SSC Stenographer 2026 PYQ — Question 63

SSC Stenographer - 15 Sep 2026 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q63

These questions are based on the following information.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them by following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement.
Input: men 27 pen 32 ten 56 hen 48
Step I: hen men 27 pen 32 ten 56 48
Step II: hen 56 men 27 pen 32 ten 48
Step III: hen 56 men 48 27 pen 32 ten
Step IV: hen 56 men 48 pen 27 32 ten
Step V: hen 56 men 48 pen 32 27 ten
Step VI: hen 56 men 48 pen 32 ten 27
Step VI: is the final output for the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out appropriate steps for the given input and answer the following questions.
Which will be the input for the following output.
Output: fin45 mug 38 rug 33 wig 22

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

In this word and number rearrangement machine, elements are shifted one by one to their new positions in each successive step.
Since an element moved in a step could have come from any of several original positions, it is not possible to determine the previous steps or the original input from a later step or the final output.
Therefore, the input Cannot be determined.
Correct Answer: (D) Cannot be determined