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IBPS PO Mains 12 Oct 2025 Shift 1 Paper

Question Numbers: 21-25

Directions: A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Input: glow 48 mint 27 brave 13 spark 65 train 54

Step I: barve glow 48 mint 27 spark 65 train 54 3

Step II: golw barve 48 mint spark 65 train 54 3 14

Step III: mnit golw barve spark 65 train 54 3 14 32

Step IV: tarin mnit golw barve spark 65 3 14 32 20

Step V: saprk tarin mnit golw barve 3 14 32 20 30

And Step V is the final step of the arrangement.

Now solve the following based on the given input:

Input: stone 36 quick 47 panel 28 drift 64 clamp 15

Question : 21 of 145

Marks: +1, -0

Which element is second to the left of the fourth element from the right end in Step I?

36
quick
drift
47
clamp

Validate

Solution:

Concept:

In Step I, one word is placed at the left end and one number at the right end according to the given logic.

Explanation:

Step I is: calmp stone

36

quick

47

panel

28

drift

64

5

Count the fourth element from the right end.

From the right:

5

64

, drift,

28

is the fourth element.

Now move second to the left of

28

Sequence from left: calmp, stone,

36

, quick,

47

, panel,

28

, drift,

64

5

The element second to the left of

28

47

Answer:

47

(Option D).

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