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

    Following is the step III for an input. What will be

    the second step for the input? Step III: 45 47 342 121 55 211 414
    A 45 121 342 47 55 211 414 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 45 55 342 121 47 211 414 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 45 211 342 121 55 47 414 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Can’t determined 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 In such type of settings previous step can’t be determined.

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