MBA CET 2026 Actual Questions Numerical Ordering
Pattern Insight: These questions focus on multi-step digit manipulation—a staple for high-speed scoring in the MBA CET.
Q1. In the following set of numbers, if 1 is added to the last digit of each number and then the order of digits is reversed, which of the following will be the fourth when arranged in ascending order?
567 284 696 865 738
Correct Option: A
Rationale:
1. Add 1 to last digit: 568, 285, 697, 866, 739.
2. Reverse: 865, 582, 796, 668, 937.
3. Ascending: 582(284), 668(865), 796(696), 865(567), 937(738).
The 4th number is 865, which comes from 567.
Q2. Numbers: 483 396 625 834 967
If 1 is added to the last digit and 2 is subtracted from the first digit of each number, then which number will be third when arranged in descending order?
Correct Option: C
Rationale:
1. Apply operations (-2 first, +1 last): 284, 197, 426, 635, 768.
2. Descending: 768(967), 635(834), 426(625), 284(483), 197(396).
3rd in order is 426, derived from 625.
Q3. Numbers: 537 435 379 657 261
If 2 is subtracted from the middle digit of each number and the positions of the first and third digits are interchanged, which number will be the second largest among them?
Correct Option: D
Rationale:
1. -2 from middle: 517, 415, 359, 637, 241.
2. Swap 1st and 3rd: 715, 514, 953, 736, 142.
3. Second Largest: 953(1st), 736(2nd).
736 comes from 657.
Q4. Numbers: 171 955 444 647 993
If the hundred digit of the 3rd number from the left end and the unit digit of the 4th number from the left end interchange their positions, then what will be the position of the 3rd smallest number from the left end in the new arrangement?
Correct Option: C
Rationale:
1. 3rd number hundred digit (4) swaps with 4th number unit digit (7).
2. New set: 171, 955, 744, 644, 993.
3. Ascending: 171(1st smallest), 644(2nd smallest), 744(3rd smallest).
744 is at the 3rd position in the new arrangement.
Q5. Numbers: 317 973 258 635 781
If from the right end, the digits of the 4th and 5th numbers are arranged in ascending order within the numbers, then what will be the position of the smallest number from the left end in the new arrangement?
Correct Option: A
Rationale:
1. From right, 4th = 973, 5th = 317.
2. Ascending within: 973→379, 317→137.
3. New set: 137, 379, 258, 635, 781.
Smallest is 137, positioned 1st from the left.
Q6. Numbers: 683 822 577 335 753
If from the left end, the digits of the 2nd and 4th numbers are arranged in descending order within the numbers, then what will be the position of the largest number from the right end in the new arrangement?
Correct Option: D
Rationale:
1. 2nd (822) arranged descending → 822. 4th (335) arranged descending → 533.
2. New set: 683, 822, 577, 533, 753.
3. Largest is 822. Position from right: 753(1), 533(2), 577(3), 822(4).
Q7. Numbers: 259, 692, 942, 697, 166
What will be the value if the tens digit of the 2nd number from the right end is divided by the unit digit of the 3rd number from the left end?
Correct Option: C
Rationale:
1. 2nd from right (697) → Tens digit = 9.
2. 3rd from left (942) → Unit digit = 2.
3. Calculation: 9 ÷ 2 = 4.5.
