Coding and Decoding Questions

Q:

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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Q:

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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If  A  =  Z,  B  =  Y  and  so  on  ,  code the following

‘EDITOR’

A) VWRGLI B) VWRGVI
C) VWVGLI D) VWRLLI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) VWRGLI

Explanation:

EDITOR will be coded as VWRGLI

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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 P means '÷', Q means '+', R means '-' and S means 'x', then the value of

10 R 192 P 48 S 48 P 96 Q 1

 

A) 10 B) 9
C) 8 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

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Q:

If HAT is coded as 'jcv' then what will GUN be coded as?

 

A) iwp B) IKM
C) kip D) Klp
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) iwp

Explanation:

Here HAT is coded as jcv

=> Leaving a letter in between i.e, after H leave i write j in small letters

In the same way, A => c, T => v

Similarly for GUN => iwp 

 

 

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If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as 73456 and PREACH is coded as 961473, what will be the code for SEARCH ?

A) 246173 B) 214673
C) 214763 D) 216473
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 214673

Explanation:

 The alphabets are coded as shown :

 

R O SE C H A I P6  8  2  1  7 3  4 5 9

 

So, in SEARCH,

 

S ia coded as 2,
E as 1,
A as 4,
R as 6,
C as 7,
H as 3.
Thus, the code for SEARCH is 214673

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Q:

If Z = 52 and ACT = 48, then BAT will be equal to

A) 39 B) 41
C) 44 D) 46
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 46

Explanation:

In the given code, A = 2, B = 4, C = 6,.... , Z = 52.

So, ACT = 2 + 6 + 40 = 48 and

BAT = 4 + 2 + 40 = 46

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