#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int32_t main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
  cin.tie(0);
  cout.tie(0);
  ;
  long long int t;
  cin >> t;
  while (t--) {
    long long int n;
    cin >> n;
    long long int arr[n];
    for (long long int i = 0; i < n; i++) cin >> arr[i];
    if (arr[0] < arr[n - 1])
      cout << "YES" << endl;
    else
      cout << "NO" << endl;
  }
  return 0;
}
