Reasoning Quiz – March, 2015 – Set 7 – Input/Output



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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