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Coding-Decoding
Positional Values Of Letters In English Alphabet
ALPHABET POSITION METHOD TO REMEMBER
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
E 5
F 6
G 7
H 8
I 9
J 10
K 11
L 12
M 13
Positional Values Of Letters In English Alphabet
ALPHABET POSITION METHOD TO REMEMBER
N 14
O 15
P 16
Q 17
R 18
S 19
T 20
U 21
V 22
W 23
X 24
Y 25
Z 26
Types Of Coding-Decoding

1. Letter Coding
2. Number Coding
3. Direct Coding
4. Substitution Coding
5. Fictious Language Coding
6. Conditional Coding
Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, TRAIN is coded as SQZHM, then how will DATE be coded in that
code language?
(a) CXSD
(b) CZTE
(c) CZTF
(d) CZSD
(e) None of these
Answer: (d) CZSD
Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, CRACKS is coded as DQBBLR, then how will SPROUT is written in
that code language?
(a) TQSPVU
(b) TOSNVS
(c) TQSNVS
(d) TOSNVU

Answer: (b) TOSNVS

Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, GIRL is coded as QWNL, then how will KEPT is written in that code
language?
(a) YUKR
(b) YUKP
(c) YVJP
(d) YUJP

Answer: (d) YUJP

Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, CHORAL is coded as OHCLAR and FOREGO is coded as
ROFOGE, then how will GALLEY is written in that code language?
(a) GYALLE
(b) ELLACY
(c) LAGYEL
(d) YELLAG

Answer: (c) LAGYEL

Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, TABLE is coded as ELEAT and SWING is coded as GNLWS, then
how will FRAME is written in that coded in the same language?
(a) EMERF
(b) EMDRF
(c) ERMDF
(d) MEDFR

Answer: (B) EMDRF

Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, LIGHT is coded as ORTSG and SWITCH is coded as HDRGXS,
then how will WIRE is written in that coded in the same language?
(a) DSIV
(b) DRIV
(c) DRIW
(d) DRJV

Answer: (B) DRIV

Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, ASIA is coded as ZHRZ and IRELAND is coded as RIVOZMN, then
how will NORWAY is written in that coded in the same language?
(a) NLISZB
(b) MLIDZB
(c) NJIDZB
(d) MJIDZB

Answer: (B) MLIDZB

Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, GHOST is coded as ONGCB and ABIDE is coded as UTMRQ, then
how will RULES is written in that coded in the same language?
(a) DAKDQ
(b) DAJQD
(c) DAJQC
(d) WZQJX

Answer: (C) DAJQC

Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, BRAVE is coded as CTDZJ, then how will ACRON is written in that
coded in the same language?
(a) BEUSS
(b) BPSDO
(c) DBSOP
(d) OPUDO

Answer: (A) BEUSS

Letter Coding
If in a certain code language, TRIFLED is coded as YQNEQDI and BRIEF is coded is GQNDK,
then how will FALTER is written in that coded in the same language?
(a) KJPSJQ
(b) KYQTHP
(c) KZQSHR
(d) KZQSJQ

Answer: (d) KZQSJQ

Number Coding
If in a certain code language, YOU is coded as 20 and LIP is coded is 44. What is the code for
ROB in that coded in the same language?
(a) 44
(b) 46
(c) 41
(d) 42

Answer: (B) 46
Number Coding
If in a certain code language, PDU is coded as 40 and HXO is coded is 34. What is the code for
BMW in that coded in the same language?
(a) 28
(b) 36
(c) 43
(d) 34

Answer: (C) 43
Number Coding
If in a certain code language, 28373 is coded as 4166146, then how will 19351be coded in the
same language?
(a) 2186210
(b) 2186102
(c) 2813620
(d) 2180619

Answer: (B) 2186102

Number Coding
If in a certain code language, APPLE is coded as 25 and JUNIOR is coded is 36. What is the
code for PACKAGE in that coded in the same language?
(a) 81
(b) 36
(c) 49
(d) 64

Answer: (C) 49
Number Coding
If N = 13 and L = 15, then NATIONAL = ?
(a) 132671412132615
(b) 132671212132615
(c) 132671712132615
(d) 132671812132615

Answer: (d) 132671812132615

Number Coding
If in a certain code language, POLISH is coded as 89 and CLIP is coded is 72. What is the code
for CONTROL in that coded in the same language?
(a) 89
(b) 92
(c) 106
(d) 99

