Coding Decoding

1.In a certain code 'MISSIONS' is written as 'MSIISNOS'. How is 'ONLINE' written in that
code?
1. OLNNIE
2. ONILEN
3. NOILEN
4. LNOENI
5. ONNLIE
 Sol: Option 1
Explanation: First and last letter remain same. The others interchange their positions in pair of
two. So, NL become LN IN become NI so code of ONLINE will be OLNNIE
2  In certain code 'TIGER' is written as 'QDFHS'. How is 'FISH' written in that code?
1. GERH
2. GRHE
3. GREH
4. GHRE
5. GEHR
 Sol: Option 2
Explanation: Reverse the word and move each letter –1. Reverse of FISH is HSIF subtract 1
from each letter of HSIF. So code of FISH become GRHE.
3  In certain code 'FROZEN' is written as 'OFAPSG'. Then how would 'MOLTEN' be written
in that code?
1. OFPOMN
2. OFSMPN
3. OFUMPN
4. OFUNPM
5. OFUMON
 Sol: Option 3
Explanation: Reverse the word and move each letter +1. Reverse of MOLTEN is NETLOM add
1 to each letter of NETLOM. So code of MOLTEN become OFUMPN.
4  In a certain code 'ROAR' is written as 'URDU'. How is 'URDU' written in that code?
1. V X D Q
2. XUGX
3. ROAR
4. VSOV
5. V Z C P
 Sol: Option 2
Explanation: Each letter moves +3. Add 3 to each letter of URDU,so code of URDU will be
XUGX
 In a certain code 'LIMCA' is written as 'HJLDZ'. Which of the following words is written as
'IFWJBP'?
1. M E X I C O
2. MERCURY
3. JAPAN
4. MIDNIGHT
5. H O N D U S

5. Sol: Option 1
Explanation: Each letter moves +1, -1, ....alternately except for L, which is –4. We have
to find the word for the code IFWJBP. Add 4 to I then -1, +1 alternately to the remaining
letters. The word will be MEXICO.

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6. In certain code 'HILTON' is written as 'I H T L N O'. How is 'BILLION' written in that
code?

1. IBLLION

2. IBOILLN

3. IBLLOIN

4. IBLOILN

5. IBOLLIN

 Sol: Option 3
Explanation: Letters are interchanged in each pair. So code of BI become IB, IO become OI. So
code BILLION will be IBLLOIN
 If in the English alphabet, every alternate letter from B onwards is written in small letters
while others are written in capitals, then how will the 3rd day from Tuesday will be coded?
1. W e D N e S d A Y
2. W E d n E S d A Y
3. T H U R S d A Y
4. T h U r S d A Y
5. f r I d A Y
 Sol: Option 5
Explanation: The small letters are b, d, f, h, j, l, n, p, r, t, v, x, z. The third day from tuesday will
be friday and code will be frIdAY.
 If the letters of the word 'CYCLINDER' are arranged alphabetically, then which letter would
be farthest from the first letter of word?
1. N
2. E
3. Y
4. R
5. None of these
 Sol: Option 3
Explanation: Last letter is ‘Y’.
 In a certain code 'CERTAIN' is coded as 'BFQUZJM'. How is 'MUNDANE' coded in that
code?
1. LVMEZOD
2. NTCOMBF
3. NTOCNBF
4. LTMCZOF
5. None of these
 Sol: Option 1
Explanation: Each letter moves -1, +1 alternately. So, M - 1 = L, U + 1 = V and so on. So code
for MUNDANE will be LVMEZOD
 In a certain code 'SEQUENCE' is coded as 'FDOFVRFT. How is 'CHILDREN' coded in that
code?
1. OFESJMID
2. OFSEMJID
3. OFSEJIMD
4. OFSEJMID
5. None of these
Sol: Option 2
Explanation: Reverse the word and +1 to each letter. The reverse of CHILDREN is
NERDLIHC. add 1 to each letter. Therefore, the code of CHILDREN becomes OFSEMJID.

Coding and Decoding Practice Questions

Part A

Q1: If in a certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY coded in that
code? (S.S.C. 1994)

(a) CPNCBX (b) CPNCBZ (c) CPOCBZ (d) CQOCBZ (e) None
of these

Q2: In a certain code, TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD. How is DISPOSE written in that
code? (Central Excise, 1995)

(a) CHRONRD (b) DSOESPI (c) ESJTPTF (d) ESOPSID (e) None of
these

Q3: If in a code language. COULD is written as BNTKC and MARGIN is written as LZQFHM,
how will MOULDING be written in that code? (Assistant Grade, 1997)
(a) CHMFINTK (b) LNKTCHMF (c) LNTKCHMF (d)
NITKHCMF (e) None of these

Q4: In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code?
(Assistant Grade, 1998)

(a) QDFHS (b) SDFHS (c) SHFDQ (d) UJHFS (e) None of
these

Q5: If FRAGRANCE is written as SBHSBODFG, how can IMPOSING be written?

(a) NQPTJHOJ (b) NQPTJOHI (c) NQTPJOHJ (d)

NQPTJOHJ (c) None of these

Q6: In a certain code, COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How is MEDICINE written in

the same code? (Bank P.O. 1997)

(a) EOJDJEFM (b) EOJDEJFM (c) MFEJDJOE (d)

MFEDJJOE (e) None of these

Q7: If in a certain language. GAMBLE is coded as FBLCKF, how is FLOWER coded in that
code?

(a) GKPVFQ (b) EMNXDS (c) GMPVDS (d)

HNQYGT (e) EKNVDQ

Q8: If in a certain language, NATURE is coded as MASUQE, how is FAMINE coded in that
code?

(a) FBMJND (b) FZMHND (c) GANIOE (d) EALIME (e)

FZNJME

Find Your Answers Here

Q1: B), Q2: A), Q3: C), Q4: A), Q5: D), Q6: A), Q7: B), Q8: D)

Part B

Q1: In a certain axle. INSTITUTION is written as NOITUTITSNI. How is PERFECTION

written in that code?

(a) NOICTEFREP (b) NOITCEFERP (c) NOITCEFRPE (d)

NOITCEFREP (e) NOITCEFPER
Q2: If BELIEF is written as afkkdi, how is SELDOM written in that code? (Hotel Management,
1997)

(a) tfkenp (b) rfkfnp (c) rfkenn (d) rdkcnl (e) None of these

Q3: In a code language, DISTANCE is written as IDTUBECN and DOCUMENT is written as

ODDVNTNE. How is THURSDAY written in that language? (B.S.R.B. 1995)

(a) DTVSTEYA (b) HTTQRYAD (c) HTVSTYDA (d)

HTVSYADS (e) HTVSTYAD

Q4: In a certain language, CHAMPION is coded as HCMAIPNO, how is NEGATIVE coded in

that code?

(a) ENAGITEV (b) NEAGVEIT (c) MGAETVIE (d) EGAITEVN (e)

NECATIEV

Q5: If PEOPLE is coded as PLPOEE, how is TREND coded?

(a) TREDN (b) DNERT (c) NDETR (d) TRDNE (e) TNERD

Q6: In a certain code. MUNICIPALITY is written as INMUAPCIYTLI. How is JUDICIAL

written in that code?

(a) UJDILACI (b) IDUJLACI (c) IDJULAIC (d) IDJULACI (e)

None of these

Q7: If CIGARETTE is coded as GICERAETT then DIRECTION will be coded as: (M.A.T.
1997)

(a) RIDTCENOI (b) NORTECDII (c) NOIETCRID (d)

IRDCTIONE (e) None of these

Find Your Answers Here

Q1: D), Q2: B), Q3: D), Q4: A), Q5: E), Q6: D), Q7: A).

