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Q:

In a certain code language,

'134' means 'good and tasty';

'478' means 'see good pictures'  and

'729' means 'pictures are faint'.

Which of the following digits stands for 'see'?

A) 9 B) 2
C) 1 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

Explanation:

Justification: 

In the first and second statements, the common code digit is '4' and the common word is 'good'.

So, '4' stands for 'good'.
In the second and third statements, the  common code digit is '7' and the common word is 'pictures'.
So, '7' means 'pictures'.
Thus, in the second statements, '8' means 'see'.

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In a certain code language, '3a, 2b, 7c' means 'Truth is Eternal';

'7c, 9a, 8b, 3a' means 'Enmity is not Eternal'  and

'9a, 4d, 2b, 8b' means 'Truth does not perish'.

Which of the following means 'enmity' in that language ?

A) 3a B) 7c
C) 8b D) 9a
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8b

Explanation:

Justification:      

In the second and third statements, the common code is '9a' and the common word is 'not'.

So, '9a' means 'not'.
In the first and second statements, the common codes are '7c' and '3a' and the common words are 'is' and 'Eternal'.
So, in the second statement, '8b' means 'enmity'.

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(A)  '134' means 'you are well';

(B)  '758' means 'they go home';

(C)  '839' means 'we are home';

Which of the statements can be dispensed with while answering the above question?

A) A only B) B only
C) A or C only D) B or C only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A only

Explanation:

Justification:      

We can find the code for 'home' from the second and third statements.

For finding the code for 'they', we need the code for 'go' which cannot be determined from the given data.
Clearly, statement A is not necessary.

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In a certain code language, 'dom put ta' means 'bring hot food';

'put tir sop' means 'food is good'  and

'tak da sop' means 'good bright boy'.

Which of the following does mean 'hot' in that language ?

A) dom B) pul
C) ta D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

Justification:      

 

We can find the code for 'food' form the first and second statements.
Now, to find the code for 'hot',
we need to the code for 'bring' which cannot be determined from the given information.

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In a certain code language,

(A) ‘pit dar na’ means ‘you are good’

(B) ‘dar tok pa’ means ‘good and bad’

(C) ‘tim na tok’ means 'they are bad’

In that language, which word stands for 'they' ?

A) na B) tok
C) tim D) pit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) tim

Explanation:

Justification:      

In the first and third statements, the common word is 'na' and the common word is 'are'.

So, 'na' means 'are'.
In the second and third statements, the common code word is 'tok' and the common word is 'bad'.
So, 'tok' means 'bad'.
Thus, in the third statements, 'tim' stands for 'they'.

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In a certain code language,

(A) ‘pit na som’ means ‘bring me water’

(B) ‘na jo tod’ means ‘water is life’

(C) ‘tub od pit’ means 'give me toy’

(D) ‘jo lin kot’ means ‘life and death’

Which of the following represents 'is' in that language ?

A) jo B) na
C) tod D) lin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) tod

Explanation:

Justification:   

In statements A and B, the common code word is 'na' and the common word is 'water'.

So, 'na' means 'water'.

In statements B and D, the common code word is 'jo' and the common word is 'life'.
So, 'jo' means 'life'.
Thus, in statements B, 'tod' represents 'is'.

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If green means red, red means yellow, yellow means blue, blue means orange and orange means green, what is the colour of clean sky ?

A) Blue B) Green
C) Yellow D) Orange
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Yellow

Explanation:

The colour of clean sky is 'blue' and as givne, 'yellow' means 'blue'.

so, the colour of clear sky is 'yellow'.

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If train is called bus, bus is called tractor, tractor is called car, car is called scooter, scooter is called bicycle, bicycle is called moped, which is used to plough a field ?

A) Train B) Bus
C) Tractor D) Car
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Car

Explanation:

A 'tractor' is used to plough a field.

But a 'tractor' is called 'car'.
So, a 'car' will be used to plough the field.

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