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A-36 Mental Ability Test (MAT)

Chapter
Coding-Decoding
CODING Similarly, in the word ‘WESTSIDE’, WE becomes EW, ST
becomes TS, SI becomes IS and DE becomes ED.
The word ‘coding’ stands for converting a word from English
language into a certain pattern or expression. So, WESTSIDE ¾¾ ® EWTSISED
Therefore, code is a sequence of letters/numbers, which is used Hence, correct answer is option (a).
in place of the original word/series of numbers that is coded. ILLUSTRATION 3 :
Coding can be done for a group of letters (a word), a series of
numbers or an alphanumeric series (i.e., a series having both In a certain code language, the word ‘PARTNER’ is coded
as ‘TRAPREN’, how will ‘FOUNDER’ be coded in the same
alphabets as well as numerals).
language.
There are 4 types of coding methods : (1) NUOFDER (2) NUOFRED
I. Simple Arrangement. (3) FOUNRED (4) OFNUEDR
II. Direct Substitution. Sol. (2) When we divide letters of the word ‘PARTNER’ in two
III. Pattern Substitution. group.
First group of first 4 letters and second group of last
IV. Alphanumeric coding.
3 letters, i.e., PART and NER and then reverse the order of
I. Simple Arrangement Method : This is the most the letters in these two groups.
common & the simplest kind of coding. These codes are
generally obtained by simply re-aligning the given alphabets PART ¾¾ ® TRAP ù
ú Þ TRAPREN
in a word. NER ¾¾ ® REN úû
ILLUSTRATION 1 : Similarly, we divide the letters of the word ‘FOUNDER’ in
two group.
In a code language, if TRAINS is coded as RTIASN, how
First group with first 4 letters (FOUN) and second group
will FLOWER be coded in the same language ?
with last 3 letters (DER) & then reverse the order of the
(1) LFOWER (2) LFWORE letters in the 2 groups.
(3) WORELF (4) ERFLOW
FOUN ¾¾
® NUOF DER ¾¾
® RED
Sol. (2) TRAINS ¾¾
® RTIASN \ the code for FOUNDER is NUOFRED
In the above code, we can clearly observe that the code is FOUN DER
obtained simply by interchanging the positions of 2
consecutive alphabets i.e., TR becomes RT, AI becomes IA
and NS becomes SN similarly, NUOF RED
FLOWER will be coded as (FL becomes LF, OW becomes Therefore, correct answer is option (c).
WO and ER becomes RE) LFWORE.
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FLOWER ¾¾
® LFWORE
Therefore, correct answer is option (b). Notes for simple arrangement :
(i) Number of characters (letters / numbers / symbols) in the
ILLUSTRATION 2 : code should be same as that of the original word, otherwise
coding is not possible.
If the word ‘MECHANIC’ is coded as ‘EMHCNACI’ in a
certain code language, then how will ‘WESTSIDE’ be coded (ii) Pay attention to the alignment of the word, i.e, if the letter/
in the same language ? number has changed its position from first to last & vice
versa, a swap coding is possible.
(1) EWTSISED (2) EWTSSIED
(3) EWTSISDE (4) WETSSIED For e.g. : in e.g. 3, first group had 4 letters — ‘FOUN’ &
there was a swap between letters at first & last position.
Sol. (1) MECHANIC ¾¾
® EMHCNACI FOUN
Similar to example 1, in the word MECHANIC also we have
Swap coding
done the same thing. ME becomes EM, CH becomes HC,
AN becomes NA & IC becomes C I. N F
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II. Direct Substitution Method : When the characters, –––––––––––––––––– Quick Tips ––––––––––––––––––––
i.e., letters of a word or numberals of a series are substituted Notes for direct substitution :
by a coded character, i.e., an alphabet, a numeral or a symbol
(i) If there are 2 words in the question for which codes are
& are placed in the coded word at similar positions as in the
given and these 2 words have 1 or more same alphabets,
given / original word, it is known as direct substitution
then the codes for these alphabets will be the same as well.
method.
These codes (substitutions) may either be in a direct fashion (ii) In case of confusion, note (a), i.e., same codes in both the
or in a jumbled fashion in order to make the questions tricky. words for same alphabet, will help us identify that the
question belongs to the category of direct substitution.
ILLUSTRATION 4 :
In a code language, if SUGAR is coded as ZN and TEA is
III. Pattern Substitution Method : This method involves
coded as FLD, how would you code GRATE in the same the use of the alphabet series (A B C D E F ...............X Y Z).
code language. A certain word will be coded as certain other letters from
(1) BNDFL (2) MBDFL the alphabet series following a certain pattern. It is further
(3) LDZMN (4) FLDZB explained by examples.

