Coding and Decoding

Basic Concept
In simple words code is a system in which message is sent in encrypted form by the sender, which is then
decoded by the receiver following some rules or methods to decode it Such questions are set to test the ability of
the candidate to understand the pattern or rule or method according to which the code is set & then to decipher
the code accordingly.
As such, there are no fixed pattern or rules according to which these codes are set, however, to understand the
topic better, we have classified the questions into few heads keeping in mind, the various types, of questions asked
in all types of exams.
In order to understand these questions better & solve them quickly, it is recommended that students should do
2 things.
1. Learn the alphabet series with their number i-e, A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 Z-26
2. Opposites- opposites of alphabets are obtained by subtracting their number from 27
Eg: letter opposite of A will be:- 27-1 (position of A is 1 ) = 26 i.e Z , Similarly opposites of
B - Y, F- U, J - Q, C - X, G – T, K - P, M –N
D – W, H – S, L - O, E - V, I – R,

Type of questions : -

Type – 1 Alphabet to Alphabet Coding : -

In such questions alphabets are coded by other alphabets according to some pattern.
eg: COSTLY is coded as DNTSMX in a certain language, how will SIPPER be coded as in same language ?
Sol: Code is made by just selecting the next alphabet in the alphabet series. So code for SIPPER will be TJOOFS

Type – 2 : - Numeric coding : -

Codes are given in formof numbers which are usually according to position of the alphabets in alphabet series
eg : - Jaipur is coded as 1019162118, then how will Alwar be coded in the same pattern ,
10 1 9 16 21 18
J A I P U R
-1 0

