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IBPS Clerk Mains 29 Nov 2025 Paper

Question Numbers: 101-104

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

A number arrangement machine, when given an input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement.

Input: 85 16 36 28 43 97 55 73

Step I: 40 06 18 16 12 63 25 21

Step II: 04 10 14 16 23 27 38 65

Step III: 16 01 15 35 05 45 55 11

Step IV: 01 05 11 15 16 35 45 55

Step V: 10 09 08 07 06 05 02 01

Step V is the last step of the arrangement.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions.

Input: 35 39 96 47 58 55 75 86

Question : 101 of 155

Marks: +1, -0

Which of the element comes third to the right of the fifth element from the right end in Step IV?

Validate

Solution:

Concept:

Identify the fifth element from the right end in Step IV, then count three positions to its right.

Explanation:

Step IV for the given input is:

20,\ 21,\ 32,\ 40,\ 45,\ 48,\ 55,\ 77

The fifth element from the right end is

40

Counting from the right:

77

is 1st,

55

is 2nd,

48

is 3rd,

45

is 4th,

40

is 5th.

Now move three positions to the right of

40

40 \rightarrow 45 \rightarrow 48 \rightarrow 55

Hence, the element that comes third to the right of the fifth element from the right end is

55

Answer:

55

(Option D)

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