Sol. (2) Original word : S UGAR TEA ILLUSTRATION 6 :

In a certain code language, the word ‘RECTANGLE’ is coded
as TGEVCPING, then how is the word ‘RHOMBUS’ coded ?
Coded word : ZNMDB FLD (1) TJOQDWV (2) UVWTJQN
First we write the original words SUGAR & TEA and is (3) TJQODWU (4) JTQOEWN
corresponding alignment to these, we write down their Sol. (3) Each letter of the word RECTANGLE is moved two steps
codes respectively. forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the code,
Therefore, we see that Z is coded for S, N for U, M for G, D i.e.,
for A and B for R, in the word SUGAR. While in the word R E C T A N G L E
TEA, F is substituted for T, L for E & D for A.
This implies that this code is in direct fashion as in both the +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2
words ‘D’ is coded for A.
Therefore, code for GRATE will be MBDFL. T G E V C P I N G
G RAT E Similarly, we have :
R H O M B U S
+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2
MBDFL
So, correct answer option is (c). T J Q O D W U
So, the desired code is ‘TJQODWU’. So, option (c) is the
ILLUSTRATION 5 :
correct answer.
If in a certain code language, TWENTY is coded as 863985
and ELEVEN is coded as 323039, how will TWELVE be Shortcut : After we obtain the pattern of substitution, i.e.,
coded? after the step.
(1) 863903 (2) 86365 R E C T A N G L E
(3) 863203 (4) 683583 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2
Sol. (2) Original words :T W E N T Y ELEVEN &
T G E V C P I N G
Since we know that the word to be coded ‘RHOMBUS’
Coded words : 8 6 3 9 8 5 3 2 3 0 3 9 starts with the same alphabets as ‘RECTANGLE’, i.e., both
Therefore, in the word TWELVE, 8 will be the code for T, 6 start with R therefore the code for both will be the same i.e.,
will be the code for W, 3 for E, 2 for L, and 0 for V. T. So, options (b) & (d) are ruled out.
Since in options (a) & (c), the starting alphabet is the same
TWELVE
but the last alphabet is different, we directly check for the
So, last alphabet of the word ‘RHOMBUS’, i.e., S.
+2
8 6 3 20 3 S ¾¾® U. Hence option (c) is the correct answer..
Hence, answer option (b) is the correct answer.
Shortcut : Code for T is 8, so the code cannot start with ‘6’. ILLUSTRATION 7 :
So option (d) is ruled out, option (c) has only 5 numbers If in a certain language WINTER is coded as VHMSDQ,
while the word has 6 alphabets, therefore, option (c) is also then how will SUMMER be coded in the same language ?
ruled out. Code for L is ‘2’, so option (b) is the correct (1) RTLLPR (2) RTLLDQ
answer. (3) RTLLDS (4) RTLMDQ
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Sol. (2) Clearly, each letter of the word WINTER is moved one Sol. (1) It can be clearly seen that the original word is moved 1
step behind too obtain the given code, i.e., letter forward and backward alternately, such that
W I N T E R C H E N N A I
–1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1
+1 –1 +1 –1 +1 –1 +1
V H M S D Q D G F M O Z J
Similarly, the word SUMMER is coded as Similarly, in case of the word MUMBAI, the alphabets will
also be moved 1 letter forward & backward alternately
S U M M E R
therefore, options (2) & (3) are ruled out.
–1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 M U M B A I
R T L L D Q +1 –1 +1 –1 +1 –1
Hence the code is RTLLDQ, i.e., option (3).
N T N A B H
Shortcut : As all the options start with same alphabets but
ends at different alphabets, we check options from the end. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.
As the word WINTER & SUMMER have last two alphabets IV. Alpha-Numeric Series Coding: Out of the entire
