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Part ACSIR NET September 2022rank-from-both-ends

Rank from both ends

A ranks 10th from both the top and the bottom in merit among the girls in her class. B ranks 6th from the top and 16th from the bottom among boys in the same class. If A is immediately ahead of B in merit order, her rank in the entire class would be

  1. A.16th from the top and 26th from the bottom
  2. B.15th from the top and 26th from the bottom✓
  3. C.15th from the top and 27th from the bottom
  4. D.16th from the top and 27th from the bottom

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