#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int dx[8] = {-1, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0};
const int dy[8] = {-1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1};
const long long int mod = 1e9 + 7;
const long double EPS = 1e-12;
const int N = 1e5 + 20;
void solve() {
  long long int n;
  cin >> n;
  vector<long long int> v(n);
  for (long long int i = 0; i < n; i++) cin >> v[i];
  if (v[0] < v[n - 1])
    cout << "YES\n";
  else
    cout << "NO\n";
}
int main() {
  ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);
  cin.tie(0);
  cout.tie(0);
  ;
  long long int t;
  t = 1;
  cin >> t;
  while (t--) {
    solve();
  }
  return 0;
}
