Directions (1-5): A number and word arrangement machine when given an input rearranges the words and the numbers following a particular set of rules. An illustration is given below of it.
Input: goal 54 keeper 65 smart 43 worker 78 always 23
Step I: always goal 54 keeper 65 smart 43 worker 78 23
Step II: always 24 goal 54 keeper 65 smart 43 worker 78
Step III: always 24 goal 44 54 keeper 65 smart worker 78
Step IV: always 24 goal 44 keeper 54 65 smart worker 78
Step V: always 24 goal 44 keeper 54 smart 65 worker 78
Step VI: always 24 goal 44 keeper 54 smart 66 worker 78
Step VII: @lw@ys 12 g@@I 22 k@@p@r 27 sm@rt 33 w@rk@r 39
Step VIII: @%%@%% 12 %@@% 22 %@@%@% 27 %%@%% 33 %@%%@% 39
Step VIII is the last step of the rearrangement. Following the same set of rules rearranges the input given below and answer the questions based on it.
Input: corn 67 field 45 ample 32 suitable 69 food 21
Q1. How many steps are required to complete the arrangement?
(a) Eight
(b) Nine
(c) Seven
(d) Six
(e) None of these
Q2. Which of the following is the second last step of the given input?
(a) @mpl@ 11 c@rn 16 f@@ld 23 f@@d 34 s@@t@bl@ 35
(b) @mpl@ 11 c@rn 23 f@@d 16 f@@ld 34 s@@t@bl@ 35
(c) @mpl@ 16 f@@ld 23 f@@d 11 c@rn 34 s@@t@bl@ 35
(d) @mpl@ 11 c@rn 34 s@@t@bl@ 16 f@@ld 23 f@@d 35
(e) None of these
Q3. What is the position of ‘field’ from the right end in step VI of the arrangement?
(a) 6th
(b) 5th
(c) 4th
(d) 3rd
(e) None of these
Q4. How many elements are between “32” and “food” in the step II of the given arrangement?
(a) Two
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Three
(e) None of these
Q5. In which of the following steps ‘’ 22 corn 32 field 67’’ will appear in the same sequence?
(a) Step III
(b) Step IV
(c) Step VIII
(d) Step II
(e) None of these
Directions (6-10): A word arrangement machine when given an input rearranges the words following a particular set of rules. An illustration is given below of it.
Input: filu goat hunt give file bone crow live
Step 1: filt goau hunu givd fild bond crox livd
Step II: bnod corx flid flit gvid gaou hnuu Ivid
Step III: dnob xorc dlif tlif dvig uaog unuh dvil
Step IV: 23n15b 315rc 23l9f 7l9f 23v9g 6115g 6n21h 23v9l
Step V: 11@@ 9@@ 14@@ 16@@ 14@@ 13@ 9@@ 14@@
Step V is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the given questions the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input: deer name plum some fake deaf dumb word
Q6. Which of the following word is 4th from the right end in step III?
(a) fakd
(b) nmad
(c) dman
(d) dkaf
(e) None of the above
Q7. What is the sum of the numbers in step V?
(a) 65
(b) 75
(c) 85
(d) 95
(e) None of the above
Q8. Which of the following word is 2nd to the left of the 4th word from the left end in step II?
(a) dees
(b) fkad
(c) smod
(d) daeg
(e) None of these
Q9. How many vowels are there in step I?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
(e) None of the above
Q10. Which of the following is 3rd from the right end in step IV?
(a) 855d
(b) 23k1f
(c) 1321lp
(d) 22r15w
(e) None of the above
Directions (11-15): A number and word arrangement machine when given an input rearranges the words and the numbers following a particular set of rules. An illustration is given below of it.
Input: porsche 64 versache 32 nike 54 puma 76 gucci 98
Step I: 31 porsche 64 versache nike 54 puma 76 gucci 98
Step II: 31 hucci porsche 64 versache nike 54 puma 76 98
Step III: 31 hucci 53 porsche 64 versache nike puma 76 98
Step IV: 31 hucci 53 oike porsche 64 versache puma 76 98
Step V: 31 hucci 53 oike 63 porsche versache puma 76 98
Step VI: 31 hucci 53 oike 63 qorsche versache puma 76 98
Step VII: 31 hucci 53 oike 63 qorsche 75 versache puma 98
Step VIII: 31 hucci 53 oike 63 qorsche 75 quma versache 98
Step IX: 31 hucci 53 oike 63 qorsche 75 quma 97 versache
Step X: 31 hucci 53 oike 63 qorsche 75 quma 97 wersache
Step XI: 31 h#cc# 53 ##k# 63 q#rsch# 75 q#m# 97 w#rs#ch#
Step XII: 31 @#@@# 53 ##@# 63 @#@@@@# 75 @#@# 97 w#@@#@@#
Step XII is the last step of the rearrangement. Following the same set of rules rearranges the input given below and answer the questions based on it.
Input: techno 66 xiaomi 84 samsung 94 redmi 12 apple 42
Q11. How many steps are required to complete the arrangement?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12
(e) None of the above
Q12. Which of the following is the last step of the given input?
(a) 11 @@@@# 41 @#@@# 65 @#@@#@@ 83 ##@@@# 93 @###@#
(b) 11 @@@@# 41 @#@@# 83 ##@@@# 93 @###@# 65 @#@@#@@
(c) 11 @@@@# 65 @#@@#@@ 83 ##@@@# 93 @###@# 41 @#@@#
(d) 41 @#@@# 11 @@@@# 65 @#@@#@@ 83 ##@@@# 93 @###@#
(e) None of the above
Q13. What is the position of ‘techno’ from the right end in step V of the arrangement?
