Direction: 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 rearrange them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input 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 rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
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Input : power fail now 52 24 75 gate 34
Which of the following will be step the last but one?
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- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- None of these
Correct Option: C
In the first step, the largest number comes to the first position and the remaining line shift rightward. In the next step the word that comes first in the alphabetical order goes on to occupy the second position pushing the rest of the shift rightward. This goes alternately till all the number are arranged in a descending order and all the words in alphabetical at alternate positions.
Input : power fail now 52 24 75 gate 34
Step I : 75 power fail now 52 24 gate 34
Step II : 75 fail power now 52 24 gate 34
Step III : 75 fail 52 power now 24 gate 34
Step IV : 75 fail 52 gate power now 24 34
Step V : 75 fail 52 gate 34 power now 24
Step VI : 75 fail 52 gate 34 now power 24
Step VII : 75 fail 52 gate 34 now 24 power
Hence step VI will be the last but one.