(ER) common, therefore, we can see the code for ‘ER’ from alphabet series numbered 1 to 26, i.e.,
the question itself, which is ‘DQ’.
A B C D E F G H I J K
So, options (1) & (2) are ruled out.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Also, since the code for both the Ms in SUMMER should
be the same, thus option (d) is also ruled out. Hence, correct L M N O P Q R S T U
answer is option (3). 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
ILLUSTRATION 8 : V W X Y Z
In a certain language, the word ‘REJECT’ is written as 22 23 24 25 26
SGMIHZ’. How will the word ‘ACCEPT’ be written ? it is difficult to remember each and every alphabets’ numeric
(1) BEFIUV (2) BEFMUZ value, therefore, we just have to remember.
(3) BEEIUZ (4) BEFIUZ E = 5, J = 10, O = 15, T = 20 and Y = 25 which are multiples of
5.
Sol. (4) Clearly, the pattern followed by the code is moving up In alphanumeric coding, the alphabets of the word are given
in an increasing order.
and we code them in terms of their numeric value or some
R E J E C T pattern according to their numeric values.
+1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 ILLUSTRATION 10 :
S G M I H Z If in a certain code language, ‘MIRROR’ is coded as
Similarly, code for the word ‘ACCEPT’ will be ‘139181815’, how will ‘APPLE’ be coded in the same
language ?
A C C E P T
(1) 11616125 (2) 3984145
+1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 (3) 1162254 (4) 11213147
Sol. (1) As we can see from the alphabet series, numeric values
B E F I U Z for the alphabets M is 13, I is 9, R is 18 and O is 15.
Shortcut : Both words ‘REJECT’ as well as ‘ACCEPT’ Similarly, for the word APPLE, A = 1, P = 16, P = 16, L = 12 &
contain 6 alphabets, where the position of the second E E = 5. So, the code is 11616125. Therefore, option (1) is the
and T in REJECT are same as the E and T in ‘ACCEPT’ i.e., correct answer.
positions 4 & 6 respectively.
So, the code should have I and Z at positions 4 & 6 ILLUSTRATION 11 :
respectively. Thus options (1) and (3) are ruled out. Also, If EAT is 26, ZEAL is 44 and AROMA is 48.
since the code has alphabets moved up in an increasing (A) How is ‘HELMET’ written in the same language ?
order. Therefore, option (2) is invalid. (1) 23 (2) 63
Hence option (4) is the correct answer. (3) 83 (4) 53
(B) How is ‘MANAGER’ written in the same language ?
ILLUSTRATION 9 : (1) 89 (2) 59
(3) 79 (4) 39
It in a certain language CHENNAI is coded as ‘DGFMOZJ’ Sol. As we can see from the alphabet series, the words
how is MUMBAI coded in the same language?
EAT ¾¾ ® E = 5, A = 1, T = 20
(1) NTNABH (2) LVLCZJ
5 + 1 + 20 = 26
(3) LTLCBH (4) NVNCBJ
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ZEAL ¾¾
® Z = 26, E = 5, A = 1, L = 12 Sol. (3) SIMPLE ¾¾ ® ISPMEL
26 + 5 + 1 + 12 = 44 The word ‘SIMPLE’ is of 6 letters and so is the code given
AROMA ¾¾® A = 1, R = 18, O = 15, M = 13, A = 1 in the question. Therefore, we have to follow the pattern of
the word ‘SIMPLE’.
1 + 18 + 15 + 13 + 1 = 48 In the above code, we can clearly observe that the code is
(A) (2) similarly, HELMET is written as obtained simply by inter changing the positions of
HELMET ® H = 8, E = 5, L = 12, M = 13, E = 5, T = 20 consecutive alphabets, i.e.,
8 + 5 + 12 + 13 + 5 + 20 = 63 S I M P L E
Hence, the code for ‘HELMET’ is 63.
option (3) is the correct answer. I S P M E L
(B) (2) similarly the word ‘MANAGER’ can be written as Similarly,
MANAGER ® M = 13, A = 1, N = 14, A = 1, G = 7, F L O W E R
E = 5, R = 18
13 + 1 + 14 + 1 + 7 + 5 + 18 = 59 L F W O R E
so, the code for the word ‘MANAGER’ is 59. Hence, option (3) is the correct answer. ‘FLOWER’ is the
option (3) is the correct answer. word for which the code is given.

