Reasoning Ability: Machine Input/Output for IBPS PO, RRB, CLERK Part-2

     Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of Input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two digit numbers.)

Input: Table 56 ook 35 Cap 49 Paper 77 Folder 29

Step I: Book Table 56 35 Cap 49 Paper 77 Folder 29

Step II: Book 29 Table 56 35 Cap 49 Paper 77 Folder 

Step III: Book 29 Cap Table 56 35 49 Paper 77 Folder

Step IV: Book 29 Cap 35 Table 56 49 Paper 77 Folder

Step V: Book 29 Cap 35 Folder Table 56 49 Paper 77 

Step VI: Book 29 Cap 35 Folder 49 Table 56 Paper 77 

Step VII: Book 29 Cap 35 Folder 49 Paper Table 56 77 

Step VIII: Book 29 Cap 35 Folder 49 Paper 56 Table 77 

     And Step VIII is the last step of the rearrangement as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: Sohan 89 Mobile 52 Pencil 23 Charger 45 Bottle 19

Q1. Which of the following is sixth to the left of the seventh from the left end of Step III in the above arrangement?

    A. 19

    B. Pencil

    C. 52

    D. Bottle

    E. Mobile

Q2. How many steps are required to complete this arrangement?

    A. VII

    B. VI

    C. VIII

    D. V

    E. IX

Q3. Which of the following will be Step VII after arrangement?

    A. Bottle 19 Charger 23 Mobile 45 Pencil 89 52 Sohan 

    B. Bottle 19 Charger 23 Mobile 45 Pencil Sohan 89 52

    C. Bottle 19 Charger 23 Pencil Mobile 45 Sohan 89 52

    D. Bottle 19 Mobile 45 Charger 23  Pencil Sohan 89 52

    E. Bottle 19 Charger 23 Sohan 89 Mobile 45 Pencil  52

Q4. What is the position of ‘19’ in Step VIII?

    A. Fifth from the left end

    B. Fourth from the right end

    C. Third from the right end

    D. Second from the left end

    E. None of these

Q.5 Which element exactly between ‘Charger’ and ‘Sohan’ in Step V?

    A. 23 89

    B. Bottle 45

    C. 23 Mobile

    D. Pencil 42

    E. None of these

Answers:

 1. D.

 2. C.

 3. B.

 4. D.

 5. C.

Solution:

Input: Sohan 89 Mobile 52 Pencil 23 Charger 45 Bottle 19

Step I: Bottle Sohan 89 Mobile 52 Pencil 23 Charger 45 19

Step II: Bottle 19 Sohan 89 Mobile 52 Pencil 23 Charger 45 

Step III: Bottle 19 Charger Sohan 89 Mobile 52 Pencil 23 45 

Step IV: Bottle 19 Charger 23 Sohan 89 Mobile 52 Pencil 45 

Step V: Bottle 19 Charger 23 Mobile Sohan 89 52 Pencil 45 

Step VI: Bottle 19 Charger 23 Mobile 45 Sohan 89 52 Pencil 

Step VII: Bottle 19 Charger 23 Mobile 45 Pencil Sohan 89 52 

Step VIII: Bottle 19 Charger 23 Mobile 45 Pencil 52 Sohan 89