1px solid #44b3e1; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:1px solid #44b3e1; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px"><span style="color:#000000">For a person counted from both ends, total persons=front rank+back rank−1. Rearranging, back rank=total−front rank+1. Therefore, back rank=64−21+1=44. The extra one is added because Asha herself is included in both the front and back counts. Omitting it would incorrectly give 43.</span></td>
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</table>
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- Identify the first relation/pattern.
- Apply the same rule to the missing part.
- Reject options that break the rule.
In a line of 64 persons, Asha is 21st from the front. What is her position from the back?
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Correct Answer: D
Method / Topic: Ranking Test
The correct option preserves the same pattern.
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Correct Answer: D
Method / Topic: Ranking Test
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; height:20px; width:85px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom:1px solid #44b3e1; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:1px solid #44b3e1; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px"><span style="color:#000000">For a person counted from both ends, total persons=front rank+back rank−1. Rearranging, back rank=total−front rank+1. Therefore, back rank=64−21+1=44. The extra one is added because Asha herself is included in both the front and back counts. Omitting it would incorrectly give 43.</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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