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If India is seventh in the world by area, how many countries are larger than India?

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Correct answer: Six

A rank of seventh means that six countries occupy the positions before India: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth. Therefore, six countries are larger than India in area. The governing concept is ordinal ranking. To find the number of entries ahead of an item ranked n, use n − 1; here, 7 − 1 = 6. The question does not ask how many countries are smaller than India, nor does it count India itself. Option B incorrectly uses the rank number as the answer, while options C and D add extra countries that are not ahead of India. Thus, option A is correct. This reasoning applies whenever a ranking is arranged from largest to smallest and ties are not being considered.

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Rank CalculationIndia AreaWorld RankingOrdinal PositionIndia’s Size And AreaIndia S Size And AreaIndia LocationGeography

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