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Coding and Decoding Test Guide

The document outlines a coding and decoding test designed to evaluate a candidate's ability to decipher coded messages. It explains different types of coding, including letter coding where letters are replaced according to specific rules, and provides examples with solutions. The document emphasizes the importance of identifying patterns and logic in coding to solve the problems presented.

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Coding and Decoding Test Guide

The document outlines a coding and decoding test designed to evaluate a candidate's ability to decipher coded messages. It explains different types of coding, including letter coding where letters are replaced according to specific rules, and provides examples with solutions. The document emphasizes the importance of identifying patterns and logic in coding to solve the problems presented.

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Coding and Decoding Test

A *code* is a system of signals and *coding* is the way of communication between a sender and a
receiver without the cognizance of a third party. This test is set up to judge the candidate ability to
decipher the rule that codes a particular word/message.

In these tests, number, letters of alphabet do not stand for themselves but for some other letters, i.e.,
they have an artificial code value. These artificial or coded word or number.

These types of questions are generally found in following ways:

Letter Coding

In these type of questions each letter in a word is replaced by some other letters. This will be
according to some rules, logic. A candidate is expected to find out this rule/logic of coding.

*Type 1: To form code for another word (coding)*

*Example 1.* In a certain code language *ARMY* is written as *ZQLX*. How will *NAVY* will be
coded in the same way?

(a). *MBWX* (b). *MBWZ*

(c). *MZUX* (d). *MZTX*

*Answer:* (c) *MZUX*

*Explanation:*

Look at the given Code:

A → Z (A -1 → Z)

R → Q (R -1 → Q)

M → L (M -1 → L)

Y → X (Y -1 → X)

A is coded to its previous letter *Z*. R is coded to its previous letter *Q*. M is coded to its previous
letter *L*. Y is coded to its previous letter *X*. Now apply the same rule for the question word *NAVY*,
N→M

A→Z

V→U

Y→X

So the answer is *(c). MZUX*.

This can be in any method. By the use of simple reasoning we can find out the coding rule.

*Example 2.* In a certain code language *TRAVEL* is coded as *BSUMFW*. Then how will the word
*SHOWER* coded in that language?

(a). *WLSAIV* (b). *TIPXFS*

(c). *PKPXFS* (d). *PITSFX*

*Answer:* (d) *PITSFX*

*Explanation:*

Here by looking to the given example we can find it bit complex. So in any type of coding question,
one of the short cut is, first split the given word and its code in to two groups. That is,

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In case of words with odd number of letters grouping will contain *3 groups*. Like below shown

*Example 3:* _GENERAL_ is coded as *MDFFKZQ*. Then *ADMIRAL* is coded as?


*Solution:* Here word GENERAL has 7 letters. So when grouping do as follows:

G N E R A L

\/ \/ \/ |

M F F K Z Q

Like this *ADMIRAL* can be coded as *LCZJKZQ*.

*Type 2:* To find word by analysing the given code (decoding)

*Example:* If *NARGRUED* is the code for *GRANDEUR*, which word is coded as *SERPEVRE*?

*Solution:* In decoding questions also same method is used. Split the given code to two groups.

N A R G R U E D

\/ \/ \/ \/

G R A N D E U R

S E R P E V R E

\/ \/ \/ \/

P R E S E R V E

So the answer is *PRESERVE*.

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