Reasoning Quiz for SBI PO Prelims 2015 – Set 8

Study the given information and answer the following question.
When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input. The following is
an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the number are two-digit
numbers.)

Input: 17 world
48 life 43 salt 14 union 29 style 08 extra 24 31 after out.

Step I: 43 world
17 48 life salt 14 union 29 style 08 extra 24 31 after out.

Step II: 43 world
08 union 17 48 life salt 14 29 style extra 24 31 after out.

Step III: 43
world 08 union 31 style 17 48 life salt 14 29 extra 24 after out.

Step IV: 43 world
08 union 31 style 14 out 17 48 life salt 29 extra 24 after.

Step V: 43 world
08 union 31 style 14 out 29 salt 17 48 life extra 24 after.

Step VI: 43 world
08 union 31 style 14 out 29 salt 24 extra 17 48 life after.

Step VII: 43
world 08 union 31 style 14 out 29 salt 24 extra 17 life 48 after.

Step VII is the last
step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained. As per
the rules followed in the given
steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input: 32 proud
47 even 11 fell 23 now only is 53 86 40 rich 12 all.

1. How many steps
will be required to complete the given input?

(a) Four

(b) Five

(c) Six

(d) Seven

(e) Eight

2. Which of the
following is the third element from the right end in step IV?

(a) rich

(b) 40

(c) 86

(d) is

(e) now

3. In which step will
there be the following output ?

53 rich 12 only 47
proud 32 is even 11 fell 23 now 86 40 all

(a) Step II

(b) Step III

(c) Step IV

(d) Step V

(e) Step VI

4. Which of the
following represents the positions of ’11’ in step V ?

(a) Third from the right

(b) Fifth from the right

(c) 9th from the left

(d) Fifth from the left

(e) None of these

5. Which element is
third to the right of ‘now’ in step VI ?

(a) 11

(b) feel

(c) 86

(d) 40

(e) 32

The machine rearranges one word and one number in each step.
It arranges prime numbers first in descending orders which is immediately
followed by word starting with a consonant in reverse alphabetical order. Then,
it arranges even numbers in ascending order which is immediately followed by
word starting with vowel in reverse alphabetical order.

Input: 32 proud
47 even 11 fell 23 now only is 53 86 40 rich 12 all.

Step I: 53 rich
32 proud 47 even 11 fell 23 now only is 86 46 12 all.

Step II: 53 rich
12 only 32 proud 47 even 11 fell 23 now is 86 40 all.

Step III: 53 rich
12 only 47 proud 32 even 11 fell 23 now is 86 40 all.

Step IV: 53 rich
12 only 47 proud 32 is even 11 fell 23 now 86 40 all.

Step V: 53 rich
12 only 47 proud 32 is 23 now even 11 fell 86 40 all.

Step VI: 53 rich
12 only 47 proud 32 is 23 now 40 even 11 fell 86 all.