#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(NULL);
  cout.tie(NULL);
  long long t;
  cin >> t;
  while (t--) {
    long long n;
    cin >> n;
    long long arr[n + 2];
    for (long long i = 0; i < n; i++) cin >> arr[i];
    if (arr[0] < arr[n - 1])
      cout << "YES\n";
    else
      cout << "NO\n";
  }
}
