Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given question.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearrange 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 I: all day 74 night 36 25 68 for
Step II: all 74 day night 36 25 68 for
Step III: all 74 day 68 night 36 25 for
Step IV: all 74 day 68 for night 36 25
Step V: all 74 day 68 for 36 night 25
And Step V is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.
As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
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Step III of an input: bond 86 goal 12 33 like high 46
Which of the following will be step VII?
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- bond 86 goal 46 like 12 33 high
- bond 86 goal 46 high like 12 33
- bond 86 goal 46 high 33 like 12
- There will be no such step
- None of these
Correct Option: C
In the first step, the word that comes first in the alphabetical order shifts to the left most position. While the remaining line shifts rightward. In the next step, the largest number shifts to the second position from left, pushing the remaining line shifts rightward. This goes on alternately till the words get arranged in an alphabetical order and the number in a descending order at alternately position.
Step III: bond 86 goal 12 33 like high 46
Step IV: bond 86 goal 46 12 33 like high
Step V: bond 86 goal 46 high 12 33 like.
Step VI: bond 86 goal 46 high 33 12 like.
Step VII: bond 86 goal 46 high 33 like 12
