In a merit list of 50 candidates with no ties, Moin is 19th from the bottom. Kabir is 6 places above Moin, and Kabir’s rank from the top is twice Leela’s rank from the top. What is Leela’s rank from the bottom?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 38th
Work with ranks from the top: rank from the top = total − rank from the bottom + 1, and a place above means a smaller rank.
Moin from the top \(=50-19+1=32\)nd
Kabir is 6 places above Moin: \(32-6=26\)th from the top
Kabir’s rank is twice Leela’s: Leela \(=26\div2=13\)th from the top
Leela from the bottom \(=50-13+1=38\)th
