Machine Input
Machine Input
Directions: (1 to 5) Read the following information and then find out the answers to the questions
that follow.
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 and rearrangement.
Input : by now 25 72 sight 37 15 home
Step I : sight by now 25 72 37 15 home
Step II : sight 15 by now 25 72 37 home
Step III : sight 15 now by 25 72 37 home
Step IV : sight 15 now 25 by 72 37 home
Step V : sight 15 now 25 home by 72 37
Step VI : sight 15 now 25 home 37 by 72
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.
3. Step III of an input is : yellow 12 tire 92 84 36 goal life. How many more steps will be
required to complete the rearrangement?
(A) Three (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six
Directions (6 to 8) : Study the following information carefully and the questions given below :
Given an input, a machine generates pass codes for the six batches each day as folIows:
Input : these icons were taken out from the sea
Pass codes
Batch I : from sea the out taken were icons these
Batch II : from icons these were taken out the sea
Batch III : from icons out sea the taken were these
Batch IV : from icons out sea these were taken the
and so on.
First batch starts at 10.00 a.m. and each batch is for one hour. There is a rest period or hour after
the end of the fourth batch.
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6. What will be the pass code for the batch at 3.00 p.m. if input is 'four of the following five form
a group' ?
(A) a five following form four group the of (B) a five following form group the of four
(C) a five following form four of the group (D) a five following form four group of the
7. If the pass code for the batch at 1.00 p.m. on a day was 'back go here people who sattle
want to', what was the pass code for the batch at 3.00 p.m. on that day ?
(A) back go here people settle who want to (B) back go here people to want settle who
(C) back go here people settle to want who (D) Cannot be determined
8. The pass code for the first batch on a day was 'he so used to sell the surplus items. What
was the input on that day ?
(A) items surplus the sell to used so he (B) he items surplus the sell to used so
(C) so used to sell the surplus items he (D) Cannot be determined
Directions (Questions 9 – 11): Study the following information to answer the questions given
below:
A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers, rearranges them following a
particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input : 48 245 182 26 99 542 378 297
Step I : 542 48 245 182 26 99 378 297
Step II : 542 26 48 245 182 99 378 297
Step III : 542 26 378 48 245 182 99 297
Step IV : 542 26 378 48 297 245 182 99
Step V : 542 26 378 48 297 99 245 182
This is the final arrangement and step V is the last step for this input.
9. What will be the fourth step for an input whose second step is given below?
Step II : 765 42 183 289 542 65 110 350
(A) 765 42 542 65 183 289 110 350
(B) 765 42 542 350 183 289 65 110
(C) 765 42 542 65 110 183 289 350
(D) Cannot be determined
10. How many steps will be required to get the final output from the following input?
Input : 39 88 162 450 386 72 29
(A) Two (B) Three
(C) Four (D) Five
11. If the first step of an input is ‘’ 785 198 32 426 373 96 49, then which of the following
steps will be ‘785 32 426 49 198 373 96’?
(A) Second (B) Third
(C) Fourth (D) Fifth
Directions (Q.12-16): Study the given information and answer the following questions:
When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it
arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input its rearrangement.
(All the numbers are two digit numbers.)
Input: hearing 18 integrity 50 xenon 89 glow 33 century 81 23 goal.
Step I: glow hearing 18 integrity 50 xenon 33 century 81 23 goal 89
Step II: glow goal hearing 18 integrity 50 xenon 33 century 23 81 89
Step III: glow goal xenon hearing 18 integrity 33 century 23 50 81 89
Step IV: glow goal xenon century hearing 18 integrity 23 33 50 81 89
Step V: glow goal xenon century hearing integrity 18 23 33 50 81 89
Step V is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained. As per the
rules followed in the above steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input:
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Input: 19 numerology 48 global 88 xylem 25 telling 79 59 fabricate torcher
13. Which of the following would be the last step of the rearrangement?
(A) IV (B) V (C) VI (D) VII
14. If in the last step all of the words get rearranged in alphabetical order, which of the following
words would retain its original position?
(A) Fabricate (B) Xylem (C) Telling (D) Global
16. In step IV, if ‘xylem’ is related to ‘88’ and ‘global’ is related to ‘79’ than ‘19’ is related to which
of the following, if the same pattern is followed?
(A) 48 (B) 59 (C) Fabricate (D) 25
Directions (Q.17-21): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
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 an input and its
rearrangement.
Input: done with 41 17 one 13 front 24
Step I: with done 41 17 one 13 front 24
Step II: with 13 done 41 17 one front 24
Step III: with 13 one done 41 17 front 24
Step IV: with 13 one 41 done 17 front 24
Step V: with 13 one 41 front done 17 24
Step VI: with 13 one 41 front 24 done 17
And step VI is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out
the appropriate step for the above input.
Input: daughter female 45 16 painter 23 elder grand 22 42
18. How many steps will be required to complete the given rearrangement?
(A) Six (B) Seven (C) Eight (D) Nine
19. Which of the following represents the first two and the last two elements in the last step?
(A) Painter, 22 and elder, 42 (B) Painter, 22 and daughter, 45
(C) Grand, 23 and daughter, 45 (D) Female, 42 and elder, 16
20. Which of the following elements is fifth from the left in step V?
(A) Female (B) 23 (C) Daughter (D) 42
21. How many elements are there between 42 and 45 in step VII?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) None
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Directions: (Q.22-26): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges
them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and its
rearrangement. (All the number is two digit numbers):
and step IV is the last step of the above arrangement. As per the rule followed in the given steps, find
out the appropriate steps for the given input.
22. How many steps will be required to complete the given rearrangement?
(A) Five (B) Six (C) Seven (D) Four
23. Which of the following is the third element from the left in step V?
(A) Consumer (B) Machine (C) Executives (D) 73
25. What is the position of 'arrangements' from the left end in the last step of the output?
(A) Fifth (B) Sixth (C) Fourth (D) Seventh
ANSWERS
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A
5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D
9. A 10. D 11. C 12. B
13. C 14. D 15. A 16. C
17. D 18. C 19. B 20. A
21. B 22. A 23. B 24. B
25. C 26. B
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