Answer: (d) 99
Direct Coding
If in a certain code language, 'LIABILITY is coded as '950759513' and 'PROCTOR' is coded as
'8642146'. How will 'PICTORIAL' be coded in that language?
(a) 642158409
(b) 852146509
(c) 862145609
(d) 952461508

Answer: (b) 852146509

Direct Coding
If in a certain code language 'PRAISE' is written as ‘ # @ $ 2 7 % ' and 'RESPIRE' is written as
‘ @ % 7 # 2 @ % ', then how will 'REPAIR' be written in that code language?
(a) @%#2$@
(b) @%$#2@
(c) @%#$2@
(d) @%$2#@

Answer: (c) @%#$2@

Direct Coding
In a certain code language 'XYZA' is written as 1234 and 'EFGH' is written as 78910, then how
is AXGE be written in that code language?
(a) 4917
(b) 4217
(c) 4197
(d) 4179
(e) None of these
Answer: (c) 4197
Direct Coding
In a certain code language, 'FILE' is coded as '8357' and 'SINK' is coded as '9364'. How will
'NIKE' be coded in that language?
(a) 3647
(b) 6473
(c) 6347
(d) 6437

Answer: (c) 6347

Direct Coding
In a certain code language, 'COMPUTER' is written as '31191267218' and 'PHONE' is written
as '12511142'. How will MOTHER be written in the same code language?
(a) 91175218
(b) 91121875
(c) 91171852
(d) 91172518

Answer: (a) 91175218

Substitution Coding
In a certain code language, if 'mustard' is called 'fruit', 'fruit' is called 'potato', 'potato' is called
'burger', 'burger' is called 'flower' and 'flower' is called rice, then what is rose?
(a) potato
(b) rice
(c) flower
(d) fruit

Answer: Rice
Substitution Coding
If in a certain code language, 'Cricket' is called 'Archery', 'Archery' is called 'Football' and
'Football' is called 'Volleyball', then which game is played with a bat?
(a) Volleyball
(b) Archery
(c) Cricket
(d) Football

Answer: (b) Archery

Substitution Coding
If 'book' is called 'pen', 'pen' is called 'notebook', 'notebook' is called 'bag' and 'bag' is called
'school', then on what do we usually write?
(a) school
(b) book
(c) bag
(d) pen

Answer: (c) bag

Substitution Coding
In a certain code language, if 'table' is called 'chair', 'chair' is called 'blackboard', 'blackboard' is
called 'chalk', 'chalk' is called 'duster', 'duster' is called 'teacher', so where does the teacher
write?
(a) Chair
(b) Duster
(c) Blackboard
(d) Chalk
Answer: (d) Chalk
Substitution Coding
If dog is called cat, cat is called lion, lion is called ox, ox is called cock, cock is called elephant
and elephant is called donkey, then farmer ploughs with which animal?
(a) dog
(b) donkey
(c) lion
(d) cock

Answer: (d) cock

Fictitious Language Coding
In a certain code language, 'KENT' is coded as ‘9^*7' and 'BENT' is coded as ‘*/79'. What is the
code for 'B' in that code language?
(a) *
(b) 9
(c) /
(d) ^

Answer: (c) /
Fictitious Language Coding
In a certain code language, '4378' is coded as 'IDOL' and '7832' is coded as 'IDLE'. What is
the code for '2' in that code language?
(a) O
(b) L
(c) E
(d) I

Answer: (c) E
Fictitious Language Coding
In a certain code language 'rini miki suki' is written as 'we are together'. 'miki luci pinci' is written
as 'all are different' and 'suki luci deni' is written as 'all get together'. Then, what is the code for
'luci'?
(a) 'together'
(b) 'different'
(c) 'get'
(d) 'all'
Answer: (d) 'all'
Fictitious Language Coding
In a code language, AROMA is written as '@%U@$', ELE is written as 'DD#' and ROSE is
written as '%$D^'. How will MAREO be written as in that language?
(a) @U%$D
(b) @#U%%
(c) ^U%$D
(d) U^%$D

Answer: (a) @U%$D

Fictitious Language Coding
In a certain code language, 'good deeds pay' is coded as 'ag bi tr', 'pay all bills' is coded as 'od
ez ag', 'all your deeds count' is coded as 'sn tr od um'.
Note All codes are two letter codes only
What is the code for 'count' in the given code language?
(a) ez
(b) either 'od' or 'tr'
(c) either 'sn' or 'um'
(d) od