ILLUSTRATION 12 : ILLUSTRATION 2 :

If in a certain language, ‘IMAGE’ is written as ‘571319’, Using the data from example 1, which word is coded
then ‘SMALL’ will be written as ‘ETCAREH’ ?
(1) 212113191 (2) 211211391 (1) TEACHER (2) TEACREH
(3) EACHTER (4) TECAREH
(3) 191311212 (4) 39421919
Sol. (1) The word ‘CHAPTER’ is of 7 letters & so is the code
Sol. (1) The code for ‘IMAGE’, according to the alphabet series
given in the question. Therefore, we have to follow the
is ‘913175’. When we reverse the order of this code, it is
pattern of the word ‘CHAPTER’.
written as ‘571319’ which is the given code.
Similarly, for the word ‘SMALL’, the code according to the C H A P TER
alphabet series is ‘191311212’. When we reverse the order
of this code, we obtain ‘212113191’, which is the required H C P A RET
code. Similarly,
Thus, option (1) is the correct answer. T E HE R
A C
DECODING
E T C A REH
The word decoding stands for converting a certain pattern or Hence, option (1) is the correct answer. ‘TEACHER’ is the
expressions, i.e., the code, to a word from English language or a word for which the code is given.
certain series of numbers.
In other words, decoding refers to the process of converting the ILLUSTRATION 3 :
code back to the original word. In a certain language, if ‘CARROM’ is written as ‘MORRAC’,
Similar to coding, there are 4 types of Decoding Methods : then what is the word coded as ‘TIBBAR’.
(1) RIBBAT (2) RABBIT
I. Simple Arrangement
(3) BARTIB (4) BITRAB
II. Direct Substitution Sol. (2) The code for the word ‘CARROM’, is obtained by
III. Pattern Substitution reversing the order of the alphabets of the word i.e.,
IV. Alphanumeric Decoding CAR R O M
We would first like you to go back and revise the four types of
CODING methods before we move on. reverse the order

