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Which of the following would be last step but one?
A. 121 9 81 196 4 144 senseless tetanus reorganise abstract unofficial knead narcotic
B. 121 9 81 196 4 144 senseless tetanus abstract orderly unofficial knead narcotic reorganise
C. 121 9 81 196 4 144 unofficial abstract knead narcotic orderly reorganise senseless tetanus
D. 121 9 81 196 4 144 abstract orderly unofficial knead narcotic reorganise senseless tetanus
E. None of these

Answer: Option E

Explanation:

The rearrangement takes place in such a way that squares of numbers are arranged from left side with the largest odd and then the smallest odd numbers. After that same for even numbers. Words are arranged from right side-first the ones starting with vowels and then those with consonants as they appear in alphabetical series.

Input          196 narcotic senseless 121 81 orderly tetanus 4 knead unofficial 144 abstract reorganise 9

Step I         121 96 narcotic senseless 81 orderly tetanus 4 knead unofficial 144 reorganise 9 abstract

Step II       121 9 196 narcotic senseless 81 tetanus 4 Knead unofficial 144 reorganise abstract orderly  

Step III      121 9 81 196 narcotic senseless tetanus 4 Knead 144 reorganise abstract orderly unofficial

Step IV      121 9 81 196 4 narcotic senseless tetanus 144 reorganise abstract orderly unofficial Knead

Step V        121 9 81 196 4 144 senseless tetanus reorganise abstract orderly unofficial knead narcotic

Step VI       121 9 81 196 4 144 senseless tetanus abstract orderly unofficial knead narcotic reorganise

Step VII     121 9 81 196 4 144 tetanus abstract orderly unofficial knead narcotic reorganise senseless

Step VIII   121 9 81 196 4 144 abstract orderly unofficial knead narcotic reorganise senseless tetanus