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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
When 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 rearrangement.
Input: 29 quora 48 diagnose 45 maths 38
Step 1: quora 48 diagnose 45 maths 38 29
Step 2: quora diagnose 48 45 maths 29 38
Step 3: quora diagnose maths 45 29 38 48
Step 4: quora diagnose maths 29 38 48 45
And step 4 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the appropriate step for the given output.
INPUT: according 79 summer 38 juncture 19 omi 26
Q1. Which element is exactly between the fourth from left and third from right in step IV?
79
26
38
19
None of these
Solution:
Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see the each step, then we can find that
The machine rearranges one word and one number in each step simultaneously, words are arranged at left end from left to right and numbers are arranged at right end from left to right.
(i) In this, words are arranged in decreasing manner according to addition of place values of all the vowels present in the word. (For example: juncture= 21+21+5= 47).
(ii) Numbers are arranged in decreasing order, according to difference of their digits. (For example: 38 = 8-3=5).
INPUT: According 79 summer 38 juncture 19 omi 26
Step 1: Juncture according 79 summer 38 omi 26 19
Step 2: Juncture summer according 79 omi 26 19 38
Step 3: Juncture summer according omi 79 19 38 26
Step 4: Juncture summer according omi 19 38 26 79
Q2. Which step number would be the following output?
“Juncture summer according omi 79 19 38 26”
Step III
Step IV
Step I
Step II
None of the Above
Solution:
Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see the each step, then we can find that
The machine rearranges one word and one number in each step simultaneously, words are arranged at left end from left to right and numbers are arranged at right end from left to right.
(i) In this, words are arranged in decreasing manner according to addition of place values of all the vowels present in the word. (For example: juncture= 21+21+5= 47).
(ii) Numbers are arranged in decreasing order, according to difference of their digits. (For example: 38 = 8-3=5).
INPUT: According 79 summer 38 juncture 19 omi 26
Step 1: Juncture according 79 summer 38 omi 26 19
Step 2: Juncture summer according 79 omi 26 19 38
Step 3: Juncture summer according omi 79 19 38 26
Step 4: Juncture summer according omi 19 38 26 79
Q3. What is the position of ‘omi’ in the step 3?
Seventh from the right
Sixth from the left
Fourth from the right
Fourth from the left
None of these
Solution:
Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see the each step, then we can find that
The machine rearranges one word and one number in each step simultaneously, words are arranged at left end from left to right and numbers are arranged at right end from left to right.
(i) In this, words are arranged in decreasing manner according to addition of place values of all the vowels present in the word. (For example: juncture= 21+21+5= 47).
(ii) Numbers are arranged in decreasing order, according to difference of their digits. (For example: 38 = 8-3=5).
INPUT: According 79 summer 38 juncture 19 omi 26
Step 1: Juncture according 79 summer 38 omi 26 19
Step 2: Juncture summer according 79 omi 26 19 38
Step 3: Juncture summer according omi 79 19 38 26
Step 4: Juncture summer according omi 19 38 26 79
Q4. In step II, what is the sum of 7th element and 8th element from left end?
56
45
57
54
None of these
Solution:
Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see the each step, then we can find that
The machine rearranges one word and one number in each step simultaneously, words are arranged at left end from left to right and numbers are arranged at right end from left to right.
(i) In this, words are arranged in decreasing manner according to addition of place values of all the vowels present in the word. (For example: juncture= 21+21+5= 47).
(ii) Numbers are arranged in decreasing order, according to difference of their digits. (For example: 38 = 8-3=5).
INPUT: According 79 summer 38 juncture 19 omi 26
Step 1: Juncture according 79 summer 38 omi 26 19
Step 2: Juncture summer according 79 omi 26 19 38
Step 3: Juncture summer according omi 79 19 38 26
Step 4: Juncture summer according omi 19 38 26 79
Q5. Which of the following element would be at the third position from the left end in step III?
juncture
79
according
26
None of these
Solution:
Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see the each step, then we can find that
The machine rearranges one word and one number in each step simultaneously, words are arranged at left end from left to right and numbers are arranged at right end from left to right.
(i) In this, words are arranged in decreasing manner accordi+5= 47).
(ii) Numbers are arranged in decreasing order, according to difference of their digits. (For example: 38 = 8-3=5).ng to addition of place values of all the vowels present in the word. (For example: juncture= 21+21
INPUT: According 79 summer 38 juncture 19 omi 26
Step 1: Juncture according 79 summer 38 omi 26 19
Step 2: Juncture summer according 79 omi 26 19 38
Step 3: Juncture summer according omi 79 19 38 26
Step 4: Juncture summer according omi 19 38 26 79
Directions (6–10): Read the following passage carefully and answers the questions given below it—
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H like different fruits – Banana, Guava, Cherry, Apple, Orange, Grapes, Mango and Watermelon. All of them are seated around a square table (two on each side) facing the center.
C sits third to the right of B. B likes Cherry. G is sitting second to the left of F. F is not an immediate neighbor of C and B. The one who likes Banana in an immediate neighbor of F. Three people sit between B and the person who likes Grapes. B, C and also their immediate neighbours do not like Apple. Only one person sits between the person who likes Apple and D. The persons who like Orange and Watermelon are immediate neighbor of each other. C likes neither Watermelon nor Orange. Only one person sits between A and the person who likes Guava. A does not like Apple and Orange. E does not like Apple.
Q6. Which of the following is true regarding G?
G likes Guava
H and D are immediate neighbors of G
One person sits between G and the person who likes Watermelon
G sits second to the right of A
None of these
Q7. Who amongst the following does like Orange?
C
G
D
E
Cannot be determined
Q8. How many persons sit between H and the person who likes Watermelon, when counted from the left-hand side of the person who likes Watermelon?
None
One
Two
Three
Four
Q9. Which of the following is true?
Only one person is sitting between the person who likes Watermelon and Mango.
H likes Apple.
The person who likes Orange is an immediate neighbor of B.
One person sits between B and the person who likes Apple.
None is true
Q10. Who amongst the following represent immediate neighbor of D?
A, E
F and the person who likes Apple
B and the person who likes Mango
F, G
A, H
Directions (11-14): In each of the questions given below, a group of digits is given followed by some combinations of letters. You have to find out which of given combinations correctly represents the group of digits based on the numbers/symbols codes and the conditions given below. If none of the given combinations represents the group of digits correctly, give (e) i.e. ‘None of these’ as the answer.
Conditions:
(1) If the first and the last letters are consonants, both are to be coded as the code for the first letter.
(2) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is as vowel their codes are to be interchanged.
(3) If both the first and the last letters are vowels, both are to be coded as the last letter.
Q11. TABDRE
93#2@7
73#@29
93#@27
73#@27
None of these
Solution:
Condition 2 applies.
Q12. QHFKAN
4©$134
4@$138
£©$134
4©1$34
None of these
Solution:
Condition 1 applies.
Q13. IAJEPI
Solution:
Condition 3 applies.
Q14. NRJTBP
£26#9@
£%269£
£962#©
£269#£
None of these
Solution:
Condition 1 applies.
Q15. Study the information carefully and answer the question given below. Mark starts moving in the south direction from his house and after moving 25m, he took a right turn and move 40 m to reach his uncle house, again Mark start moving southwards and after travelling 50m he took a left and travels 80 m to reach his aunt home. In which direction his aunt house is located with respect to his house?
south west
south east
north east
north west
None of these