Part C

Q1: If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662. How can CALICUT be coded?
(Assistant Grade. 1995)

(a) 5279431 (b) 5978213 (c) 8251896 (d) 8543691

Q2: In a certain code. RIPPLE is written as 613382 and LIFE is written as 8192. How is PILLER
written in that code?
(a) 318826 (b) 318286 (c) 618826 (d) 338816

Q3: If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as 73456 and PREACH is coded as 961473,
what will be the code for SEARCH? (Assistant Grade, 1993)

(a) 246173 (b) 214673 (c) 214763 (d) 216473

Q4: If in a certain code, TWENTY is written as 863985 and ELEVEN is written as 323039, how
is TWELVE written in that code?

(a) 863203 (b) 863584 (c) 863903 (d) 863063

Q5: If the letters in PRABA are coded as 27595, and THILAK are coded as 368451, how can
BHARATHI be coded? (U.D.C. 1993)

(a) 37536689 (b) 57686535 (c) 96575368 (d) 96855368

Q6: If GIVE is coded as 5137 and BAT is coded as 924, how is GATE coded?

(a) 5427 (b) 5724 (c) 5247 (d) 2547

Q7: If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590, how is PEARL coded in that code?

(a) 29530 (b) 24153 (c) 25413 (d) 25430

Find Your Answers Here

Q1: C), Q2: A), Q3: B), Q4: A), Q5: C), Q6: C), Q7: B).

Part D

Q1: If MACHINE is coded as 19-7-9-14-15-20-11, how will you code DANGER? (Assistant
Grade, 1997)

(a) 0-7-20-13-ll-24 (b) 11-7-20-16-11-24 (c) 13-7-20-9-11-25 (d) 13-

7-20-10-11-25

Q2: If PRATAP could be given the code number 1618120116, what code number can be given
to NAVIN?

(a) 14122914 (b) 19274651 (c) 24639125 (d) 73957614

Q3: If MOBILITY is coded as 46293927, then EXAMINATION is coded as: (Assistant Grade,
1998; S.S.C. 1993)

(a) 45038401854 (b) 56149512965 (c) 57159413955 (d) 67250623076

Q4: If MASTER is coded as 4li259, then POWDER will be coded as: (L Tax & Central Excise,
1995)

(a) 7 65439 (b) 765439 (c) 7 65459 (d) 7 65549

Find Your Answers Here

Q1: A), Q2: A), Q3: B), Q4: C).

Coding and Decoding

The coding questions will provide you with some information that is in code form. This
information can be decoded using the key that is present either within the question or within the
options. Here we will start with the first type or the letter coding. Let us begin!

Letter Coding

This is the code that is derived on the basis of alphabets. usually, the position of alphabets is
used. For example, let us see the following question.

Example 1: In some language, “EXAM” is coded as “FYBN”. In the same language, how will
we code “RESULT”?

A) SFTVMU B) REPTUY C) ERICCART D) KYLEBROW

Answer: The first step is to detect the code. For that, we need to focus on the word EXAM. The
first letter E in code is F, similarly the code for X is Y, for A it is B and for M it is N. Thus we
see that in this language the alphabet is shifted to one step to the front. Thus the code for R will
be S and hence the correct option here is A) SFTVMU.

Number Coding

Example 2: In a certain code, “Delhi is capital” is coded as “7 5 9”. The sentence “capital are
beautiful” is coded as “3 6 9”, and “Delhi is beautiful” is coded as “6 7 5”. Also “Patna also
capital‟ is coded as “9 2 4”. What is the code for “beautiful” in this code?
A) 2 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7

Answer: To solve codes like these remember the order of the numbers may be anything. For
example, in “Delhi is capital” and “Delhi is beautiful”, we can see that the words “Delhi is” are
common and thus we can see that capital is 9 and beautiful is 6. Therefore the correct option here
is D) 6.

Q: What is the code for “Patna is beautiful “?

A) 7 5 6 B) 7 5 9 C) 5 7 8 D) 5 7 9 E) Data Insufficient

Answer: Let us see if we can figure it out word for word. We already know that the code for
beautiful is 6. From the code “Delhi is beautiful” as “6 7 5” we see that “is” may be represented
by 7 or 5. If we take a look at the code “Delhi is capital” which is present as “7 5 9”, we notice
that we can’t get the code for “is” as the data is not sufficient. So the correct option is E) Data
Insufficient.

Symbol Coding

In the symbol coding, we use the symbols like “!@#$%^&*()_”, to represent words or letters.
These codes are then used to determine a code for the words that are written down. Let us see an
example.

Example 3: If “LESD” is written as “ @ $ & # “ , “NAC” is written as “ % ? * “, how

“CANDLES” is
coded in the same way?

A) *&%#$&) B) *?%&@$# C) *&^$@() D) ?@$@^%@&

Answer: In the code, we can see that the code for L is @. Building on to that we can see that the
option B) *?%&@$# is the correct option.

Miscellaneous Examples

Example 4: In the following, a certain code is given. According to this code, “before West to
mailing” is written as “ad mi ja no”, “the West to Himalaya” is written as “ku ja ig ad”. Also
“mailing of the layout” is written as “be ku zo mi” and “to should of changes” is written as “be Ii
ya ja”.
Then what is the code for “should”?
A) be B) Ii C) ya D) ja E) Data insufficient

Answer: To solve these types of questions, a table may come in handy. Check for the two
sentences that have the most number of similar words. Let us put all the terms in the table and
see if we can get the correct answer or not. Let us see what “to” is coded as:

Before West to Mailing – ad mi ja no

the West to Himalaya – ku ja ig ad

The two have ony one code in common. This means that the relation can’t be determined. Thus
the option is E) Data insufficient.

Example 5: In a certain code, we write the word “SUSHI” as “RTRGH”. How ill you write the
sentence ” Who are you” in it?
A) Vgn zqd xnt

B) Vec bqd xmy

C) Njg hhd kdd

D) Vgx xbg jak

Answer: The letter before S is T and this is the rule for the code here. A letter that comes just
before the one in the given word is the code. So the sentence ” Who are you” will be coded as
“Vgn zqd xnt”. The correct option is thus A) Vgn zqd xnt.

Practice Questions:

In a certain code, the following language is used:

“Challenging world economy now” is written as “Sk Rk Tk Nk”

“Economy bad current issue” is written as “Pk Gk Sk Fk”

“Current world looking good” is written as “Nk Mk Pk Vk”

“Looking good challenging with” is written as “Vk Mk Rk Dk”.

Answer the following questions:

Q 1: What will be the code for “Looking”?

A) Rk B) Mk C) Tk D) Vk E) Either Mk or Vk

Ans: E) Either Mk or Vk

Q 2: The codes “Rk Mk Nk” may represent which of the following?

A) Challenging good bad
B) World economy bad
C) World looking challenge
D) Good with now
E) None of these

Ans: C) World looking challenge

Coding-Decoding Tricks, Examples

Example 1: If EODGH is the code for BLADE, what is the code for CRICKET?

Solution: FULFNHW
As,

Similarly

Example 2: If EARTH is coded as 41590 and PALE as 2134, what is the code for PEARL?

Solution: 24153

codes for letters are: P=2, E=4, A=1, R=5 and L=3

Example 3: In a certain language, ‘put tir fin’ means ‘delicious juicy fruit’; ‘tie dip sig’
means ‘beautiful white lily’, and ‘sig lon fin’ means ‘lily and fruit’. What is the code for
‘and’?

Solution: ‘lon’

Common code from first and third statement for ‘fin’ is ‘fruit’. From second and third statement,
‘sig’ is ‘lily’. So ‘lon’ means ‘and’ in third statement.
 Type 1: Letter Coding

Methods of coding:

 (a) Skipping over the letter in the forward or backward direction.

 (b) Writing the letters of given word in reverse order in part or in whole.
 (c) Sometimes codes may be the position of those letters in alphabet.

Example 4: The word RUN is coded as SVO. What should be the code letters of LAY?

