REASONING FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS-

10.05.19
- Sequential Output Tracing

Description : Sequential output tracing contain a message comprising

of random letters or words or numbers given as the data took after by
steps of adjustments to give sequential output.

The applicant is to follow out the example in the given course of action
and after that locate the required output step as required by the
directions given in the problems/questions.

Concept : The following possible steps can be helpful to the candidate

in order to determine the pattern in the given re-arrangement.

Put the given numbers in increasing or decreasing manner.

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Make the given set of words in reverse order according to the steps.
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Arrange the given words towards the front or back alphabetical order.
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Organise the positions of words or numbers according to a set pattern.

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Model 1: An electronic gadget reworks numbers regulated in a specific

request as indicated by an arrangement of standards. The gadget stops
when the last result is obtained. For this situation the gadget stops at
Step V.

Input: 88 18 38 05 20 99 62 08

Step 1: 99 88 18 38 05 20 62 08

Step 2: 99 88 62 18 38 05 20 08

Step 3: 99 88 62 38 18 05 20 08

Step 4: 99 88 62 38 20 18 05 08

Step 5: 99 88 62 38 20 18 08 05
Then, answer the following questions:

1. Which of the following will be Step 3 for the input below?

Input: 08 24 18 32 34 16 20 05

a) 34 32 24 08 18 16 20 05

b) 34 32 08 24 18 16 20 05

c) 34 08 24 18 32 16 20 05

d) 34 30 08 24 18 19 20 05

2. Which step is the last step for the input below?

Input: 25 08 35 11 88 67 23

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Step 1: 34 08 24 18 32 16 20 05
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Step 2: 34 32 08 24 18 16 20 05
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Step 3: 34 32 24 08 18 16 20 05

So, option(a) is the correct answer.

2. Given

Input: 16 09 25 27 06 05

Step 1: 27 16 09 25 06 05

Step 2: 27 25 16 09 06 05

Therefore, The whole given set of numbers arranged in descending

order by step 2 itself. So, step 2 is the last step fro given input.

Model 2: A word arrangement machine, when given an input line of

words, rearranges it in every step following a certain rule. Following is
an illustration of an input line of words and various steps of
rearrangement.

Input: over go for through at one

Step 1: for over go through at one

Step 2: for go over through at one

Step 3: for go one over through at

Step 4: for go one at over through

1. Input: and do pet to on that

What will be third step for this input?

2. Input: ink hurry yet for the victory

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3. Input: If step 4 of an input is ‘violet for sour height journey medium’,

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Which step would be step 2 of the given input?

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1. Given that

Input: and do pet to on that

Step 1: pet and do to on that

Step 2: pet and to do on that

Step 3: pet and to on do that

Therefore, output will be ‘pet and to on do that’ in step 3.

2. Given that

Input: ink hurry yet for the victory

Step 1: yet ink hurry for the victory

Step 2: yet for ink hurry the victory

Step 3: yet for victory ink hurry the

Step 4: yet for victory hurry ink the

Step 5: yet for victory hurry the ink

Therefore, ‘yet for victory hurry the ink’ is the last step.

3. Given that

Step 4: violet for sour height journey medium

step 4 says that these words automatically came to its place during
rearrangement, but each of them were replaced at one step.

So, Step 2 must contain only ‘violet’ and ‘for’ in the first and second
places, and each one of ‘sour’ and ‘height’ must lie at any place after
‘jumping’, so that each of them needs to be rearranged. ప్స్
Model 3: A word and number arrangement machine when given an
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input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a

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particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and

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rearrangement.
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Input: in can 24 74 site 39 14 house

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Step 2: site 14 in can 24 74 39 house

Step 3: site 14 can in 24 74 39 house

Step 4: site 14 can 24 in 74 39 house

Step 5: site 14 can 24 house in 74 39

Step 6: site 14 can 24 house 39 in 74

1. Input: tell to you 59 42 74 and 14

Which of the following will be step 3 for the above input?

a) you 14 tell to 59 42 74 and

b) you 14 to tell 59 42 74 and

c) you 14 to 42 tell 59 74 and

d) you 14 to 42 tell 59 and 74

e) None of these.

2. Step 3 of an input is: Red 14 ready 82 74 26 aim life

How many more steps will be required to complete the

rearrangement?

3. Step 4 of an input is: when 18 father 33 may know 57 41

How many more steps will be required to complete the

rearrangement?

Solution:

1. Given input: ప్స్

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Step 1: you tell to 59 42 74 and 14

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Step 2: you 14 tell to 59 42 74 and

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Step 3: you 14 to tell 59 42 74 and

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Therefore, option(b) is the correct answer as step 3.

2. Given that:

Step 3: red 14 ready 82 74 26 aim life

Step 4: red 14 ready 26 82 74 aim life

Step 5: red 14 ready 26 life 82 74 aim

Step 6: red 14 ready 26 life 74 82 aim

Step 7: red 14 ready 26 life 74 aim 82

Therefore, step 7 is the last step. So, there are four more steps of
rearrangement.

3. Given step 4 of input: when 18 father 33 may know 57 41

Step 4: when 18 father 33 may know 57 41

Step 5: when 18 father 33 know may 57 41

Step 6: when 18 father 33 know 41 may 57

Therefore, step 6 is the last step. So, there are two more steps of
rearrangement after step 6.

Model 4: The admission ticket for a show bears a secret word which is
changed after each clock hour in light of set of words decided for every
day. The following is an illustration of the code and steps of
rearrangement for subsequent clock hours. The time is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Day’s first password :

First Batch — 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. is not ready cloth simple harmony

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Second Batch — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ready not is cloth burning harmony

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Third Batch — 11 a.m. to 12 noon cloth is not ready simple harmony

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Fourth Batch — 12 noon to 1 p.m. not is cloth ready burning harmony

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simple

Fifth Batch — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ready cloth is not simple harmony

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and so on.

1. If the password for 6th batch i.e. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. is – “are trap cut
he but say lap”, what will be the password for 2nd batch i.e. 10-11
a.m. ?

2. If the batch 2 of the day has the password — “came along net or
else key lot”, what would be the password for batch 4 (i.e. 12 noon to
1 p.m.) ?

3. If the password for the first batch was — “rate go long top we let
have”, which batch will have the password — “go rate top long have
let we” ?
Solution:

1. Sixth batch : are trap cut he but say lap

Fifth batch : cut trap are he lap say but

Fourth batch : he are trap cut but say lap

Third batch : trap are he cut lap say but

Second batch : cut he are trap but say lap

In the first step, the first three and the last three letters are written in
a reverse order.

Then, the first four and the last three letters are written in a reverse
order.

The process is repeated to obtain successive output steps. ప్స్

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Therefore, ‘cut he are trap but say lap’ is the output for second batch.
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2. Input: came along net or else key lot

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Third batch : or net along came lot key else

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Fourth batch : along net or came else key lot

Therefore, ‘along net or came else key lot’ is the output for fourth
batch.

3.First batch : rate go long top we let have

Second batch : long go rate top have let we

Third batch : top rate go long we let have

Fourth batch : go rate top long have let we

Therefore, batch fourth will have the output ‘go rate top long have let
we’.