Directions (Q1-5): A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement.
Input : 17 put show on 39 27 85 gold
Step I: show 17 put on 39 27 85 gold
Step II: show 85 17 put on 39 27 gold
Step III: show 85 put 17 on 39 27 gold
Step IV: show 85 put 39 17 on 27 gold
Step V: show 85 put 39 on 17 27 gold
Step VI: show 85 put 39 on 27 17 gold
Step VII is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
1). Input : glass full 15 37 water now 85 67
Which of the following will be Step VI of the above input?
a) water 85 now 67 full glass 15 37
b) water 85 now 67 glass full 15 37
c) water 85 now 67 glass 37 full 15
d) There will be no such step
e) None of the above
2). Step II of an input is 'ultra 73 12 16 mail sort 39 kite'
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
a) VIII
b) IX
c) VII
d) VI
e) None of these
3). Step III of an input is 'win 75 voice 15 39 store gap 26'
Which of the following is definitely the input?
a) voice 15 win 75 39 store gap 26
b) voice win 75 15 39 store gap 26
c) 15 75 win voice store gap 26
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of the above
4). Step II of an input is 'tube 83 49 34 garden flower rat 56'
How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
a) Four
b) Five
c) Six
d) Three
e) None of these
5). Input : hunt for 94 37 good 29 48 book
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
a) Four
b) Five
c) Six
d) Seven
e) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information to answer the given question.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1 - J, K, L, M, N and O are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing South. In row 2 — U, V, W, X, Y and Z are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
· M sits fourth to the left of J. The one facing J sits third to the left of Y.
· Only one person sits between Y and U. U does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line.
· The one facing Z sits second to the right of K.
· Z does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line.
· Only two people sit between K and O.
· The one facing K sits second to the left of X.
· V is not an immediate neighbour of Z. L is not an immediate neighbour of M.
6). Which of the following groups of people represents the people sitting at the extreme ends of both the rows?
a) M,O, X, W
b) M, K, V, W
c) N, K, V, Y
d) J, N, U, V
e) J, O, Z, X
7). Who amongst the following faces V?
a) M
b) L
c) J
d) N
e) K
8). Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?
a) K faces one of the immediate neighbours of X.
b) V sits exactly between W and U.
c) None of the given options is true
d) J is an immediate neighbour of K.
e) J faces Z.
9). Which of the following is true regarding N?
a) K sits second to the right of N.
b) V is an immediate neighbour of the one who faces N.
c) Both L and O are immediate neighbours of N.
d) Only one person sits between N and J.
e) None of the given options is true
10). Who amongst the following sits second to the right of the person who faces L?
a) V
b) Z
c) W
d) U
e) Y
Explanation:
Directions (Q. 1-5):
1).D)
Input: glass full 15 37 water now 85 67
Step I: water glass full 15 37 now 85 67
Step II: water 85 glass full 15 37 now 67
Step III: water 85 now glass full 15 37 67
Step IV: water 85 now 67 glass full 15 37
Step V: water 85 now 67 glass 37 full 15
Step V is the last step and step VI is not possible.
2). D)
Step II : ultra 73 12 16 mail sort 39 kite
Step III: ultra 73 sort 12 16 mail 39 kite
Step IV: ultra 73 sort 39 12 16 mail kite
Step V: ultra 73 sort 39 mail 12 16 kite
Step VI: ultra 73 sort 39 mail 16 12 kite
Step VII: ultra 73 sort 39 mail 16 kite 12
So, last step is step VII and last but one step is step VI.
3).D)
Input cannot be determined.
4). A)
Step II: tube 83 49 34 garden flower rat 56
Step III: tube 83 rat 49 34 garden flower 56
Step IV: tube 83 rat 56 49 34 garden flower
Step V: tube 83 rat 56 garden 49 34 flower
Step VI: tube 83 rat 56 garden 49 flower 34
Hence, four steps will be required to complete the rearrangement.
5).A)
Input: hunt for 94 37 good 29 48 book
Step I: hunt 94 for 37 good 29 48 book
Step II: hunt 94 good for 37 29 48 book
Step III: hunt 94 good 48 for 37 29 book
Step IV: hunt 94 good 48 for 37 Book 29
Hence, four steps will be required to complete the arrangement.
Directions (Q. 6-10):
6). A)
7). E)
8). E)
9). B)
10). E)