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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: 23 air 16 house numeric 34 orange 29 48 dice

Step 1: air 23 16 house numeric 34 orange 29 48 dice
Step 2: air 23 house numeric 34 orange 29 48 dice 18
Step 3: dice air 23 house numeric 34 orange 29 48 18
Step 4: dice air house numeric 34 orange 29 48 18 21
Step 5: house dice air numeric 34 orange 29 48 18 21
Step 6: house dice air numeric 34 orange 48 18 21 31
Step 7: orange house dice air numeric 34 48 18 21 31
Step 8: orange house dice air numeric 48 18 21 31 32
Step 9: numeric orange house dice air 48 18 21 31 32
Step 10: numeric orange house dice air 18 21 31 32 50
This is the final arrangement and step 10 is the last step for this input.

Input: 42 review eagle 23 fission 65 uniformed font 8 34

1. How many elements are between ‘fission’ and ’34’ in step 5?

A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three

Option C
For words arrangement:
Number of letters are counted and out accordingly at start in increasing order in alternate steps
For numbers arrangement:
in Each alternate steps, words are taken in ascending order, +2, -2, +2, -2 and +2
Input: 42 review eagle 23 fission 65 uniformed font 8 34
Step 1: font 42 review eagle 23 fission 65 uniformed 8 34
Step 2: font 42 review eagle 23 fission 65 uniformed 34 10
Step 3: eagle font 42 review 23 fission 65 uniformed 34 10
Step 4: eagle font 42 review fission 65 uniformed 34 10 21
Step 5: review eagle font 42 fission 65 uniformed 34 10 21
Step 6: review eagle font 42 fission 65 uniformed 10 21 36
Step 7: fission review eagle font 42 65 uniformed 10 21 36
Step 8: fission review eagle font 65 uniformed 10 21 36 40
Step 9: uniformed fission review eagle font 65 10 21 36 40
Step 10: uniformed fission review eagle font 10 21 36 40 67

2. What is the total of numbers which are 3rd from right end in step 9 and 3rd from left end in step 3?
A) 57
B) 63
C) 71
D) 67
E) 59

Option B

21+42 = 63
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3. Which word/number is 2nd to the right of 6th from the right end in step 7?
A) uniformed
B) 10
C) 65
D) eagle
E) font

Option A

4. Which word/number is in between the words ‘65’ and ‘eagle’ in step 5?

A) 42
B) review
C) font
D) uniformed
E) fission

Option A

5. If ‘eagle’ is related to ‘fission’ in step 5 and ’42’ is related to ‘uniformed’ in step 6, then in same way to
what is ‘font’ related to in step 8?
A) 65
B) uniformed
C) 21
D) 10
E) eagle

Option D

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: 65 13 carry dial 24 giant review 42 light 56

Step 1: carry 13 dial 24 giant review 42 light 56 65
Step 2: carry dial 13 24 giant review 42 light 56 65
Step 3: carry dial giant 13 24 review light 42 56 65
Step 4: carry dial giant light 13 review 24 42 56 65
Step 5: carry dial giant light review 13 24 42 56 65
Step 6: carry 13 dial giant light 24 42 56 review 65
Step 7: carry 13 dial 24 giant 42 light 56 review 65
This is the final arrangement and step 7 is the last step for this input.

Input: dice layout 63 view 41 26 home 39 fond 88

6. Which step number would be the following output?

“dice fond home layout view 26 39 41 63 88”
A) Step 3
B) Step 4
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C) Step 5
D) Step 6
E) There is no such step

Option B
Observe the last step, the words are in ascending order account to their first letter.
Numbers are also in ascending order.
Input: view layout 63 dice 41 26 home 39 fond 88
Step 1: dice view layout 63 41 26 home 39 fond 88
Step 2: dice fond view layout 41 26 home 39 63 88
Step 3: dice fond home view layout 26 39 41 63 88
Step 4: dice fond home layout view 26 39 41 63 88
Step 5: dice 26 fond home layout 39 41 63 view 88
Step 6: dice 26 fond 39 home 41 layout 63 view 88

