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If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 and MORALE is coded as 296137, how are the following words coded in that language ? REAL

A) 8519 B) 6713
C) 6513 D) 6719
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6713

Explanation:

The alphabets are coded as follows :

 

CHA ROLME4  5 1  6  9 3  2 7

 

R is coded as 6,

 

E as 7,
A as 1  and
L as 3.
So, the code for REAL is 6713

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In certain language, CHAMPION is coded as HCMAIPNO, how is NEGATIVE coded in that code ?

A) NEAGVEIT B) ENAGITEV
C) MGAETVIE D) EGAITEVN
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ENAGITEV

Explanation:

The letters of the word are reversed in order, taking two at a time, to obtain the code.

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In a certain code language, 'how can you go' is written as 'ja da ka pa', 'can you come here' is written as 'na ka sa ja' and 'cone and go' is written as 'ra pa sa'. How is 'here' written in that code ?

A) na B) ja
C) sa D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) na

Explanation:

From the given information :

how can you go = ja da ka pa....(1)
can you come here = na ka sa ja...(2)
come and go = ra pa sa....(3)
from (1)&(2), can you = ja ka...(4)
from (2)&(3), come = sa...(5)
Using (4)&(5) in (2), we get here = na.

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If in a certain code language, 'oka peru' means 'fine cloth' ; 'meta lisa' means 'clear water' and 'dona lisa peru' means 'fine clear weather' , which word in that language means 'weather' ?

A) peru B) oka
C) meta D) dona
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) dona

Explanation:

In the first and third statements, the common code word is 'peru' and the common word is 'fine'.

So, 'peru' means 'fine'.

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In a certain code PARINATH is written as QFQHOBSG and POLE as QPKD, how will SYNDROME  be written in that code?

A) RXOEQNNF B) TZOEQNLD
C) TZMCSPKD D) TZMCSPLD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) TZMCSPLD

Explanation:

Word is divided into groups of two letters each and then letters of each group move one place forward and one place backward alternatively as in English alphabet. Hence, 

PERINATH => PE RI NA TH =>QFQHOBSG  and POLE => PO LE => QPKD

similarly,

SYNDROME => SY ND RO ME => TZMCSPLD

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If in a certain code language PREMONITION is written as 68530492904, how will the word MONITOR be written in that code language?

A) 1234567 B) 3049208
C) 3029408 D) 3049258
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3049208

Explanation:

Letters of the word PREMONITION are coded as follows:

Letters :  P    R    E    M    O    N    I    T    I    O    N

Code:        6    8    5    3    0    4    9    2    9    0    4

See the code below Is and Ns. Codes for I and N are 9 and 4 respectively. This indicates that the digits below each letters represent its code. Therefore, code for the word MONITOR is 3049208

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If "A" means "subtraction", "B" means "division", "C" means "addition" and "D" means "multiplication", then

294 B 6 A 30 C 31 D 4 = ?

A) 16 B) 156
C) 143 D) 163
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 143

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If MILITARY can be written as 1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 then how can TIMLI be written in that code ?

A) 2, 3, 1, 4, 2 B) 4, 2, 1, 5, 7
C) 3, 4, 5, 1, 6 D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 2

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