Solution: Here,

Hence,

∴ LAY should be MBZ.

Example 5: In a certain code DELHI is written as CDKGH. How is SUSPECT written in

code?

Solution: Clearly, we can see that each letter of the word DELHI is moved one step backward to
obtain the code.

Similarly, SUSPECT will be coded as RTRODBS.

Example 6: In a certain code COURAGE is written as UOCREGA. How will JOURNAL be

written in the code.

Solution: Clearly, when COURAGE is coded, some letters are interchange with respect to their
positions, i.e., odd position are interchanged.
Position of 1 changes to 3 and 3 to 1. Position of 5 changes to 7 and 7 to 5.

can be coded as UOJRLAN.

Type 2: Number Coding

This type of coding involves two types of cases :

I. When numerical code values are assigned to words:

Example 7 : If D = 4 and COVER = 63, then BASIS = ?

Solution: Clearly, in the given code, A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, ….. so that

COVER = 3 + 15 + 22 + 5 + 18 = 63

∴ BASIS = 2 + 1 + 19 + 9 + 19 = 50.

II. When alphabetical code values are assigned to the numbers.

Example 8: In a given code SISTER is coded as 535301. UNCLE as 84670 and BOY as 129.
How is RUSTIC written in that code?

1. 633185
2. 185336
3. 363815
4. 581363

Solution: In this code the alphabets are coded as follows

SISTER UNCLEBOY

53530184670 129

If we apply this method, the code comes out to be 185336

Example 9: In a certain code, 15789 is written as XTZAL and 2346 is written as NPSU.
How is 23549 written in the code?

Solution:

and

So,

∴ 23549 can be written in code as NPTSL.

Type 3: Substitution Coding

In substitution coding some particular objects are assigned as code names and then question is
asked that is to be answered in the code language.

Example 10: If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is
called roof and roof is called ventilator, what will a person stand on?

1. Door
2. Ventilator
3. Roof
4. Floor

Solution: Since a person stands on the floor and in the given code language floor is called roof.

Hence, roof will be correct answer.

Type 4: Mixed letter coding

In this type of questions, three or more sentences are given in the coded language and the code
for a particular word is asked. To find the code for the particular word, pickup two sentences
bearing a common word and the common code word will mean that word. Proceeding in similar
manner, we can be determined a particular code word for each word of given sentences.

Example 11: In a certain code language, ‘po ki top ma’ means ‘Usha is playing cards’. ‘kop
ja ki ma’ means’ Asha is playing tennis’, ‘ki top sop ho’ means ‘they are playing football’
and ‘po sur kop’ means ‘cards and tennis’. Which word in that language means ‘Asha’?

1. ja
2. ma
3. kop
4. top

Solution. (a): Comparing relation in each of the statement, we get Asha is coded as ‘ja’.

Type 5: Coding by Combinations of Letters, Numbers or Symbols

Directions: In each questions below is given a group of digits followed by four combinations of
letters or symbols numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. You have to find out which of the combinations
correctly represents the group of digits based on the coding system and the conditions given
below and mark the number of that combination as your answer. If none of the combinations
correctly represents the group of digits, mark 5, i.e., ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Digit 5134 96 82 7

Symbol P A K % R @ d © M

Conditions:

 (i) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even, the codes for the first and last digits are to be
interchanged.
 (ii) If both the first and the last digits are even, both are to be coded as ♦
 (iii) If both the first and the last digits are odd, both are-to be coded as $.

Example 12: What is the code of 215349?

1. RAPK%©
2. ♦ APK%$
3. $APK%$
4. © PAK%R
5. None of these

Solution. (e):
Example 13: What is the code of 671254?

1. @MA©P%
2. $MA©P$
3. ♦MA©P♦
4. %MA©P
5. None of these

Solution. (c):

Condition (ii) is applied

Example 14: What is the code of 813469?

1. DRK%R@
2. DAK%@ R
3. DAK%R@
4. ADK%R@
5. None of these

Solution. (b):

Example 15: What is the code of 794821?

1. MR%D©A
2. AR%D©M
3. M%RD©R
4. $R%D©$
5. None of these

Solution. (d):

Condition (iii) is applied

Example 16: What is the code of 591426?

 1. @RA%©P
2. PRA%©@
3. @AR%©P
4. $RA%©♦
5. None of these

Solution. (a):

Condition (i) is applied

Type 6: Coded Letter of Word

Directions: These questions are based on code language which utilizes letters in the English
alphabet. In each question, there is a word written in capital letter, with one letter underlined. For
each letter in that word there is a code written in small letters. That code is denoted by 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5 not in the same order. You have to find out the exact code for the underlined letter in the
word. The number of that code is the answer. Please note that the same letter appearing in other
word(s) may be coded differently.

Example 17: QUITE

1. hj
2. su
3. tv
4. pr
5. df

Solution. (2): Each single letter is expressed as two letters, one behind and the other ahead of the
given letter. Therefore, A becomes zb, B comes ac and so on.

Example 18: PRISM

1. R
2. O
3. H
4. Q
5. I

Solution. (4): All the letters of the word are coded as one letter behind.

Example 19: BEAST

1. c
 2. w
3. d
4. h
5. v

Solution. (b): All the letters of the word are coded as three letters ahead.

Now, you must have been aware of the various kind of coding-decoding patterns. Point to be
noted that the patterns discussed under this chapter are commonly known pattern/ basic patterns.
So, if you practice hard, you find that after some times you become competent enough to solve
coding-decoding problems even if certain changes are made in such problems to surprise or
puzzle you.

1. If EDUCATION is written as 5421312091514 then how is CAT written?

a. 13120
b. 312
c. 3120
d. 31209

Answer: c. 3120

Explanation:

Alphabets and their positions

ABCDEFGHI J K L M N O P Q R S T U V WX 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

Check Alphabets and their Positions

2. In a code language QUEEN is written as OVCFL, then KING is written as

a. IJLH
b. MKOF
c. PHIK
d. FOKM

Answer: a. IJLH

Explanation:

Alphabet Series - 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
The coding follows the rule -2, +1, -2, +1, etc.
That means Q -2 = O
U+1=V
E-2=C, etc.

3. In a code language, BROKE is written as DOSFK, START is written as UQEMZ, then

INDIA is written as

a. KHDKG
b. KKHDG
c. DHGKK
d. KHGKD

Answer: b. KKHDG

Explanation:

Alphabet Series - 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
The coding follows the rule +2, -3, +4, -5, +6, etc.
That means B+2=D
R-3=O
O+4=S, etc.

4. If DOOR = 25, LOWER=37, TOWER=18, then OVER = ?

a. 81
b. 45
c. 60
d. 06

Answer: d. 06

Explanation:

Alphabets and their positions

ABCDEFGHI J K L M N O P Q R S T U V WX 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

Rule=add positions of alphabets and then reverse the result

DOOR = 4+15+15+18 = 52 = reverse 52 to give 25
5. If 7 x 5 = VIII ; 5 x 6 = III ; 5 x 3 = VI , then 9 x 4 = ?

a. IX
b. II
c. VIII
d. XXII

Answer: a. IX

Explanation:

7 x 5 = 35 ; 3+5 = 8 = VIII in roman numeral format

5 x 6 = 30 ; 3+0 = 3 = III in roman numerals.
9 x 4 = 36 = 3+6 = 9 = IX in roman numerals

6. 10 (87) 7 ; 5 (59) 9 ; then 7 (?) 4.

a. 29
b. 39
c. 42
d. 30

Answer: b. 39

Explanation:

10 x 7 = 70 ; 70 + (10+7) = 87
5 x 9 = 45 ; 45 + (5+9) = 59
7 x 4 = 28 ; 28 + (7 + 4) = 39

7. CEGI : JHFD :: KMOQ : ?

a. LPNR
b. RNPL
c. LNPR
d. RPNL

Answer: d. RPNL

Explanation:

Alphabet Series - 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
Write the next letters after the letters CEGI. We get DFHJ. Reverse them to get JHFD
Next letters after KMOQ is LNPR. Reversing them we get RPNL

8. 6 : 49 :: 7 : ?
a. 64
b. 63
c. 50
d. 81

Answer: a. 64

Explanation:

6 : 49 = 6 : 72 = 6 : (6+1)2
So, 7 : ? = 7 : (7+1)2 = 7 : 64

9. If % x ^ = 20 ; ^ x & = 32 ; % x & = 40 ; * x & = 72. Then what is the value of * ?

a. 8
b. 7
c. 9
d. 6

Answer: c. 9

Explanation:

* cannot be 7 as 72 is not divisible by 7.

