Vision SBI PO_TS: INPUT-OUTPUT

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Directions (Q. 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. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: 96 voluntary supper 17 42 imprint brag until 61 30 shade 68 99 aerial
Step I: until 99 96 voluntary supper 17 42 imprint brag 61 30 shade 68 aerial
Step II: until 99 imprint 61 96 voluntary supper 17 42 brag 30 shade 68 aerial
Step III: until 99 imprint 61 aerial 17 96 voluntary supper 42 brag 30 shade 68

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Step IV: until 99 imprint 61 aerial 17 brag 30 96 voluntary supper 42 shade 68
Step V: until 99 imprint 61 aerial 17 brag 30 shade 42 96 voluntary supper 68
Step VI: until 99 imprint 61 aerial 17 brag 30 shade 42 supper 68 96 voluntary
Step VII: until 99 imprint 61 aerial 17 brag 30 shade 42 supper 68 voluntary 96
Step VII is the last step 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 input given below.
Input: 31 ovation veil 12 24 again embark fabric 61 40 vendor 89
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1. Which of the following will be Step V of the rearrangement?
1) ovation 89 embark 61 31 again fabric 12 veil 24 vendor 40
2) ovation 89 embark 61 again 31 fabric 12 veil 24 40 vendor
3) ovation 89 61 embark again 31 12 fabric veil 24 40 vendor
4) ovation 89 embark 61 again 31 fabric 12 veil 24 vendor 40
5) None of these

2. What is the position of fabric in Step IV?

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1) Seventh from the right 2) Seventh from the left

3) Sixth from the left 4) Fifth from the right
5) None of these

3. Which of the following is third to the left of the one that is eighth from the left end in Step III?
1) veil 2) 12 3) again 4) 31 5) None of these

4. Which of the following will be the last step but one?

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1) III 2) IV 3) V
4) Cant be determined 5) None of these

5. If ovation is related to 61 and again is related to vendor, 24 is related to which of the

following in Step II?
1) 40 2) veil 3) 31 4) again 5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information to answer the questions given
below:
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. (Every number is a 2-digit number.)

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 Input: Ravi 77 take medicine 96 85 64 73 every day 69.
Step I: day Ravi 77 take medicine 85 64 73 every 69 96.
Step II: day every Ravi 77 take medicine 64 73 69 96 85.

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Step III: day every medicine Ravi take 64 73 69 96 85 77.
Step IV: day every medicine Ravi take 64 69 96 85 77 73.
Step V: day every medicine Ravi take 64 96 85 77 73 69.
Step VI: day every medicine Ravi take 96 85 77 73 69 64.
Step VI is the last step 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.
Input: all in one 36 88 every second 79 68 95 60

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(every number is a two-digit number)

6. Which of the following would be the last but one step?

1) second one in every all 36 95 88 79 68 60.
2) in every all one 36 second 68 60 95 88 79.
3) all every in one second 95 88 79 68 60 36.
4) one in every all 36 second 60 95 88 79 68.
5) None of these
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7. Which word/number would be at the seventh position from the left in Step IV?
1) every 2) all 3) 60 4) in 5) None of these

8. Which word/number would be in the middle in Step II of the above input?

1) all 2) 95 3) one 4) 68 5) 36
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9. Which of the following words/numbers would be at the third position from the right in Step
V?
1) 36 2) 79 3) one 4) second 5) None of these

10. How many steps are required to complete the above input?
1) Four 2) Five 3) Six 4) Seven 5) Eight

Answers with Explanation

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(1-5):
The machine rearranges one word and one number in each step. As for words, the ones starting
with a vowel are rearranged first in reverse alphabetical order. When this is done, the ones starting
with a consonant are rearranged in alphabetical order. As for numbers, the odd numbers one
rearranged first in descending order and then the even numbers in ascending order.

Input: 31 ovation veil 12 24 again embark fabric 61 40 vendor 89

Step I: ovation 89 31 veil 12 24 again embark fabric 61 40 vendor
Step II: ovation 89 embark 61 31 veil 12 24 again fabric 40 vendor
Step III: ovation 89 embark 61 again 31 veil 12 24 fabric 40 vendor
Step IV: ovation 89 embark 61 again 31 fabric 12 veil 24 40 vendor

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 Step V: ovation 89 embark 61 again 31 fabric 12 veil 24 vendor 40

1. 4 2. 2 3. 3 4. 2 5. 1

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(6-10):
Here, words are arranged in alphabetical order, while numbers are arranged in descending order
from the right side.

Input: all in one 36 88 every second 79 68 95 60

Step I: all every in one 36 88 second 79 68 60 95
Step II: all every in one second 36 79 68 60 95 88

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Step III: all every in one second 36 68 60 95 88 79
Step IV: all every in one second 36 60 95 88 79 68
Step V: all every in one second 36 95 88 79 68 60
Step VI: all every in one second 95 88 79 68 60 36.

6. 5
all every in one second 36 95 88 79 68 60.

7. 3
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