7. How many steps are done to complete the arrangement?

A) 4
B) 7
C) 5
D) 6
E) None of these

Option D

8. In step 4, which number/word is 3rd to right of 7th from right end?

A) dice
B) layout
C) 39
D) home
E) 26

Option C

9. Which elements come exactly between ‘26’ and ‘39’ in Step 6 of the given input?
A) 88
B) view
C) fond
D) home
E) 41

Option C

10. Which of the following combinations represents the first and last elements of the step 3?
A) dice, 88
B) dice, 63
C) view, 88

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D) dice, home
E) None of the Above

Option A

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: public owner 48 19 east 12 61 better item

Step 1: east public owner 48 19 12 61 better item
Step 2: east 19 public owner 48 12 61 better item
Step 3: east 19 better public owner 48 12 61 item
Step 4: east 19 better 12 public owner 48 61 item
Step 5: east 19 better 12 item public owner 48 61
Step 6: east 19 better 12 item 61 public owner 48
Step 7: east 19 better 12 item 61 public owner 48
Step 8: east 19 better 12 item 61 public 48 owner
This is the final arrangement and step 8 is the last step for this input.

Input: 42 review eagle 23 fission 65 uniform angel 8

1. How many elements are between ‘fission’ and ’65’ in step 5?

A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three

Option E
For words arrangement:
in each alternate step, vowel, consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel
For numbers arrangement:
In alternate steps, numbers are taken as: lowest odd number, then lowest even number, then second lowest
odd number and then second lowest even number.
Input: 42 review eagle 23 fission 42 65 uniform angel 8
Step 1: angel 42 review eagle 23 fission 65 uniform 8
Step 2: angel 23 42 review eagle fission 65 uniform 8
Step 3: angel 23 fission 42 review eagle 65 uniform 8
Step 4: angel 23 fission 8 42 review eagle 65 uniform
Step 5: angel 23 fission 8 eagle 42 review 65 uniform
Step 6: angel 23 fission 8 eagle 65 42 review uniform
Step 7: angel 23 fission 8 eagle 65 review 42 uniform

2. How many steps are done to complete the arrangement?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 4
E) None of these

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Option C

3. Which word/number is 2nd to the right of 5th from the right end in step 2?
A) uniform
B) review
C) 65
D) angel
E) 8

Option C

4. Which word/number is in between the words ‘fission’ and ‘eagle’ in step 5?

A) 42
B) review
C) 8
D) uniform
E) None of these

Option C

5. If ‘eagle’ is related to ‘8’ in step 4 and ’65’ is related to ‘review’ in step 2, then in same way to what is ’65’
related to in step 6?
A) 42
B) 8
C) fission
D) review
E) None of these

Option C

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: shine 43 25 61 carry frozen 16 layout
Step 1: 16 shine 43 25 61 carry frozen layout
Step 2: 16 shine 43 61 carry frozen layout 25
Step 3: carry 16 shine 43 61 frozen layout 25
Step 4: carry 16 shine 43 61 layout 25 frozen
Step 5: 43 carry 16 shine 61 layout 25 frozen
Step 6: 43 carry 16 shine layout 25 frozen 61
Step 7: layout 43 carry 16 shine 25 frozen 61
Step 8: layout 43 carry 16 25 frozen 61 shine
This is the final arrangement and step 8 is the last step for this input.

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Input: document reference 58 table 53 14 file 39

6. Which step number would be the following output?

“53 document 14 reference 58 table 39 file”
A) Step 3
B) Step 4
C) Step 5
D) Step 6
E) None of the Above

Option B
In each step, 1 word/number is taken and appended at beginning and last respectively
Words in alphabetical order and numbers in ascending order in each respective step
Input: document reference 58 table 53 14 file 39
Step 1: 14 document reference 58 table 53 file 39
Step 2: document 14 reference 58 table 53 file 39
Step 3: document 14 reference 58 table 53 39 file
Step 4: 53 document 14 reference 58 table 39 file
Step 5: 53 document 14 reference table 39 file 58
Step 6: reference 53 document 14 table 39 file 58
Step 7: reference 53 document 14 39 file 58 table

7. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 7

Option E

8. If in the Step 3, ‘document’ interchanges its position with ‘table’ and ’14’ also interchanges its position with
‘39’, then which element will be second to the left of ’14’?
A) 58
B) file
C) table
D) document
E) None of the Above

Option D

Step 3 becomes: table 39 reference 58 document 53 14 file

9. Which word/number come exactly between ‘14’ and ‘table’ in Step 5 of the given input?
A) document
B) 39
C) reference
D) file
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E) None of the Above

Option C

10. Which of the following combinations represents the first the last element of the step 7 of the given Input?
A) 53, 58
B) 53, table
C) reference, table
D) reference, 58
E) None of the Above

Option C

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: live replace tail 36 answer night apple 23 fish page den 53
Step 1: apple 23 live replace tail 36 answer night fish page den 53
Step 2: apple 23 tail 36 live replace answer night fish page den 53
Step 3: apple 23 tail 36 den 53 live replace answer night fish page
Step 4: apple 23 tail 36 den 53 replace live answer night fish page
Step 5: apple 23 tail 36 den 53 replace page live answer night fish
Step 6: apple 23 tail 36 den 53 replace page night live answer fish
Step 7: apple 23 tail 36 den 53 replace page night live answer fish
Step 8: apple 23 tail 36 den 53 replace page night live fish answer
This is the final arrangement and step 8 is the last step for this input.
Input: under insert 56 burst gun fire 23 land page layout 50

1. Which step number would be the following output?

“fire 23 insert 50 layout 56 under page land burst gun”
A) Step 3
B) Step 4
C) Step 5
D) Step 6
E) None of the Above

Option C
Explanation:
The smallest number along with its preceding word is taken at beginning in first step, then in next step next
number and its preceding word. Then words in alphabetical order from Z to A
Input: under insert 50 burst gun fire 23 land page layout 56
Step 1: fire 23 under insert 50 burst gun land page layout 56
Step 2: fire 23 insert 50 under burst gun land page layout 56
Step 3: fire 23 insert 50 layout 56 under burst gun land page
Step 4: fire 23 insert 50 layout 56 under page burst gun land
Step 5: fire 23 insert 50 layout 56 under page land burst gun
Step 6: fire 23 insert 50 layout 56 under page land gun burst

2. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?

A) 3
B) 4
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C) 5
D) 6
E) 7

Option D

3. If in the Step 3, ‘insert’ interchanges its position with ‘56’ and ’50’ also interchanges its position with ‘gun’,
then how many words/numbers are between ‘insert’ and ‘50’?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
E) None

Option C

4. Which word/numbers come exactly between ‘layout’ and ‘under’ in Step 5 of the given input?
A) 56, page
B) 56
C) page
D) 50
E) 50, insert

Option B

5. Which of the following combinations represents the first two and the last two element of the step 6 of the
given Input?
A) layout, 56, gun, fire
B) insert, 56, land, gun
C) fire, insert, gun, burst
D) fire, 23, gun, burst
E) None of these

Option D

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 : refer 61 34 78 burst house 49 noun 25 11 kill dust
Step 1: 78 61 34 burst house 49 noun 25 11 kill dust refer
Step 2: 11 78 61 34 burst house 49 25 kill dust refer noun
Step 3: 61 11 78 34 burst house 49 25 dust refer noun kill
Step 4: 25 61 11 78 34 burst 49 dust refer noun kill house
Step 5: 49 25 61 11 78 34 burst refer noun kill house dust
Step 6: 34 49 25 61 11 78 refer noun kill house dust burst
This is the final arrangement and step 6 is the last step for this input.

6. Which of the following step number will be the last but one for following input?
Input: 55 fire 33 page hire 40 11 review 18 clip

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A) 5
B) 3
C) 4
D) 7
E) None of these

Option A
Explanation:
In each step 2 words/numbers are arranged. In the final step, the words are arranged in decreasing
alphabetical order and numbers are – first 78, largest number, smallest number, second largest, second
smallest, and so on.
Input: 55 fire 33 page hire 40 11 review 18 clip
Step 1: 55 fire 33 page hire 40 11 18 clip review
Step 2: 11 55 fire 33 hire 40 18 clip review page
Step 3: 40 11 55 fire 33 18 clip review page hire
Step 4: 18 40 11 55 33 clip review page hire fire
Step 5: 33 18 40 11 55 review page hire fire clip

7. What is the third step if input is

Input: 38 style discuss first just 51 59 27 18 moon
A) 51 18 59 38 discuss first 27 style moon just
B) 18 59 38 discuss first just 51 27 style moon
C) 18 59 38 discuss 51 first 27 style moon just
D) 51 18 59 38 first 27 style moon just discuss
E) None of these

Option A
Explanation:
Input: 38 style discuss first just 51 59 27 18 moon
Step 1: 59 38 discuss first just 51 27 18 moon style
Step 2: 18 59 38 discuss first just 51 27 style moon
Step 3: 51 18 59 38 discuss first 27 style moon just
Step 4: 27 51 18 59 38 discuss style moon just first
Step 5: 38 27 51 18 59 style moon just first discuss

8. Which of the following is last step of above input?

A) 5
B) 3
C) 6
D) 4
E) None of these

Option A

9. Find the Sixth step for which first step is given

Step 1: 38 aspirant door file 33 15 puzzle 26 22 short
A) 26 22 33 15 38 short puzzle file aspirant door
B) 22 33 15 38 aspirant 26 short puzzle file door
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C) 26 22 33 15 38 short puzzle file door aspirant
D) There is no such step
E) None of these

Option D
Explanation:
Step 1: 38 aspirant door file 33 15 puzzle 26 22 short
Step 2: 15 38 aspirant door file 33 26 22 short puzzle
Step 3: 33 15 38 aspirant door 26 22 short puzzle file
Step 4: 22 33 15 38 aspirant 26 short puzzle file door
Step 5: 26 22 33 15 38 short puzzle file door aspirant

10. Which of the following is the last but one step of above input?
A) 22 33 26 15 38 short puzzle file aspirant door
B) 26 22 33 15 38 short puzzle file aspirant door
C) 22 33 15 38 aspirant 26 short puzzle file door
D) 26 22 33 15 38 short puzzle file door aspirant
E) None of these

Option C

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

In a certain code,

′Field Panel joint Guide′ is written as ′K28@ U10% Q18# T12©′

′Since Valid Worst Ideal′ is written as ′D36# H28© E24% R10@′
′Mount Local Trend Three′ is written as ′N42# G36© O06@ G12%′
′Mixed loose Final Sport′ is written as ′U28@ O30© N48% H30#′

1. What will be the code for ‘Spend Noise’?

A) H10% N18©
B) H10% M18@
C) H12# M18©
D) H10% M18©
E) None of these

Option D
Explanation:
Symbols for last letters:
t – #, l – @, e – ©, d – %
For letters: Reverse of 1st letter is taken. A -> Z, B -> Y………. and Z -> A
For numbers – 2* (number represented by middle letter of word)
So Field – F -> U, E =5 so 5*2 = 10, last letter d – %
So Field – U10%

2. What will be the code for ‘Prize Level Ahead’?

A) Z10% K20© M44@
B) Z10% K18© O44#
C) Z10% K18© O44@
D) Z10# J18© O44@
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E) None of these

Option C

3. What will be the code for ‘Rural Prove’?

A) K20© I34@
B) J20© I36@
C) K18© J36@
D) K20© I36@
E) None of these

Option D

4. What could ‘Y42% W28%’ stand for?

A) Noise Solid
B) Dance Bound
C) Close Broad
D) Bound Arise
E) None of these

Option B

5. What will be the code for ‘Doubt Craft’?

A) W42# Y02#
B) Z42# X02#
C) W44# Y02#
D) W42# X02#
E) None of these

Option D

Directions (6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

In a certain code language

“review paper style manage” is written as ‘def fa cde te’
“paper of known country” is written as ‘gi te ku ad’
“Known review view reference” is written as ‘cde bp ad bgs’
“View like manage layout” is written as ‘kx def dr bp’

6. If ‘style known page’ is coded as ‘ad fa zy’ in the given code language, then what will ‘review risk manage’
be coded as?
A) ad dr def
B) def cde dr
C) zy cde ad
D) fa zy def
E) None of these

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Option E

7. What is the code for ‘view of post’ in the given code language?
A) gi ku cde
B) bp cde gi
C) ku bp gi
D) dr def fa
E) None of these

Option E

8. Which of the following may represents the code ‘paper improve’ in the given code language?
A) le dr
B) cs def
C) cs te
D) def nq
E) dr cs

Option C

9. In the given code language, what does the code ‘kx’ stands for?
A) paper
B) known
C) either ‘layout’ or ‘like’
D) either ‘manage’ or developed
E) review

Option C

10. What is the code for ‘reference’ in the given code language?
A) bp
B) dr
C) bgs
D) cde
E) None of these

Option C

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