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CHAPTER - 4
CODING AND DECODING
1. If in a certain code, ALMIRAH is written as BNPMWGO, which word would be
written as SLTMFNB? [ ]
(A) RJQIAHU (B) TKULGMC (C) RMSNEOA (D) TMUNGOC
2. If in a certain code, TWENTY is written as 863985 and ELEVEN is written as
323039, how is TWELVE written in that code? [ ]
(A) 863203 (B) 863584 (C) 863903 (D) 863063
3. If ORDER is written as $# and BOARD is written as *%$. How is ABODE
written in that code? [ ]
(A) %* x $# (B) *($#( (C) %*($( (D) (*($#
4 If GO = 32, SHE = 49, then SOME will be equal to [ ]
(A) 56 (B) 58 (C) 62 (D) 64
5. Rewrite the word VOCALIST in the numeric form by writing its first four letters in the
reverse order and then the next four letters in the reverse order by substituting I by
8, O by 1, L by 3, T by 2, V by 5, S by 7, A by 9 and C by 6 [ ]
(A) 9215683 (B) 92157683 (C) 96152783 (D) 96178253
6. In a certain code, PRODUCTIONS is written as QQPCVEUHPMT. How is
ORIENTATION written in that code? [ ]
(A) PQJDOVBSJNO (B) PQJDOUBUJPO
(C) PSJFOVBSJNO (D) NSHFMVBSJNO
7 If BOMBAY is written as MYMYMY, how will TAMILNADU be written in that code?
[ ]
(A) TIATIATIA (B) MNUMNUMNU (C) IATIATIAT (D) ALDALDALD
8. If in a certain code, COVET is written as FRYHW, which word would be written as
SHDUO? [ ]
(A) QUAKE (B)REPAY (C) STINK (D) PEARL
9. If ‘black’ means ‘pink, ‘pink’ means ‘blue’, ‘blue’ means ‘white’, ‘white’ means
‘yellow’, ‘yellow’ means ‘red’ and ‘red’ means ‘brown’, then what is the colour of
clear sky? [ ]
(A) Brown (B) Red (C) Blue (D) Pink
(E) None of these
10. If ‘rain’ is ‘water’, ‘water’ is ‘road’, ‘road’ is ‘cloud’, ‘cloud’ is ‘sky’, ‘sky’ is ‘sea’ and
‘sea’ is ‘path’, where do aeroplanes fly? [ ]
(A) Road (B) Sea (C) Cloud (D) Water
(E) None of these
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11. If ‘train’ is called ‘bus’, ‘bus’ is called ‘tractor’, ‘tractor’ is called ‘car’, ‘car’ [ ]
is called ‘scooter’, ‘scooter’ is called ‘bicycle’., ‘bicycle’ is called ‘moped’,
which is used to plough a field?
(A) Train (B) Bus (C) Tractor (D) Car
(E) Moped
12. If ‘lead’ is called ‘stick’, ‘stick’ is called ‘nib’, ‘nib’ is called ‘needle’, ‘needle’ is called
‘rope’ and ‘rope’ is called ‘thread’, what will be fitted in a pen to write with it?
[ ]
(A) Stick (B) Lead (C) Needle (D) Nib
(E) Thread
13. If ‘light’ is called ‘morning’, ‘morning’ is called ‘dark’, ‘dark’ is called ‘night’, ‘night’ is
called ‘sunshine’ and ‘sunshine’ is called ‘dusk’, when do we sleep? [ ]
(A) Night (B) Sunshine (C) Dusk (D) Dark
14. If ‘rose’ is called ‘poppy’, ‘poppy’ is called ‘lily’, ‘lily’ is called ‘lotus’ and ‘lotus’ is
called ‘gladiola’, which is the national flower of India? [ ]
(A) Rose (B) Lotus (C) Poppy (D) Lily
(E) Gladiola
15. If ‘rat’ is called ‘dog’, ‘dog’ is called ‘mongoose’, ‘mongoose’ is called ‘lion’, ‘lion’ is
called ‘snake’ and ‘snake’ is called ‘elephant’, which is reared as pet? [ ]
(A) Rat (B) Dog (C) Mongoose (D) Lion
(E) Elephant
16. If ‘blue’ means ‘green’, ‘green’ means ‘white’, ‘white’ means ‘yellow’, ‘yellow’ means
‘black’, ‘black’ means ‘red’ and ‘red’ means ‘brown’, then what is the colour of milk?
