Multiple choice

Directions: An electronic device, when fed with the numbers, rearranges them in a particular order following certain rules. The following is a step by step process of rearrangements, for the given input of numbers.

Input : 5 28 12 74 3 11 31 42 Step I : 74 5 28 12 3 11 31 42 Step II : 74 3 5 28 12 11 31 42 Step III: 74 3 42 5 28 12 11 3 Step IV: 74 3 42 5 28 11 12 3 (For the given input, step IV is the last step)

Which of the following will be the step III for the following input?

Input: 89 24 44 25 9 14 5 2

  1. 44 5 14 25 89 9 2 24

  2. 44 5 14 9 24 2 89 25

  3. 44 5 24 9 85 25 14 2

  4. None of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The pattern of the arrangement of steps of the given input suggests that the given input is split into two sections - one for even numbers and other for odd numbers. Then, these numbers are arranged in such a way that even numbers are arranged in a descending order and odd numbers are arranged in an ascending order. Input    :           89        24        44        25        09        14        5          2 Step I   :           44        89        24        25        09        14        5          2 Step II  :           44        05        89        24        25        09        14        2 Step III :           44        05        24        89        25        09        14        2 Since none of the options contains the correct order of the input as shown by step III, so the correct answer is (4). 

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