CODING – DECODING

1) In a certain code, DEEP is written as 60 and HAIR is written as 72. How is RABIT written in that
code?
a) 90 b) 100 c) 110 d) 98 e) None of these

Answer : b) 100.

Explanation :

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

DEEP ─> 4 + 5 + 5 + 16 ─> 30 × 2 = 60.

HAIR ─> 8 + 1 + 9 + 18 ─> 36 × 2 = 72
RABIT ─> 18 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 20 = 50 × 2 = 100.

2) In a certain code, GUEST is written as 53@$2 and MEAN is written as 6@4#. How is SAME
written in that code?

a) $36@ b) $46@ c) 5$6@ d) 4$6@ e) $46#

Answer : b) $46@ .

Explanation :

So,

3) In a certain code SHOULDER is written as VPITQDCK. How is MORNINGS written in that

code?
a) OSPNHMFR b) NPSORFMH c) OSPNSFEM d) OSPNRFMH e) None
of these

Answer : d) OSPNRFMH .
Explanation : ‘SHOULDER’ is divided into 2 parts ‘SHOU’ and ‘LDER’ and they are written in
reverse order and then the letters next to the letters in the first part are written the letters
preceding to the letters in the second part are written.
4) In a certain code language ‘over and above’ is written as ‘da pa ta’ and ‘old and beautiful’ is
written as ‘sa na pa’. How is ‘over’ written in that code language?
a) ta b) da c) na d) da or ta e) None
of these

Answer : d) da or ta .

Explanation : over and above ─> da pa ta ( the codes are given randomly )
old and beautiful ─> sa na pa
In the given two statements the word ‘and’ is repeated, so the one code word must be
repeated in the given code words.

Hence, ‘pa’ means ‘and’. The code for ‘over’ may be either ‘da’ or ‘ta’.

5) In a certain code ‘DONE’ is written as ‘5139’ and ‘SEAL’ is written as ‘8942’. How is ‘LOAD’
written in that code?

a) 2145 b) 2415 c) 2182 d) 2945 e) None of

these

Answer : a) 2145 .

Explanation :

, So,

6) In a certain code, LAWN is written as JCUP. How will SLIT be coded in that code?
a) QJGV b) QNVG c) QNGV d) NJVG e) NJGV
Answer : c) QNGV .

Explanation :
 So,

7) In a certain code language COMBINE is written as XLNYRMV. How will TOWARDS be written
in that code language?
a) FLDZIWJ b) GLDZIWH c) GLEZJWH d) FLEZIWH e)
None of these

Answer : b) GLDZIWH .

Explanation : Complementary pairs are given. ‘C’ is third element in ‘A – Z’ and ‘X’ is also third
element in ‘Z – A’, ‘O’ is 12th in ‘Z – A’ and ‘L’ is 12th in ‘A – Z’ and so on.

So,

8) In a certain code language letters immediate next to vowels are replaced with D, all other
consonants with preceding letters and the vowels are replaced with Z. How will the word
STANDING be written in that code language?
a) RSZMCZMF b) TSZMCZFM c) RSZMCZDF d) TUZOCZFM e) None
of these

Answer : a) RSZMCZMF .

Explanation : vowels ─> A E I O U

letters immediate to vowels ─> B F J P V . And these letters should be replaced

with D in the given word ‘STANDING’. But there is no such letter in the given word.
Consonants in ‘STANDING’ ─> STNDG
Preceding letters to STNDG ─> RSMCF
Vowels in ‘STANDING’ ─> A I ( We have to write Z in the place of these vowels)
So, the new code word for ‘STANDING’ is ─> ‘RSZMCZMF’

9) In a certain code language ‘la ke ta’ means ‘go and swim’ and ‘ne la se’ means ‘you swim here’
and ‘pe ke ne ta’ means ‘he and you go’. Which of the following is the code for ‘here’ in that code
language?
a) la b) ne c) la or se d) can not be determined
e) None of these
Answer : e) None of these ( se) .

