CODING-DECODING

Coding means rule or method used to hide

the actual meaning of a word or group of words.
Decoding means the method or making out
the actual message that is disguised in coding
In other words coding is a method of
transmitting a message between the sender and the
receiver without a third person knowing it.
Main types of coding
Type I: - letter Coding
In this type, students were given a word in
which the letters are replaced by another new
letters or numeric by following a certain code. The
student is to observe the coding process to know
how to code the word in the question part
Ex: in a certain code language JOKE is coded as
KQNI, then what is the code word for SMILE in
that language
10 15 11 5
Word: J O K E
Logic: +1 +2 +3 +4
Code: K Q N I
Ans:
19 13 9 12 5
Word: S M I L E
Logic: +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Code: T O L P J
Type 2: - Letter Shuffle
In this type, letters in the given word will
be shuffled in a certain pattern. On the basis of the
same pattern student has to give the answer for the
word in the question part
Ex: In a certain code language the word
SENTIMENT is coded as ENIESTMNT, then
how is the word HYPERBOLA codded in that
language
Solu:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
S E N T I M E N T
E N I E S T M N T
2 3 5 7 1 4 6 8 9
prime nonprime
Here the letters in prime places are written first.
Then the remaining letters are written
Similarly
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
H Y P E R B O L A can be coded as
Y P R O H E B L A
2 3 5 7 1 4 6 8 9
Type 3: Numerical coding
In this type, letters will be assigned to
some numeric (numbers). The number may be the
actual position of English alphabet or of another
pattern. The student need to trace out that how the
letters are assigned to numbers to give the answer.
There are many variations in numerical coding.
The following are some examples to illustrate this
Ex: In a certain code language HOCKEY is
codded as 815311524, then what is the code letter
for the word CRICKET?
Solu: Here the word HOCKEY is coded by the
numerical positions of the letters in English
alphabet therefore code for CIRCKET =
3189311520
Ex: In a certain code language the word PIZZA is
coded as 78. What is the code for the word
BURGER?
Solu: Here the word PIZZA is codded by adding
the numerical positions of letters in alphabet
PIZZA = 16 + 9 + 26 + 26 + 1 = 78 therefore the
code for BURGER = 2 + 21 + 18 + 7 + 5 + 18 =
71





Type 4: Code Language
In this category a few complete phrases
given by coding their terms in a certain manner.
The student has to trace out the codes for
individual terms to answer the question
Ex: If in a certain language, oka peru means
fine cloth; meta lisa means clear water and
dona lisa peru means fine clear weather,
which word in that language means weather?
a) peru b) oka c) meta d) dona
Solu: In the first and third statements, the
common code-word is peru and the common
word is fine. So, peru means fine.
In the second and third statements, the common
code-word is lisa and the common word is
clear. So lisa means clear.
Thus, in the third statement, lisa means clear
and peru means fine. So, dona means
weather. Hence, the answer id (d) i.e. dona

Exercise
1. In a certain code, INSTITUTION is
written as NOITUTITSNI. How is
PERFECTION written in that code?
a) NOICTEFREP b) NOTTCEFERP
c) NOTTCEFRPE d) NOITCEFREP
e) NOTTCEFPER
2. In a certain code, GIGANTIC is written as
GIGTANCI. How is MIRACLES written
in that code?
a) MIRLCAES b) MIRLACSE
c) RIMCALSE d) RIMLCAES
e) RIMSCASE
3. In a certain code, GOODNESS is coded as
HNPCODTR. How is GREATNESS
coded in that code?
a) HQFZUODTR b) HQFZUMFRT
c) HQFZSMFRT d) FSDBSODTR
e) HQFZUFRTM
4. In a certain code, EXPLAINING is
written as PXEALNIGNI. How is
PRODUCED written in that code?
a) ORPBUDEC b) ROPUDECD
c) ORPUDECD d) DORPDECU
e) None of these
5. In a certain code, RIPPLE is written as
613382 and LIFE is written as 8192. How
is PILLER written in that code?
a) 318826 b) 318286 c) 618826
d) 328816 e) None of these
6. If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded
73456 and PREACH is coded as 961473.
What will be the code for SEARCH?
a) 246173 b) 214673 c) 214763
d) 216473 e) None of these
7. In a certain code, BOY is written as $*and
HOUR is written as @*0. How is RUBY
written in that code?
a) 0$ b) 0$ c) $0
d) $0 e) None of these
8. In a certain code, BOXER is written as
AQWGQ. How VISIT is written in that code?
a) UKRKU b) UKRKS c) WKRKU
d) WKRKS e) None of these
9. If PAINTER is written in a code language
as NCGPRGP, then REASON would be
written as
a) PCYQMN b) PGYQMN c) PGYUMP
d) PGYUPM e) None of these
10. If CARPET is coded as TCEAPR, then the
code for NATIONAL would be



