SOT – Practice set 8
D.1-5) Study the following information carefully and 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 input and rearrangement.
Input: 96 gain 63 forest 38 78 deep house
Step I: deep 96 gain 63 forest 38 78 house
Step II: deep 38 96 gain 63 forest 78 house
Step III: deep 38 forest 96 gain 63 78 house
Step IV: deep 38 forest 63 gain 96 78 house
Step V: deep 38 forest 63 gain 78 96 house
Step VI: deep 38 forest 63 gain 78 house 96
and Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following
questions the appropriate step for the given input.
1. Step II of an input is: Cold 17 wave 69 never desk 52 43
How many more steps will be requires completing the rearrangement?
a) Six
b) Five
c) Four
d) Three
e) None of these
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b) 86
Correct Answer
C
Explanation
(c)_
step II Input– cold 17 wave 69 never desk 52 43
III– cold 17 desk wave 69 never 52 43
Iv– cold 17 desk 43 wave 69 never 52
v– cold 17 desk 43 never wave 69 52
vI– cold 17 desk 43 never 52 wave 69
2. Step III of an input is: art 24 day 83 71 54 star power
Which of the following steps will be the last?
a) V
b) VIII
c) IX
d) VII
e) None of these
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d) VII
Correct Answer
D
Explanation
(d)
step III Input– art 24 day 83 71 54 star power
Iv– art 24 day 54 83 71 star power
v– art 24 day 54 power 83 71 star
vI– art 24 day 54 power 83 71 star
vII– art 24 day 54 power 71 star 83
3.Step II of an input is: below 12 93 house floor 69 57 task
Which of the following will definitely be the input?
a) 93 house 69 57 below task floor 12
b) 93 house below 69 57 task floor 12
c) 93 house floor 69 57 task below 12
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
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d) Cannot be determined
Correct Answer
D
Explanation
(d)
Step II output– below 12 93 house floor 69 51 task
cannot able to find definetly input by means of step II
so, cannot be determained,
4. Input: service 46 58 96 over there desk 15
Which of the following will be step VI?
a) desk 15 over service 46 58 96 there
b) desk 15 over 46 service there 58 96
c) desk 15 over 46 service 58 there 96
d) desk 15 over 46 service 58 96 there
e) There will be no such step
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e) There will be no such step
Correct Answer
E
Explanation
(e)
Input: service 46 58 96 over there desk 15
I– desk service 46 58 96 over there 15
II– desk 15 service 46 58 96 over there
III– desk 15 over service 46 58 96 there
Iv– desk 15 over 46 service 58 96 there
v– desk 15 over 46 service 58 there 96
5. Input: train 59 47 25 over burden 63 key
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
a) VI
b) V
c) IV
d) VII
e) None of these
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b) V
Correct Answer
B
Explanation
(b)
Input: train 59 47 25 over burden 63 key
I — burden train 59 47 25 over 63 key
II– burden 25 train 59 47 over 63 key
III– burden 25 key train 59 47 over 63
Iv– burden 25 key 47 train 59 over 63
v– Burden 25 key 47 over train 59 63
vI–Burden 25 key 47 over 59 Train 63
D.6-10) : 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 : safe 63 big 51 88 69 danger look 81 real
Step I : big safe 63 51 69 danger look 81 real 88
Step II : danger big safe 63 51 69 look real 88 81
Step III : look danger big safe 63 51 real 88 81 69
Step IV : real look danger big safe 51 88 81 69 63
Step V : safe real look danger big 88 81 69 63 51
And step V is the last step of the arrangement. As per the above rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below;
Input : 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 aries 53 44
6. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?
a) practice more little do can aries 53 44 49 41 29 21
b) practice more little do can aries 53 21 44 41 29 49
c) practice more little do can aries 53 49 44 21 29 41
d) practice more little do can aries 53 49 44 41 29 21
e) None of these
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d) practice more little do can aries 53 49 44 41 29 21
Correct Answer
D
Explanation
(d)
Input: 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 aries 53 44
Step I: aries 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 44 53
Step II: can aries 41 do practice 21 more little 29 44 53 49
Step III: do can aries 41 practice 21 more little 29 53 49 44
Step IV: little do can aries practice 21 more 29 53 49 44 41
Step V: more little do can aries practice 21 53 49 44 41 29
Step VI: practice more little do can aries 53 49 44 41 29 21
7. In step V, which of the following word/number would be on the 6th position (from the right) ?
a) 44
b) 21
c) 49
d) practice
e) aries
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b) 21
Correct Answer
B
Explanation
(b)
Input: 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 aries 53 44
Step I: aries 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 44 53
Step II: can aries 41 do practice 21 more little 29 44 53 49
Step III: do can aries 41 practice 21 more little 29 53 49 44
Step IV: little do can aries practice 21 more 29 53 49 44 41
Step V: more little do can aries practice 21 53 49 44 41 29
Step VI: practice more little do can aries 53 49 44 41 29 21
8. Which of the following would be the step I?
a) aries 41 do can practice 21 more little 49 29 53 44
b) aries can 21 practice do 41 more little 29 53 44 49
c) aries 41 do practice 21 44 more can little 49 53 29
d) aries 41 do practice 44 21 can more little 29 49 53
e) None of these
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e) None of these
Correct Answer
E
Explanation
(e)
Input: 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 aries 53 44
Step I: aries 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 44 53
Step II: can aries 41 do practice 21 more little 29 44 53 49
Step III: do can aries 41 practice 21 more little 29 53 49 44
Step IV: little do can aries practice 21 more 29 53 49 44 41
Step V: more little do can aries practice 21 53 49 44 41 29
Step VI: practice more little do can aries 53 49 44 41 29 21
9. Which Step number would be the following output?
little do can aries practice 21 more 29 53 49 44 41
a) III
b) II
c) VII
d) IV
e) There will be no such step
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d) IV
Correct Answer
D
Explanation
(d)
Input: 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 aries 53 44
Step I: aries 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 44 53
Step II: can aries 41 do practice 21 more little 29 44 53 49
Step III: do can aries 41 practice 21 more little 29 53 49 44
Step IV: little do can aries practice 21 more 29 53 49 44 41
Step V: more little do can aries practice 21 53 49 44 41 29
Step VI: practice more little do can aries 53 49 44 41 29 21
10. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?
a) IV
b) V
c) VI
d) VII
e) None of these
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c) VI
Correct Answer
C
Explanation
(c)
Input: 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 aries 53 44
Step I: aries 41 do practice 21 49 more can little 29 44 53
Step II: can aries 41 do practice 21 more little 29 44 53 49
Step III: do can aries 41 practice 21 more little 29 53 49 44
Step IV: little do can aries practice 21 more 29 53 49 44 41
Step V: more little do can aries practice 21 53 49 44 41 29
Step VI: practice more little do can aries 53 49 44 41 29 21