Explanation : la ke ta ─> go and swim (1)

ne la se ─> you swim here (2)
pe ke ne ta ─> he and you go (3)
The word that is repeated in (1) and (2) is ‘swim’ and its code word is ‘la’.
The word that is repeated in (2) and (3) is ‘you’ and its code word is ‘ne’
So, the code word for ‘here’ is ‘se’.

10) If ‘green’ is called ‘white’, ‘white’ is called ‘yellow’, ‘yellow’ is called ‘blue’, ‘blue’ is called ‘pink’
and ‘pink’ is called ‘black’, then what is the colour of sky?
a) pink b) blue c) green d) white e)
yellow

Answer : a) pink .

Explanation : The colour of the sky is blue. In our code language, ‘blue’ is called ‘pink. So, in new
code, the colour of the sky is ‘pink’.

irections ( Q. 11 – 17 ) : In each question below is given a group of letters followed by

four combinations of digits/symbols coded (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to find out
which of the combinations correctly represents the group of letters based on the
following digit/symbol code of each letter and the conditions that follow and mark
the number of that combination as your answer. If none of the combinations
correctly represents the group of letters, give (e), ie ‘None of these’, as your answer.

Letter M E K R A T W I J U B F H N
P
Digit/Symbol 5 6 # 2 $ % 1 7 9 3 4 *
8 © @

Conditions : (i) If both the first and the last letters in the group are vowels, both are not to be
coded as the code for the last letter.
(ii) If both the first and the last letters in the group are consonants, both are to be
coded as the code for the first letter.
(iii) If the first letter in the group is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel codes for
the first and the last letters are to be interchanged.

11) TMWEIKB
a) %61#©2% b) %61#©29 c) 961#©29 d) 961#©2%
e) None of these
12) AHNRMUF
 a) 84*$6@8 b) 34*$6@3 c) 84*$6@3 d) 34*$6@8
e) None of these
13) BNAWJPI
a) 9*8175© b) ©*18759 c) *8175© d) ©*81759
e) None of these
14) EPMNJKA
a) #56*728 b) 856*728 c) #56*72# d) 85672*8
e) None of these
15) JBRWIAH
a) 79$1©84 b) 49$1©84 c) 49$1©87 d) 791$8©7
e) None of these
16) ITUHKRP
a) ©%@42$5 b) ©%@42$© c) 5%@42$5 d) 5%@42$©
e) None of these
17) NKBUFHI
a) *29@34© b) *29@34* c) ©23@94* d) ©29@34*
e) None of these

11) Answer : a) %61#©2% .

Explanation : Both the first and the last letters are consonants here. So, the second condition is
applicable. Code for ‘T’ i.e. ‘%’ will be written in the places of ‘T’ and ‘B’. For remaining, we have to
follow the table.

12) Answer : c) 84*$6@3 .

Explanation : First letter is a vowel and last letter is a consonant. So, no condition is applicable.

13) Answer : d) ©*81759 .

Explanation : First letter is the consonant and the last is a vowel. So, the third condition is
applicable. The codes for the first and the last letters are ‘9’ and ‘©’. And these are to be
interchanged.

14) Answer : c) #56*72# .

Explanation : Both first and last letters are vowels. So, the first condition is applicable. Both are
not to be coded as ‘8’ ( code for ‘A’ ).

15) Answer : d) 791$8©7 .

Explanation : Both are consonants. So, the second condition is applicable. Code for ‘J’ i.e. ‘7’ will
be written in the places of ‘J’ and ‘H’.

16) Answer : a) ©%@42$5 .

Answer : First is a vowel and last is a consonant. So, no condition is applicable here. We have to
follow the table.

17) Answer : d) ©29@34* .

Explanation : First letter is a consonant and last letter is a vowel. So, the last condition is
applicable. The codes for the first and the last letters are ‘*’ and ‘©’. And there are to be
interchanged.