I. Simple Arrangement Method : Under this, the code MO R RAC

will be obtained simply by re-arrangement of the alphabets Similarly, the word for code ‘TIBBAR’ will be an outcome of
of the word. the same pattern as followed for the word ‘CARROM’, i.e.,
The questions will test you on decoding these codes. the code TIBBAR will also be written in reverse order.
ILLUSTRATION 1 : TI B BAR
In a certain language, ‘SIMPLE’ is written as ‘ISPMEL’ and reverse the order
‘CHAPTER’ is written as ‘HCPARET’. Then ‘LFWORE’
stands for which word ? RABB IT
(1) LOWFER (2) FLOREW Hence, ‘RABBIT’ is the word, making option (2) the correct
(3) FLOWER (4) WORFEL answer.
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Note for Decoding : Solve by options, i.e., by taking one ILLUSTRATION 6 :
option at a time into consideration.
Which word is coded as ‘ajlmtk’ ?
ILLUSTRATION 4 : (1) WAISTE (2) WEIGHT
Using the data of eg. 3, which word would be coded as (3) WASTES (4) HEIGHT
ELYTSEFIL ? Sol. (2) Following the same concept as in example 5, the code
(1) LIFESTYLE (2) LIFEELYTS ‘ajlmtk’ represents
(3) LIFESTYEL (4) EFILSTYLE
W E I G HT
Sol. (1) Since, the code for ‘CARROM’ was obtained by
writing the letters in the reverse order,
CAR R O M a j l m t k
reverse the order deriving the word from the code.
Hence, option (2) ‘WEIGHT’ is the correct answer.
MO R RAC
Similarly, the code when written in the reverse order will ILLUSTRATION 7 :
give us the original word, i.e., Which word is coded as ‘znhhjp’?
ELYTS EFI L (1) SUMMER (2) WINTER
(3) WHITER (4) POORER
reverse the order Sol. (1) Since, all the words in the options start with different
letters, therefore, their codes also start with different letters.
LI FESTYLE Thus we can see that the first letter of the code ‘z’ is the
Hence, the word for which the code is given is LIFESTYLE. code for letter ‘S’. Therefore, the given code stands for the
Thus option (1) is the correct answer. word ‘SUMMER’.
Hence, option (1) is the answer.
II. Direct Substitution Method : In these kind of
questions, there will be one or more words given in the ILLUSTRATION 8 :
question for which codes will be given either in direct Which word is coded as ‘pjexlom’ ?
fashion or in jumbled up fashion. We’ll discuss both. (1) PEERING (2) REEPING
We will be asked to find out the original word (s) for the (3) PEARING (4) REAPING
given code(s). Sol. (4) Similar to example 7’s solution, we check for the first
Command data for Illustration 5 to Illustration 8 : letter, where the code ‘p’ stands for the alphabet ‘R’.
In a certain code language, if P O U R I N G is written as x f Therefore, options (1) & (3) are ruled out and the answer
n p l o m, S A M P L E is written as z e h x c j and W H I T E has to be either option (2) or option (4). Since, the code has
N E R is written as a t l k j o j p. no repetition of alphabets, so option (2) is also invalid.
Thus the correct answer is option (4) REAPING.
ILLUSTRATION 5 :
Common Data for Example 9 to Example12
Then which word is written as ‘hjecz’ ? In a certain code, “WOMAN” is coded as “DPCZR”, “MASTER”
(1) LEAMS (2) SMEAL is coded as “PCMEGX”, “FLOWER” is coded as “BIGXDZ” and
(3) MEALS (4) MALES “FLOAT” is coded as “DCIEB”, then in that language find the
Sol. (3) The codes for the three words are direct substitution of word for the following codes :
the small alphabets for the capital ones, because ‘N’ & ‘I’
are codes as ‘o’ & ‘l’ respectively in both POURING as well ILLUSTRATION 9 :
as WHITENER, while ‘E’ is written as ‘j’ both the times in IBDZ :
the word WHITENER and also in the word SAMPLE. (1) FLOW (2) BLOW
Words P O U R I N G S A M P L E W H I T E N E R (3) WARE (4) WORE
Codes x f n p l o m z e h x c j a t l k j o j p Sol. Since, the letter ‘O’ seems to have different codes at its
positions in the three words WOMAN, FLOWER and
Letter P O U R I N G S A M L E W H T FLOAT, therefore, is not a case of direct substitution but of
Codes : x f n p l o m z e h c j a t k
jumbled substitution (the question becomes tricky).
Therefore, the code ‘h j e c z’ stands for MEALS. WORD CODE
M EAL S W O M AN DPCZR
MAST E R PCMEGX
h j e c z LOWER BGXDZ
deriving the word from the code (see arrows)
Hence, option (3) is the correct answer. F LOAT DCIEB
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There are 3 words – WOMAN, LOWER & FLOAT that ILLUSTRATION 12 :
have 1 same letter, i.e., ‘O’ for which they have one common
PCRX :
code letter, i.e., ‘D’. Similarly the words - WOMAN &
LOWER have 1 more common ‘W’, for which they have (1) MANE (2) MEAN
one more common code letter ‘Z’. (3) MARN (4) Cannot be determined.
Similarly, the words – WOMAN, MASTER & FLOAT have Sol. (4) For the code alphabets, the representation is
a letter ‘A’ common in all these words for which the common P C R X
code is ‘C’.
Following the same trend
M A N E/R
Letter W O M A N S T E R F L Since, it is not clear whether ‘X’ stands for ‘E’ or ‘R’, we
Code Z D P C R M E G/X X/G I B cannot say clearly which word is correct. Hence, answer is
In the above table, the codes for the letters ‘E’ & ‘R’ cannot option (4).
be found distinctly. III. Pattern Substitution Method
From the table, the code IBDZ stands for the word FLOW. Under this method, a code will be given to you, you will
have to recognize the pattern the code is following.
I BDZ The pattern may be moving a few alphabets forward, a few
alphabets backward or alternate forward & backward.

