Question

    A word arrangement machine,when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particularrule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement: Input: 87, 321, 293, 47, 176, 409, 215 Step I: 47, 321, 293, 87, 176, 409, 215 Step II: 47, 321, 293, 87, 176, 215, 409 Step III: 47, 87, 293, 321, 176, 215, 409 Step IV: 47, 87, 293, 215, 176, 321, 409 Step V: 47, 87, 176, 215, 293, 321, 409

    If following is the second step for an input, what will

    be the fourth step? Step II: 46 122 343 48 56 212 415
    A 46 122 212 48 56 343 415 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 46 48 212 122 56 343 415 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 46 48 343 122 56 212 415 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 46 48 122 56 212 343 415 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here the rule followed is: numbers are getting arranged in ascending order. The smallest no. interchanges with the first position. Then the largest no. interchanges with the last position. Next, the second smallest no. interchanges with the second position. And so on. Step II: 46 122 343 48 56 212 415 Step III: 46 48 343 122 56 212 415 Step IV: 46 48 212 122 56 343 415

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