a) NLATNOIA b) LANOITAN
c) LNAANTOI d) LNOINTAA
e) None of these
11. If PORTER is written as QNSSFQ, then
BRIGHT would be coded as
a) CQJFIS b) CNJHIS
c) CQJFGS d) CNJHIU
e) None of these
12. If FESTIVAL is coded as MBWJUTFG,
then OPIUM would be coded as
a) NOHTL b) NTHNO
c) NVJQP d) MUIPO
13. If LINGER is 123456 and FORCE is
56789, then FIERCE is
a) 345667 b) 456678
c) 345677 d) 556789
14. In code language, if POSE is coded as
OQNPRTDF, then TYPE will be coded as
a) SUXZOQFD b) SUXZQOFD
c) SUXZOQDF d) SUXZQODE
15. If OLYMPICS is coded as PMZNOHBR,
and JUMP is coded as KVLO, COMPUTER
will be coded as
a) DPNQVUFS b) DPNQTSFQ
c) DPNQTSDQ d) BNLOTSDQ
16. If AMERICA is coded as RAIMCEA,
BRITAIN is coded as TBARIIN, INDIA will
be coded as
a) DINIA b) DIINA
c) DINAI d) IIDNA
17. If CRICKETER is coded as DQJBLDUDS,
then PLAYER will be coded as
a) QMBZFS b) OMZZDS
c) QKBXFQ d) QKBZDS
18. If POLITICS is coded as OPILITSC, how
will ARTICLES be coded in that language?
a) RAITLCES b) RAITLCSE
c) ARITLCSE d) RAITLECS
19. FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is
CANDLE written in the same code Language?
a) EDRIRL b) DCQHQV
c) ESJFME d) FYOBOC
20. In a certain language, pre not bis means
smoking is harmful, vog dor not means
avoid harmful habit, and dor bis yel means
please avoid smoking, which of the following
means habit in that language?
a) vog b) not c) dor d) bis
e) None of these
21. In a code language, mu kay cit means
very lucky person and dis hu mu means
fortunate and lucky, trucks loaded with
flowers means fin nin din min. Which is the
word in that language for lucky?
a) mu b) kay c) cit
d) bis e) None of these
22. In a certain code, bright fresh sunny day
means cin bin zin hin, scent of fresh flower
means din zin lin bin, bright light of trucks
means lin min hin rin. What is the code for
bright in that language?
a) cin b) bin c) lin
d) zin e) hin
23. In certain code language, 389 means run
very fast, 964 means come back fast and
487 means run and come. Which digit in the
language means come?
a) 7 b) 9 c) 4 d) 8 e) None
24. If Men are very busy means 1234, Busy
persons need encouragement means 4567,



Encouragement is very important means
3589 and Important persons are rare means
2680, what is the code for encouragement?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 8
d) 9 e) None of these
Directions: Study the following information to
answer the given questions: In a certain code, ill
be pee means roses are blue,sik hee means
red flowers and pee nut hee means flower are
vegetables.
25. How is red written in that code?
a) hee b) sik
c) be d) cannot be determined
e) None of these
26. How is roses written in that code?
a) il b) pee
c) be d) cannot be determined
e) None of these
27. How is vegetables are red flowers written
in that code?
a) sik pee hee be b) il sik but hee
c) pee sik nut hee
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
28. If SMOOTH is coded as 135579, ROUGH as
975531 and HARD as 9498, then SOFT will
be coded as
a) 1527 b) 1347 c) 4998
d) 8949
29. If the code of ABCDEF is ZYXWVU, then
what is the code for PASS?
a) KZHH b) KHZZ c) KMHH
d) WZHH
30. In a certain code, CAT is written as SATC
and DEAR is written as SEARD. How would
SING be written in that code?
a) GNISS b) SINGS c) SGNIS
d) BGINS
31. 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 numerical symbols stands for see?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 7 d) 8
32. If BRIDGE is written as EULGJH in a certain
code, how will FRUIT be written in that
code?
a) IUXLW b) IVLXW c) IUWXL
d) IUXVT
33. In a certain code, EASE is written as GUCG.
How is CUT written in that code?
a) UWE b) VWE c) EWU
d) CWF
34. In a certain coding system, ETTPI stands for
APPLE. What is the code for DELHI?
a) CQMNP b) HIPLM c) PMULM
d) CQPLM
35. In a certain code language, ROAD is
written as URDG. How is SWAN written in that
code?
a) UXDQ b) VZCQ c) VZCP
d) VZDQ
36. If PAIN is coded as UFNS, then what will
be the code for REST?
a) QFRS b) WJXY c) PCQV
d) ANPL
37. If PRATAP could be given the code number
1618120116, then what code number can be
given to NAVIN?
a) 73957614 b) 24639125
c) 14122914 d) 19274651



