SOT – Practice set 1
1-5) Study the following information to answer the given questions.
When the 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 an input and rearrangement.
Input: 34 institutions 12 50 palm theatre union 45 57 European 35 consolidated
Step I: 50 34 institutions 12 palm theatre union 45 57 European 35 consolidated
Step II: 50 consolidated 34 institutions 12 palm theatre union 45 57 European 35
Step III:50 consolidated 57 34 institutions 12 palm theatre union 45 European 35
Step IV:50 consolidated 57 union 34 institutions 12 palm theatre 45 European 35
Step V: 50 consolidated 57 union 34 theatre institutions 12 palm 45 European 35
Step VI: 50 consolidated 57 union 34 theatre 45 institutions 12 palm European 35
Step VII: 50 consolidated 57 union 34 theatre 45 institutions 12 palm 35 European
Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.
New Input: 52 exceeds 30 60 clarity promoting oven 55 87 Arrangement 71 globalizations
1. after getting final out put odd numbers dropped out and then which element is fourth to the left of the ‘exceeds’
b) 52
c) promoting
d) globalizations
e) None of these
2. If in Step V ‘55’ and ‘87’ interchanging their positions then third to the right of the 55 is
a) 52
b) Promoting
c) exceeds
d) 30
e) None of these
3. Which of the following sixth from the left end in step IV?
a) 87
b) exceeds
c) oven
d) clarity
e) None of these
4. Which of the following fifth to the right of “87” in Step V?
a) 55
b) exceeds
c) 30
d) clarity
e) None of these
5. What is the position of 55 in second last step?
a) Third from the right
b) Fifth from the left
c) Fourth from the right
d) Sixth from the right
e) None of these
D.6-10) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions.
Input: 42 Zebra dog 59 man 25 ice 37
Step 1: 61 dam 42 zebra man 25 ice 37
Step 2: 44 61 Italy dam zebra man 25 37
Step 3: 39 44 61 map Italy dam zebra 25
Step 4: 27 39 44 61 zero map Italy dam
Step 4 is the final step of the above input.
And step 4 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the appropriate step for the given output
Input: 56 van 25 ball tax 43 elephant protest 64 17
6. “66 people eager” comes as a sequence of element in which of the following step?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
e) No such step
7. Which element is 5th to the right of 2nd from the left in the second last step?
a) Protest
b) tattoo
c) 58
d) earn
e) 66
8. which of following will be the input for this given output
15 24 35 47 62 Xerox uniform race gold dog
a) 13 unique 33 60 rough 22 gap 45 xenon dam
b) 33 unique rough 60 22 gap xenon 45 13 dam
c) 22 dam xenon rough 45 60 gap 33 unique 13
d) Can’t be determined
e) Either A or B
9. How many steps required to rearrange the above input?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 3
e) none of these
10. Which of the following word is 4th from the right end of step 5 of the above input?
a) Protest
b) tattoo
c) 58
d) tax
e) 66
