Input and output section 2 MCQ Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Directions:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input rearrangement.

  • Input : but 32 71 glory fair south 65 84
  • Step I : south but 32 71 glory fair 65 84
  • Step II : south 84 but 32 71 glory fair 65
  • Step III : south 84 glory but 32 71 fair 65
  • Step IV : south 84 glory 71 but 32 fair 65
  • Step V : south 84 glory 71 fair but 32 65
  • Step VI : south 84 glory 71 fair 65 but 32

and Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Question : 1

Input : play over 49 37 12 match now 81. Which of the following will be step IV?

a) play 81 over 49 now 37 match 12

b) play 81 over 49 37 match now

c) play 81 over 49 37 12 now

d) There will be no such step

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

In the first step, the word that comes first in the reverse alphabetical order comes to the first place and the rest of the line shift rightward. In the next step, the largest number occupies the next place and the rest of the line shifts rightward. This goes on alternately till the words get arranged in the reverse alphabetical order and the numbers in a descending order.

Input : play over 49 37 12 match now 81

Step I : play 81 over 49 37 12 match now

Step II : play 81 over 49 now 37 12 match

Step III : play 81 over 49 now 37 match 12

Since the line is already arranged, there will no 4th step

Question : 2

Step II of an input is : war 58 box cart 33 49 star 24. Which of the following steps will be the last?

a) IV

b) V

c) VI

d) VII

e) None of these

Answer: (c)

In the first step, the word that comes first in the reverse alphabetical order comes to the first place and the rest of the line shift rightward. In the next step, the largest number occupies the next place and the rest of the line shifts rightward. This goes on alternately till the words get arranged in the reverse alphabetical order and the numbers in a descending order.

Step II : war 58 box cart 33 49 star 24

Step III : war 58 star box cart 33 49 24

Step IV : war 58 star 49 box cart 33 24

Step V : war 58 star 49 cart box 33 24

Step VI : war 58 star 49 car 33 box 24

Question : 3

Step III of an input is : year 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39. How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

a) Two

b) Three

c) Four

d) Five

e) None of these

Answer: (c)

In the first step, the word that comes first in the reverse alphabetical order comes to the first place and the rest of the line shift rightward. In the next step, the largest number occupies the next place and the rest of the line shifts rightward. This goes on alternately till the words get arranged in the reverse alphabetical order and the numbers in a descending order.

Step III : year 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39

Step IV : year 92 ultra 39 15 23 strive house

Step V : year 92 ultra 39 strive 15 23 house

Step VI : year 92 ultra 39 strive 23 15 house

Step VII : year 92 ultra 39 strive 23 house 15

Hence, 7 – 3 = 4 more steps will be required.

Question : 4

Step II of an input is : town 74 pair 15 31 nice job 42. Which of the following is definitely the input?

a) pair 15 town 74 31 nice job 42

b) pair 15 31 town nice job 42 74

c) pair 15 town 31 74 nice job 42

d) cannot be determined

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

In the first step, the word that comes first in the reverse alphabetical order comes to the first place and the rest of the line shift rightward. In the next step, the largest number occupies the next place and the rest of the line shifts rightward. This goes on alternately till the words get arranged in the reverse alphabetical order and the numbers in a descending order.

We can't proceed backward

Question : 5

Input : any how 49 24 far wide 34 69. Which of the following steps will be the last but one?

a) V

b) VI

c) VII

d) VIII

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

In the first step, the word that comes first in the reverse alphabetical order comes to the first place and the rest of the line shift rightward. In the next step, the largest number occupies the next place and the rest of the line shifts rightward. This goes on alternately till the words get arranged in the reverse alphabetical order and the numbers in a descending order.

Input : any how 49 24 far wide 34 69

Step I : wide any how 49 24 far 34 69

Step II : wide 69 any how 49 24 far 34

Step III : wide 69 how any 49 24 far 34

Step IV : wide 69 how 49 any 24 far 34

Step V : wide 69 how 49 far any 24 34

Step VI : wide 69 how 49 far 34 any 24

Hence step V will be the last but one.

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