Reasoning Quiz for IBPS| IPPB – 244

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranged them following a particular rule in each step.The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input : day 74 night 36 25 68 all for
Step 1 : all day 74 night 36 25 68 for
Step 2 : all 74 day night 36 25 68 for
Step 3 : all 74 day 68 night 36 25 for
Step 4 : all 74 day 68 for night 36 25
Step 5 : all 74 day 68 for 36 night 25
Step 5 is the last step of the rearrangement of the 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.

Input : war 50 and peace 41 13 now 24

1)How many steps will required to complete the rearrangement ?
1)Seven
2)Six
3)Five
4)Four
5)None of these
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Answer  2) Six
Input : war 50 and peace 41 13 now 24
Step 1: and war 50 peace 41 13 now 24
Step 2: and 50 war peace 41 13 now 24
Step 3: and 50 now war peace 41 13 24
Step 4: and 50 now 41 war peace 13 24
Step 5: and 50 now 41 peace war 13 24
Step 6: and 50 now 41 peace 24 war 13
Step : 3 – bond 86 goal 12 33 like high 46

2)Which of the following will be step 7
1)bond 86 goal 46 like 12 33 high
2)bond 86 goal 46 high like 33 12
3)bond 86 goal 46 high 33 like 12
4)No such step
5)None of these

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Answer 3) bond 86 goal 46 high 33 like 12
Step 3: bond 86 goal 12 33 like high 46
Step 4: bond 86 goal 46 12 33 like high
Step 5: bond 86 goal 46 high 12 33 like
Step 6: bond 86 goal 46 high 33 12 like
Step 7: bond 86 goal 46 high 33 like12
Step 2 : car 73 18 25 wear 49 long for

3)Which of the following will be the input ?
1)18 25 wear 49 long for car 73
2)73 18 car 25 wear 49 long for
3)18 73 25 car wear 49 long for
4)18 25 73 wear 49 long for car
5)Cannot be determined

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Answer  5) Cannot be determined
Explanation :we cannot predict the input from the given step.
Input : mind new 27 35 19 59 own tower

4)Which of the following step will be the last step?
1)7
2)6
3)5
4)4
5)None of these

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Answer -4) 4
Input : mind new 27 35 19 59 own tower
Step 1: mind 59 new 27 35 19 own tower
Step 2: mind 59 new 35 27 19 own tower
Step 3: mind 59 new 35 own 27 19 tower
Step 4: mind 59 new 35 own 27 tower 19
Step 4 : dear 63 few 51 16 29 yes now

5)How many more steps will require to complete the arrangement ?
1)5
2)4
3)3
4)2

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Answer 3) 3
Step 4 : dear 63 few 51 16 29 yes now
Step 5: dear 63 few 51 now 16 29 yes
Step 6: dear 63 few 51 now 29 16 yes
Step 7: dear 63 few 51 now 29 yes 16

Eight people M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line with equal distances between each other,but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing North and some of them are facing south.

M sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. Only three people sit between M and S. Q sits exactly between M and S.
T sits third to the right of Q. N is an immediate neighbour of T and faces south. O sits second to the right of R. O is not an immediate neighbour of S.
Immediate neighbour of S face opposite directions(i.e. if one neighbour faces North then the other neighbour faces south and Voce-Versa)
M and P face the same direction as Q(i.e if Q faces north then M and P also face North and Vice-Versa). Both the immediate neighbours of Q face south.

6)In the given arrangement, if two people come and sit to the immediate left of Q, how many people will sit between R and O?
1)Two
2)Three
3)Four
4)More than four
5)One

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Answer 2)Three

7)Who amongst the following sits third to the right of R?
1)M
2)Q
3)Other than those given as options
4)N
5)S

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Answer 1) M

8)How many people face North as per the given arrangement?
1)Two
2)Three
3)Four
4)More than four
5)One

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Answer 3)Four

9)Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based upon their seating arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
1)QO
2)MR
3)NR
4)OS
5)PS

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Answer 1)QO
10)Who amongst the following sits at extreme right end of row?
1)O
2)R
3)T
4)P
5)M

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Answer 4)P