IBPS Clerk 11-Dec-2011 NZ 1st

In each question below is given a group of letters followed by four combinations of digits/symbols numbered a:, b:. c: and d:. You have to find out which of the combinations correctly represents the group of letters based on the following coding system and the conditions and mark the number of that combination as your answer. If none of the four combinations correctly represents the group of letters, give e: i.e. ‘None of these’ as the answer.Conditions :
(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel, their codes are to be interchanged.
(ii) If both the first and the last letters are vowels, both are to be coded as *.
(iii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant, both are to be coded as the code for the consonant.

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 in each step. The following is
an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input : base 35 or gone 62 49 87 ahead
Step 1 : 87 base 35 or gone 62 49 ahead
Step II : 87 ahead base 35 or gone 62 49
Step Ill : 87 ahead 62 base 35 or gone 49
Step IV : 87 ahead 62 base 49 35 or gone
Step V : 87 head 62 base 49 gone 35 or
and Step V is the last step of the rearrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.