English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideLogical ReasoningPuzzles
A number arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement: Input: 41, 19, 218, 229, 317, 64, 107 Step I: 317, 19, 218, 229, 41, 64, 107 Step II: 317, 229, 19, 218, 41, 64, 107 These steps get repeated thereafter. What will be the sixth step of the following input? Input: 320, 211, 59, 68, 119, 158
Options
- A59, 211, 320, 119, 68, 158, 63
- B320, 211, 158, 119, 68, 59, 63
- C320, 211, 158, 119, 68, 63, 59
- DCannot be determined
Correct answer
D. Cannot be determined
Step-by-step solution
Here the rule followed is the numbers are getting arranged in descending order. Step I: The largest of the given numbers interchanges its place with the first number. [In case the largest number is already arranged, the second largest is interchanged with the number next to the largest and so on.] Step II: The same process as that of step I will happen here but in this step, nos. will be shifted rightwards instead of interchange. Input: 320, 211, 59, 68, 119, 158, 63 Step I: 320, 211, 158, 68, 119, 59, 63 Step II: