Question

Study the following information carefully and then answer the question given below it. A word and number arrangement machine when given on 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 ‘past back 32 47 19 own fear 25’
Step I 19 past back 32 47 on fear 25
Step II 19 past 25 back 32 47 own fear
Step III 19 past 25 own 32 back 47 fear
Step IV 19 past 25 own 32 back 47 fear
Step V 19 past 25 own 32 fear back 47
Step VI 19 past 25 own 32 fear 47 back
And Step VI is the last step.
As per rules followed in above steps, find out in each of the following questions, the appropriate step for the given input.

Step IV of an input is 24 step 27 pick 94 85 76 bring down. How many more steps will be required complete the rearrangement?

• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 4
• D. 5
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C 4

Step IV 24 stop 27 pick 94 85 76 bring down
Step V 24 stop 27 pick 76 94 85 bring down
Step VI 24 stop 27 pick 76 down 94 85 bring
Step VII 24 stop 27 pick 76 down 85 94 bring
Step VIII 24 stop 27 pick 76 down 85 bring 94
This is the last step. Hence, four more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement.