Reasoning Questions on INPUT OUTPUT for IBPS exams

Directions (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: shop 17 table 20 53 oven desk 39
Step I : 17 shop table 20 53 oven desk 39
Step II : 17 table shop 20 53 oven desk 39
Step III : 17 table 20 shop 53 oven desk 39
Step IV : 17 table 20 shop 39 53 oven desk
Step V : 17 table 20 shop 39 oven 53 desk
And Step V 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.


1.       Step II of an input is :
15 yes 62 51 48 talk now gone which of the following will be step VI ?

• 1) 15 yes 48 talk 51 now gone 62
• 2) 15 yes 48 talk 51 62 now gone
• 3) 15 yes 48 talk 51 now 62 gone
• 4) There will be no such step
• 5) None of these

Ans: 1.       (3)
Step II : 15 yes 62 5148 talk now gone
Step III : 15 yes 48 62 51 talk now gone
Step IV : 15 yes 48 talk 62 51 now gone
Step V : 15 yes 48 talk 51 62 now gone
Step VI : 15 yes 48 talk 51 now 62 gone

2.       Step III of an input is:
21 victory 30 joint 64 47 all gone How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

• 1) Three
• 2) Four
• 3) Five
• 4) Six
• 5) None of these

Ans: 2.       (5)
Step III : 21 victory 30 joint 64 47 all gone
Step IV : 21 factory 30 joint 47 64 all gone
Step V : 21 victory 30 joint 47 gone 64 all

3.       Input :89 bind 32 goal house 61 12 joy
How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement?

• 1) Four
• 2) Five
• 3) Six
• 4) Seven
• 5) None of these

Ans: 3.       (3)
Input : 89 bind 32 goal house 61 12 joy
Step I : 12 89 bind 32 goal house 61 joy
Step II : 12 joy 89 bind 32 goal house 61
Step III : 12 joy 32 89 bind goal house 61
Step IV: 21 victory 30 joint 47 64 all gone
Step V : 21 victory 30 joint 47 gone 64 all

4.       Input:
Save 21 43 78 them early 36 for
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?

• 1) VI
• 2) VII
• 3) VIII
• 4) V
• 5) None of these

Ans: 4.       (5)
Input : save 21 43 78 them early 36 for
Step I : 21 save 43 78 them early 36 for
Step II : 21 them save 43 78 early 36 for
Step III : 21 them 36 save 43 78 early for
Step IV : 21 them 36 save 43 for 78 early

5.       Input : desire 59 63 all few 38 46 zone
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

• 1) Four
• 2) Five
• 3) Six
• 4) Seven
• 5) None of these

Ans: 5.       (2)
Input : desire 59 63 all few 38 46 zone
Step I : 38 desire 59 63 all few 46 zone
Step II : 38 zone desire 59 63 all few 46
Step IV: 38 zone 46 few desire 59 63 all
Step V : 38 zone 46 few 59 desire 63 all

Directions (6-10) : 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 : base 35 or gone 62 49 87 ahead
Step I : 87 base 35 or gone 62 49 ahead
Step II : 87 ahead base 35 or gone 62 49
Step III : 87 ahead 62 base 35 or gone 49
Step IV : 87 ahead 62 base 49 35 or gone
Step V : 87 head 62 base 49 gone 35 or
And step V 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.

6.       Input : how was you stay 56 25 36 64
Which of the following will be step VI ?

• 1) 64 how 56 was your stay 25 36
• 2) 64 how 56 stay 36 was 25 your
• 3) 64 how 56 stay 36 was your 25
• 4) there will be no such step
• 5) None of these

Ans: 6.       (4)
Input: how was your stay 56 25 36 64  
Step I: 64 how was your stay 56 25 36
Step II: 64 how 56 was your stay 25 36
Step III: 64 how 56 stay was your 25 36
Step IV: 64 how 56 stay 36 was your 25
Step V: 64 how 56 stay 36 was 25 your

7.       Input :power fail now 52 24 75 gate 34
Which of the following steps will be the last but one ?

• 1) IV
• 2) V
• 3) VI
• 4) VII
• 5) None of these

Ans: 7.        (3)
Input: power fail now 52 24 75 gate 34
Step I: 75 power fail now  52 24 gate 34
Step II: 75 fail power now 52 24 gate 34
Step III: 75 fail 52 power now 24 gate 34
Step IV: 75 fail 52 gate power now 24 34
Step V: 75 fail 52 gate 34 power now 24
Step VI: 75 fail 52 gate 34 now power 24
Step VII: 75 fail 52 gate 34 now 24 power

8.       Step III of an input is : 91 car 85 14 27 few new house
Which of the following is definitely the input ?

• 1) 85 14 91 car few new house
• 2) car 91 85 14 27 few new house
• 3) car 85 14 27 few new house 91
• 4) cannot be determined
• 5) None of these

Ans: 8.       (4) From the given step it is not possible to determine the input.

9.       Step II of an input is : 75 down 16 24 farm eager 62 sky
How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

• 1) Four
• 2) Five
• 3) Six
• 4) Seven
• 5) None of these

Ans: 9.       (1)
Step II: 75 down 16 24 farm eager 62 sky
Step III: 75 down 62 16 24 farm eager sky
Step IV: 75 down 62 eager 16 24 farm sky
Step V: 75 down 62 eager 24 16 farm sky
Step VI: 75 down 62 eager 24 farm 16 sky

10.   Input : 14 35  when they came 61 48 home
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

• 1) Four
• 2) Five
• 3) Six
• 4) Seven
• 5) None of these

Ans: 10.   (3)
Input: 14 35 when they came 61 48 home
Step I: 61 14 35 when they came 48 home
Step II: 61 came 14 35 when they 48 home
Step III: 61 came 48 14 35 when they home
Step IV: 61 came 48 home 14 35 when they
Step V: 61 came 48 home 35 14 when they
Step VI: 61 came 48 home 35 they 14 when