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How to solve Coding and Decoding based on new

pattern
We saw some major changes in the pattern of Coding-Decoding
questions last year. To help you all prepare for this, we are now going to
share some important tips and approach for Coding Decoding
questions based on new pattern. We will also discuss some different
patterns of Coding-Decoding questions that you may come across in this
years bank exams.

Example(1-3)
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions

given below:
In a certain code language
given time simple plan is written as @E4 &N4 %N5 #E6
tired solution plant great is written as #N8 @D5 %T5 &T5
sick point good turn is written as #K4 %D4 @N4 &T5
garden sister phone team is written as &E5 #R6 %N6 @M4
1.Which of the following code for translate?
A. @E8
B. @E9
C. #E8
D. #T8
E. #T9
2. Which of the following code for plan?
A. %N5
B. @E4
C. &N4
D. #E6
E. None of these
3.In the given code language, what does the code %D4?
A. point
B. turn
C. sick
D. good
E. None of these

How to Solve this Coding-Decoding:

Here are some points to keep in minds when we solve these kinds of
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Here are some points to keep in minds when we solve these kinds of
questions-

As we all know there is always a concept behind this so we need to

nd it. When we look at that kind of questions we can see that in all
steps all the 4 words start with same alphabet. They all start with- G,
T, S and P and there code words also starts with same symbol in
each steps- @, %, & and #. So we just have to nd which of the rst
alphabet represent the particular symbol.
Now we can see that theirs code words end with digits. When we
look at that digits are total number of letters for each word.
Now we can see the middle code word is last letter of that particular
word. Now we solve the questions.

Answer 1: BWe have to nd translate code. As we can see that this

word is not given in any steps but as we know the idea of that so we can
solve it.
Step I: rst we will count the letters of that word that is 9, then we put
digit 9 at the right end.
Step II: we will put the last letter of that word then it will like- E9
Step III: at the last step t is coded for @( rst letter of each word is
coded by a speci c symbol like here t is coded for @. We can nd the
rst coded symbol by looking at the other given words. Answer will be -
@E9
Answer 2: C
We have to nd plan code-

Now the same steps follow. plan is given in rst step. Total count of
letters is 4 and last letter is N and p is coded as & so Final answer will
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letters is 4 and last letter is N and p is coded as & so Final answer will
be- &N4
Answer 3: D
We have given %D4 and we have to nd its word. So we can say that
the number of letters will be 4 and last digit will be D and % is represent
to G. so in 3rd step we can nd this word, nal answer will be Good
Example (4-8): Consider the following statements and the questions that
follow. We will analyse this problem in detail after that.
In a certain code language
login gradeup and scroll is written as &3d @6l *5n %7p
scroll for sbi exam is written as @6l @3i $3r #4m
study exam related notes is written as #4m @5y !7d =5s
read notes get job is written as +3b !4d =5s %3t
4. Which of the following code is for gradeup?
A. @6l
B. &3d
C. %7p
D. *5n
E. None of these
5. According to the above information, code !7d is used for?
A. study
B. exam
C. related
D. notes
E. read

6. What will be the code for exam gradeup sbi job?

A. +3b #4m %7p =5s
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A. +3b #4m %7p =5s

B. %3t @6l @5y !7d
C. %7p +3b #4m @3i
D. !4d $3r @6l &3d
E. None of these
7. According to the coding, what will be the code for banking?
A. @7g
B. &7h
C. $7t
D. one of these
E. cant say
8. What will be the code for probationary?
A. $12y
B. %11n
C. ^12y
D. *13t
E. #12p
Lets analyse the above information in detail.
Firstly, read the statements and their given codes properly. You can see
that there are some words which are common in given statements like
scroll, exam, notes and in the codes as well - @6l, #4m, =5s. In codes
there are also some special characters which are repeating in different
sentences like @ is repeating in all three statements.
From statement 1 and statement 2
login gradeup and scroll is written as &3d @6l *5n %7p

scroll for sbi exam is written as @6l @3i $3r #4m

i.e. scroll is common in both statements, so we look for the common
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i.e. scroll is common in both statements, so we look for the common

code in these two statements, which is @6I.
Similarly, From statement 2 and 3
scroll for sbi exam is written as @6l @3i $3r #4m
study exam related notes is written as #4m @5y !7d =5s
From statement 3 and 4
study exam related notes is written as #4m @5y !7d =5s
read notes get job is written as +3b !4d =5s %3t
Now scroll = @6l, exam = #4m, notes = =5s
Now, let us understand how the words are coded.
1. Last letter of codes is alphabet and it is same as the last letter of
given word.
2. Given number in coding is total letter of words.
So, it is clear that in codes, number represents the total letter of words
and the code letter is the last letter of the word
3. But special characters are different for all words. Now our next step is
to decode them.
We can see that in statement 2, @ has been used two times in coding
and s is also rst letter of two words (i.e scroll and sbi). To become sure
we can check another words like gradeup and get, both have same %
special characters. Similarly, related and read have same (!) special
characters.

l g a s f e r n j

* % & @ $ # ! = +

Hence code of word is given as code of rst letter, total no. of letters in
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Hence code of word is given as code of rst letter, total no. of letters in
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word and last letter of word.

