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 and rearrangement.
Input : but 32 71 glory fair south 65 84
Step I : south but 32 71 glory fair 65 84
Step II : south 84 but 32 71 glory fair 65
Step III : south 84 glory but 32 71 fair 65
Step IV : south 84 glory 71 but 32 fair 65
Step V : south 84 glory 71 fair but 32 65
Step VI : south 84 glory 71 fair 65 but 32 and
Step VI 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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Step III of an input is: years 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39
How many more step will be required to complete the rearrangement ?
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- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- None of these
Correct Option: B
In the first step, the word that comes first in the alphabetical order comes to the first and the rest of the shift rightward. In the next step largest number occupies the next place and the rest of the shift rightward. This goes on alternately till the words get arranged in the reverse alphabetical order and number in a descending order.
Step III: years 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39
Step IV: years 92 ultra 39 15 23 strive house
Step V: years 92 ultra 39 strive 15 23 house
Step VI: years 92 ultra 39 strive 23 15 house
Step VII: years 92 ultra 39 strive 23 house 15
Hence 7 – 3 = 4 more steps will be required.
