Input Output: Reasoning

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Direction (1 - 5): Study the given information and answer the following questions:

(All the numbers are two digit numbers)

Input : 40 made butter 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now 19

1. Step I: butter 19 40 made 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now
2. Step II: cookies 23 butter 19 40 made 37 salt extra 52 86 92 fell now
3. Step III: extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 40 made salt 52 86 92 fell now
4. Step IV: fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 made salt 52 86 92 now
5. Step V: made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 86 92 now
6. Step VI: now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 92
7. Step VII: salt 92 now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19

Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement, as the intended arrangement is obtained.

As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input: 32 proud girl beautiful 48 55 97 rich family 61 72 17 nice life

1. How many steps will be required to complete the given input?

(1) Five

(2) Six

(3) Seven

(4) Eight

(5) Nine

2. Which of the following is the third element from the left end in Step VI?

(1) Beautiful

(2) Life

(3) 61

(4) Nice

(5) 17

3. Which of the following is step III of the given input?

(1) proud 72 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 55 97 rich 61 nice life

(2) life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 97 rich 61 72 nice

(3) girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 55 97 rich 61 72 nice life

(4) family 32 beautiful 17 proud girl 48 55 97 rich 61 72 nice life

(5) girl 48 life 55 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 97 rich 61 72 nice

4. What is the position of ‘nice’ from the left end in the final step?

(1) Fifth

(2) Sixth

(3) Seventh

(4) Eighth

(5) Ninth

5. Which element is third to the right of ‘family’ in Step V?

(1) Beautiful

(2) 17

(3) Proud

(4) 97

(5) 32

Directions (6 - 10). Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions: The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

(All the numbers are two digits numbers)

Input : talk 61 26 mold boom 88 81 47 work known ink 36 69 cold

1. Step I : 26  talk 61 mold 88 81 47 work known ink 36 69 cold boom
2. Step II : 36 26 talk 61 mold 88 81 47 work known ink 69 boom cold
3. Step  III : 47 36 26 talk 61 mold 88 81 work known 69 boom cold ink
4. Step  IV : 61 47 36 26 talk mold 88 81 work 69 boom cold ink known
5. Step  V  : 69 61 47 36 26 talk 88 81 work boom cold ink known mold
6. Step  VI : 81 69 61 47 36 26 88 work boom cold ink known mold talk
7. Step VII : 88 81 69 61 47 36 26 boom cold ink known mold talk work

Step VII is the last slep of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained.

Input: 89 who root 19  46 near drink link gold 61 23 under 71  97

6. Which step number is the following output? 

46  23 19  89 who root near 61 under 97 71 gold drink link 

(1) Step V                          (2) Step VI      

(3) Step IV                         (4) Step III                  

(5) There is no such step 

7. Which word/number would be at 5th position from the right in Step V ? 

(1) 19                                 (2) 97              

(3) gold                              (4) drink                                  

(5) who 

8. How many elements (words or numbers) are there between 'gold' and '46' as they appear in the last step of the output? 

(1) One                              (2) Three        

(3) Four                             (4) Five                       

(5) Seven 

9. Which of the following represents the position of 'who' in the fourth step? 

(1) Eighth from the left                  (2) Fifth from the right 

(3) Sixth from the left                    (4) Fifth from the left

(5) Seventh from the left

10. Which of the following would be step IV?

(1) 19  89 who root 46 near link gold 61 23 under 71 97 drink

(2) 71 61 46 23 19 89 who under 97 drink gold link near root

(3) 61 46 23 19 89 who root under 71 97 drink gold link near

(4) 97 89 71 61 46 23 19 drink gold link near root under who

(5) None of these

Solutions (1 - 5):

Input: 32 proud girl beautiful 48 55 97 rich family 61 72 17 nice life

1. Step1: Beautiful 17 32 proud girl 48 55 97 rich family 61 72 nice life
2. Step2: Family 32 beautiful 17 proud girl 48 55 97 rich 61 72 nice life
3. Step3: Girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 55 97 rich 61 72 nice life
4. Step4: Life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 97 rich 61 72 nice
5. Step5: nice 61 life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 97 rich 72
6. Step6: Proud 72 nice 61 life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 97 rich
7. Step7: rich 97 proud 72 nice 61 life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17

1 (3)
2 (4)
3 (3)
4 (1)
5 (2)

Solutions (6-10) :

Input : 89 who root 19 46 near drink link gold 61 23 under 71 97

1. Step I : 19 89 who root 46 near link gold 61 23 under 71 97 drink 
2. Step II : 23 19 89 who root 46 near link 61 under 71 97 drink gold
3. Step III : 46 23 19 89 who root near 61 under 71 97 drink gold link
4. Step IV : 61 46 23 19 89 who root under 71 97 drink gold link near
5. Step V : 71 61 46 23 19 89 who under 97 drink gold link near root
6. Step VI : 89 71 61 46 23 19 who 97 drink gold link near root under
7. Step VII : 97 89 71 61 46 23 19 drink gold link near root under who

6. (5)      

7. (4)         

8. (2)        

9. (3)      

10. (3)