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Consider the following lists:

List 1:

2 3 5 7 11

List 2: 

11 7 5 3 2

If the lists are sorted using Insertion sort then which of the lists List1 or List 2 will make the minimum number of comparisons? Justify using diagrammatic representation.

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In case of sorting in Ascending order, List 1 will make minimum number of comparisons as it is already in ascending order.

In case of Descending order, List 2 will make minimum number of comparisons as it is in descending order.

Following diagram shows comparisons for ascending order sorting:

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