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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
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 input and rearrangement.
Input: 30 use 56 rat 27 animal 23 tiger 20 mouse 15 acute.
Step I: 20 30 use 56 rat animal 23 tiger mouse 15 acute 27.
Step II: mouse 20 30 56 rat animal 23 tiger 15 acute 27 use.
Step III: 30 mouse 20 56 rat animal tiger 15 acute 27 use 23.
Step IV: rat 30 mouse 20 56 animal tiger 15 27 use 23 acute.
Step V: 56 rat 30 mouse 20 animal tiger 27 use 23 acute 15.
Step VI: tiger 56 rat 30 mouse 20 27 use 23 acute 15 animal.
Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement.
As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: best 40 37 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 18 38 sun 21 open.
1. In which step are the elements ‘best 18 50 ape trend 21’ found in the same order?
(a) Fifth
(b) Seventh
(c) Fourth
(d) Sixth
(e) There is no such step
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Sol. The machine rearranges number and word in each step. The words and numbers are arranged in alternatively in every step from both sides’ right end and left end. The numbers are arranged in smallest even number from left to right with greatest odd number from right to left after then words are arranged in alphabetical consonant order from left to right with alphabetical decreasing vowel order from right to left.
Input: best 40 37 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 18 38 sun 21 open.
Step I: 18 best 40 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37.
Step II: best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37 under.
Step III: 38 best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend sun 21 open 37 under 33.
Step IV: hot 38 best 18 40 ice50 25 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open.
Step V: 40 hot 38 best 18 ice 50 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open 25.
Step VI: sun 40 hot 38 best 18 50 ape trend 21 37 under 33 open 25 ice.
Step VII: 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 ape trend 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21.
Step VIII: trend 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21 ape.
2. How many steps will be required to complete the above input?
(a) Eight
(b) Six
(c) Five
(d) Seven
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
Sol. The machine rearranges one number and one word in each step. The words and numbers are arranged in alternatively in every step from both sides’ right end and left end. The numbers are arranged in smallest even number from left to right with greatest odd number from right to left after then words are arranged in alphabetical consonant order from left to right with alphabetical decreasing vowel order from right to left.
Input: best 40 37 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 18 38 sun 21 open.
Step I: 18 best 40 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37.
Step II: best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37 under.
Step III: 38 best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend sun 21 open 37 under 33.
Step IV: hot 38 best 18 40 ice50 25 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open.
Step V: 40 hot 38 best 18 ice 50 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open 25.
Step VI: sun 40 hot 38 best 18 50 ape trend 21 37 under 33 open 25 ice.
Step VII: 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 ape trend 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21.
Step VIII: trend 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21 ape.
3. How many words or numbers are there between ‘under’ and ‘38’ as they appear in the sixth step of the output?
(a) Six
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
(e) Seven
Answer & Explanation
Ans. e
Sol. The machine rearranges one number and one word in each step. The words and numbers are arranged in alternatively in every step from both sides’ right end and left end. The numbers are arranged in smallest even number from left to right with greatest odd number from right to left after then words are arranged in alphabetical consonant order from left to right with alphabetical decreasing vowel order from right to left.
Input: best 40 37 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 18 38 sun 21 open.
Step I: 18 best 40 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37.
Step II: best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37 under.
Step III: 38 best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend sun 21 open 37 under 33.
Step IV: hot 38 best 18 40 ice50 25 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open.
Step V: 40 hot 38 best 18 ice 50 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open 25.
Step VI: sun 40 hot 38 best 18 50 ape trend 21 37 under 33 open 25 ice.
Step VII: 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 ape trend 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21.
Step VIII: trend 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21 ape.
4. In the seventh step of the rearrangement, ‘best’ is related to ‘38’and ‘open’ is related to ‘33’ in a certain way. Which of the following would ‘hot’ be related to, following the same pattern?
(a) sun
(b) ice
(c) trend
(d) 40
(e) 37
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Sol. The machine rearranges one number and one word in each step. The words and numbers are arranged in alternatively in every step from both sides’ right end and left end. The numbers are arranged in smallest even number from left to right with greatest odd number from right to left after then words are arranged in alphabetical consonant order from left to right with alphabetical decreasing vowel order from right to left.
Input: best 40 37 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 18 38 sun 21 open.
Step I: 18 best 40 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37.
Step II: best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37 under.
Step III: 38 best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend sun 21 open 37 under 33.
Step IV: hot 38 best 18 40 ice50 25 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open.
Step V: 40 hot 38 best 18 ice 50 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open 25.
Step VI: sun 40 hot 38 best 18 50 ape trend 21 37 under 33 open 25 ice.
Step VII: 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 ape trend 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21.
Step VIII: trend 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21 ape.
5. Which of the following represents the position of ‘37’ in the last but one step?
(a) Ninth from the left end
(b) Tenth from the left end
(c) Seventh from the right end
(d) Sixth from the right end
(e) Both (b) and (c)
Answer & Explanation
Ans. b
Sol. The machine rearranges one number and one word in each step. The words and numbers are arranged in alternatively in every step from both sides’ right end and left end. The numbers are arranged in smallest even number from left to right with greatest odd number from right to left after then words are arranged in alphabetical consonant order from left to right with alphabetical decreasing vowel order from right to left.
Input: best 40 37 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 18 38 sun 21 open.
Step I: 18 best 40 ice hot 50 25 under ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37.
Step II: best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend 33 38 sun 21 open 37 under.
Step III: 38 best 18 40 ice hot 50 25 ape trend sun 21 open 37 under 33.
Step IV: hot 38 best 18 40 ice50 25 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open.
Step V: 40 hot 38 best 18 ice 50 ape trend sun 21 37 under 33 open 25.
Step VI: sun 40 hot 38 best 18 50 ape trend 21 37 under 33 open 25 ice.
Step VII: 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 ape trend 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21.
Step VIII: trend 50 sun 40 hot 38 best 18 37 under 33 open 25 ice 21 ape.
Directions (6-10): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
An input circle composed of various numbers and words is given below. The circle is composed of eight segments. Some operations/logic are applied individually on each segment and to finally obtain a new output circle.
6. Which of the following will replace ‘bust’ in the output circle?
(a) Just
(b) Dust
(c) Tsub
(d) Rust
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
7. What is the sum of numbers in the segments which are adjacent to the segment which replaced ‘bust’ in the output circle?
(a) 31
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 38
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
8. Which of the following words is not there in any of the segments of the output circle?
(a) owl
(b) rust
(c) rip
(d) nip
(e) All except (a)
Answer & Explanation
Ans. e
9. What is the sum of all the numbers in the output circle?
(a) 89
(b) 109
(c) 105
(d) 100
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. b
10. Which of the following will replace ‘23’ in the output circle?
(a) 13
(b) 29
(c) 2
(d) 65
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
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