38. In a certain code, 15789 is written as XTZAL
and 2346 is written as NPSU. How is 23549
written in that code?
a) NPTUL b) PNTSL c) NPTSL
d) NBTSL
39. If VICTORY is coded as YLFWRUB, then
how can SUCCESS be coded?
a) VXEEIVV b) VXFFHVV
c) VYEEHVV d) None of these
40. If ACELDNRA stands for CALENDAR, what
does LEGIBIEL stands for?
a) LIEGIBLE b) ELIGIBLE
c) BIGEELIC d) None of these
41. In a certain code, TWINKLE is written as
SVHOJKD, then how would FILTERS be written
in the same code?
a) EHKSKQ b) EHKUDQ
c) EGKUDQ d) GJMSFST e) None
42. In a certain code language, OPERATION is
written as NODQBUJPO. How in INVISIBLE
written in that code?
a) JOWJTJCMF b) JOWJTHAKD
c) HMUHTJCMF d) HMUHTHAKD
e) None
43. In a certain code, FAVOUR is written as
EBUPTS. How is DANGER written in that code?
a) CBFFDS b) CBMHDS
c) EBFHDS d) EBHHFS
44. In a certain code, BASIC is written as
DDULE. How is LEADER written in that code?
a) NGCFGT b) NHCGGU
c) OGDFHT d) OHDGHU
45. In certain language, SIGHT is written as
FVTUG. How is REVEAL written in the same
language?
a) YNRIRE b) DQHQMX
c) FSJSOZ d) ERIRNY
46. If DELHI can be coded as CCIDD, how would
you code BOMBAY?
a) AJMTVT b) AMJXVS
c) MJXVSU d) WXYZAX
47. In a certain code, POETRY is written as
QONDSQX and OVER is written as PNUDQ.
How is MORE written in that code language?
a) LNNQD b) NNNQD
c) NLNQD d) FSHED e) None
48. If POND is coded as RSTL, how is HEAR
written in that code?
a) GHIJ b) GHIZ c) JIGZ
d) JCLZ e) None
49. In a certain code language, THANKS is
written as SKNTHA. How is STUPID written in
that code language?
a) DIPUTS b) DIPUST
c) DISPUT d) DPISTU e) None
50. If SPIDER is written as PSDIRE in a certain
code, how would COMMON be written in that
code?
a) OCOMMO b) OCMMNO
c) OCMOMN d) OCMMON
51. If in a certain language, POPULAR is coded
as QPQVMBS, which word would be coded as
GBNPVG?
a) FARMER b) FAMOUS
c) FRAMES d) FARMES e) BKQDVF
52. If ROBUST is coded as QNATRS in a certain
language, which word would be coded as
ZXCMP?
a) BZEOR b) AYDNQ c) AWDILQ
d) YYBNO e) YWBLO



