Question

30 people are standing in a queue facing north. Manoj is standing at the 11th position from the front. Shahin is standing at the 7th position from the back. Neeraj is standing exactly in front of Shahin. How many people are standing between Neeraj and Manoj?

• A. 13
• B. 10
• C. 11
• D. 12

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 11

There are 11 people standing between Neeraj and Manoj.

1. Find Manoj's position from the front:

   • Manoj is at the 11th position.

2. Find Shahin's position from the front:

   • Total people in the queue = 30

   • Shahin's position from the back = 7th

   • Shahin's position from the front = $\text{Total} - \text{Position from back} + 1 = 30 - 7 + 1 = \textbf{24th}$ from the front.

3. Find Neeraj's position from the front:

   • Since the queue faces north, standing "exactly in front of Shahin" means Neeraj is closer to the head of the line, right ahead of Shahin.

   • Neeraj's position from the front = $24 - 1 = \textbf{23rd}$ from the front.

4. Calculate the number of people between Manoj and Neeraj:

   • People between them = $\text{Neeraj's position} - \text{Manoj's position} - 1$

   • People between them = $23 - 11 - 1 = \textbf{11}$.