#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
signed main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
  cin.tie(0);
  cout.tie(0);
  long long T = 1;
  cin >> T;
  while (T--) {
    long long n;
    cin >> n;
    long long a[n];
    for (long long i = 0; i < n; i++) cin >> a[i];
    if (a[0] < a[n - 1])
      cout << "YES\n";
    else
      cout << "NO\n";
  }
  return 0;
}
