Class XXIII: Coding-Decoding

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Class XXIII: Coding-Decoding

1. If in a certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY

coded in that language?
(a) CPNCBX (b) CPNCBZ
(c) CPOCBZ (d) CQOCBZ
2. In a certain code, TWINKLE is written as SVHOJKD, then how would
FILTERS be written in the same code?
(a) EHKSDQR (b) EHKUDQR
(c) EGKUDQR (d) GJMSFST
3. In certain code language, OPERATION is written as NODQBUJPO. How is
INVISIBLE written in that code?
(a) JOWJTJCMF (b) JOWJTHAKD
(c) HMUHTJCMF (d) HMUHTHAKD
4. In a certain code, PRODUCTIONS is written as QQPCVEUHPMT. How is
ORIENTATION written in that code?
(a) PQJDOVBSJNO (b) PQJDOUBUJPO
(c) PSJFOVBSJNO (d) NSHFMVBSJNO
5. In a certain language, SIGHT is written as FVTUG. How is REVEAL written
in the same language?
(a) YNRIRE (b) DQHQMX
(c) FSJSOZ (d) ERIRNY

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6. If TRUTH is coded as SUQSTVSUGI, then the code for FALSE will be

(a) EGZBKMRDE (b) EGZKMRTDF
(c) EGZBKMRTDF (d) FGZBKNRTDF
7. If GOLD is coded as HOME, COME is coded as DONE and CORD is coded as
DOSE, how would you code SONS?
(a) TPOT (b) TOOT
(c) TOOS (d) TONT
8. If BOMBAY is written as MYMYMY, how will TAMIL NADU be written in
that code?
(a) TIATIATIA (b) MNUMNUMNU
(c) IATIATIAT (d) ALDALDALD
9. In a certain code, CONVENTIONAL is written as NOCNEVOITLAN. How is
ENTHRONEMENT written in that code?
(a) TNEROHEMNTNE (b) TNEROHEMNNTE
(c) TNEORHMENTNE (d) NTEROHEMNNTE
10. In a certain code language, COMPUTRONE is written as PMOCTUENOR.
How is ADVANTAGES written in that code?
(a) SEGATNAVAD (b) AVDATNSEGA
(c) AVDATASEGN (d) NAVDASEGAT
11. If CONTRIBUTE is written as ETBUIRNTOC, then which letter will be in the
sixth place when counted from the left if POPULARISE is written in the
same way?
(a) R (b) I
(c) A (d) L
12. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in
that code?
(a) QDFHS (b) SDFHS
(c) SHFDQ (d) UJHFS
13. In a certain code, COMPATIBLE is written as BQNPDDKAHS. How is
STABILISED written in that code?
(a) TUBCJKHRDC (b) JCBUTEDTHM
(c) JCBUTCDRHK (d) JCBUTEFTJM

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14. In a certain code, RAIL is written as KCTN and SPEAK is written as CGRUM.
How will AVOID be written in that code?
(a) FKQXC (b) KQXCF
(c) KRXCF (d) KQVCB
15. In a coding language, the letters of the English alphabet are arranged in
such a manner that all the vowels are put in the end and the remaining
letters are arranged from the first letter onwards. The rearranged
alphabets are used to denote the position occupied by letters in the
original alphabets. What is the code of META?
(a) TEAM (b) PWLV
(c) LWPV (d) QGYB
16. If in certain language, POPULAR is coded as QPQVMBS, which word would
be coded as GBNPVT?
(a) FARMER (b) FAMOUS
(c) FRAMES (d) FARMES
17. If in a certain language, GRASP is coded as BMVNK, which word would be
coded as CRANE?
(a) FUDQH (b) HWFSJ
(c) GVERI (d) XMVIZ
18. If in a certain code, SWITCH is written as TVJSDG, which word would be
written as CQFZE?
(a) BARED (b) BRAED
(c) BREAD (d) BRADE
19. If LBAEHC is the code for BLEACH, then which of the following is coded as
NBOLZKMH?
(a) BNLOKZHM (b) LOBNHMKZ
(c) OCPMALNI (d) MANKYJLG
20. If QOSCFLBJO is the code for PORCELAIN, which word is coded as
BKMOUSPP?
(a) ALTOLROPY (b) ALLOTROPY
(c) ALOTROLPY (d) None of these

