Coding Decoding problems
- 1. 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 ?
Options- A. Train
- B. Bus
- C. Tractor
- D. Car Discuss
Correct Answer: 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.
- 2. In a certain code language ?ROUTINE? is written as 'VMRGFLI'. How will 'CRUELTY' be written in that code language ?
Options- A. UPVCZLR
- B. VPCVZRL
- C. CVCPZRL
- D. VCPCZLR Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: 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).
- 3. In a certain code language, 'is uc he bh kr' mean 'Lucky likes to dance freely', 'ha by lm kr op' mean 'Dance can be a hobby', 'he id ac kr bh' mean 'Lucky teaches dance to kids' and 'kr id bh tw uc' mean 'Kids dance freely with Lucky'. Now answer the given question. 'Lucky likes to dance with kids' can be coded as ?
Options- A. he kr op id uc tw
- B. bh is he kr tw id
- C. ac tw op bh uc id
- D. None of the above Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: bh is he kr tw id
Explanation:
From given data, codes for
Lucky - bh
Likes - is
to - he
Dance - kr
with - tw
Kids - id
Hence, Lucky like to dance with kids can be coded as 'bh is he kr tw id'.
- 4. In a certain code language CONCENTRATION is written as QQJGZIGQGDMLX. How will NITRIFICATION be written in that code language?
Options- A. QQJGZXRIKSGRM
- B. QQJGYXRIKSGRM
- C. QQJGZXRIKSGRN
- D. QQJGZRIKSGSM Discuss
Correct Answer: 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
- 5. In a certain code 'Black' means Orange', 'Orange' means Violet','Violet' means 'Green', 'Green' means 'White' ,'White', means 'Yellow' and 'Yellow' means 'Sky blue', what is the colour of coal ?
Options- A. Orange
- B. Sky Blue
- C. Violet
- D. Yellow Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Orange
Explanation:
The colour of coal is Black. In the code language ,black is called orange. So, the colour of coal is Orange.
- 6. If in a certan language FASHION is coded as FOIHSAN, how is PROBLEM codedin that code?
Options- A. PELBORM
- B. PRBOELM
- C. RPBOELM
- D. RPBOELM Discuss
Correct Answer: PELBORM
Explanation:
The first and the last letters of the word remain as such and the remaining letters are written in a reverse order, to obtain the code.
- 7. If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is callled roof and roof is callled ventilator, what will a person stand on ?
Options- A. Window
- B. Wall
- C. Floor
- D. Roof Discuss
Correct Answer: Roof
Explanation:
A person will stand on the 'floor' and 'floor' is called 'roof'.
So, a person will stand on the 'roof'.
- 8. If in a certain code language PREMONITION is written as 68530492904, how will the word MONITOR be written in that code language?
Options- A. 1234567
- B. 3049208
- C. 3029408
- D. 3049258 Discuss
Correct Answer: 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
- 9. Coding-Decoding If Pour is wrtten as 4156 Sware is written as 78269 Clear is written as 3@926 Then what is the code for PEARL= ?
Options- A. 429@6
- B. 4962@
- C. 4692@
- D. 4926@ Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO, Database Administrator, IT Trainer
Correct Answer: 4926@
Explanation:
Pour - 4156 => P = 4, r = 6
Sware - 78269 => a = 2, e = 9
Clear - 3@926 => l = @
=> Pearl = 4926@
- 10. In a certain code, '289' means 'read from paper'; '276' means 'tea from field' and '85' means 'wall paper'. Which of the following is the code for 'paper' ?
Options- A. 2
- B. 8
- C. 9
- D. Can't be determined Discuss
Correct Answer: 8
Explanation:
Justification:
In the first and second statements, the common digit is '2' and the common word is 'from'.
So, '2' is the code for 'from'.
In the first and third statements, the common code digit is '8' and the common word is 'paper'.
So, '8' is the code for 'paper'.
As shown above, '8' is the code for 'paper'.
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