Reasoning_Chapter1: Coding-decoding

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Type1- Order of letters are changed
1) If the word PRINCIPAL is written as LAPICNIRP, how ADOLESCENCE can be written in that code ?
a. ECNCESELODA b. ECNECSLEODA c. ECNSCEELODA d. ECNECSELODA
2) If in a certain code ‘INTELLIGENCE’ is written as ‘ETNIGILLECNE’ then how can ‘MATHEMATICAL’ be written in
the same code ?
a. AMHTMETACILA b. TAMMEHITALAC c. HTAMTAMELACI d. LACITAMEHTAM
3) In a certain code, PORRIDGE is written as EGPODIRR. In that code, which word will
be written as EGPRITSE ?
a. PERSTICE b. PRESTIGE c. PEERSTIC d. PRESTIEG
4) In a certain code, OPERATION is written as EPOTARNOI . Which word will be written as ORPSECSES ?
a. PORCESESS b. PROCESSES c. POSSESORC d. PROSSESC
5) If CLOCK is written as KCOLC, how STEPS can be written in that code ?
a. SPEST b. SEPTS c. SPETS d. SPSET
6) If MADRAS is written as DAMSAR how can MUMBAI be written in that code .
a. IABMUM b. MBIAUM c. BAIUMM d. MUMIAB
TYPE2- Letters are changed by number/letter without any specific pattern
7) If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590, how is PEARL coded as ?
a. 29530 b. 24153 c. 25413 d. 25430
8) If PARK is coded as 5394, SHIRT is coded as 17698 and PANDIT is coded as 532068, how would you code
NISHAR in that code language ?
a. 266734 b. 231954 c. 201739 d. 261739
9) If CENTURION is coded as 325701465 and RANK is coded as 1859, what will be figures 7859 represent ?
a. BANK b. SANK c. TANK d. TALK
10) If in certain code EDITION is written as 38911965, then how TIDE will be written in that code ?
a. 3819 b. 1983 c. 1839 d. 1586
11) If 35674 is written as 57896, how will 4213 be written as ?
a. 6435 b. 5397 c. 5889 d. 5376
12) Some letters are given below in the first line and numbers are given below them in the second line . Numbers
are the codes for the alphabets and vice-versa. Choose the correct letter-code for the given set of numbers.
EMKBZWQUDJ
5 9 1648 2073
429753
a. ZQMJDE b. ZQMEDJ c. ZQMDEJ d. ZQEDMJ
13) If DEAN is written as NOKX how NEED be written in that code ?
a. NOOX b. XONO c. ONQX d. XOON
14) In a particular way the word STAG is coded as HGZT, HORN as SLIM. Using the same coding how can NORTH
be written
a. NLGMI b. MLIGS c. MGLIS d. NLGIS
TYPE3- Letters are changed by number/letter with some specific pattern
15) If SCHOOL is written as TBINPK, how TEACHER can be written in that code ?
a. UDBBIDS b. DUBBIDS c. NDBBISD d. SEIDIFDS
16) If MIGHT is written as KGEFR, how can DIARY be written in that code ?
a. AGZPV b. BGYPW c. BGWOV d. AGYNW
17) If DIVINE is coded is AFSFKB, then POWERFUL is coded as
a. XLHOJVIM b. MILTBDCRI c. MLTBOCRI d. HLTBNCRI
 18) If ‘CAT’ and ‘BOAT’ are written as ‘XZG’ and ‘YLZG’ respectively, how is EGG to be written in the same language
a. VSS b. URR c. VTT d. UTT
19) If each of the letters in the English alphabet is assigned an even numerical value by giving A=2, B=4 and so on
, what would be the total value of letters for the word LADY when similarly coded ?
a. 74 b. 72 c. 84 d. 82
20) If the word LEADER is coded as 20-13-9-12-13-26, how would you write LIGHT ?
