Reasoning Input Output Practice Questions

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A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearrange them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (Single digit numbers are preceded by a zero. All other numbers are two digit numbers )

Input :      whether 15 wish you 08 being 48 come 68 hour 124 86

Step I. :     being whether 15 wish you 08 48 come 68 hour 124 86

Step II.     being 08 whether 15 wish you 48 come 68 hour 124 86

Step III.    being 08 come whether 15 wish you 48 68 hour 124 86

Step IV.    being 08 come 15 whether wish you 48 68 hour 124 86

Step V.      being 08 come 15 hour whether wish you 48 68 124 86

Step VI.    being 08 come 15 hour 48 whether wish you 68 124 86

Ste VII.     being 08 come 15 hour 48 whether 68 wish you 124 86

Step VIII. being 08 come 15 hour 48 whether 68 wish 86 you 124 

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.

Direction ( Q 1- 4)

Input :  new 59 personnel 68 28 teacher 10 price grievance 32

Q1) How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?

a) V 

b) VI

c) VIII

d) VII

e) Cannot be Determined

ANSWER: D

Q2) Which of the following would be the final arrangement?

a) grievance 10 new 28 personnel 32 price 59 68 teacher

b) grievance new personnel price teacher 10 28 32 59 68 

c) grievance 10 new 28 personnel 32 price 59 teacher 68  

d) grievance 68 new 59 price 32 personnel 28 new 10
e) None of these

ANSWER: C

Q3) Which of the following would be step I?

a) grievance new 59 68 personnel 28 teacher 10 price 32

b)10 grievance new 59 personnel 68 28 teacher price  32

c) grievance 10 new 59 personnel 68 28 teacher  price 32

d) 10 grievance new 59 personnel 68 28 teacher price 32

e) grievance new 59 personnel 68 28 teacher 10 price 32

ANSWER: E

Q4) Which word/number would be the sixth position from the left end in step III ?

a) personnel

b) price

c) 68

d) 32

e) teacher

ANSWER: A

Direction ( Q 5 - 7)

Input :  jam 14 aim virtue 22 trouble 5 15

Q5) Which word/number would be at position 5 from the right end in step III ?

a) aim

b) 15

c) jam

d) 14

e) trouble

ANSWER: D

Q6) Which of the following is the step III?

a) aim jam virtue 14 22 trouble 5 15

b) aim 5 jam 14 trouble virtue 22 15

c) aim 5 jam 14 trouble 15 22 virtue

d) aim jam virtue trouble 14 22 3 115

e) None of these

ANSWER: B

Q7) How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement and which would be the last step?

a) Step IV

b) Step V

c) Step V

d) Step VI

e) None of the above

ANSWER: A

Direction (8-11)

Input: apple 11 apparatus 25 23 apology 29 approximately 

Q8) What would be the Step II? 

a) apology 11 apple apparatus 23 25  29 approximately

b) apology 11 apple 25 23 29 apparatus approximately

c) 11 apology apple apparatus 23 apple 25 29 approximately

d) apology 11 apple apparatus25 23 29  approximately

e) None of these

ANSWER: D

Q9) What would be the last step ?

a)VI

b) VIII

c) VII

d)  V

e) None of the above

ANSWER: D

Q10) What would be the Step IV?

a) apology 11 apparatus 23 apple 29 25 approximately

b) apology 11 apparatus 23 29 apple 25 approximately

c) apology 11 apparatus 23 apple 25 29 approximately

d) 11 apology apparatus 23 apple 25 29 approximately

e) None of the above

ANSWER: C

Input : 10 Amul 21  Amazon 01  amateur 42  Anguish 32 Angle  

Q 11) Find Step 4?

a) amateur 01 Amazon 10 Amul 21 anguish 42 32 Angle 

b) amateur 01 Amazon 10 Amul 42  Anguish 32 Angle

c) 01 amateur Amazon 10 Amul 21 42 Anguish 32 Angle

d) amateur 01 Amazon 10 Amul 21 angle 42  Anguish 32

e) None of these

ANSWER: D

Q12) Find the last Step?

a) VIII

b) VI

c)VII

d)Cannot be determined

e) None of these

ANSWER: B