Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to 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 an input and its rearrangement:

Input: all 25 next call English 35 long over 42 jug under 39

Step I: call next English 35 long over 42 jug under 39 all 25

Step II: call jug next long over 42 under 39 all 25 English 35

Step III: call jug ling next under 39 all 25 English 35 over 42

Step IV: call jug long next all 25 English 35 over 42 under 39 And step IV is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the  approximate step for the given input.

Input: power turn copper every 22 order 34 flower kite inter 29 aptitude 41 hope

1.    What is the position of ‘order’ in step II?

(a) Fifth from the left         (b) Sixth from the left

(c) Eight from the right      (d) Ninth from the right

(e) None of these

2.    Which step would be the following output? Copper flower hope power turn order 34 kite aptitude 41 every 22 inter 29

(a) II                                   (b) III

(c) V                                  (d) There is no such step

(e) None of these

3.    How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement of the above input?

(a) Five                              (b) Six

(c) Four                             (d) Seven

(d) None of these

4.    Which of the following words/numbers would be at the eighth position from the right end in the last step?

(a) 32                                 (b) order

(c) 41                                 (d) aptitude

(e) None of these

5.    How many elements are there between ‘34’ and ‘inter’ in Step III?

(a) One                              (b) Three

(c) Five                              (d) None

(e) None of these

Solution:

Input :   E  F  A  2  4  B  D  3  1  C     

Step i :  A  E  F  2  4  B  D  3  C  1   

Step ii : A  B  E  F  4  D  3  C  1  2

Step iii : A B  C  E  F  4  D  1  2  3

Step iv : A  B  C D  E  F  1  2  3  4

Answer:

Q.        Ans:

1          A

2          B

3          C

4          D