Input: any how 49 24 far wide 34 69
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?

In the first step, the word that comes first in the alphabetical order comes to the first and the rest of the shift rightward. In the next step largest number occupies the next place and the rest of the shift rightward. This goes on alternately till the words get arranged in the reverse alphabetical order and number in a descending order.
As per given question,
Input : any how 49 24 far wide 34 69
Step I: wide any how 49 24 far 34 69
Step II: wide 69 any how 49 24 far 34
Step III: wide 69 any how 49 24 far 34
Step IV: wide 69 any 49 how 24 far 34
Step V: wide 69 how 49 far 24 any 34
Step VI: wide 69 how 49 far 34 any 24
Step V be 2^nd last step.