If * is 6, then & becomes 72/6 = 12.
But 40 is not divisible by 12.
Let * be 8, then & becomes 72/8 = 9
But 40 and 32 are not divisible by 9.
So * is 9. Answer is option c.

10. Given are some words decoded from artificial language - chikerkurrip means
birdhouse; phyckurrip means bluebird and phycbrell means bluebell. Select the code for
'houseguest' in this artificial language.

a. bellchicker
b. chikerrdrop
c. chickerrphyc
d. dropchiker

Answer: d. dropchiker

Explanation:

From first and second term, we see that bird means kurrip.
So, chiker means house. Also, phyc means blue.
There is 'brell' but no 'bell' in code language.
'Chiker' has one 'r' in it. So option b cannot be answer.
So, answer is Option d.

11. 34 : 12 :: 59 : ?

a. 45
b. 14
c. 42
d. 38

Answer: a. 45

Explanation:

34 means 3 and 4. 3 x 4 = 12
So, 59 means 5 and 9. So, 5 x 9 = 45.

12. Study the given information and select the most appropriate term for 'save more
money'

'time and money' is coded as 'tis nim jes'

'manage money judiciously' is coded as 'lop xer nim'
'save more time' is coded as 'jes kib dob'
'save enough judiciously' is coded as 'xer kib hix'.

a. nim hix kib

b. jes nim dob
c. nim kib dob
d. There is not enough information for figuring out code of 'more'

Answer: c. nim kib dob

Explanation:

Comparing 1st and 2nd sentence, 'money' is 'nim'.

Comparing 1st and 3rd sentence, 'time' is 'jes'.
So from 3rd sentence we can say that, 'save more' means 'kib dob'
So answer is option c

13. If KGLFT is written as PTOUG, the MERSA is written as ?

a. NVIHZ
b. VIHNZ
c. NVLHZ
d. NVIHA

Answer: a. NVIHZ

Explanation:

Alphabet Series - 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
Here the series is divided exactly in the center.
A will be replaced by Z and Z will be written as A.
Same way K which is 3rd from center towards left is written as P which 3rd from center
towards right.
Answer is option a.

14. If 2 x 8 = 20 ; 3 x 9 = 31 ; 5 x 8 = 44 , then 30 x 5 = ?

a. 150
b. 154
c. 158
d. 145

Answer: b. 154

Explanation:

2 x 8 = 16 ; 16 + 4 = 20
3 x 9 = 27 ; 27 + 4 = 31
So, 4 is added to the product.
So, 30 x 5 = 150 ; 150+4 = 154

15. If DOUBLE is written as GSXFOI, then MISTER will be written as

a. PMVXHV
b. PMVXGU
c. PMVXGV
d. PLWXHV

Answer: a. PMVXHV

Explanation:

Alphabet Series - 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
Here,
D+3 = G ; O+4 = S ; U+3=X ; B+4 = F and so on
So the pattern is +3+4+3+4+3,…
Use it to get the answer as option c

16. In a code language, TAPE is written as 4825; SHART is written as 93814 and TUBE is
written as 4675. Then how is BASERA written?

a. 785198
b. 789518
c. 985718
d. 758918

Answer: b. 789518

Explanation:

Comparing codes of TAPE and SHART, A is coded as 8.

Comparing codes of TUBE and SHART, T is coded as 4.
Comparing codes of TAPE and TUBE, E is coded as 5.
In BASERA, E is in 5th position and in code word, 5 should be in 5th position.
Answer is option b.

17. 256AF : 16D :: 625BE : ?

a. 25F
b. 32G
c. 5F
d. 25E

Answer: d. 25E

Explanation:

Alphabets and their positions

ABCDEFGHI J K L M N O P Q R S T U V WX 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

256 is square of 16. 16 means 1 and 6. 1=Position of A ; 6 = Position of F. So we get 256AF

Also, 256 is square of 16 and 16 is square of 4. 4= Position of D
Using same rule,
625 is square of 25 i.e. 2 and 5. 2=Position of B ; 5=Position of E
? will be 25E.
Because 625 is square of 25 and 25 is square of 5. 5 = Position of E
So, answer is Option d
18. In a symbolic language,

"He is father" is written as "Sheila told mother."

"He teaches physics" is written as "Sheila walks baseball."
"Father teaches science" is written as "Mother walks jango."

Then for 'Science' which word should be used?

a. mother
b. told
c. walks
d. jango

Answer: d. jango

Explanation:

Comparing 1st and 3rd sentences, Father is coded as mother.

Comparing 2nd and 3rd sentences, teaches is coded as walks.
So, Science means jango.

19. If jasmine means onion, onion means jaggery, jaggery means guava and guava means
grass, then which of the following is a manmade object?

a. Jasmine
b. Grass
c. Guava
d. Onion
e. Jaggery

Answer: d. Onion

Explanation:

Jaggery is manmade.
Onion means Jaggery. So if we want to point out Jaggery we have to call it Onion or if we say
Onion, we are talking about jaggery.

20. If NITIN is coded as %%^## and TEEN is coded as &^#& , then TIP is coded as

a. #%^
b. @^%
c. #^&
d. ^#$

Answer: b. @^%

Explanation:

NITIN = %%^##
So, N and I are % or #.
TEEN = &^#&
So, E = &
NITIN and TEEN has single T in common. Only ^ is single in both.
So, T = ^ ; Therefore, N=# ; So, I=%
P is new letter so it must have new symbol.

Reasoning Study Notes: Coding Decoding

Example 1: If GLORIOUS is coded as GOLRIOSU, code ‘JUDICIAL’?

Solution: This doesn’t need any explanation. A simple question based on observation.
As G L O R I O U S is coded as G O L R I O S U, we are that second and third letters are
interchanged, again last two letters are also interchanged as shown below.

Using the same logic, the word J U D I C I A L is coded as J D U I C I L A

Example 2: If PEN is written as ‘+X’ and ENT is written as ‘X–’ in a certain

code, how is TEN written in the same code?
Solution: The first thing to notice is that PEN has three characters while +X has only
two. So two characters of PEN have been replaced by a single character. The same
pattern can be seen in the case of ENT.
We must look for something common in the two of them PEN and ENT.
PEN = “+X”
ENT = “X–”
Common feature in both the above are EN & X.
So P = +, EN = X & T = –
TEN = –X

➁ LETTER CODING:
Here letters are assigned codes according to a set pattern or rule concerning the
movement or reordering / rearranging of letters and you need to detect this rule to
decode a massage. Sometimes, specific codes are assigned to particular letters
without any set pattern. Observe a few examples to know the various reordering or
rearranging techniques.

Direction for example 3: In these questions the real alphabets in a word are replaced
by certain other alphabets according to a specific rule to form its code.
Example 3: In a code language if TRAINS is coded as RTIASN, how PISTOL will
be coded in the same language?
(a) SITLOP
(b) IPSTLO
(c) SIPTLO
(d) IPTSLO

Solution: If we compare the basic word {TRAINS} with the coded word {RTIASN}, we
would see that the letters used in the word are same as in the basic word but their
order of placement has been changed. Letter T at first position of the basic word has
been placed at second position in the coded word and the letter R at the second
position has been placed in the first position.
It means that in this question, letters of the basic word have been interchanged i.e.
first letter with second, third with the fourth and so on. And thus we get the coded
word. So PISTOL will be coded as IPTSLO. Hence option (d) is the answer.

