Study the following information to 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. (Single digit numbers are preceded by a zero. All other numbers are two digit numbers)
Input : good 18 to raise 02 12 money 28 for 57 charity 09.
Step I : to good 18 raise 02 12 money 28 for charity 09 57.
Step II : to raise good 18 02 12 money for charity 09 28 57.
Step III : to raise money good 02 12 for charity 09 18 28 57.
Step IV : to raise money good 02 for charity 09 12 18 28 57.
Step V : to raise money good for charity 02 09 12 18 28 57.
Step V is the last Step of the arrangement of the above input as the intended arrangement is obtained.
These questions are based on the following input:
Input : always 19 give 21 84 for 62 14 worthy cause.
How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement for the above input?
In step I, the word with the largest first letter alphabetically is placed at first position and the highest number is placed at last position. Then in second step, the word with second largest first letter is placed at second position and the second highest number is placed at second last position.
Similar pattern is followed in next steps, and finally the words are arranged in descending order of their first letters alphabetically and the numbers are arranged in ascending order.
Input : always 19 give 21 84 for 62 14 worthy cause
Step I : worthy always 19 give 21 for 62 14 cause 84
Step II : worthy give always 19 21 for 14 cause 62 84
Step III : worthy give for always 19 14 cause 21 62 84
Step IV : worthy give for cause always 14 19 21 62 84
Step IV is the final step.
=> Ans - (C)
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