Reasoning: Machine Input-Output Set 7

Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
A number arrangement machine when given an input of words/numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input: 6 cover 2 18 statement united 13 outer 21 19 punish allow
Step 1: allow 2 6 cover 18 statement united 13 outer 21 19 punish
Step 2: allow 2 6 cover 18 united 13 outer 19 punish statement 21
Step 3: allow 2 outer 13 6 cover 18 united 19 punish statement 21
Step 4: allow 2 outer 13 6 cover united 19 punish 18 statement 21
Step 5: allow 2 outer 13 united 19 6 cover punish 18 statement 21
Step 6: allow 2 outer 13 united 19 cover 6 punish 18 statement 21
This is the final arrangement and step 6 is the last step for this input.

Input: 3 dice queen 27 11 import energy 18 23 8 upper house

1. How many elements are between ‘import’ and ’23’ in step 3?
   A) None
   B) One
   C) Two
   D) Three
   E) More than three
   
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   Option E
   
   Words starring with vowel in given input in ascending order: allow, outer, united
   Consonants starring with vowel in given input in ascending order: cover, punish, statement
   Prime numbers in ascending order: 2, 13, 19
   Composite Number in ascending order: 6, 14, 21
   In step 1, vowel word and smallest prime number at start – allow 2
   In step 2, consonant and largest composite number at last – statement 21
   In step 3, next vowel word and next prime number – outer 13
   And so on
   Input: 3 8 dice queen 27 11 import energy 18 23 upper house
   Step 1: energy 3 8 dice queen 27 11 import 18 23 upper house
   Step 2: energy 3 8 dice 11 import 18 23 upper house queen 27
   Step 3: energy 3 import 11 8 dice 18 23 upper house queen 27
   Step 4: energy 3 import 11 8 dice 23 upper house 18 queen 27
   Step 5: energy 3 import 11 upper 23 8 dice house 18 queen 27
   Step 6: energy 3 import 11 upper 23 dice 8 house 18 queen 27
   
2. Which element is third to left of sixth element from the right end in step 4?
   A) 18
   B) 11
   C) import
   D) dice
   E) house
   
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   Option B
   
   
3. Which step number is following step?
   Step: energy 3 import 11 upper 8 23 dice house 18 queen 27
   A) 6
   B) 5
   C) 3
   D) 4
   E) There is no such step
   
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   Option E
   
   
4. In step 5, ‘3’ is related to ‘upper’ in the same way as in step 2, ‘import’ is related to ‘upper’. Now in step 4, ‘dice’ is related to what in the same way?
   A) upper
   B) 18
   C) house
   D) import
   E) None of these
   
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   Option C
   
   
5. What is the multiplication of numbers, which are fourth from left end and third from the right end in step 6?
   A) 198
   B) 184
   C) 297
   D) 54
   E) 36
   
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   Option A
   
   11 * 18 = 198

Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input: 45 tide article 38 24 disclosure which 5 aerious 15
Step 1: which 45 tide article 38 24 disclosure 5 aerious 15
Step 2: which 7 45 tide article 38 24 disclosure aerious 15
Step 3: which 7 tide 45 article 38 24 disclosure aerious 15
Step 4: which 7 tide 13 45 article 38 24 disclosure aerious
Step 5: which 7 tide 13 article 45 38 24 disclosure aerious
Step 6: which 7 tide 13 article 26 45 38 disclosure aerious
Step 7: which 7 tide 13 article 26 disclosure 45 38 aerious
Step 8: which 7 tide 13 article 26 disclosure 36 45 aerious
Step 9: which 7 tide 13 article 26 disclosure 36 aerious 45
Step 10: which 7 tide 13 article 26 disclosure 36 aerious 47
This is the final arrangement and step 10 is the last step for this input.

Input: aerious 14 accused 43 9 fireboard 30 that 58 wide

6. Which word/number is third to right of fifth element from right end in step 6?
   A) wide
   B) 43
   C) 32
   D) fireboard
   E) accused
   
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   Option D
   
   Number of vowels in words in ascending order: which, tide, article, disclosure, aerious
   Arrange in same way in each step
   Numbers in ascending order: 7, 13, 26, 36, 47
   first number – added 2
   second number – subtracted 2
   third number – added to
   Now arranged in alternative steps.
   Input: aerious 14 accused 43 9 fireboard 30 that 58 wide
   Step 1: that aerious 14 accused 43 9 fireboard 30 58 wide
   Step 2: that 11 aerious 14 accused 43 fireboard 30 58 wide
   Step 3: that 11 wide aerious 14 accused 43 fireboard 30 58
   Step 4: that 11 wide 12 aerious accused 43 fireboard 30 58
   Step 5: that 11 wide 12 accused aerious 43 fireboard 30 58
   Step 6: that 11 wide 12 accused 32 aerious 43 fireboard 58
   Step 7: that 11 wide 12 accused 32 fireboard aerious 43 58
   Step 8: that 11 wide 12 accused 32 fireboard 41 aerious 58
   Step 9: that 11 wide 12 accused 32 fireboard 41 aerious 60
   
7. If ‘aerious’ is related to ‘11’ in step 8 and ‘43’ is related to ‘12’ in step 5, then in step 3 ‘accused’ is related to?
   A) aid
   B) 24
   C) 48
   D) strew
   E) 14
   
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   Option E
   
   
8. How many numbers/words are between ‘wide’ and ‘32’ in step 7?
   A) None
   B) One
   C) Two
   D) Three
   E) More than three
   
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   Option C
   
   
9. What is the difference in the numbers which are fourth from left end and third from right end in step 8?
   A) 29
   B) 28
   C) 27
   D) 36
   E) 24
   
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   Option A
   
   41 – 12 = 29
10. Which numbers/words are at the starting and ending in step 9?
    A) that, aerious
    B) that, 58
    C) 11, 60
    D) that, 60
    E) There is no such step
    
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    Option D