➂ NUMBER CODING:
Numerical code is given or value is assigned to a word. Here the only way to relate
the alphabets & numbers is by associating the positions of the letters in the English
alphabet. Sometimes any mathematical operation like addition or subtraction can be
performed using the position of the letters. Direct coding questions can also be asked.

Direction for example 4: In this question, either numerical code values are assigned
to a word or alphabetical code letters are assigned to the numbers.

Example 4: If PAINT is coded as 74128 and EXCEL is coded as 93596, then how
would you encode ACCEPT?
(a) 455978
(b) 547978
(c) 554978
(d) 735961

Solution: In the given code the alphabets have been coded as follows:
P A I N T E X C L
7 4 1 2 8 9 3 5 6
So, in ACCEPT, A is coded as 4, C as 5, E as 9, P as 7 and T as 8. Hence the correct
code is 455978 and therefore the answer is Choice (a).
➃ MIXED LETTER/NUMBER CODING:
Some messages are given in the coded language and the code for a particular word or
message is asked. To analyze such codes, any two messages bearing a common word
are picked up. The common code number are picked up. Proceed in the similar
fashion by picking up are possible combination of two, the entire message can be
decoded.

Example 5: If ‘tee see pee’ means ‘drink fruit juice’; ‘see kee lee’ means
‘juice is sweet’ and ‘lee ree mee’ means ‘he is intelligent’, which word in that
language means ‘swee’?
(a) see
(b) kee
(c) lee
(d) pee

Solution: In the first and second statement, the common word is ‘juice’ and the
common code word is ‘see’. So, ‘see’ means ‘juice’.
In the second and third statements, the common word is ‘is’ and the common code is
‘lee’. So ‘lee’ means ‘is’. Thus in the second statement, the remaining word ‘sweet’
is coded as ‘kee’. Hence the answer is choice (b).

Example 6: In a certain code, ‘786’ means ‘study very hard’, ‘958’ means ‘hard
work pays’ and ‘645’ means ‘study and work’. Which of the following is the code for
‘very’?
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) Cannot be determined

Solution: Based on the same logic as used in the above question, the code for ‘very’
can be found out to be ‘7’, hence the answer is choice (c).

➄ Coding decoding questions can also be asked in following types, these types
were recently asked in SBI Exam and it puzzled many students. But if you read the
instructions carefully and practice it, you can easily solve it.

Type: Symbols and Places of Digits

Example 6 : Triangle represents ∆ (1) and circle represents ○ (0). If triangle
appears in unit's place then only its value is 0. If it appears in 10's place its value is 1
and when it appears in 100’s place is doubled to 2 like that it continues. Questions
based on this
For example:
∆ ○ =0+0=0
∆○∆∆∆= 8+0+2+1+0=11

6.1. How will you represent ‘29’ in this code language?

(a) ∆∆∆○∆∆
(b) ○○∆∆∆○○
(c) ∆∆∆∆∆∆○
(d) ∆○∆○∆○∆
(e) ∆○∆∆○○ ○

Solution: (a)
∆∆∆○∆∆ = 16+8+4+0+1+0=29

6.2. What will be the code for ○∆○∆○∆○ ?

(a) 12
(b)74
(c)21
(d)16
(e)4

Solution: (c)
○∆○∆○∆○ = 0+16+0+4+0+1+0=21

Type : (Tabular) Coding based on Conditions

Example 7: In each question below is given a group of numbers separated by

comma (,). They are followed by four combinations of letters/symbols numbered (1),
(2), (3) and (4). You have to find out which of the given combinations correctly
represents the group of numbers based on the following coding system and mark the
new code of that combination as the answer. If no condition is applicable coding will
be according to the table. If none of the four combinations correctly represents the
group of numbers, mark ‘None of the above’, as the answer.

Conditions:
1) If the first number is a prime and the last number is a composite number then their
codes are to be interchanged.
2) If both the first and the last number is Prime both are to be coded as $.
3) If both the first and the last letters are Composite and in between there are two or
more Prime numbers then Prime numbers are to be coded as A.
4) If the first number is composite and the last number is a prime number, both are to
be coded as the code for the composite number.
7.1. 4, 17, 88, 16, 3
(a) #,K,&,$,#
(b) A,K,&,$,#
(c) A,K,&,$,A
(d) $,K,&,$,$
(e) None of the above.

Solution: (a)
In 4,17,88,16,3 the first number is a composite and last is a prime; so codes will be
according to condition (4).

7.2. 44, 11, 4, 2, 8

(a) $,S,#,C,$
(b) A, S,#,C,A
(c) B, S,#,C,@
(d) @,S,#,C,B
(e) None of the above

Solution: (d)
Given set of numbers are 44,11,4,2,8, here both first and last numbers are composite
and there is only one prime number in between them. Hence no condition will apply
and the codes are according to the given symbol table.
Directions (1-5): Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘committee to analysis exams’ is written as ‘es fr re pt’,
‘analysis gathering in evening’ is written as ‘ch ba mo fr’,
‘gathering to nominate persons’ is written as ‘re dv ch gi’ and
‘nominate chairman in analysis’ is written as ‘mo gi fr yu’.

Q1. What is the code for ‘evening’ in the given code language?
(a) mo
(b) yu
(c) ch
(d) Other than those given as options
(e) ba

Q2. In the given code language, what does the code ‘pt’ stand for?
(a) nominate
(b) Either ‘exams’ or ‘committee’
(c) evening
(d) analysis
(e) Either ‘for’ or ‘persons’

Q3. What may be the code for ‘analysis call’ in the given code language?
(a) dv iq
(b) iq gi
(c) iq fr
(d) gi es
(e) fr dv

Q4. What is the code for ‘to’ in the given code language?
(a) mo
(b) fr
(c) gi
(d) dv
(e) re

Q5. If ‘nominate new persons’ is coded as ‘dv wz gi’ in the given code language, then what
is the code for ‘new chairman gathering’?
(a) wz ch es
(b) ch wz yu
(c) yu mo wz
(d) fr es wz
(e) ch yu fr

Solutions (1-5):

S1. Ans.(e)
S2. Ans.(b)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(e)
S5. Ans.(b)

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions:

In a certain code language ‘milk is very tasty’ is written as ‘ta la ja sa’, ‘tea is black’ is written as
‘ha ja ka’ and ‘sweet milk and tea’ is written as ‘ha pa sa ra’.
Q6. What is the code for ‘milk’?
(a) ja
(b) la
(c) sa
(d) pa
(e) None of these

Q7. ‘black tea’ can be coded as

(a) ha ja
(b) ka ha
(c) pa ha
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following is coded as ‘ta’?

(a) very
(b) sweet
(c) Either tasty or very
(d) black
(e) None of these

Q9. Which of the following is the code for ‘black’?

(a) ra
(b) pa
(c) Either sa or ka
(d) ka
(e) None of these

Q10. ‘ja’ is the code for

(a) milk
(b) and
(c) is
(d) tasty
(e) None of these

Solutions (6-10):
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol.

Directions (11-15): Study the information and answer the following questions:

In a certain code language

‘economy search not money’ is written as ‘ka la ho ga’,
‘demand and sound economy’ is written as ‘mo ta pa ka’,
‘money more only part’ is written as ‘zi la ne ki’ and
‘demand more sound economy’ is written as ‘zi mo ka ta’.