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21. If in a certain language, MACHINE is coded as LBBIHOD, which word would

be coded as SLTMFNB?
(a) RKSLEMA (b) TKULGMC
(c) RMSNEOA (d) TMUNGOC
22. If R is denoted by N, D is denoted by T, I by U, O by I, E by R, T by O, U by
D, N by C and C by E, then how will the word INTRODUCE be written?
(a) UCONIDTER (b) UCONITDER
(c) UCONTIDER (d) UCOINTDER
23. In a particular way of coding, the word CENTRAL is coded as ABCDEFG and
PLANETARIUM as HGFCBDFEIJK. With the same coding, how can we
express the word LANTERN?
(a) GFCDFEG (b) GFCDEFG
(c) GFCDBEC (d) GFCDBEB
24. If MINERAL is written as QRSTUVW and SOUND is written as ABCSD, then
how will READER be written in the same code?
(a) SBFEFS (b) UTVDTU
(c) TUDVUT (d) TUDVUT
25. If CONCEPT is written as 'unmulqr' and FRIEND is written as 'ysglmt', then
how is PREDICT written in that code?
(a) usygmnl (b) slmgtur
(c) qsltgur (d) qgmnltr
26. In a certain code, STOVE is written as FNBLK, then how will VOTES be
written bin the same code?
(a) FLKBN (b) LBNKF
(c) LKNBF (d) LNBKF
27. If REQUEST is written as S2R52TU, then how will ACID be written?
(a) 1394 (b) IC94
(c) BDJE (d) 1D3E
28. If A = 2, M = 26, Z = 52, then BET = ?
(a) 44 (b) 54
(c) 64 (d) 72

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29. If GO = 32, SHE = 49, then SOME will be equal to

(a) 56 (b) 58
(c) 62 (d) 64
30. If DEER = 12215 and HIGH = 5645, how will you code HEEL?
(a) 2328 (b) 3449
(c) 4337 (d) 5229
31. If NOIDA is written as 39658, how will INDIA be written?
(a) 36568 (b) 63568
(c) 63569 (d) 65368
32. If MUNJUR is coded as 312547 and TADA as 6898, how can MADURAI be
coded?
(a) 3498178 (b) 3894871
(c) 3849781 (d) 3894781
33. If SCOTLAND is written as 12345678, LOAN is written as 1435, LOTS is
written as 8124, DAN is written as 537 and SON is written as 458, then
what will be the coded for ‘C’?
(a) 0 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
34. If ‘white’ is called ‘blue’, ‘blue’ is called ‘red’, ‘red’ is called ‘yellow’, ‘yellow’
is called ‘green’, ‘green’ is called ‘black’, ‘black’ is called ‘violet’ and ‘violet’
is called ‘orange’, what would be the colour of human blood?
(a) Red (b) Green
(c) Yellow (d) Violet
35. If ‘bat’ is ‘racket’, 'racket' is ‘football’, ‘football’ is ‘shuttle’, ‘shuttle’ is
‘ludo’ and ‘ludo’ is ‘carrom’, what is cricket played with?
(a) Racket (b) Football
(c) Bat (d) Shuttle
36. If, ‘book’ is called ‘watch’, ‘watch’ is called ‘bag’, ‘bag’ is called ‘dictionary’
and ‘dictionary’ is called ‘window’, which is used to carry the books?
(a) Dictionary (b) Bag
(c) Book (d) Watch

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37. 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
38. In a certain code language, ‘col tip mot’ means ‘singing is appreciable’,
‘mot baj min’ means ‘dancing is good’ and ‘tip nop baj’ means ‘singing and
dancing’. Which of the following means ‘good’ in that code language?
(a) not (b) min
(c) baj (d) Cannot be determined
39. In a certain code language, ‘tom kun sud’ means ‘dogs are barking’, ‘kun jo
mop’ means ‘dogs are horses’ and ‘mut tom ko’ means ‘donkeys are mad’.
Which word in that language means ‘barking’?
(a) sud (b) kun
(c) jo (d) tom
40. If ‘ski rps tri’ stands for ‘nice Sunday morning’, ‘teh sti rps’ stands for ‘every
Tuesday morning’ and ‘ski ptr qlm’ stands for ‘nice market place’. Which
word stands for ‘Sunday’?
(a) ski (b) rps
(c) tri (d) qlm
41. In a certain code language, ‘put tir fin’ means ‘delicious juicy fruit’, ‘tie dip
sig’ means ‘beautiful white lily’ and ‘sig lon fin’ means ‘lily and fruit’. Which
of the following stands for ‘and’ in that language?
(a) lon (b) sig
(c) fin (d) None of these
42. If ‘cinto baoli tsi nzro’ means ‘her village is Sarurpur’, ‘mhi cinto keepi tsi
oind’ means ‘her first love is literature’ and ‘oind geit tsi cinto pki’ means
‘literature collection is her hobby’. Which word would mean ‘literature’?
(a) cinto (b) baoli
(c) oind (d) geit
43. If ‘<’ means ‘minus’, ‘>’ means ‘plus’, ‘=’ means ‘multiplied by’ and ‘$’
means ‘divided by’, then what would be the value of 27 > 81 $ 9 < 6?
(a) 6 (b) 33
(c) 36 (d) None of these

