SBI & IBPS : Reasoning Questions Quiz - 20

Directions (1-5): 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: 61 porcelain 41 stabilize new 33 57 home 
  • Step I:  33 61 porcelain 41 stabilize new 57 home
  • Step II:  33 stabilize 61 porcelain 41 new 57 home
  • Step III:  33 stabilize 41 61 porcelain new 57 home
  • Step IV: 33 stabilize 41 porcelain 61 new 57 home
  • Step V:  33 stabilize 41 porcelain 57 61 new home
  • Step VI: 33 stabilize 41 porcelain 57 new 61 home
As per the rule followed in the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

1. If step II of an input is: 19 task bear cold duck 82 65 33,
How many more steps are required to complete the above rearrangement of the given input? 
  • (1) Three 
  • (2) Four 
  • (3) Five 
  • (4) Six
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (3)

2. Input: 73 60 38 genuine for picnic 25 journey 
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement of the given input?
  • (1) Three 
  • (2) Four 
  • (3) Five 
  • (4) Six
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (4)

3. Input: nick flower 37 14 cost height 42 57
Which of the following will be step III of the given input? 
  • (1) 14 nick 37 height flower cost 42 57 
  • (2) 14 nick 37 height 42 flower cost 57
  • (3) 14 nick 37 flower cost height 42 57 
  • (4) 14 nick flower 37 cost height 42 57
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (1)

4. If step II of an input is: 17 victory 19 37 58 store like town,
Which of the following will be step III of the rearrangement of the input? 
  • (1) 17 victory 19 town store 37 58 like 
  • (2) 17 victory 19 town 37 store 58 like
  • (3) 17 victory 19 town 37 58 store like 
  • (4) There will be no such step
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (3)

5. If step III of an input is: 36 window 45 96 86 ultra book queen
How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement of the input? 
  • (1) Three
  • (2) Four
  • (3) Five 
  • (4) Six
  • (5) None of these
 Ans: (1)

Directions (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: genuine nostalgia 53 39 18 for aerator 66 
  • Step I: 66 genuine nostalgia 53 39 18 for aerator 
  • Step II: 66 aerator genuine nostalgia 53 39 18 for 
  • Step III: 66 aerator 53 genuine nostalgia 39 18 for 
  • Step IV: 66 aerator 53 for genuine nostalgia 39 18 
  • Step V:  66 aerator 53 for 39 genuine nostalgia 18 
  • Step VI: 66 aerator 53 for 39 genuine nostalgia 18
  • Step VII: 66 aerator 53 for 39 genuine 18 nostalgia
As per the rule followed in the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

6. Input: treacherous 18 27 demagogue are 91 hour zero 31 16 chairs.
Which of the following will be step IV?
  • (1) 91 are 31 treacherous 18 27 demagogue hour zero 16 chairs
  • (2) 91 treacherous 18 27 demagogue are hour zero 31 16 chairs
  • (3) 91 are 31 chairs treacherous 18 27 demagogue hour zero 16
  • (4) 91 are 31 chairs 27 demagogue 18 treacherous hour zero 16
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (3)

7. Input: how two 38 23 87 43 roguish over
Which of the following steps will be the last?
  • (1) Step IV 
  • (2) Step V 
  • (3) Step VI
  • (4) Step VII
  • (5) None of these 
Ans: (3)

8. If step II of an input is: 94 can 86 window shut 52 31 hospice,
Which of the following is definitely the input of the above step?
  • (1) 94 can window 86 shut 52 31 hospice 
  • (2) 86 window 94 can shut 52 31 hospice
  • (3) can shut window 86 52 31 hospice 94 
  • (4) Cannot be determined 
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (4)

9. If Input is “show 51 37 nostalgia for 82 49 genius”, 
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
  • (1) Step VII 
  • (2) Step VIII 
  • (3) Step VI
  • (4) Step V 
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (3)

10. If step IV of an input is: 58 box 47 dew 15 21 town pot,
Which of the steps will be the last?
  • (1) Step VII
  • (2) Step VI
  • (3) Step VIII
  • (4) Step IX
  • (5) None of these
 Ans: (2)