Q11. What is the code for ‘and’ in the given code language?
(a) mo
(b) ta
(c) pa
(d) ka
(e) None of these

Q12. What is the code for ‘sound’ in the given code language?
(a) Only ta
(b) Only mo
(c) Either pa or mo
(d) Only pa
(e) Either mo or ta
Q13. What may be the possible code for ‘part only more’ in the given code language?
(a) ne ki zi
(b) mo zi ne
(c) ki ne mo
(d) mo zi ki
(e) xi ka ta

Q14. What may be the possible code for ‘more money’ in the given code language?
(a) la ne
(b) ga la
(c) zi ka
(d) zi ki
(e) la zi

Q15. What is the code for ‘economy’ in the given code language?
(a) ta
(b) ka
(c) either ta or ka
(d) zi
(e) mo

Solutions (11-15):

Economy=ka
Money= la
And=pa
More=zi
Search /not= ho/ ga
Demand /sound= mo/ ta
Only/ part= ne /ki

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. pa

S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Either mo or ta

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. ne ki zi

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. la zi

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. ka
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘sky moon mars garden’ is coded as ‘ts ie mn as’

‘tax no moon mars’ is coded as ‘mn bn st ie’
‘tax word mars garden’ is coded as ‘cd as mn bn’
‘sky garden image relax’ is coded as ‘ts as yj yx’

Q1. Which of the following is the code for ‘no’?

(a) st
(b) bn
(c) ie
(d) mn
(e) None of these

Q2. Which of the following word is coded as ‘bn’?

(a) word
(b) garden
(c) no
(d) Tax
(e) None of these

Q3. What may be the code of ‘word orange’?

(a) st ie
(b) cd mn
(c) ie bn
(d) mn ie
(e) cd qw

Q4. Which of the following code is coded for ‘Moon’?

(a) mn
(b) ie
(c) bn
(d) cd
(e) None of these

Q5. What will be the code of ‘relax?

(a) yj
(b) as
(c) yx
(d) Either (a) or (c)
(e) None of these
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol.

Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
In a certain code language:

‘hard and work improve’ is written as ‘cl sa nk jo’,

‘India increase in rank’ is written as ‘ha fa rs da’,
‘improve rank and India’ is written as ‘sa rs cl da’ and
‘hard improve in India’ is written as ‘cl fa jo da’.

Q6. What is the code for ‘improve rank’ in the given code language?
(a) cl fa
(b) cl rs
(c) da fa
(d) rs da
(e) None of these
Q7. What is the code for ‘increase’ in the given code language?
(a) ha
(b) fa
(c) rs
(d) da
(e) None of these

Q8. What is the code for ‘rank’ in the given code language?
(a) ha
(b) fa
(c) rs
(d) da
(e) None of these

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol.

Directions (9-10): Study the information and answer the following questions:
In a certain code language
"adjourned has quit" is coded as “&1H $4W $21G”
"Little linked suspend" is coded as “$21W $9V $9W ”
"particle the symbol" is coded as “&1V &8V &25O”

Q9. What is the code for ‘Suspect'?

(a) &22G
(b) $21V
(c) &21G
(d) $21G
(e) None of these.
Q10. What is the code for ‘Miscellaneous’?
(a) $8H
(b) &9T
(c) $9H
(d) &9H
(e) None of these.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol.

Direction (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the following
questions.
In alphabetical series A-Z each letter except vowels and Z is assigned a different number
from 1-10 (for ex- B is coded as 1, C-2………..M-10)and again those numbers get
repeated(for ex- N-1, P-2……..so on).
Also each vowel and Z is assigned a different symbol viz. #, $, %, @, &, *.
For ex-
“Remain am Brown” is coded as – 4*10@#1 @10 14$81
“You are good” is coded as – 10$% @4* 5$$3
“Zenith in topper” is coded as - &*1#66 #1 6$22*4

Q11. What can be the code of ‘Bankers?

(a) 1@18*52
(b) 1@81*45
(c) 1@18*54
(d)1@18*45
(e) None of these
Q12. What can be the code of ‘digital library’?
(a) 3#5#6$9 9#41@410
(b) 3#5#6@9 9#14@410
(c) 3#5#6@9 9#14@401
(d) 3#5#6@9 9#14@140
(e)None of these

Q13. What can be the code of ‘complexity’?

(a) 2$1029*96#10
(b) 2$1029*9#160
(c) 2$1029*9#610
(d) 2$1029*9#601
(e)None of these

Q14. What can be the code of ‘Indian Culture’?

(a) #13#@1 2%96%4%
(b)#13#@1 2%96%4*
(c) #13#@1 2$96%4*
(d) #13#@1 2%95%4*
(e) None of these

Q15. What can be the code of ‘Nationality?

(a) 1@6#$1@9#611
(b) 1@6#$1@9#601
(c) 1@6#$1@9#160
(d) 1@6#$1@9#610
(e) None of these

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. 1@18*45

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. 3#5#6@9 9#14@410

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. 2$1029*9#610

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. #13#@1 2%96%4*

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. 1@6#$1@9#610
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

In a certain code language,

‘he deserves suffer Pain’ is written as ‘ma co te mx,
‘Pain is a healing sin’ is written as ‘mx mh la sa ox’,
‘Man suffer Pain’ is written as ‘mx te kl’
‘deserves is sin of Man’ is written as ‘kl mh co ze ox’.

Q1. What does the code ‘la’ stand for in the given code language?
(a) Pain
(b) is
(c) a
(d) healing
(e) Either (c) or (d)

Q2. What is the code for ‘sin’?

(a) kl
(b) ox
(c) mh
(d) ze
(e) Either (b) or (c)

Q3. In the given code language, which of the following means ‘a healing sin’?
(a) la sa mh
(b) sa la ox
(c) ox sa mh
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) mx mh la

Q4. What does the code ‘co’ stand for?

(a) deserves
(b) suffer
(c) he
(d) Pain
(e) Either (a) or (c)

Q5. What is the code for ‘he’ in the given code language?
(a) ma
(b) te
(c) co
(d) mx
(e) mh
S1. Ans.(e)
S2. Ans.(e)
S3. Ans.(d)
S4. Ans.(a)
S5. Ans.(a)

Directions (6-10): Answer these questions based on the following information.

In a certain code:
“ cat eats licks cream” is coded as - “5IT 3AU 5RN 4AT”
“ fighter moves not box break” is coded as – “ 3OY 7IS 5OT 5RL 3OU”
“Greatest boxer wrong alive” is coded as - “5OS 5LF 5RH 8RU ”

Q6. What will be the code for “creator”?

(a) 7RS
(b) 7AG
(c) 6GD
(d) 5SD
(e) None of these

Q7. What must be the code for “destroyer”?

(a) 9ES
(b) 7OD
(c) 9ED
(d) 8SE
(e) None of these
Q8. Which of the following can be coded as “8IS”?
(a) Indians
(b) Different
(c) Instantaneous
(d) Division
(e) Sinister

Q9. If all the vowels of the word “darkness” are removed, then what would be the code for
the resulting word?
(a) 7AT
(b) 8JD
(c) 6AT
(d) 5AD
(e) 6RT

Q10. Which of the following words could be coded as “6PU”?

(a) Greece
(b) Spirit
(c) Seven
(d) Sphere
(e) None of these

S6. Ans.(a)
S7. Ans.(a)
S8. Ans.(e)
S9. Ans.(e)
S10. Ans.(b)

Directions (11 –15) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:
In a certain code language,
'smell of later hand' is written as 'cl sa nk jo',
'cuff increase in hold' is written as 'ha fa rs da',
'hand hold of cuff' is written as ‘sa rs cl da' and
'smell hand in cuff' is written as 'cl fa jo da'.

