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Q:

In a certain code language ‘ROUTINE’ is written as 'VMRGFLI'. How will 'CRUELTY' be written in that code language ?

A) UPVCZLR B) VPCVZRL
C) CVCPZRL D) VCPCZLR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) VPCVZRL

Explanation:

ROUTINE IS 7 LETTER WORD.. (1st=R,2nd=O,3rd=U,4th=T,5th=I,6th=N,7th=E)
1st and 3rd letter interchanging. (UORTINE)
5th and 7th letter interchanging. (UORTENI)
1st letter shifting one after that (VORTENI)
2nd letter shifting two befor that (VMRTENI)
3rd letter remains same (VMRTENI)
4th letter
(total alphabets - current)+1
(26 - 20)+1= 7.(i.e) G (VMRGFNI)
5th letter shifting one after that (VMRGFNI)
6th letter shifting two befor that (VMRGFLI)
7th letter remains same (VMRGFLI
Like that,
CRUELTY IS 7 LETTER WORD.. (1st=C,2nd=R,3rd=U,4th=E,5th=L,6th=T,7th=Y)
1st and 3rd letter interchanging. (URCELTY)
5th and 7th letter interchanging. (URCEYTL)
1st letter shifting one after that (VRCEYTL)
2nd letter shifting two befor that (VPCEYTL)
3rd letter remains same (VPCEYTL)
4th letter
(total alphabets - current)+1
(26 - 5)+1= 22.(i.e) V (VPCVYTL)
5th letter shifting one after that (VPCVZTL)
6th letter shifting two befor that (VPCVZRL)
7th letter remains same (VPCVZRL).

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If in a certain language if ENTRY is coded as 12345 and STEADY is coded as 931785, then state which is the correct code for below word. NEATNESS

A) 25196577 B) 21732199
C) 21362199 D) 21823698
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21732199

Explanation:

The alphabets are soded as shown :

 

ENTRYSAD1 2  3 4  5  9 7  8

 

N is coded as 2,

 

E as 1,
A as 7,
T as 3   and
S as 9.
So, NEATNESS is coded as 21732199.

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In a certain code language, "CASIO" is written as "3119915". How is "CITIZEN" written in that code language?

 

A) 295629134 B) 3192295614
C) 3912659214 D) 3920926514
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3920926514

Explanation:
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If A=C , B= D , C = E and so on, code the following:-

‘STUDENT’

A) VWVFGPV B) UUWFGPV
C) UVWFGPV D) UVVFGPV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) UVWFGPV

Explanation:

According to question: S=U, T=V, U=W, D=F, E=G, N=P, T=V

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In a certain code language, 'Siberia is a cold place' is written as 'a cold is place Siberia' in the same code, 'water freezes to ice here' is coded as 'freezes here ice to water'. How will 'covers ten per cent of earth' be written in the same code?

A) covers earth percent ten of B) Earth of covers percent ten
C) covers earth percent of ten D) covers earth of percent ten
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) covers earth of percent ten

Explanation:
The code has been generated by arranging the words in alphabet orderSimilarly for ‘covers ten percent of earth’ will be coded as Covers earth of percent ten
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In a certain code language 'how many goals scored' is written as '5397'; 'many more matches' is written as '982'; and 'he scored five' is written as '163'. How is 'goals' written in that code language ?

A) 5 B) 7
C) 3 D) Data is not sufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Data is not sufficient

Explanation:

From the given data,
how many goals scored = 5397....(1)
many more matches = 982.....(2)
he scored five = 163.....(3)
from (1)&(2), many = 9 ....(4)
from (1)&(3), scored = 3 ....(5)
Using (4)&(5)in(1), we get goals = 5 or 7.

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In a certain code, '247' means 'spread red carpet' ; '256' means 'dust one carpet' and '234' means 'one red carpet'. Which digit in that code means 'dust' ?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 5 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

Explanation:

In the first and second statements, the common code digit is '2' and the common word is 'carpet'.

 

So, '2' means 'carpet'.

In the second and third statements, the common code digit is '6' and the common word is 'one'.

 

So, '6' means 'one'.
Therefore, in the second statement, '5' means 'dust'.

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In a certain code language CONCENTRATION is written as QQJGZIGQGDMLX. How will NITRIFICATION be written in that code language?

A) QQJGZXRIKSGRM B) QQJGYXRIKSGRM
C) QQJGZXRIKSGRN D) QQJGZRIKSGSM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QQJGZXRIKSGRM

Explanation:

The first three letters are coded as same positioned letters from the right end of the alphabet. So are the seventh to tenth letters. The fourth , fifth and sixth letters move one, two and three positions forward respectively in the alphabet. So, do the last three letters. Thus,

CONCENTRATION => XLMDGQGIZGJQQ

Now reverse this and we get QQJGZIGQGDMLX

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