A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and number rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input 51 pour 32 start now 23 46 house
Step I: 23 51 pour 32 start now 46 house
Step II: 23 start 51 pour 32 now 46 house Step
Step III: 23 start 3 2 51 pour now 46 house Step
Step IV: 23 start 32 pour 51 now 46 house Step
Step V: 23 start 32 pour 46 51 now house Step
Step VI : 23 start 32 pour 46 now 51 house As per the rules
followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input : milk pot 18 24 over goal 36 53 Which of the following steps will be the last but one

Options

A. VI
B. V
C. VII
D. VIII

Answer

B

Explanation

If we examine the given input and various steps ofrearrangement we would find that one number and one word are arranged alternately. Pattern followed is one word get arranged according to alphabetical order in one step and the number is arranged ascending order in next step. The pattern continues till all the words and numbers are arranged according to pattern.
Input : milk pot 18 24 over goal 36 53
Step I: 18 milk pot 24 over goal 36 53
Step II: 18 pot milk 24 over goal 36 53
Step III: 18 pot 24 milk over goal 36 53
Step IV: 18 pot 24 over milk goal 36 53
Step V: 18 pot 24 over 36 milk goal 53
Step VI: 18 pot 24 over 36 milk 53 goal
So step V is last but one.