A L W A R - 1 12 23 1 18
Type – 3 : - Direct Coding:-
Codes are given to the alphabets irrespective of their position in alphabet series & these codes may be in form of
numbers or alphabets or even symbols .
eg : - Course is coded as X Z Y T L U
SEAT is coded as LUPN, then how will CATERS be coded as : -
COURSE SEAT CATERS
XZUTLU LUPN XPNUTL
Here we see, code of C is X, A is P and so on for other alphabets directly based on their position in the word.
Type 4 :- Alpha-Numeric coding :- In some questions code is given in both number and alphabet forms
 Practice Questions
Alphabet to Alphabet coding
1. In a certain code language FILES is written as GJMFT, How will SCOUT be written in that code?
A. TDOPV B. TDPVU C. DTPOU D. TDPOU E. None of these
2. In a certain code language NUMBER is written as MTLADQ, how will VIOLIN be written in that code?
A. VHKNHM B. WJNKMH C. UHNKHM D. TDPOU E. None of these
3. In a certain code language HOUSE is written as GPTTD, how will BROAD be written in that code?
A. CQPBE B. ASNBD C. ASOBD D. ASNBC E. None of these
4. In a certain code language DELHI is written as FGNJK, how will ALWAR be written in that code?
A. CNYCT B. DMXCT C. CNWCT D. CNDTY E. None of these
5. In a certain code language WALK is written as UYJI, how will TRIM be written in that code?
A. RHGK B. SGHK C. ROGK D. PQGK E. None of these
6. In a certain code language GUEST is written as ISGQV, how will MONEY be written in that code?
A. ONPDA B. KQPCA C. OMPCA D. OMPDA E. None of these
7. In a certain code language HURDLE is written as BPNAJD, how will TRAGIC be written in that code?
A. NMWDGB B. MNWDGB C. NMWCGC D. MNYDGC E. None of these
8. In a certain code DESIGN is written as FCUGIL, how is REPORT written in that code?
A. TCRMPR B. TCRMTR C. TCTMPR D. TCTNTR E. None of these
9. In a certain code language, the word ‘IMAGINE’ written as ‘ENIGAMI’. How will the word ‘FLOWERS’ be
written in that code?
A. RESWFOL B. SREWOLF C. SRFWOLE D. WOLFSRE E. None of these
10. In a certain code language the word ‘SIMPLE’ is written as ‘LEMPSI’. How will the word ‘JUNGLE’ be
written in that code?
A. LENGJU B. LEGNJU C. LEJUGN D. LENGUJ E. None of these
11. In a certain code language CONSUMER is written as ERUMNSCO. How will TRIANGLE be written in that
code language?
A. LENGIATR B. ELNGIATR C. LEGNIATR D. LEGNAITR E. None of these
12. In a certain code language WONDERFUL is written as OWNEDRFUL. How will CONFUSING be written in
that code language?
A. OCNFUSNIG B. OCNUFSNIG C. ONCUFSNIG D. ONCFUNSIG E. None of these
13. In a certain code language CROWD is written asDQPVE. How will BLEND be written in that code language?
A. CMFOE B. CKFME C. AKDMC D. AMDOC E. None of these
14. In a certain code language BREAKDOWN is coded as NOWDKAERB. How will TRIANGLES be written
in that code language?
A. AIRTGNSEL B. SELGNTRIA C. AIRTNSELG D. SELGNAIRT E. None of these
15. In a certain code BROWN is written as CSPXO, Howis PART written in that code?
A. OBQU B. QBSU C. OZQS D. RBTU E. None of these
16. In a certain code language UNIQUE is written as XQLOSC, How will FAVOUR be written in that code?
A. IDYMSP B. HEYNST C. HEXMSP D. IEZMTPS E. None of these
17. In a certain code, ‘ROAMING’ is written as ‘APRNGOI’. How would ‘PLATEAU’ be written in the same
code?
A. AMPTUBE B. PMAUEBU C. ALPUUAE D. AMPUUBE
18. In a certain code language, ‘TEMPORARY’ is written as ‘SFLQOQBQZ’. How would ‘WONDERFUL’ be
writtenin the same code?
A. VPMEFQGTM B. VPMEESGTM C. XPMEFQGTM D. VPMEFEVK E. None of these
19. In a certain code DETAIL is written as BJMUFE. How is SUBMIT written in that code?
A. UJSWCVT B. NJUCVT C. NJUTVC D. UJNTVC E. None of these
20. In a certain code DUPLICATE is written as MRVFJFVBE. How is CARTOUCHE written in that code?
A. UTBEPWDJF B. UTBFQFJDW C. UTBEQFJDW D. UTBEPFJDW E. None of these
21. In a certain code ‘MOTHER’ is written as ONHURF. How will ‘ANSWER’ be written in that code?
A. NBWRRF B. MAVSPE C. NBWTRD D. NBXSSE E. None of these
22. In a certain code CREAM is written as NBDBQ. How is BREAD written in that code?
A. EBFAQ B. EBDAQ C. BEDQA D. BEFQA E. None of these
23. In a certain code ‘TASK’ is written as ‘BUJR’ and ‘BIND’ is written as ‘JCCM’. How is ‘SUIT’ written in
that code?
A. VTSH B. VSTH C. TRUJ D. TRJU E. None of these
24. In a certain code ‘CLEAR’ is written as ‘SBFMD’ and ‘BONDS’ is written as ‘TEOPF’. How is ‘STALE’
written in that code?
A. BKZSR B. CUTFM C. STUBMF D. FMBUT E. None of these
25. In a certain code ‘BEAMING’ is written a ‘BFCMHOJ’ and ‘CLEAR’ is written as ‘MDESB’. How is ‘TRAIL’
written in that code?
A. USAMJ B. USAJM C. SUAMJ D. SUAJM E. None of these
26. In a certain code ‘TOWN’ is written as ‘POSY’ and ‘CARE’ is written as ‘BFBQ’. How is ‘BELT’ written
in that code?
A. FUAK B. DSCM C. DSAK D. FUCM E. None of these
27. In a certain code language “MOSTLY” is coded as PUZLRK and TRUMPH is coded as SNISTO, then how is
word SNISTO, then how is word STRENGTH is written in that code?
A. TSOUSDFG B. UFHIRQMS C. TUSFMFSG D. USTDPFVE E. None of these
28. In a certain code language word PLAYER is written as AELPRY and word WRITER is written as EIRRTW,
then how is word MAGNET is written in that code ?
A. GEAMTN B. AEGMNT C. GAETMN D. TENGAM E. None of these
29. In a certain code FISH is coded as GKVL and REST is coded as SGVX, then how will be MAID is written
is same language?
A. NBJE B. EKDQ C. NCLH D. BNEJ E. None of these
30. If ion a certain code BOMBAY is written as FSQFEC then how is QCWSVI written in the same code?
A. MANDYA B. UGAWZM C. MANDAL D. MYSOER E. None of these
31. DROWN = MXNSC, BREAK =?
A. BSNS B. RGPQ C. MNLO D. JBDSA E. None of these
32. MONKEY = XDJMNL, TIGER =?
A. YQFMDU B. FFQXDU C. QYEEDU D. QDFHS E. None of these
33. KINDLE = ELDNIK, EXOTIC =?
A. EXIOTC B. COXITE C. CXOTIE D. CITOXE E. None of these
34. MASTER=RETSAM, FATHER=?
A. RATEHF B. RHETAF C. REHTAF D. HERTAF E. None of these
35. MOTHER=PQWJHT, SISTER=?
A. VKVVHT B. KHVNVN C. KVNVNHT D. KHVVNT E. None of these
36. ANEEL=NAEEL, NEERU=?
A. ENREU B. ENERU C. EENRU D. Cannot be determined E. None of these
37. If CENPNPJL is written as DOOK then how is FHNPNPCE is written?
A. FOOD B. GOOD C. ROOT D. FOUR E. None of these
38. If COLD is coded as ALHY, then what is the code of IRON?
A. GUKI B. GUSI C. GOKI D. GKUL E. None of these
39. POUR is coded as RSAZ, what is the code of WAKE?
A. EYGT B. TGEY C. YEQM D. YGET E. None of these
40. In a code language COLD =DPME than what is the code for CHINA =?
A. DHIMB B. DJKMB C. DIJOB D. DUPBM E. None of these
41. In a code language VICTORY =YLFWRUB than what is the code for FAILURE =?
A. JELOZUH B. IDLOXUH C. JDLKWUH D. IDOLKUH E. None of these
42. In a code language COULD = BNTKC and MARGIN=LZQFHM than what is the code for MOULDING=?
A. LNTKCHMF B. CNMFINTK C. LNKTCHMF D. NITKCHMP E. None of these
43. In a code language SAND =VDQG and BIRD = ELUG, then what is the code for LOVE?
A. PRYG B. ORTG C. NPUH D. ORYH E. None of these
44. In a code language SATELLITE=FUBTLDSHK than what is the code for LAUNCHING=?
A. OVBCFMHGI B. BVCRTOMPU C. OVBMCFMHG D. VBUMCINGP E. None of these
45. In a system of coding ACCESS is coded CEEGUU, PONTIFF as HHKPORV, LIMERICK as EGKKMNOT
and LAMINATE as CCGKNOPV. What is likely to be the word of which the code is COTUV?
[Link] [Link] [Link] D. none of these
46. PATTERN is coded as MIVGGZK then PROBLEM is coded as?
A. NVOYLIK B. KILYOVN C. NVOLJKVY D. NUMOLKY
47. GOOD is coded as 164 then BAD as 21. If UGLY coded as 260 then JUMP will be coded as:
A.420 B.220 C. 240 D. 440
48. PROGRAM : QTRKWGT::APPLIANCE:?
A. BRSPNGUKN B. BRSNNGULN C. DRPNGUK D. None of these

