Directions (Q. 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: base 35 or gone 62 49 87 ahead
Step I 87 base 35 or gone 62 49 ahead
Step II 87 ahead base 35 or gone 62 49
Step III 87 ahead 62 base 35 or gone 49
Step IV 87 ahead 62 base 49 35 or gone
Step V 87 ahead 62 base 49 gone 35 or

And Step V is the last step of the rearrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.


1. Input: how was your stay 56 25 36 64
Which of the following will be step VI?
(a) 64 how 56 was your stay 25 36
(b) 64 how 56 stay 36 was 25 your
(c) 64 how 56 stay 36 was your 25
(d) There will be no such step
(e) None of these





2. Input: power fail now 52 24 75 gate 34
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
(a) IV
(b)V
(c) VI
(d)VII
(e) None of these





3. Step III of an input is: 91 car 85 14 27 few new house
Which of the following is definitely the input?
(a) 85 14 91 car 27 few new house
(b) car 91 85 14 27 few new house
(c) car 85 14 27 few new house 91
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these





4. Step II of an input is: 75 down 16 24 farm eager 62 sky
How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Seven
(e) None of these





5. Input: 14 35 when they came 61 48 home
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Seven
(e) None of these


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