IBPS PO Reasoning Ability Quiz: 16th September |

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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to 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: special 56 unbiased 29 after 31 66 98 louder artificial 13 election
Step I: artificial special 56 unbiased 29 after 31 66 louder 13 election 98
Step II: artificial election special 56 unbiased 29 after 66 louder 13 98 31
Step III: artificial election unbiased special 56 29 after louder 13 98 31 66
Step IV: artificial election unbiased louder special 56 after 13 98 31 66 29
Step V: artificial election unbiased louder special after 13 98 31 66 29 56
Step VI: artificial election unbiased louder special after 98 31 66 29 56 13
Step VI 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 steps for the given input.
Input: right 31 choose 13 40 grow 86 cricket 72 receive master 29

Q1. Which of the following element is third to the right of the fourth to the left end in step IV?
(a) master
(b) right
(c) 40
(d) grow
(e) None of these

Q2. What is the position of “master” in last step?
(a) Fifth to the left end
(b) Second to the right end
(c) Third to the right end
(d) Fourth from the left end
(e) None of these

Q3. What is sum of the number which is 7th from the left end in step V and the number which is 4th from the right end in step III?
(a) 39
(b) 42
(c) 35
(d) 26
(e) None of these

Q4. Which of the following element is 6th from the right end in step II?
(a) Cricket
(b) Grow
(c) 29
(d) 13
(e) None of these

Q5. How many elements are there in between “choose” and “grow” in step IV?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Five
(e) None of these

Solutions (1-5):

The machine rearranges one word and one number in each step.
(ii) The words are arranged in descending order based on the number of vowels in the given word. If two words contain the same number of vowels, then they are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right in each step.
(iii) While the numbers are arranged in decreasing order from left to right alternatively, even number first, followed by prime number alternatively.
Input: right 31 choose 13 40 grow 86 cricket 72 receive master 29
Step I: receive right 31 choose 13 40 grow cricket 72 master 29 86
Step II: receive choose right 13 40 grow cricket 72 master 29 86 31
Step III: receive choose cricket right 13 40 grow master 29 86 31 72
Step IV: receive choose cricket master right 13 40 grow 86 31 72 29
Step V: receive choose cricket master grow right 13 86 31 72 29 40
Step VI: receive choose cricket master grow right 86 31 72 29 40 13

S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(a)
S5. Ans.(d)

Directions (6-10): Study the given information and answer the questions:
A word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.
Input: switch owner 79 metro 46 early 13 34 white urgent 67
Step I: early 34 switch owner 79 metro 46 13 white urgent 67
Step II: owner 46 early 34 switch 79 metro 13 white urgent 67
Step III: urgent 79 owner 46 early 34 switch metro 13 white 67
Step IV: metro 67 urgent 79 owner 46 early 34 switch 13 white
Step V: switch 13 metro 67 urgent 79 owner 46 early 34 white
Step VI: white switch 13 metro 67 urgent 79 owner 46 early 34
Step VI 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 steps for the given input.
Input: product 53 amount 82 leader offer 67 growth 98 expose 25

Q6. Which of the following element will be 4th from the right of 8th from the right end in step III?
(a) expose
(b) 53
(c) amount
(d) leader
(e) 98

Q7. What is the difference between the element which is fourth from left end in Step IV and sixth from right end in Step II?
(a) 20
(b) 15
(c) 24
(d) 14
(e) 10

Q8. In Step V, which of the following word/number would be on 6th position from the left end?
(a) growth
(b) 67
(c) offer
(d) expose
(e) 53

Q9. In which of the following step the elements ‘amount 82 product leader’ found in the same order?
(a) Step IV
(b) Step III
(c) Step II
(d) Step V
(e) Step I

Q10. Which of the following element is 3rd from the right of the 7th from the left end in step-IV?
(a) 25
(b) leader
(c) Product
(d) 67
(e) None of these

Solution (6-10):
A word and number are arranging in each step
(ii) for numbers- First all the even number are arranged in ascending order in each step then odd number are arrange in descending order from left end.
(iii) for words- First all the words starts with vowels arranged in alphabetical order in each step then word start with consonants are arranged in alphabetical order from left end.
Input: product 53 amount 82 leader offer 67 growth 98 expose 25
Step I: amount 82 product 53 leader offer 67 growth 98 expose 25
Step II: expose 98 amount 82 product 53 leader offer 67 growth 25
Step III: offer 67 expose 98 amount 82 product 53 leader growth 25
Step IV: growth 53 offer 67 expose 98 amount 82 product leader 25
Step V: leader 25 growth 53 offer 67 expose 98 amount 82 product
Step VI: product leader 25 growth 53 offer 67 expose 98 amount 82 +

S6. Ans.(b)
S7. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(a)
S10. Ans.(b)

Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully to 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: 2375 9824 1673 8253 4213 5184
Step I: 2357 2489 1367 2358 1234 1458
Step II: 7532 9842 7631 8532 4321 8541
Step III: 4321 7532 7631 8532 8541 9842
Step IV: 32 53 63 53 54 84
Step V: 1 2 3 2 1 4
Step V is the last step of the input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the appropriate step for the given output.

Input: 3472 6721 9733 7123 5361 8417

Q11. In which of the following step the elements “9733 7321 6531” found in the same order?
(a) Step I
(b) Step IV
(c) Step III
(d) Step II
(e) no such step

Q12. What is difference between the fourth element from the left in step IV and fourth element from the right in step V?
(a) 31
(b) 63
(c) 42
(d) 61
(e) None of these

Q13. How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(a) V
(b) IV
(c) II
(d) More than VI
(e) VI

Q14. Which of the following element would be at the third from the right of the element which is sixth from the right end in step II?
(a) 9733
(b) 6531
(c) 7123
(d) 8417
(e) None of these

Q15. Which element is exactly between the third element from left end and second element from right end in step III?
(a) 7321
(b) 7621
(c) 8741
(d) 6531
(e) Can’t be determined

Solutions (11-15):
Logic- In this input-output one number arrange in each step.
Step I: All Digits are arranged in increasing order within the number
Step II: All Digits are arranged in decreasing order within the number
Step III: Number are arranged in increasing order
Step IV: Eliminate first and last digit of the number
Step V: Difference between the digits with in the number

Input: 3472 6721 9733 7123 5361 8417
Step I: 2347 1267 3379 1237 1356 1478
Step II: 7432 7621 9733 7321 6531 8741
Step III: 6531 7321 7432 7621 8741 9733
Step IV: 53 32 43 62 74 73
Step V: 2 1 1 4 3 4

S11.Ans(d)
S12.Ans(d)
S13.Ans(a)
S14.Ans(e)
S15.Ans(b)