Instructions

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A word arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it using a particular rule. The following is the illustration and the steps of the arrangement
INPUT:   Smile Nile  Style   Mile   Shine Wine  Mine    Swine  Bovine Feline
STEP 1: Smile Nile  Style   Mile   Shine Wine  Bovine Feline  Mine    Swine
STEP 2: Style  Mile  Smile Nile    Shine Wine  Bovine Feline  Mine    Swine
STEP 3: Style  Mile  Smile Nile    Wine  Shine Bovine Feline  Mine    Swine
STEP 4: Mile   Style Nile    Smile Wine  Shine Feline  Bovine Swine  Mine
STEP 5: Nile   Smile Mile   Style  Wine  Shine Swine  Mine    Feline  Bovine
STEP 6: Nile   Smile Mile   Style  Wine  Shine Feline  Bovine Swine  Mine
STEP 7: Mile  Style  Nile    Smile Wine  Shine Feline  Bovine Swine  Mine

Question 33

If the arrangement is repeated which of the steps given below is same as the INPUT row?

Solution

Divide the whole sequence into group of words of 4, 2 and 4 so in the input the-

First group will be- Smile Nile Style Mile 

Second group will be - Shine Wine

Third group will be - Mine Swine Bovine Feline

In step 1 the 1 and 2 of Third group are exchanging their position with the 3 and 4 respectively i.e.  Mine Swine are exchanging their position with Bovine Feline respectively with everything else constant

therefore step 1 is- Smile Nile  Style   Mile   Shine Wine  Bovine Feline  Mine    Swine

In step 2 the 1 and 2 of First group are exchanging their position with the 3 and 4 respectively i.e. Smile Nile are exchanging their position with Style Mile respectively with everything else constant

therefore step 2 is- Style  Mile  Smile Nile    Shine Wine  Bovine Feline  Mine   Swine

In step 3 the 1 and 2 of Second group are exchanging their position i.e.  Shine is exchanging it's position with Wine with everything else constant

therefore step 3 is- Style Mile Smile Nile Wine Shine Bovine Feline Mine Swine

In step 4 the 1 and 2 of First group are exchanging their position i.e.  Style is exchanging it's position with Mile , 3 and 4 of First group are exchanging their position i.e.  Smile is exchanging it's position with Nile and Similarly the 1 and 2 of Third group are exchanging their position i.e.  Bovine is exchanging it's position with Feline , 3 and 4 of Third group are exchanging their position i.e. Mine is exchanging it's position with Swine with the positions of Shine and Wine remaining same

therefor step 4 is- Mile Style Nile Smile Wine Shine Feline Bovine Swine  Mine

In step 5 the 1 and 2 of First group are exchanging their position with the 3 and 4 respectively i.e. Mile Style are exchanging their position with Nile Smile respectively and the 1 and 2 of Third group are exchanging their position with the 3 and 4 respectively i.e. Feline Bovine are exchanging their position with Swine Mine respectively with everything else constant

therefor step 5 is- Nile Smile Mile Style Wine Shine Swine Mine Feline Bovine

In step 6 the 1 and 2 of Third group are exchanging their position with the 3 and 4 respectively i.e. Swine Mine are exchanging their position with Feline Bovine respectively with everything else constant

therefor step 6 is- Nile Smile Mile Style Wine Shine Feline Bovine Swine  Mine

In step 7 the 1 and 2 of First group are exchanging their position with the 3 and 4 respectively i.e. Nile Smile are exchanging their position with Mile Style respectively with everything else constant

therefor step 7 is- Mile  Style  Nile    Smile Wine  Shine Feline  Bovine Swine  Mine

As can be observed the pattern is repeating

therefore step 8 will be Mile  Style  Nile    Smile Shine Wine Feline  Bovine Swine  Mine

step 9- Style Mile Smile Nile Shine Wine Bovine Feline Mine Swine

step 10- Smile Nile Style Mile Shine Wine Mine Swine Bovine Feline

step 11- Smile Nile Style Mile Shine Wine Bovine Feline Mine Swine

step 12- Style Mile Smile Nile Shine Wine Bovine Feline Mine Swine

step 13- Style Mile Smile Nile Wine Shine Bovine Feline Mine Swine

step 14- Mile Style Nile Smile Wine Shine Feline Bovine Swine Mine

As can be seen the answer cannot be step 9/11/14 therefore by eliminating the options we get the answer as step 20

Therefore the answer is option 'C'


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