15 students failed in a class of 52. After removing the names of failed students, a merit order list has been prepared in which the position of Ramesh is 22nd from the top. What is his position from the bottom?

The correct option is 16th.

Step 1: Determine the total number of students in the merit list.
Total number of students in the class = 52
Number of students who failed = 15

Since the merit order list is prepared after removing the names of the failed students, we subtract the failed students from the total students:

$\text{Total students in merit list}=52-15=37$

Step 2: Find Ramesh's position from the bottom.
We are given that Ramesh's position from the top in the merit list is 22nd.

The formula to find the position of a person from the bottom when total count and top position are known is:

$\text{Position from bottom}=(\text{Total students}-\text{Position from top})+1$

Substituting the values into the formula:

$\text{Position from bottom}=(37-22)+1$

$\text{Position from bottom}=15+1=16$

Therefore, Ramesh's position from the bottom in the merit list is 16th.