Input-Output Problems – Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1-7): Study the following information 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. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (Single digit numbers are proceeded by a zero. All other numbers are two digit numbers.)


Input: when 19 will you 07 be 40 coming 62 home 100 89


Step I: be when 19 will you 07 40 coming 62 home 100 89


Step II: be 07 when 19 will you 40 coming 62 home 100 89


Step III: be 07 coming when 19 will you 40 62 home 100 89


Step IV: be 07 coming 19 when will you 40 62 home 100 89


Step V: be 07 coming 19 home when will you 40 62 100 89


Step VI: be 07 coming 19 home 40 when will you 62 100 89


Step VII: be 07 coming 19 home 40 when 62 will you 100 89


Step VIII: be 07 coming 19 home 40 when 62 will 89 you 100


Step VIII is the last step of the arrangement of the above input as the intended arrangement is obtained. 


As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.


Directions (Q. 1-4):Input: next 57 problem 82 14 trend 02 purchase growth 41




1. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?
(a) V 
(b) VI
(c) VIII 
(d) VII
(e) Cannot be determined




2. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?
(a)  growth 02 next 14 problem 41 purchase 57 82 trend
(b)  growth next problem purchase trend 02 14 41 57 82
(c)  growth 02 next 14 problem 41 purchase 57 trend 82
(d)  growth 82 next 57 purchase 41 problem 14 next 02
(e)  None of the above


3. Which of the following would be step I?
(a)  41 purchase 02 trend 14 82 problem 57 next growth
(b)  growth 02 next 57 problem 82 14 trend purchase 41
(c)  41 growth next 57 problem 82 14 trend 02 purchase
(d)  growth next 57 problem 82 14 trend 02 purchase 41
(e)  growth next 57 purchase 82 14 trend 02 problem 41


4. Which word/number would be the sixth position from the left end in step III?
(a) purchase
(b) 14
(c) problem
(d) 41
(e) trend


Directions (Q. 5-7): Input: just 14 and value 22 time 5 15


5. Which word/number would be at position 5 from the right end in step III?
(a) and                          
(b) 15
(c) just                          
(d) 14
(e) time


6. Which of the following would be step II of the arrangement?
(a) and just value 14 22 time 5 15
(b) and just value 14 value 22 time 15
(c) and 5 just 14 time 15 22 value
(d) and just value time 14 22 3 15
(e) None of the above


7. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement and which would be the last step?
(a) Step IV: and 5 just 14 time 15 value 22
(b) Step V: and 5 just 14 time 15 value 22
(c) Step V: 22 and 15 just 14 time 5 just
(d) Step VI: and 5 just 14 time 15 value 22
(e) None of the above



Answers:

1.d
2.c
3.d
4.c
5.d
6.b
7.a