Multiple choice

What will be the third word/number to the right of ‘86‘ in the seventh step of given input?

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given question:

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 its rearrangement.

(All numbers in the question are two-digit numbers)

Input: wait 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 8 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence 

Step (1): 8 11 lawn metal lavish 9 dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 offence wait
Step (2): 8 9 11 lawn metal lavish dust 38 caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence
Step (3): 8 9 38 11 lawn lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle 66 damn 96 72 wait offence metal
Step (4): 8 9 38 11 66 lavish dust caught 97 31 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn
Step (5): 8 9 38 11 66 31 dust caught 97 ankle damn 96 72 wait offence metal lawn lavish
Step (6): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 caught 97 ankle damn 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust
Step (7): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 caught ankle 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn
Step (8): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 ankle wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught
Step (9): 8 9 38 11 66 31 72 97 96 wait offence metal lawn lavish dust damn caught ankle

This is the final arrangement and step 9 is the last step for this input.
Now, according to the above steps, solve this input.
Input:
 van 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 4 nation 45

  1. Knot

  2. Nation

  3. 45

  4. 75

  5. Van

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Step 1) 4 18 apricot 23 fault 7 37 nest 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van

Step 2) 4 7 18 apricot 23 fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest nation 45 van nest

Step 3) 4 7 18 23 apricot fault 37 74 knot 58 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation
Step 4) 4 7 18 23 58 apricot fault 37 74 drought 86 drum guest 45 van nest nation knot
Step 5) 4 7 18 23 58 37 apricot fault 74 drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest
Step 6) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 apricot drought 86 drum 45 van nest nation knot guest fault
Step 7) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 apricot drought 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum
Step 8) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 apricot van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought Step 9) 4 7 18 23 58 37 74 45 86 van nest nation knot guest fault drum drought apricot