IMPORTANT:In this question, short clue is total no. of letters in word is
given as it is in code.
As per this information,
Answer 4: (C)As we can see in word Gradeup
rst letter g = %
total letter = 7
last letter = p
So, code is %7p
Answer 5: (C) !is code for r, 7 total letters and d is the last letter.
So we can say that related is the word.
Answer 6: (C) Exam = #4m, Gradeup = %7p, sbi = @3i, job = +3b
Hence answer is C.
Answer 7:(E) cant say. Because we dont have code for rst letter b of
banking.
All given special character in answer code are @=s, $=f and & = a.
Answer 8:(C) In this question our approach will be options elimination
method. As rst letter of probationary is p and we dont have any code
for p. But in options A, B ,D and E, code of rst letter is same as
mentioned in above table. So options A,B, D and E are eliminated and our
answer will be C.
This was a new pattern question that was introduced in last years
exams. Let us now have a look at what other sort of pattern changes you
can face in Coding-Decoding.

Example (9-12): Consider the following statements and the questions

that follow. We will analyse this problem in detail after that.
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that follow. We will analyse this problem in detail after that.

In a certain code language
login Gradeup and check is coded as $4e %4g #2n @6d
reads article study there is coded as @6i #4u $4e %4a
comment about yours doubt is coded as $4u @4o %6m #4u
get clear exams enjoy is coded as @4e #4a $4j %2e
9. What is the code for exams?
A. @4e
B. #4a
C. $4j
D. %2e
E. None of these
10.What is the code for study?
A. $4e
B. #4u
C. %4a
D. @6i
E. None of these
11. What is the code for about?
A. %6m
B. $4u
C. @4o
D. #4u
E. None of these
12.If we code study Gradeup clear exams as per the above coding

method, what will be the code?

A. $6u %4d #4a @4e
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A. $6u %4d #4a @4e

B. %4u #4e @6d $4a
C. @4e $6d #6e %4a
D. #6d @4u @4e %4m
E. None of these
Lets analyse this problem in detail -
Again, read the statements and given codes properly rst. In this we can
see that all (#$%@) are used in every statement. Clearly, they cannot
represent any particular letter because the letters are changing in
different statements.
Next if we check number given in coding of rst statement - 4,4,2 and 6
are used and letters in word are 5,7,3 and 5. So, numbering given in code
is 1 less than number of letters given in word. But we cannot comment
about English letter given in code.
#2n = and, @6d = Gradeup, but there is a confusion between $4e and
%4g, both login and check are 5 letters word.
From 2nd statement coding we can see that only code @6i has different
number (i.e. 6), remaining all codes have number 4. Article is the only
word which has 7 letters and we have derived that numbering in coding is
1 less than number of letters in word. So, article = @6i
Now we will try to derive English letter which is given in coding
statement.
#2n = and, @6d = Gradeup, @6i = article, hence letter in coding is the
middle letter of the word.
Next, Both Gradeup and article are at serial number 2 in statement and

both have @ coding.

and is at serial no.3 in statement, so # = 3
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and is at serial no.3 in statement, so # = 3

Hence we have decoded this coding.
So, we can say that,
numbers in code = total no. of letter in word 1
Special characters are serial no. of words, % = 1, @ = 2, # = 3 and $ = 4
English letter in code is middle letter of the word.
Important: If you have seen it carefully, you can check that all numbers in
codes are even and letters of words in statement is odd. So we can say
that there is some addition or subtraction in number of letters of word.
Answer 9 (B): exams is in statement 4 at third place, so for third place
code is #, no. of letters in exams is 5, so numerical code is (5-1) = 4 and
middle letter of the word is a. So code for it, is #4a.
Answer 10 (B): Studyis in statement 3 at third place, so for third place
code is #; no. of letters are 5, so numerical code is (5-1) = 4 and middle
letter of the word is u. So code for it is #4u.
Answer 11 (C): about is at second place in statement 3, so for second
place code is @, no. of ;letters are 5 so numerical code is (5-1) = 4 and
middle letter of the word is . so code for it is @4o.
Answer 12 (B): This is a different question, in which you have to code
according to above coding method.
study is at rst place in statement, so code is %4u.
Gradeup is at second place in statement, so code is @6d.
clear is at third place in statement, so code is #4e.
exams is at fourth place, so code is $4a.

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Step-3 kaise bataya gaya hai kuch samajh nahi a raha....plz clear
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Mam kya ye coding table given hgi @Akansha Jigyasu
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How can we decoading the symbols like #,%,&...? How can we analise
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Nice...
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thanks @Urvi
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Urvi Yesterday, 11 am
Welcome :-) @Ankit
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Can anybody please explain how they decide =1,@=2,#=3,$=4 in
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