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44. If + means -, - means ×, ÷ means + and × means ÷ then 15 - 3 + 10 × 5 ÷ 5

=?
(a) 5 (b) 22
(c) 48 (d) 52
45. If ‘+’ means ‘divided by’, ‘-’ means ‘add’, ‘x’ means ‘means ‘minus’ and ‘/’
means ‘multiplied by’ what will be the value of the following expression?
[{(17 × 12) - (4/2)} + (23 - 6)]/0
(a) infinite (b) 0
(c) 478 (d) 219
46. If P means ‘division’, T means ‘addition’, M means ‘subtraction’, M means
‘subtraction’ and D means ‘multiplication’, then what will be the value of
the expression 12 M 12 D 28 P 7 T 15?
(a) - 30 (b) - 15
(c) 15 (d) None of these
47. If A stands for +, B stands for -, C stands for ×, then what is the value of
(10 C 4) A (4 C 4) B 6?
(a) 60 (b) 56
(c) 50 (d) 46
Directions (Q. Nos. 48 to 50): In the following questions the symbols @, #, $, %
and $ are used with different meanings as follows.
'P @ Q means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q'.
'P # Q means 'P is not greater than Q'.
'P $ Q means 'P is not smaller than Q'.
'P % Q means 'P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q'.
'P & Q means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q.
In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true,
find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is /are definitely
true.
Give answer
(a) If only conclusion I is true
(b) If only conclusion II is true
(c) If either conclusion I or conclusion II is true
(d) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true
(e) If both conclusions I and II are true

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48. Statements
G # H, H $ K, K @ M
Conclusion
I M#G II G&M
49. Statements
R & M, M # L, L # Q
Conclusion
I M%Q II M@Q
50. Statements
D & T, R # T, R $ M
Conclusion
I M&T II M%T
Directions (Q. Nos. 51 to 55): In the questions given below, certain symbols are
used with the following meanings.
'P $ Q' means 'P is neither equal to nor smaller than Q'.
'P © Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q.'
'P ✳ Q' means 'P is neither greater nor smaller than Q.'
'P # Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q.'
'P @ Q' means 'P is not greater than Q.'
Now in each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be
true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely
true
Give answer
(a) If only conclusion I is II is true
(b) If only conclusion II is true
(c) If either conclusion I or II is true
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II is true
(e) If both conclusions I and II are true

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51. Statements 52. Statements

M # K, K ✳ D, D @ P W © T, T $ M, B # M
Conclusion Conclusion
I M@P II M✳P I W$B II M#W
53. Statements 54. Statements
Z @ R, R © D, D # T E $ J, J # H, H © M
Conclusion Conclusion
I D#Z II Z#T I E$M II J$M
55. Statements
R © P, P $ M, M @ D
Conclusion
I D$R II M#R
56. Military code writes SYSTEM as SYSMET and NEARER as AENRER. Using
the same code, FRACTION can be written as:
(a) CARFTION (b) FRACNOIT
(c) NOITCARF (d) CARFNOIT
57. In a certain code, '256' means 'red colour chalk', '589' means 'green colour
flower' and '254' means 'white colour chalk'. The digit in the code that
indicates `white' is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 8
58. If LSJXVC is the code for MUMBAI, the code for DELHI is
(a) CCIDD (b) CDKGH
(c) CCJFG (d) CCIFE
59. If RAMON is written as 12345 and DINESH as 675849, then HAMAM will
be written as
(a) 92233 (b) 92323
(c) 93322 (d) 93232

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60. If every alternative letter of the English alphabet from B onwards

(including B) is written in lower case (small letters) and the remaining
letters are capitalized, then how is the first month of the second half of
the year written?
(a) JuLY (b) jULy
(c) jUIy (d) jUIY
61. If $ means 'divided by'; @ means 'multiplied by'; # means 'minus', then
the value of 10#5@1$5 is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 9
62. If the order of the letters in the English alphabet is reversed and each
letter represents the letter whose position it occupies, then which one of
the following represents ‘LUCKNOW’?
(a) OGXPMLD (b) OGXQMLE
(c) OFXPMLE (d) OFXPMLD
63. In the English alphabet, the first 4 letters are written in opposite order,
and the next 4 letters are written in opposite order and so on; and at the
end Y and Z are interchanged. Which will be the fourth letter to the right
of the 13th letter?
(a) N (b) T
(c) H (d) I
64. Replace the incorrect term by the correct term in the given sequence 3,
2, 7, 4, 13, 10, 21, 18, 31, 28, 43, 40 where odd terms and even terms
follow the same pattern.
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) 6
65. Images of consonants of the English alphabet (Capitals) are observed in a
mirror. What is the number of images of these which do not look like their
original shapes?
(a) 13 (b) 14
(c) 15 (d) 16
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