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- Dev
- Cathy
- Bela
- Asha
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Correct answer: C. Bela
The finishing order is Dev, Asha, Bela, Cathy, Esha, so Bela was 3rd.
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In a race, Asha beat Bela, Bela beat Cathy, Dev beat Asha and Cathy beat Esha. Who came 3rd?Read the answer and worked solution →Tina is taller than Uma, Uma is taller than Vera, and Wasim is taller than Tina. Who is the shortest?Read the answer and worked solution →Raj is taller than Sam, Tej is shorter than Sam, and Uday is taller than Raj. Who is the 2nd tallest?Read the answer and worked solution →Mina scored more than Nita but less than Oma, and Pia scored less than Nita. Who got the second lowest score?Read the answer and worked solution →Hari is 15th from the top in a class of 40. How many students are below him?Read the answer and worked solution →Nina is 18th from the left in a row and 12 children stand to her right. How many children are in the row?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the correct way to write the ordinal for the number 21?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word is the ordinal form of the number 60?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these words shows a position or rank rather than a quantity?Read the answer and worked solution →Eight runners finish a race and Zoya is 3rd from last. What is her position counted from the first?Read the answer and worked solution →In a queue of 21 people, Gita stands exactly in the middle. What is her position from the front?Read the answer and worked solution →Anil's class rank improves from 18th to 11th. By how many places did he move up?Read the answer and worked solution →Anu stands ahead of Bob, Bob stands ahead of Cy, and Cy stands ahead of Dee in a line. Who is 2nd from the back?Read the answer and worked solution →Six girls stand in a line. Fia is 2nd from the left and Gia is 2nd from the right. How many are between them?Read the answer and worked solution →Twelve runners are in a race and Leo is 4th from the start. How many runners are behind him?Read the answer and worked solution →Ten students are ranked. Ben is 3rd from the top and Cam is 4th from the bottom. How many are between them?Read the answer and worked solution →In a contest, 3 people finished before Tara and 5 finished after her. What was her rank?Read the answer and worked solution →Dan is older than Eli, Eli is older than Fay, and Gus is younger than Fay. Who is the oldest?Read the answer and worked solution →A lift goes from the 3rd floor to the 8th floor of a building. How many floors does it climb?Read the answer and worked solution →The runner who came 1st in a race is disqualified. What is the new rank of the runner who came 4th?Read the answer and worked solution →Pia is 9th from the left and Quin is 15th from the left. After they swap places, what is Pia's position from the left?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Tina is taller than Uma, Uma is taller than Vera, and Wasim is taller than Tina. Who is the shortest?
- Uma
- Tina
- Wasim
- Vera
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Correct answer: D. Vera
The height order is Wasim, Tina, Uma, Vera, so Vera is the shortest.
Raj is taller than Sam, Tej is shorter than Sam, and Uday is taller than Raj. Who is the 2nd tallest?
- Sam
- Raj
- Uday
- Tej
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Correct answer: B. Raj
The order from tallest is Uday, Raj, Sam, Tej, so Raj is 2nd tallest.
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