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Directions:

A string of words is fed into a computing machine. It processes the input and gives an output in the following manner:

Input: Honesty is the best policy.

Step 1: is Honesty the best policy

Step 2: is the Honesty best policy

Step 3: is the best Honesty policy

Step 4: is the best policy Honesty

Output: is the best policy Honesty

Now,

If the input is "A rolling stone gathers no moss", what will be the fifth word in the string after 4 steps?

A) Moss B) No
C) Stone D) A

Answer:   D) A



Explanation:

For the input "A rolling stone gathers no moss", the steps followed are:

Step 1: rolling A stone gathers no moss

Step 2: rolling stone A gathers no moss

Step 3: rolling stone gathers A no moss

Step 4: rolling stone gathers no A moss

 

After 4 steps the fifth word is "A".

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