Q11. What is the code for 'hand hold' in the given code language?
(a) cl fa
(b) cl rs
(c) da fa
(d) rs da
(e) None of these

Q12. What is the code for 'increase' in the given code language?
(a)ha
(b) fa
(c) rs
(d) da
(e) None of these

Q13. What does the code ‘jo’ stand for in the given code language?
(a) smell
(b) in
(c) cuff
(d) Hand
(e) None of these

Q14. What is the code for ‘cuff’ in the given code language?
(a) rs
(b) da
(c) fa
(d) Can't be determined
(e) None of these

Q15. 'nk fa da' is the code for which of the following?

(a) Hold of cuff
(b) Increase in cuff
(c) Later in cuff
(d) Can't be determined
(e) None of these
S11. Ans.(b)
S12. Ans.(a)
S13. Ans.(a)
S14. Ans.(b)
S15. Ans.(c)
Directions (1-5): Study the information and answer the following questions:
In a certain code language

‘open the math book’ is written as ‘ cv mt zb fa’,

‘book are good friend’ is written as ‘ at fa la ka’,

‘tough are math question’ is written as ‘ ka qm nt cv ’,

‘open friend ask question’ is written as ‘ at yb zb qm’,

Q1. What is the code for ‘math’ in the given code language?
(a) cv
(b) mt
(c) zb
(d) fa
(e) None of these

Q2. What is the code for ‘friend’ in the given code language?
(a) yb
(b) fa
(c) la
(d) ka
(e) at

Q3. What is the code for ‘question’ in the given code language?
(a) at
(b) yb
(c) zb
(d) qm
(e) None of these

Q4.What is the possible code for ‘tough question find’ in the given code language?
(a) nt qm at
(b) qm at zb
(c) qm at ka
(d) qm nt la
(e) qm nt yx

Q5. What is the code for ‘are open’ in the given code language?
(a) zb cv
(b) ka fa
(c) zb ka
(d) k nt
(e) None of these

Solutions (1-5):

S1. Ans. (a)

Sol.

S2. Ans. (e)

Sol.

S3. Ans. (d)

Sol.
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol.

Q6. In a certain code ‘nik ma de’ means ‘he has come’, ‘de lit pa’ means ‘come here fast’,
and ‘ma la se’ means ‘she has gone’. What is the code for “he”?
(a) nik
(b) ma
(c) de
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. nik

Q7. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7⋆3$ then how
will HAIL be coded in the same language?
(a) 7&8⋆
(b) &7⋆8
(c) 7⋆&8
(d) 7&⋆8
(e) None of these

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. 7&*8

Q8. In a certain code INKER is written as KPLCP and GLIDE is written as INJBC. How
will JINKS be written in that code?
(a) LJOIQ
(b) MKOIQ
(c) LKOIQ
(d) LKOLT
(e) None of these

S8. Ans.( c)
Sol. LKOIQ

Directions(9-10): Digits in the number given in each of the following questions are to be coded
based on the codes and the conditions given below:

Conditions:
i) If both the first and the last digits of a number are odd numbers, they should be coded as ‘Z’.
ii) If both the first and the last digits of a number are even numbers, they should be coded as ‘A’.
Now based on the above information find out which of the combinations is the coded form of the
given number in each question.

Q9. 938752
(a) MTVMWP
(b) MTBZWP
(c) WPMKTV
(d) MTVWFP
(e) None of these

Q10. 372581
(a) ZWPFVZ
(b) ZWPFVB
(c) TWPFVZ
(d) AWPFVA
(e) None of these

Solution(9-10):

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. MTVWFP

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. From condition I, ZWPFVZ

Directions (11-14): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code,

‘ze lo ka gi’ is a code for ‘must save some money’,

‘fe ka so ni’ is a code for ‘he made good money’,

‘ni lo da so’ is a code for ‘he must be good’ and

‘we so ze da’ is a code for ‘be good save grace’.

Q11. Which of the following is the code for ‘must’?

(a) so
(b) da
(c) lo
(d) ni
(e) cannot be determined

Q12. What does the code ‘ze ‘stand for?

(a) some
(b) must
(c) be
(d) grace
(e) save

Q13. Which of the following is the code for ‘good’?

(a) so
(b) we
(c) ze
(d) lo
(e) fe

Q14. ‘grace of money’ may be coded as

(a) ka da fe
(b) we ka so
(c) ja da we
(d) ka we yo
(e) ja ka ze

Solution(11-14):

S11. Ans.( c)
Sol.

S12. Ans.( e)
Sol.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Q15. If cloud is called white, white is called rain, rain is called green, green is called air, air
is called blue and blue is called water, where will the birds fly?
(a) Air
(b) Cloud
(c) White
(d) Blue
(e) None of these

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Beacuse in given question , air is called blue and birds fly in sky so our answer is blue.
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘fire the deal burn’ is written as ‘pan cha ga mo’,
‘burn are pick stick’ is written as ‘ta ha cum pan’,
‘fire the devil burn’ is written as ‘ga cha she pan’ and
‘pick stick you’ is written as ‘ha cum va’.

Q1. What is the code for ‘devil’?

(a) she
(b) cha
(c) ha
(d) pan
(e) None of these

Q2. Which of the following can be the code for ‘you fire deal’?
(a) va mo cha
(b) cha ga mo
(c) mo ga va
(d) Either (a) and (c)
(e) None of these

Q3. ‘cum’ is the code for?

(a) pick
(b) are
(c) Either ‘pick’ or ‘stick’
(d) burn
(e) None of these

Q4. Which of the following is the code for ‘burn’?

(a) che
(b) pan
(c) cum
(d) ga
(e) None of these
Q5. ‘stick fire the pick’ can be coded as
(a) cha ga ha cum
(b) ha cum ga she
(c) cha ha ga mo
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Solutions (1-5):

S1. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(b)
S5. Ans.(a)

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
In a certain code language:-

“How the long star” is written as ‘ 1WI 1EU 2GM 2RT’

“much migrated towards paid” is written as ‘2HN 2DQ 5SU 6DN’
“Wait recorded from changes” is written as ‘6DS 2MG 2TX 5SD’

Q6. In the given coding language, which of the following will be the code for “Prepared”?
(a) 6EN
(b) 4UY
(c) 4RD
(d) 6DQ
(e) None of these

Q7. In the given coding language, which of the following will be the code for “strangers”?
(a) 5DR
(b) 6DN
(c) 7RK
(d) 7SU
(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following words could be coded as “3KC 6CN”?

(a) Death Magnetic
(b) Black Magic
(c) Black Magnetic
(d) Track Progress
(e) None of these

Q9. Which of the following will be the code for ‘Metal’?

(a) 5ON
(b) 3LM
(c) 3LN
(d) 5QL
(e) None of these

Q10. Which of the following words could be coded as “6HN”?

(a) Revolution
(b) Megadeth
(c) Hinder
(d) Slaughter
(e) None of these

Solutions (6-10):

This is question of Coding-Decoding based on new pattern. In these questions following logic is
applied to decode the code:-
1st letter of the code:- Total number of letters in a word – 2
2nd letter of the code:- Last letter of word
3rd letter of the code:- Next letter of 1st letter (in the alphabetical series) of word.
M U C H - 2 (total number of letter=4) H (Last letter of the word) N (Next letter of M)
S6. Ans. (d)
S7. Ans. (e)
S8. Ans. (c)
S9. Ans. (c)
S10. Ans. (b)

Direction (11-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘mars in group virtual’ is written as ‘yo al na jo’,
‘mars in indians’ is written as ‘na jo io’,
‘indians enter money’ is written as ‘io pe mo’ and
‘hammer to the nail money’ is written as ‘pe ca ra da la’.

Q11. What is the code for ‘hammer’?

(a) ca
(b) ra
(c) da
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q12. ‘hammer to the enter’ will be coded as?

(a) ca ra da mo
(b) mo da ra la
(c) ca la mo da
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q13. Which of the following is the code for ‘in’?

(a) jo
(b) na
(c) Either jo or na
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q14. ‘io’ is the code for?

