Single Side Arrangement Problem


 
 
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Single Side Arrangement Problem

Arrangement Type:- In this type of questions, the words or the numbers are arranged as per a fixed pattern. This pattern can be an alphabetical order in case of words, it can be an increasing or decreasing order in case of numbers.

How to identify whether the given input is of shifting or arrangement?

The basic difference between them are that the shifting goes on endlessly and at last it is written and so on and in arrangement arranging ends as soon as the order intended is achieved I.e., arrangement type of questions has last step.

Arrangement is of two types.

1. Single Side Arrangement.                                       2. Double Side Arrangement.

Single - Side Arrangement Problems :  In these type of problems the elements in the list are arranged starting from one side of the list.

Illustration : - 

Input - Ram fell 26 35 In 62 23 well.

Step I - 62 Ram fell 26 35 In 23 well.

Step II - 62 fell Ram 26 35 In 23 well.

Step III - 62 fell 35 Ram 26 In 23 well.

Step IV - 62 fell 35 In Ram 26 23 well.

Step V - 62 fell 35 In 26 Ram 23 well.

Step Vth is the final step of the Input. As per the above arrangement solve the following questions carefully.

Input - Orange Banana 35 32 61 Axe Zoo 18

How many steps are required to complete the above arrangement ?

A. V                    B.  VI               C. VII            D. VIII               E.  None of these

Answer: B

Solution: On analysing the steps we find that we starting from the left side and are placing one element in the list at the correct position. If we focus upon the last step of arrangement we find that numbers and words are arranged at alternate positions that is numbers are placed at odd positions i.e. 1 , 3, 5, 7 and the words are arranged at even positions i.e. 2, 4, 6, and so on. Moreover the numbers are arranged in descending order and words are arranged in alphabetical order .

So in the first step the number having the maximum value is placed at position 1

In the second step the word that will be at first position when arranged alphabetically will be placed at position 2

In the third step the highest number from the remaining numbers is placed at position 3.

In the fourth step the word from the remaining words will be at next position alphabetically will be placed at position 4. and so on

We will repeat the process for all element in the input and each element is arranged step by step.

Input - Orange Banana 35 32 61 Axe Zoo18

Step I- 61 Orange Banana 35 32 Axe Zoo18

Step II- 61 Axe Orange Banana 35 32 Zoo 18

Step III- 61 Axe 35 Orange Banana 32 Zoo18

Step IV- 61 Axe 35 Banana Orange 32 Zoo18

Step IV - 61 Axe 35 Banana 32 Orange Zoo18

Step VI - 61 Axe 35 Banana 32 Orange 18 Zoo

Finally we focus that step VI is the last step of above arrangement. In above cases we found that input are arranged from the left side only.

Tricks Regarding Arrangement: -

  • In questions on arrangement when any step is given and input is asked answer will be "cant be determined".
  • To identify the pattern in question prefer the last step.
  • In this type of question when words all of sudden get transformed in number then the numbers most of the time comes from the place value of first or last letter of the word.
  • In arrangement problems, the contents of an earlier step can never be determined with certainly.
  • Sample Questions
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    Question : 1

    Input : Artificials extraordinary cant have superficial elephant.

    Step I : extraordinary artificial cant have superficial elephant.

    Step II : extraordinary superficial  artificial can have elephant.

    Step III : extraordinary superficial  artificial  elephant cant have

    Step IV : extraordinary superficial  artificial elephant have cant.

    Step V : 25 12 19 20 5 20

                   7 3 10 2 5 2

    Step VI is the last step.

    As per the rules followed in the above steps, out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

    Input : Can curious frequently apparent element fantabulous.

    Which of the following is last but one step ?

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2
    A word arrangement machine, when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and the steps of rearrangement.
    Input :     Go     for     to     Though     By     easy     To     Access     at
    Step I :     Access     Go     for     to     Though     By     easy     To     at
    Step II :     Access     at     Go     for     to     Though     By     easy     To
    Step III :     Access     at     By     Go     for     to     Though     easy     To
    Step VI :     Access     at     By     easy     Go     for     to     Though     To
    Step V :     Access     at     By     easy     for     Go     to     Though     To
    Step VI :     Access     at     By     easy     for     Go     Though     to     To
    Step VII :     Access     at     By     easy     for     Go     Though     To     to


    And Step VII is the last step for this input
     

    As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in the given questions the appropriate step for the given input.
    Input  :  story  For  around  on  was  He  at

    Which of the following will be step IV for the given input?
    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    A word arrangement machine, when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and the steps of rearrangement.

    Input 1 : 45 tide article 38 24 disclosure which 5 aerious 15

    Step 2 : which 7 45 tide article 38 24 disclosure aerious 15

    Step 3 : which 7 45 tide article 38 24 disclosure aerious 15

    Step 4 : which 7 tide 13 45 article 38 24 disclosure aerious

    Step 5 : which 7 tide 13 article 45 38 24 disclosure aerious

    Step 6 : which 7 tide 13 article 26 45 38 disclosure aerious

    Step 7 : which 7 tide 13 article 26 disclosure 45 38 aerious

    Step 8 : which 7 tide 13 article 26 disclosure 36 45 aerious

    Step 9 : which 7 tide 13 article 26 disclosure 36 aerious 45

    Step 10 : which 7 tide 13 article 26 disclosure 36 aerious 47

    This is the final arrangement and step 10 is the last step for this input.

    Input : aerious 14 accused 43 9 fireboard 30 that 58 wide

    Which word/nimber is third to right of fifth element from right end in step VI ?

     

    Right Option : A
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