Question of the day 18-3-2017

Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. 
A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input: garland 10 behest deprive 18 22 savage 42 56 retake
Step 1: best garland 10 deprive 18 22 savage 42 56 retake
Step 2: best garland 10 deprive 18 22 savage 42 retake 28
Step 3: best drive garland 10 18 22 savage 42 retake 28
Step 4: best drive garland 10 18 22 savage retake 21 28
Step 5: best drive gland 10 18 22 savage retake 21 28
Step 6: best drive gland 10 18 savage retake 11 21 28
Step 7: best drive gland rake 10 18 savage 11 21 28
Step 8: best drive gland rake 10 savage 09 11 21 28
Step 9: best drive gland rake sage 10 09 11 21 28
Step 10: best drive gland rake sage 05 09 11 21 28
This is the final arrangement and step 10 is the last step for this input.

Input: 60 resound betake 16 avoid 32 24 repaid 48 strew

1. Which word/number is third to left of fifth element from right end in step 6?
A) repaid     B) 24             C) raid   D) bake  E) strew

2. If ‘bake’ is related to ‘16’ in step 8 and ‘resound’ is related to ‘24’ in step 5, then in step 3 ‘16’ is related to?
A) aid          B) 24             C) 48    D) strew  E) repaid

3. Which numbers/words are between ‘round’ and ‘12’ in step 9?
A) sew        B) 32            C) 16            D) 16and24        E) sew and 16

4. What is the total of the numbers which are fifth from left end and second to right of fifth from right end in step 7?
A) 40           B) 48            C) 32            D) 56     E) 34

5. Which step number is the following step?
Step: aid bake resound 16 32 24 repaid strew 24 30
A) 6             B) 5       C) 3       D) 4       E) There is no such step