(a) indians
(b) mars
(c) enter
(d) money
(e) None of these

Q15. Which of the following can be a code for ‘virtual is necessary Indians’?
(a) al uo fo go
(b) io al na go
(c) io al uo fo
(d) mo al io go
(e) None of these

Solutions (11-15):

S11. Ans.(d)
S12. Ans.(d)
S13. Ans.(c)
S14. Ans.(a)
S15. Ans.(c)

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
In a certain code language,
'beast of Lion mafia' is written as `ga lfo nui su'
'horn red beast burn on', is written as 'epi zo lfo ye na'
'mafia red spiritual energy' is written as `zo ra nui da'
and 'spiritual fire of burn' is written as `da ga nic epi'.

Q1. What is the code for 'on'?

(a) ye
(b) na
(c) zo
(d) Either na or zo
(e) Either ye or na

Q2. What does `su' stand for?

(a) mafia
(b) beast
(c) of
(d) Lion
(e) None of these

Q3. What is the code for 'energy beast fire'?

(a) nic ye nui
(b) lfo ra nic
(c) ra ga lfo
(d) da ra nic
(e) None of these

Q4. Which of the following does `epi nui na' stand for?
(a) burn of beast
(b) horn beast burn
(c) mafia burn horn
(d) mafia burn on
(e) Either (c) or (d)

Q5. Which of the following may represent ‘bright side of beast'?

(a) ga zo nui da
(b) ga ba lfo nee
(c) ga ba nic epi
(d) lfo ba nui ra
(e) None of these

Solutions (1-5):
S1. Ans.(e)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(e)
S5. Ans.(b)

Directions (6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

‘too close to call’ is written as ‘V2 E4 V3 E5’
‘not much is required’ is written as ‘ P2 O5 K3 T9’ and
‘hens demand freedom’ is written as ‘J5 F7 H6’

Q6. In the given code language, which of the following words can be coded as‘H9’?
(a) foul
(b) devil
(c) evil
(d) feminism
(e) fierce

Q7. What is the code for ‘curse’ in the given code language?
(a) E5
(b) D5
(c) E4
(d) E3
(e) None of these

Q8. In the given code language, which of the following words can be coded as ‘U5’?
(a) sure
(b) career
(c) devil
(d) umbrella
(e) None of these
Q9. What is the code for ‘society’ in the given code language?
(a) U6
(b) T5
(c) K5
(d) T6
(e) None of these

Q10. What is the code for ‘quality’ in that give language?

(a) B4
(b) L5
(c) S6
(d) R6
(e) None of these

Solutions (6-10):

This coding-decoding question is based on the latest pattern. In this question following
logic is applied to decode the code.
(i) The first letter of the code represents the second next letter (according to the
alphabetical series) of the first letter of the word.
(ii) The second part i.e. the numerical part of the code represents the total number of letter
in the word plus one if the total numbers of letters in the word is even and the total number
of letters minus one, if the total number of letters in the word is odd.
For example

S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(a)
S9. Ans.(a)
S10. Ans.(c)

Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions:

In a certain code language

‘land is refuse dispute’ is written as ‘jla jta jja jsa’,
‘lord doom are land’ is written as ‘jja jpa jra jda’
and ‘demise is refuse lord’ is written as ‘jda jta jfa jla’.

Q11. What is the code for ‘dispute’?

(a) jsa
(b) jda
(c) jja
(d) jla
(e) None of these

Q12. ‘land lord demise’ can be coded as

(a) jsa jja jra
(b) jfa jja jda
(c) jda jra jta
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q13. What is the code for ‘doom’?

(a) jra
(b) jpa
(c) Either jra or jpa
(d) jda
(e) None of these

Q14. Which of the following is the code for ‘demise’?

(a) jta
(b) jda
(c) jla
(d) jfa
(e) None of these

Q15. What does ‘jta’ stand for?

(a) land
(b) dispute
(c) demise
(d) lord
(e) None of these

Solutions (11-15):
S11. Ans.(a)
S12. Ans.(b)
S13. Ans.(c)
S14. Ans.(d)
S15. Ans.(e)

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

In a certain code
‘karnataka bihar governor majority’ is written as ‘ki la fa so’,
‘government karnataka’ is written as ‘ro ki’
‘majority voltage drama’ is written as ‘la pe jo’
and ‘governor drama assembly’ is written as ‘pe so ne’.

Q1. Which of the following is the code for ‘karnataka majority voltage?
(a) ro jo la
(b) fa la jo
(c) la ki so
(d) ki jo la
(e) fa ki jo

Q2. Which of the following will/may represent ‘governor’?

(a) Only ‘fa’
(b) Either ‘fa’ or ‘la’
(c) Only ‘so’
(d) Only ‘la’
(e) Either ‘so’ or ‘fa’

3. What does ‘pe’ represent in the code?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Majority
(c) Voltage
(d) Government
(e) Drama

Q4. How can ‘formation bihar governor government majority’ be written in the code?
(a) fa la tu ki jo
(b) fa so pe la ro
(c) jo fa ro la tu
(d) so ro fa tu la
(e) ki la fat u ro

Q5. Which of the following is the code for ‘voltage’?

(a) Only ‘la’
(b) Only ‘jo’
(c) Either ‘la’ or ‘jo’
(d) Only ‘ro’
(e) None of these

Solutions (1-5):

1. Ans.(d)
2. Ans.(c)
3. Ans.(e)
4. Ans.(d)
5. Ans.(b)

Directions (6 - 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.

In a certain code language

‘deadpool jaipur avenger’ is written as ‘ke la ta’,
‘race chennai mumbai’ is written as ‘bi ti na’,
‘mumbai hyderabad avenger’ is written as ‘ti ta si’
‘pune chennai delhi’ is written as ‘ li bi za’.

Q6. Which of the following codes stands for ‘race’?

(a) ti
(b) na
(c) bi
(d) ke
(e) None of these

Q7. What does the code ‘ta’ stand for?

(a) avenger
(b) jaipur
(c) deadpool
(d) jaipur or deadpool
(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following is the code for ‘hyderabads’?

(a) ta
(b) bi
(c) si
(d) ti
(e) None of these

Q9. Which of the following can be a code for ‘delhi hyderabad race chennai’?
(a) si na bi li
(b) za li bi na
(c) bi na ta za
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q10. ‘ke la li za’ is the code for which of the following?

(a) Mumbai hyderabad race deadpool
(b) jaipur delhi hyderabad avenger
(c) pune deadpool jaipur delhi
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Solutions (6-10):

6. Ans.(b)
7. Ans.(a)
8. Ans.(c)
9. Ans.(d)
10. Ans.(c)
Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.

In a certain code language

‘actor actress director producer’ is written as ‘pan cha ga mo’,
‘producer cameraman editor distributor’ is written a ‘ta ha cum pan’,
‘actor actress singer producer’ is written as ‘ga cha she pan’
and ‘editor distributor choreographer’ is written as ‘ha cum va’.

Q11. What is the code for ‘singer’?

(a) she
(b) cha
(c) ha
(d) pan
(e) None of these

Q12. Which of the following can be the code for ‘choreographer actor director’?
(a) va mo cha
(b) cha ga mo
(c) mo ga va
(d) Either (a) and (c)
(e) None of these

Q13. ‘cum’ is the code for?

(a) editor
(b) cameraman
(c) Either ‘editor’ or ‘distributor’
(d) producer
(e) None of these

Q14. Which of the following is the code for ‘producer’?

(a) che
(b) pan
(c) cum
(d) ga
(e) None of these

Q15. ‘distributor actor actress editor’ can be coded as

(a) cha ga ha cum
(b) ha cum ga she
(c) cha ha ga mo
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Solutions (11-15):
11. Ans.(a)
12. Ans.(d)
13. Ans.(c)
14. Ans.(b)
15. Ans.(a)