Directions for questions 66 : Some information is provided
below. Study the information and answer the questions based on this information
A word arrangement machine, when
given a particular input, rearranges it using a particular rule. The following
is the illustration and the steps of the arrangement.
|
Input |
105 |
214 |
67 |
347 |
150 |
742 |
292 |
589 |
|
Step I |
67 |
105 |
241 |
347 |
150 |
742 |
292 |
589 |
|
Step II |
67 |
742 |
105 |
241 |
347 |
150 |
292 |
589 |
|
Step III |
67 |
742 |
105 |
589 |
241 |
347 |
150 |
292 |
|
Step IV |
67 |
742 |
105 |
589 |
150 |
241 |
347 |
292 |
|
Step V |
67 |
742 |
105 |
589 |
150 |
347 |
241 |
292 |
Arrangement at step V is the last for
the given input
66. What should be the fourth step of the
following input?
64 326 187 87 118 432 219 348
A. 64 432 87 326 118 187 219 348
B. 64 432 87 348 326 187 118 219
C. 64 432 87 348 118 326 187 219
D. None
of the above
Solution:
In this the
numbers are arranged as follows. The least number followed by the highest
number followed by the second least number followed by the second highest
number and so on. This is done through the process of shifting.
The given input is
|
I/P |
: |
64 |
326 |
187 |
87 |
118 |
432 |
219 |
348 |
|
Step I |
: |
64 |
432 |
326 |
187 |
87 |
118 |
219 |
348 |
|
Step II |
: |
64 |
432 |
87 |
326 |
187 |
118 |
219 |
348 |
|
Step III |
: |
64 |
432 |
87 |
348 |
326 |
187 |
118 |
219 |
|
Step IV |
: |
64 |
432 |
87 |
348 |
118 |
326 |
187 |
219 |
Choice (C)