Answer: (c) either 'sn' or 'um'

Fictitious Language Coding
In a certain code language, Sharks are fish' is written as '@ #mt', Fish eat food' is written as 'lu
mt ak', 'Sharks eat fish' is written as 'mt ak @'. What is the code for 'Sharks' in that code
language?
(a) mt
(b) lu
(c) ak
(d) @

Answer: (d) @
Conditional Coding
In this question, a group of numbers/symbols is is coded Code Number/
symbol
using letters as per the table given below and the conditions
which follow. The correct combination of codes following the J 4
conditions is your answer P 2
A @
Conditions F 5
(i) If both first and fourth elements are even numbers, the third
D ^
element is to be coded as the code for the third element.
(ii) If both second and third elements are perfect squares, the N +
third element is to be coded as the code for the second R 7
element. K #
Which one of the following would be the code for % 94 #2? M %
(a) MZZKP (b) MZBKP (c) MBZPK (d) MBZKP
Z 9
B 4
Answer: (a) MZZKP
Conditional Coding
A group of numbers/symbols is coded using letters as per the table given below and the
conditions which follow.
The correct combination of codes following the conditions is your answer.
Code B F I K A V S U E Q C P X T
No. I & 2 9 * 7 3 $ 8 5 6 4 @ #

Conditions
(i) If the first element is a symbol and the second element is an even number, the first and the
second elements are to be coded as €.
(ii) If both the first and the last elements are numbers, the codes for these two (the first and the
last elements) are to be interchanged.
(iii) If last element is a symbol, the element is to be coded as ẞ.

What will 5 @ & 2 7 be coded as?

(a) QXFIV (b) FXIQV (c) VXFIQ (d) VFXIV
Answer: (c) VXFIQ
Conditional Coding
In this question, a group of numbers/symbols is coded using letters as per the table given
below and the conditions which follow. the correct combination of codes following the
conditions is your answer
Code H F M E T P Z
No. 4 6 7 $ # @ 2
Conditions
(i) If the first element is an even number and the last element is also an even number, the codes
for these two (the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged.
(ii) If the second element is an even number and the fifth element is a symbol, the codes for
these two (the second and the fifth elements) are to be interchanged.
(iii) If the fourth element is a symbol and the sixth element is also a symbol, both these elements
(the fourth and the sixth elements) are to be coded as N.

Question: 46$74#@2
(a) ZHEMFTPΗ (b) ZFΕΜΗΤΡΗ (c) HFEMHTPZ (d) ZFENHNPH
Answer: (b) ZFΕΜΗΤΡΗ
Conditional Coding
In this question, a group of numbers/symbols s coded using letters as per the table given below
and the conditions which follow. The correct combination of codes following the conditions is
your answer.
Code X N B J H L Y F R
No. 4 % 7 3 # * 9 @ 6
Conditions:
(i) If the first element is an even number and the last is a number, the codes for these two
(the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged.
(ii) If the first element is an odd number and the last an even number, the first and last
elements are to be retained as it is (i.e. first and last elements won't get coded)

7* % 3 @ 6
(a) 7YNJF6 (b) BLNJFR (c) 7LNJF6 (d) BLN3FR

Answer: (c) 7LNJF6

Conditional Coding
Numbers and their letter-codes are given in the following table.

Code 3 7 2 8 6 5
No. K E F Y P L

You have to find out which option has the correct coded form of the number group
8637.
(a) УКРЕ
(b) YEPK
(c) YLEP
(d) YPKE
(e) None of these

Answer: (d) YPKE

Conditional Coding
In a certain code language, the letters of the English alphabet are coded are as per their
alphabetical order (A as 1 and Z as 26), however if a consonant is immediately followed as
well as preceded by a vowel its code would be 77'. What will be the code for 'WHITEN' in this
language?
(a) 238772077514
(c) 239877514
(b) 238920514
(d) 238977514

Answer: (d) 238977514

Conditional Coding
In a certain code language, the letters are coded as per their alphabetical order (A as 1 and Z
as 26). However, if a letter appears twice in a word at the second occurrence, it is coded with
its reverse alphabetical position. Also, if a vowel appears between two consonants, its
corresponding number gets doubled. Which among the following is the correct code for
GLASS?
(a) 7121198
(b) 71221991
(c) 7122189
(d) 7122198

Answer: (d) 7122198

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