Alphabet to Symbols/ Numbers

1. If in a certain language, A is decoded as 1, B is coded as 2, and so on. How will FADCCBM coded in that
code?
A. 61433213 B. 13233416 C. 6243313 D. 51433123
2. If in a certain code BEAUTIFUL is coded as 573041208 and BUTTER as 504479, then how is FUTURE
coded in that code?
A. 201497 B. 204097 C. 704092 D. 204079
3. If CAT is coded as 24, what will be the code number for BAT?
A. 32 B. 21 C. 23 D. 42
4. In a certain code, RIPLE is written as 61382 and LIFE is written as 8192. How is PILLER written in that code?
A. 318826 B. 318286 C. 618826 D. 328816
5. In a certain code, BOY is written as $*. And HOUR is written as @*£0. How is RUBY written in that code?
A. 0£$. B. 0$£. C .$£0 D .£$0
6. In a certain code, 5 is coded as Z, 7 as E, 2 as S, 9 as T and 4 as W. How is 977452 coded in that code?
A. SEEWZT B. TEEWSZ C. TEEWZS D. ZEEWST
7. In a certain code, 98602 is coded as MANGO, 0139867 as GERMANY, then how is 9868013 coded as?
A. MANAGER B. MENEGER C. MENAGAR D. MANAGRE
8. In a certain code, if TREE is coded as 7100, FROG as 2159, then how is FREE coded in that code?
A. 2010 B. 2001 C. 2100 D. 1200
9. In a certain code, if BETTER is coded as 027729 and BUT as 017, then how is BUTTER coded in that code?
A. 017729 B. 017273 C. 017723 D. 017524
10. In a certain code ORANGE is written as ‘ ? ÷ @ • + * ’ and EAT is written as ‘ * @ $’. How can ROTATE
be written in that code?
A. ÷ ? $ @ * $ B. ÷ ? $ @ • * C. ÷ ? $ @ $ * D. ÷ ? $ * • @ E. None of these
11. In a certain code ‘PALM’ is written as ‘ £ @ ? $ ’ and ‘ARM’ is written as ‘ @ * $ ’. How can ‘ALARM’
be written in that code?
A. @ £ @ ? $ B. @ $ ? £ @ C. ? @ @ £ $ D. @ ? @ £ $ E. None of these
12. In a certain code ‘HEAT’ is written as ‘ ? * $ @ ’ and ‘FINGER’ is written as ‘ £ • & *@’. How can
‘FATHER’ be written in that code?
A. $ @ ? *@ B. $ @ ? @* C. @ ? @ $ * D. $ @ ? @* E. None of these
13. In a certain code ‘BODE’ is written as ‘ @ $ * ? ’ and ‘EAT’ is written as ‘ ? • £ ’ How can ‘DEBATE’ be
written in that code?
A. ? * @ * £ • B. * ? @ • £ ? C. * ? @ * £ ? D. Cannot be determined D. None of these