[ ]
(A) Black (B) Brown (C) Blue (D) Yellow
(E) Green
17. If ‘paper’ is called ‘wood’, ‘wood’ is called ‘straw’, ‘straw’ is called ‘grass’, ‘grass’ is
called ‘rubber’ and ‘rubber’ is called ‘cloth’, what is the furniture made up of ? [ ]
(A) Paper (B) Wood (C) Straw (D) Grass
(E) Cloth
18. If ‘man’ is called ‘girl’, ‘girl’ is called ‘woman’, ‘woman’ is called ‘boy’, ‘boy’ is called
‘butler’ and ‘butler’ is called ‘rogue’, who will serve in a restaurant? [ ]
(A) Butler (B) Girl (C) Man (D) Woman
(E) Rogue
19. If in a language, ‘finger’ is called ‘toe’, ‘toe’ is called ‘foot’, ‘foot’ is called ‘thumb’,
‘thumb’ is called ‘ankle’, ‘ankle’ is called ‘palm’ and ‘palm’ is called ‘knee’, then in
that language, what will an illiterate man put to mark his signature? [ ]
(A) Toe (B) Knee (C) Thumb (D) Ankle
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20. If ‘wall’ is called ‘window’, ‘window’ is called ‘door’ ‘door’ is called ‘floor’, ‘floor’ is
called ‘roof’ and ‘roof’ is called ‘ventilator’,, what will a person stand on? [ ]
(A) Window (B) Wall (C) Floor (D) Roof
(E) Ventilator
21. If ‘eraser’ is called ‘box’, ‘box’ is called ‘pencil’, ‘pencil’ is called ‘sharpener’ and
‘sharpener’ is called ‘bag’, what will a child write with? [ ]
(A) Eraser (B) Box (C) Pencil (D) Sharpener
(E) Bag
22. If ‘clock’ is called ‘television’, ‘television’ is called ‘radio’, radio’ is called ‘oven’,
‘oven’ is called ‘grinder’ and ‘grinder’ is called ‘iron’, in what will a lady bake?
(A) Radio (B) Oven (C) Grinder (D) Iron
(E) Clock [ ]
23. If SKY is called SEA, SEA is called WATER, WATER is called AIR, AIR is called
CLOUD and CLOUD is called RIVER, then what do we drink when thirsty? [ ]
(A) SKY (B) AIR (C) WATER (D) SEA
24. If ROOM is called BED, BED is called WINDOW, WINDOW is called FLOWER and
FLOWER is called COOLER, on what would a man sleep? [ ]
(A) WINDOW (B) BED (C) FLOWER (D) COOLER
25. If SAND is called AIR, Air is called PLATEAU, PLATEAU is called WELL, WELL is
called ISLAND and ISLAND is called SKY, then from where will a woman draw
water? [ ]
(A) WELL (B) ISLAND (C) SKY (D) AIR
26. If CLOUD is called WHITE, WHITE is called RAIN, RAIN is called GREEN, GREEN
is called AIR, AIR is called BLUE and BLUE is called WATER, where will the birds
fly? [ ]
(A) AIR (B) CLOUD (C) WHITE (D) RAIN
(E) BLUE
27. If AIR is called GREEN, GREEN is called BLUE, BLUE is called SKY,SKY is called
YELLOW, YELLOW is called WATER and WATER is called PINK, then what is the
colour of clear sky? [ ]
(A) BLUE (B) SKY (C) YELLOW (D) WATER
(E) PINK
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DIRECT LETTER CODING:
Direction (28-31) :In a secret way of writing, “INDIA HAS WON FIRST GOLD MEDAL”
is written as “ JFZJU OUV SEF PJDVB REQZ ITZUQ”. Bearing the method in mind,
pick up the code from the answer choices for each given word.
28. FOOT [ ]
(A) BEEB (B) CEEA (C) PEEB (D) SEEZ
29. DIESEL [ ]
(A) ZJTVTQ (B) ZJTQVT (C) ZJEVTQ (D) BZTETV
30. WOOD [ ]
(A) BEEZ (B) ZEES (C) LEEB (D) SEEZ
31. TAILOR [ ]
(A) ZUTQED (B) BUJQED (C) SUTQED (D) BUTQEP
DECIPHERING MESSAGE WORD, NUMBER AND SYMBOL CODES
Direction (32-42) : Choose the correct option:
32. In a certain code,’ nee tim see’ means ‘how are you’,
’ble nee see’ means ‘where are you’, what is code for ‘where’? [ ]
(A) nee (B) tim (C) see (D) ble
33. If ‘sti nro kti’ stands for ‘clouds pour down’,’nro bsi mit’ stands for ‘down he goes’
and ‘bsi nro zpi’ stands for ‘died down he’,which would mean ‘goes’? [ ]
(A) nro (B) mit (C) kti (D) bsi
34. If ‘gnr tag zog qmp’ stands for ‘seoul olympic organising committee’; hyto gnr emf’
stands for ‘summer olympic games’ and ‘esm sdr hyto’ stands for ‘modern games
history’, what would be the code for ‘summer’ ? [ ]
(A) hyto (B) gnr (C) emf (D) zog
35. In a code language, ‘mok dan sil’ means ‘nice big house’; ‘fit kon dan’ means
‘house is good’ and ‘warm tir fit’ means ‘cost is high’. Which word stands for ‘good’
in that language? [ ]
(A) mok (B) dan (C) fit (D) kon
36. In certain code language, ‘Tom Kun Sud’ means “Dogs are barking’; ‘Kun Jo Mop’
means ‘Dogs and Horses’ and ‘Mut Tom Ko’ means ‘Donkeys are mad’. Which
word in that language means ‘barking’? [ ]
(A) Sud (B) Kun (C) Jo (D) Tom
37. If ‘nitco sco tingo’ stands for ‘softer than flower’; ‘tingo rho mst’ stands for ‘sweet
flower fragrance’ and ‘mst sco tmp’ stands for ‘sweet than smile’ , what would
‘fragrance’ stands for? [ ]
(A) rho (B) mst (C) tmp (D) sco
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