Reasoning Quiz for SBI PO Prelims 2015 - Set 17

A word arrangement machine when given an input line of words and rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and various steps of rearrangement.

Input: Violation resign declined insubordinate in university.

Step - I: In violation resign declined university insubordinate.

Step -II: Resign in violation declined insubordinate university.

Step -III: Declined resign in violation insubordinate university.

Step-IV: University declined resign in violation insubordinate.

Step-V: Violation University declined resign in insubordinate.

Step-VI: Insubordinate violation university declined resign in.

Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained as per the rules follow above, find the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: Cabinet decision eldest assassination applications said.

1. Which of the following represents position of 'Decision' in step III ?

(a) Second from left

(b) Third from right

(c) Fourth from right

(d) Third from left

(e) None of these

2. Which step will be the last but one?

(a) Step VIII

(b) Step VII

(c) Step VI

(d) Step V

(e) Step IV

3. How many steps will be required to complete this step ?

(a) Six

(b) Five

(c) Four

(d) Seven

(e) Eight

4. What is the position of 'said' in the last step ?

(a) Fourth from left

(b) Fifth from left

(c) Second from right

(d) Third from right

(e) First from right

5. Which step is the following output ?

'Decision cabinet eldest said assassination application '

(a) Step III

(b) Step IV

(c) Step V

(d) Step VI

(e) None of these

Solutions:

The machine arranges according to the number of vowels in the words i.e. The word which contain one vowel will be put first, the word which contain two vowel will be put on the second places and so on the machine arranges the input.

Input : Cabinet decision eldest assassination applications said.

Step I: Said cabinet decision eldest assassination applications.

Step II : Eldest said cabinet decision assassinations applications.

Step III : Cabinet eldest said decision assassination applications.

Step IV: Decision cabinet eldest said assassination applications.

Step V: Applications decision cabinet eldest said assassination.

Step VI: Assassination applications decision cabinet eldest said


Winner:

V! - 5/5 - Only one to Explain the LOGIC.