a. 20-16-17-15-27 b. 20-15-16-18-23 c. 20-17-15-16-28 d. 20-16-15-17-22
21) If GECA means 8642, then HFBD means
a. 9735 b. 7953 c. 7935 d. 5379
Miscllaneous
22) In a certain code, ‘329’ means ‘GOD IS LOVE’, ‘927’ means ‘LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL’. What is the code for ‘GOD’?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 7 d. 9
23) According to a code if ‘Businessmen are exporting diamonds’ is 1,2,3,4, ‘They are in demand’ is 4,5,6,7,
‘Demand dollars for diamonds’ is 1, 5, 8, 9 and and ‘Businessmen pay in dollars’ is 2, 6, 9, 10. What is code for
‘Pay’ ?
a. 10 b. 9 c. 5 d. 6
24) If BET = ROD, CAN = SIM and MUG = LAN, then MEN = ?
a. LOM b. OLM c. MOL d. LMO
25) If B = 2, MAT = 34, then JOGLEX = ?
a. 70 b. 71 c. 72 d. 73
26) If J = 10, JASMINE = 71, then ESTIMATE = ?
a. 71 b. 82 c. 92 d. 91
Direction-(Q. Nos. 27-28):
Below are given letters A to Z. Under each capital letter, a small letter is written which is to be used as a code for
the capital letters.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
f G K v w a o l z s u b h
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
p R T c i x m y d j n q e
In each of the following questions, a group of six capital letters is given and its code equivalent is given in one
of the columns (a),(b),(c) or (d). Study the group of letters given in each question and with the help of code
given above choose the code equivalent from amongst (a), (b), (c), or (d) as your answer.
27) GSUWVM
a. ckdqaz, mcfywp, osagbi, jlkwzs, zrvlyh, gionfv
b. whiukf, biljqm, adrtiy, volsfy, reicxd, mbuoaz
c. ulkpad, foiznj, vswgfo, apixyt, amidak , fipax
d. zomyak, ycpath, lowvxr, oxyjdh, kphvsr, iyzuwo
28) TLKGFD
a. ckdqaz, mcfywv, osagbi, jlkwsz, zrblyh, gionfv
b. whiukf, biljqm, adrtiy, volsfy, reicxd, mbuoav
c. ulkpad, foiznj, vswgfo, apixyt, amidak, fipax
d. zomyak, ycpath, lowvxr, oxyjdh, kpsvhr, yzuwo
Direction-(Q. Nos.29-30):
In the following questions, letters are given in the first line and numbers are given in the second line.
Numbers are the codes for letters and letters are codes for the numbers.

P N C Y A D J R L Q
2 7 5 1 6 8 4 3 9 0
 Using given codes Choose the correct code as your answer from amongst the suggested answer (a),(b),(c) and
(d).
29) RAPDCN
a. 362587 b. 362457 c. 362875 d. 362857
30) 915247
a. LYCPJN b. LYCJPN c. LYPCJN d. LYCPRN
Direction-( Q.Nos. 31-34):
Below are given letters A to Z. Under each capital letter a small letter is written which is to be used as
a code for the capital letter.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
i W j v a K u l s r z m Q
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
t X c y d N e f o g h p b
In each of the following questions, a group of six capital letters is given and its code equivalents is
given one of columns (a), (b),(c) and (d). Study the group of letters given in each question and with the
help of code given above, choose the code equivalent from amongst (a), (b) (c) and (d) as your answer.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
julsqr lzcndo cxtndo vithaw
mkzbxn mzkbnx cvafog mzkbxn
hijmub ucjibo amwnrd odcazq
vishwa mkzbxn hilmbu napkin
ocdkzq amwrnd vithwa amwrny
zocbak hmfxco ocqzkd hijump
31) ELBJSR
32) VPRFKM
33) XACGLY
34) LKFZOS
Answers
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C
13. D 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. A
25. A 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. `a 33. D 34. D