53. In a certain code, REFRIGERATOR is coded
as ROTAREGIRFER. Which word would be
coded as NOITINUMMA?
a) ANMOMIUTNI b) AMNTOMUIIN
c) AMMUNITION d) NUMMUNITIOA
e) None
54. If in a certain language, GRASP is coded as
BMVNK, which word would be coded as
CRANE?
a) FUDQH b) HWFSJ
c) GVERI d) XMVIZ
e) BQZMD
55. If in a certain code, SWITCH is written as
TVJSDG, which word would be written as
CQFZE?
a) BARED b) BRAED
c) BREAD d) BRADE
e) BRDAE
56. If in a certain language, REMOTE is coded as
ROTEME, which word would be written as
PNIICC?
a) NPIIC b) PICCIN
c) PINCIC d) PICNIC
e) PICINC
57. If LBAEHC is the code for BLEACH, then
which of the following is coded as NBOLZKMH?
a) OBNKZLHM b) LOBNHMKZ
c) OCPMALNI d) MANKYJLG
e) BNLOKZHM
58. In a certain code, DECEMBER is written as
ERMBCEDE. Which word will be written as
ERMBVENO in that code?
a) AUGUST b) SEPTEMBER
c) OCTOBER d) NOVEMBER
59. If in a certain code, ALMIRAH is written as
BNPMWGO, which word would be written as
DNRWLUA?
a) COSGOLT b) TOGCLOS
c) TOGCLOS d) CLOSGOT
e) CLOSTOG
60. If in a certain language, MACHINE is coded
as LBBIHOD, which word would be coded as
SLTMFNB?
a) RKSLEMA b) TKULGMC
c) RMSNEOA d) TMUNGOC
e) TMUNGMC
Direction for questions 61to70:these questions are
to be answered using the Coding and de Coding of
the letters in the English alphabet as given below.
For r= 1, 2, 3 ..26 letters, the code for the r
th
letter id (3r)
th
letter. For decoding the inverse
process is followed.
61. What is the code for p?
a) V b) N c) T d) S
62. Which letter is coded as H?
a) X b) T c) R d) W
63. Which letter is coded as B?
a) F b) I c) R d) S
64. What is the code for the word MACHINE?
a) MEJVARO b) MCIXBRP
c) MCIVXBO d) MCIXAPO
65. Which word is coded as LOIAFOJ?
a) DECLARE b) DECIMAL
c) DECIBEL d) DECLAIM
66. How many letters are coded for themselves?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3



67. How many vowels are coded for vowels?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
68. How many consonants are coded for
consonants?
a) 21 b) 169 c) 20 d) 18
69. What is the code for the word MARATHON?
a) MCBCHXSP b) MBDBHVSP
c) MCBCIXTP d) MBCBHXTP
70. Which word is coded as CVVBSNO?
a) NGE b) APPROVE
c) APPOINT d) ARRIVAL
Directions (Questions 71-80): According to a code
language, words in capital letters in Column I are
written in small letters in Column II. The letters in
Column II are jumbled up. Decode the language
and choose the correct code for the word given in
each question.
Column I Column II
(1) CURSE a) opkif
(2) INCUR b) fbpoc
(3) TALLY c) ughvg
(4) CADET d) rkufh
(5) DRIP e) rotc
(6) TOIL (F) jugc
(7) VARY (G) vwoh
71. DAIRY
a) cvohr b) gkvbf c) rctvo d) whtou
72. TODAY
a) rjuyh b) kjuvh c) rjuvh d) rjuvk
73. PIECE
a) fvuyr b) fktck c) fbocv d) frgkp
74. CIVIL
a) gfwcc b) ghcww c) ggwfc d) gwffc
75. SUSTAIN
a) hibucpi b) hkcrijbk
c) hwojfvw d) hgpukgc
76. TRIED
a) ukfhr b) hkcrjbk c) ukhbp
d) ukorc
77. RACE
a) kovp b) kbcf c) khfo d) krbh
78. ENVOY
a) kbjwu b) jvbkw c) hjbvw d) vbpuk
79. RIVET
a) wckou b) ckwiu c) wckov d) kcvow
80. SUN
a) pih b) bih c) pib d) ikh.
KEY
1) d 2) b 3) b 4) e 5) a 6) b 7) a 8) b 9) e 10) c 11) a 12) c 13) b 14) c
15) c 16) b 17) c 18) b 19) a 20) a 21) a 22) e 23) c 24) a 25) b 26) d 27) c 28) a
29) a 30) a 31) d 32) a 33) b 34) b 35) d 36) b 37) c 38) c 39)b 40) b 41) b 42) c
43) b 44) b 45) d 46) b 47) c 48) c 49) e 50) b 51) b 52) b 53) c 54) b 55) c 56) d
57) e 58) d 59) d 60) b 61) a 62) b 63) c 64) d 65) c 66) c 67) c 68) d 69) a 70) b
71) a 72) c 73) b 74) a 75) a 76) d 77) c 78) b 79) a 80) c