CODING AND DECODING
Vidya Shree R
Asst. Prof. – Dept. of Commerce
TYPES OF CODING AND DECODING
• Alphabet Coding
• Numerical Coding
• Symbol Based Coding
• Alphabet-Symbol-Numerical Coding
FEW TIPS
•Read the question carefully and write down key codes
•Try to decode the coding given in the question. Candidates must note that similar type of
decoding can be applied to various questions
•Try to simplify the code by using the elimination method and remove the unwanted values
•Solve more and more practice questions to understand the concept even better and to score
more in questions based on this topic easily.
QUESTIONS
Q 1. In a certain code language “CONSTRUCTION” is written as “EMPQVPWAVGQL”. What
will be the
code for “DESTRUCTION” in the same language?
• 1. FCURTSERKMP
• 2. EFTVSVDVJPO
• 3. FCURTSFSLOQ
• 4. None of the above
• 5. Cannot be determined
A B C D E F G H I J
N O P Q R S T
X Y Z
S
C(+2) O(-2) N(+2) S(-2) T(+2) R(-2) U(+2) C(-2) T(+2) I(-2) O(+2) N(-2)
E M P Q V P W A V G Q L
D (+2) E (-2) S(+2) T(-2) R(+2) U(-2) C(+2) T(-2) I(+2) O(-2) N(+2)
F C U R T S E R K M P
Q 2. In a certain code language, “YEARLY” is written as “BVZIOB”. What will be the code for
“ANNUAL”
in the same language?
• 1. ZFMOMM
• 2. ZNNFZA
• 3. ZMMFZO
• 4. XCADGF
• 5. ZXAMMO
• Solution:
• Y(25th from start) - B (25th from end) A (1st from start) - Z (1st from end)
• E(5th from start) - V (5th from end) N (14th from start) - M (14th from end)
• A(1st from start) - Z (1st from end) N (14th from start) - M (14th from end)
• R(18th from start) - I (18th from end) U (21st from start) - F (21st from end)
• L(12th from start) - O (12th from end) A (1st from start) - Z (1st from end)
• Y(25th from start) - B (25th from end) L (12th from start) - O (12th from end)
• Q 3. In a certain code language “EASY” is written as “5117”. In the same code language, how will
• “BEAM” be written as?
• 1. 4512
• 2. 4567
• 3. 2513
• 4. 2514
• 5. 2563
E (5) 5 B (2) 2
A(1) 1 E (5) 5
S(19) 1+9=10=1+0=1 A(1) 1
Y(25) 2+5=7 M((13) 13=1+3=4
2514
4. “SPECIAL” is written as “65” in a certain code language what will “CONNECT” be coded as?
• 1. 70
• 2. 64
• 3. 32
• 4. 78
• 5. 74
SPECIAL = 19+16+5+3+9+1+12 = 65
CONNECT = 3+15+14+14+5+3+20 = 74
Q 5. In a certain code language, “ISSUE” is written as “341145”, in the same code
language what will be the code for “DATES”?
• 1. 4567
• 2. 340045
• 3. 4120519
• 4. 7600
• 5. 604
ISSUE → Multiplying the place value of each alphabet in the alphabetical
series
ISSUE = 9×19×19×21×5 = 341145
DATES = 4×1×20×5×19 = 7600
SIGNS
Study the data given below and answer the following questions:
• ‘Royal Monarch Regal' is written as @ # *,
• 'Regal legacy Gold' is written as * % ?,
• 'Hope Gold Life' is written as % & $,
• 'Regal Monarch Morals' is written as * # ∀
REGAL *
GOLD ?/&
LEGACY %
HOPE %
MONARCH #
MORAL ∀
ROYAL @
LIFE $
Q6 .What will be the code for Regal?
• 1. %
• 2. *
• 3. $
• 4. #
• 5. ?
Q 7. What will be the code for “Gold Legacy”?
• 1. # &
• 2. % #
• 3. ? %
• 4. * ∀
• 5. & $
Q 8. Which word is coded as #?
• 1. Moral
• 2. Life
• 3. Regal
• 4. Monarch
• 5. Legacy
Q 9. In the given coded language, which of the following words has been coded as &?
• 1. Gold
• 2. Life
• 3. Hope
• 4. Either ‘2’ or ‘3’
• 5. None of the above
10. What is the code for royal?
• 1. %
• 2. @
• 3. ?
• 4. *
• 5. ∀