(a) Sixth
(b) Fifth
(c) Fourth
(d) Third
(e) None of the above
Q14. How many elements are between bpple and uechno in the third last step of the arrangement?
(a) Two
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Three
(e) None of the above
Q15. In which of the following steps ‘41 sedmi 65 tamsung 83 techno’ will appear in the same sequence?
(a) VII
(b) VI
(c) IX
(d) III
(e) None of the above
Solutions
Solution (1-5):
Sol. Words and numbers are arranged alternatively in each step.
Words: The words are arranged in alphabetical order from the left end in alternate steps.
Numbers: The numbers are arranged in ascending order from left, if the number is odd then one is added to it in alternate steps.
After arranging all the words and numbers.
In the next step vowels are replaced with symbol ‘@’ and the numbers are divided by 2.
In last step the consonants are replaced with symbol “%”.
Input: corn 67 field 45 ample 32 suitable 69 food 21
Step I: ample corn 67 field 45 32 suitable 69 food 21
Step II: ample 22 corn 67 field 45 32 suitable 69 food
Step III: ample 22 corn 32 67 field 45 suitable 69 food
Step IV: ample 22 corn 32 field 67 45 suitable 69 food
Step V: ample 22 corn 32 field 46 67 suitable 69 food
Step VI: ample 22 corn 32 field 46 food 67 suitable 69
Step VII: ample 22 corn 32 field 46 food 68 suitable 69
Step VIII: ample 22 corn 32 field 46 food 68 suitable 70
Step IX: @mpl@ 11 c@rn 16 f@@ld 23 f@@d 34 s@@t@bl@ 35
Step X: @%%%@ 11 %@%% 16 %@@%% 23 %@@% 34 %@@%@%%@ 35
S1. Ans. (e)
S2. Ans. (a)
S3. Ans. (a)
S4. Ans. (a)
S5. Ans. (b)
Solution (6-10):
Step I: The last letter of the word from the left end is a vowel, then it will be replaced by its previous letter and the last letter from the left end of the word is a consonant, then it will be replaced with its next letter in the English alphabetical series and the rest letters are written as it is.
Step II: Words are arranged as per English dictionary order from the left end and the place of its 2nd and 3rd letter from the left end are interchanged and the rest letters are written as it is.
Step III: The positions of the 1st and 4th letter of the word from the left end are interchanged and the rest letters are written as it is.
Step IV: The first letter of the word from the left end is replaced by its reverse positional value in the English alphabetical series and the vowels (except the first letter) are replaced with their positional value in the English alphabetical series and the rest of the letters are written as it is.
Step V: All the digits are added and consonants are replaced with the symbol @.
Input: deer name plum some fake deaf dumb word
Step 1: dees namd plun somd fakd deag dumc wore
Step 2: daeg dees dmuc fkad nmad puln smod wroe
Step 3: gaed seed cmud dkaf dman nulp dmos erow
Step 4: 2015d 855d 24m21d 23k1f 23m1n 1321lp 23m15s 22r15w
Step 5: 8@ 18@ 9@@ 6@@ 6@@ 7@@ 11@@ 10@@
S6. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (b)
S8. Ans. (a)
S9. Ans. (d)
S10. Ans. (c)
Solution (11-15):
In Step I: The smallest number is subtracted by 1, and is written extreme left end.
In Step II: First, word is picked alphabetically as per its first letter, then the first letter is replaced by its just succeeding letter (in alphabetical series) and the word is written just right of the number which is arranged in step I.
In Step III: The 2nd smallest number is subtracted by 1, and is written to the just right of the word which is arranged in step II.
In Step IV: The word is picked, arranged and written as per the logic follows in step II.
This rule is followed till all the numbers and words are arranged.
After all the numbers and words are arranged, the vowels are replaced by ‘#’ in 2nd last step and in the last step the consonants are replaced by ‘@’.
Input: techno 66 xiaomi 84 samsung 94 redmi 12 apple 42
Step I: 11 techno 66 xiaomi 84 samsung 94 redmi apple 42
Step II: 11 bpple techno 66 xiaomi 84 samsung 94 redmi 42
Step III: 11 bpple 41 techno 66 xiaomi 84 samsung 94 redmi
Step IV: 11 bpple 41 sedmi techno 66 xiaomi 84 samsung 94
Step V: 11 bpple 41 sedmi 65 techno xiaomi 84 samsung 94
Step V: 11 bpple 41 sedmi 65 techno xiaomi 84 samsung 94
Step VI: 11 bpple 41 sedmi 65 tamsung techno xiaomi 84 94
Step VII: 11 bpple 41 sedmi 65 tamsung 83 techno xiaomi 94
Step VIII: 11 bpple 41 sedmi 65 tamsung 83 uechno xiaomi 94
Step IX: 11 bpple 41 sedmi 65 tamsung 83 uechno 93 xiaomi
Step X: 11 bpple 41 sedmi 65 tamsung 83 uechno 93 yiaomi
Step XI: 11 bppl# 41 s#dm# 65 t#ms#ng 83 ##chn# 93 y###m#
Step XII: 11 @@@@# 41 @#@@# 65 @#@@#@@ 83 ##@@@# 93 @###@#
S11. Ans.(d)
S12. Ans.(a)
S13. Ans.(b)
S14. Ans.(b)
S15. Ans.(a)
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