Study the following information to
answer the questions given below:
A number arrangement machine when given an input
Of numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in
each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps
of rearrangement.
`{:("Input : 48 245 182 26 99 542 378 297"),("Step I : 542 48 245 182 26 99 378 297"),("Step II.: 542 26 48 245 182 99 378 297"),("Step III :542 26 378 48 245 182 99 297"),("Step IV :542 26 378 48 297 245 182 99"),("Step V.: 542 26 378 48 297 99 245 182"):}`
(This is the final arrangement and Step V is the last step for this input.)
If the first step of an input is '785 198 32 426 373 96 49'
then which of the following steps will be '785 32 426 49 198 373 96'?

Options

A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Fifth

Answer

C

Explanation

After analysing the sample sequence, the pattern/rule in
each step for a number arrangement is as follows :
First step : Largest number comes to the left most position.
The remaining numbers shifts rightwards.
Second step : Smallest number shifts to the second
position. The remaining numbers shifts right words as so on.
So, the numbers are arranged as : largest, smallest, second
largest, second smallest, ....... and so on OR in descending
order and in an ascending order alternately.
Note : At each step, position of only. one number is altered.
`{:("step I : 785 198 32 426 373 96 49"),("Step II : 785 32 198 426 373 96 49"),("Step III :785 32 426 198 373 96 49"),("Step IV :785 32 426 49 198 373 96"):}`