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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 : 103 of 155

Marks: +1, -0

Which of the following represents Step IV of the given Input?

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

Validate

Solution:

Concept:

A step-by-step machine rearrangement uses a fixed logic to transform numbers in each step.

Explanation:

For the given input, the same pattern is followed as in the example.

Input:

35\ 39\ 96\ 47\ 58\ 55\ 75\ 86

Step I: Multiply the digits of each two-digit number.

Step I:

15\ 27\ 54\ 28\ 40\ 25\ 35\ 48

Step II: Subtract

2

from even numbers and add

2

to odd numbers, then arrange in ascending order.

Step II:

17\ 26\ 27\ 29\ 37\ 38\ 46\ 52

Step III: For each number, take the squares of its digits and find the absolute difference.

Step III:

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

Step IV: Rearrange Step III numbers in ascending order.

Step IV:

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

Thus, the correct option is D.

Answer:

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

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