Language Coding
Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code, ‘always create new ideas’ is written as ‘ba ri sha gi’, ‘ideas and new thoughts’ is written as ‘fa
gi ma ri’, ‘create thoughts and insights’ is written as ‘ma jo ba fa’ and ‘new and better solutions’ is written as ‘ki
ri to fa’.
1. What is the code for ‘ideas’?
A. sha B. ba C. gi D. ma E. Can`t be determined
2. What does ‘fa’ stand for?
A. thoughts B. insights C. new D. and E. solutions
3. ‘fa lo ba’ could be a code for which of the following?
A. thoughts and action B. create and innovate C. ideas and thoughts
 D. create new solutions E. always better ideas
4. What is the code for ‘new’?
A. ki B. ri C. to D. fa E. ba
5. Which of the following may represent ‘insights always better’?
A. jo ki to B. ki to ri C. sha jo ri D. to sha jo E. sha to ba

Directions (6 - 10): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain Code Language ,
‘ hope to see you’ is coded as ‘ re so na di’ ,
‘ please come to see the party’ is coded as ‘ fi ge na di ke zo’
‘ hope to come ’ is coded as ‘ re fi zo na ’
6. How is ‘so’ coded in the given language?
A. hope B. come C. see D. to E. None of these
7. How is ‘re’ coded in the given language?
A. hope B. come C. see D. to E. None of these
8. How is party coded in the given language?
A. Either re or fi B. zo or na C. zo or fi D. zo or ge E. ke or fi
9. How will ‘please see you’ be coded in the given code language?
A. re na ke B. so re na C. zo re na D. na di ke E. ke re ge
10. Which of the following will be coded as ‘ so di re in the given code language?
A. you see hope B. hope you please C. hope you come D. you hope to E. None of these

Directions (11 ‐ 15): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code,
‘target made oval gamer’ is written as ‘N2@ T3$ L2# G4%’,
‘rupee recover support label’ is written as ‘I3@ H5% O3# I5$’,
‘usual favour market house’ is written as ‘F3# S3@ N4% U4$’, and
‘part ever incline oval’ is written as ‘L2# V2$ K2% R5@’.
11. Which is the code for ‘severe’?
A. H4# B. H4@ C. N3% D. G2@ E. Data Inadequate
12. What is the code for ‘oral theme’?
A. L2# H4@ B. L2# G3@ C. F3# G3@ D. L1# G4@ E. Can not be determined
13. What is the code of ‘quart recover’?
A. I5$ J3% B. J5$ K4# C. H6$ W@ D. I2# J3% E. Can not be determined
14. What is the code of ‘vapour’?
A. E4# B. E5@ C. R4$ D. E4$ E. Data Inadequate
15. Which is the code for ‘complaint several’?
A. U7# H5# B. H7% H5@ C. X7% H5# D. S8% H5# E. Cannot be determined
Directions (16 ‐ 20): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code,
‘commit also make policy’ is written as ‘%e4 !y6 #t6 @o4’,
‘policy craze anger mobile’ is written as ‘!y6 @r5 %e6 #e5’,
‘allow mild course prize’ is written as ‘!e5 %d4 #e6 @w5’, and
‘craze manner pump artist’ is written as ‘%r6 #e5 !p4 @t6’.
[Link] is the code for ‘mild’?
A. @w5 B. %d4 C. %e4 D. %e6 [Link]’t be determined
17. What does ‘#e6 #e5 @04’ stand for?
A. also make course B. craze also course C. commit course mobile
D. artist mild craze E. Either also make course or prize also course
18. Which could be the code for ‘peace protect pump’?
A. #t4 %d6 !r4 B. !e4 !r4 !e2 C. !p4 @w3 !r4 D. !e5 !t7 !p4 E. None of these
19. ’!l8 %n6 @e7’ could be a code for which of the following?
A. mobile charge victory B. peaceful modern advance C. against modern effort
D. mild peaceful west E. None of these
20. Which of the following is the code for ‘anger prize commit’?
A. !e5 %d4 %e4 B. !e5 @r5 #t6 C. @r5 #e6 #t6 D. #t6 @o4 %e6 E. None of these
 ANSWER KEY

Alphabet to Alphabet coding

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.A
11.A 12.E 13.B 14.D 15.B 16.A 17.D 18.D 19.B 20.D
21.E 22.E 23.A 24.D 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.C 29.C 30.B
31.D 32.D 33.D 34.C 35.A 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.C 40.C
41.B 42.A 43.D 44.C 45.C 46.A 47.C 48.A

Alphabet to Symbols/ Numbers

1. A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.C

11.E 12.E 13.D

Language Coding

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. E 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. E
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. B