F LO W ILLUSTRATION 13 :
Hence, option (1) is the correct answer. If, in a certain language, POWERFUL is coded as
QQZIWLBT, then which word is coded as ECQGJXZ ?
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(i) Spot out the common letters in the wrds and try to find the (3) PRACTISE (4) DANGERS
Sol. (1) The pattern followed by the code is moving up in an
code for the common letters first.
increasing order.
(ii) As soon as you find the codes for some letters, tick those
letters as well as codes so you don’t keep checking them P O W E R F U L
again & again. This will save your time & save you from
+1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8
any kind of confusion while solving the questions.
Q Q Z I W L B T
ILLUSTRATION 10 :
First method : similarly, the code given will also follow the
ZGCX :
same pattern. Therefore, we subtract or move the alphabets
(1) WORE (2) WEAR of the code backwards to form the word.
(3) MERE (4) WERE
D A N C E R S
Sol. (2) For the code letters Z, G, C, X the alphabets are
Z G C X –1 –2 –3 –4 –5 –6 –7

E C Q G J X Z
W E/R A E/R
Second method : We can also go by the options, i.e., check
Therefore, the word from the given options is ‘WEAR’. each option one by one and see if it forms the code given in
Correct option is (2). the questions using the same pattern as coded in the word
‘POWERFUL’.
ILLUSTRATION 11 :
IV. Alpha-Numeric Decoding
PCEEGX :
This is similar to alpha-numeric coding, with the only
(1) FARMER (2) WELLER difference that we have to derive the code from a given
(3) FAMMER (4) MATTER word in case of alpha- numeric coding. While in decoding,
Sol. (4) For the code letters PCEEG,X, there has to be one alphabet we have to derive the word from the code following the
in the word that is repeatedly used, thus option (1) is ruled alphabet series (ABCDEFG. ....... PQRSTUVWXYZ).
out.
ILLUSTRATION 14 :
Now, the letters of the code stand for :
If the code in a certain language, for PAPER = 56 and SHEET
P C E E G X = 57, then for which of the following words is the code 88 ?
(1) IRON (2) PUPPET
M A T T E/R E/R (3) HELMETS (4) PARROT
Sol. (4) As we know the values of each alphabet in the alphabet
Hence, the word is ‘MATTER’, option (4).
series, so we can unlock the codes.
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Option (2)
PAPER ¾¾
® P = 16, A = 1, P = 16, E = 5, R = 18
PUPPET ® P = 16, U = 21, P = 16, P = 16, E = 5,T = 20,
16 + 1 + 16 + 5 + 18 = 54 16 + 21 + 16 + 16 + 5 + 20 = 94
Option (3)
SHEET ¾¾ ® S = 19, H = 8, E = 5, E = 5, T = 20 HELMETS ® H = 8, E = 5, L = 12, M = 13, E = 5, T = 20, S = 19
19 + 8 + 5 + 5 + 20 = 57 8 + 5 + 12 + 13 + 5 + 20 + 19 = 82
Now, to find the word for the code 88, we have to check all Option (4)
the options. PARROT ® P = 16, A = 1, R = 18, R = 18, O = 15, T = 20
Option (1)
16 + 1 + 18 + 18 + 15 + 20 = 88
IRON ¾¾
® I = 9, R = 18, O = 15, N = 14 The required word.
Therefore, option (4) PARROT is the answer.
9 + 18 + 15 + 14 = 56

Miscellaneous Solved Examples

Direction : Given below are two matrices containing two classes
of letters. The rows and columns of Matrix I are numbered from 0 Matrix II H ¾¾
® 55, 67, 79, 86, 98,
to 4 and that of Matrix II from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices W ¾¾
® 56, 68, 75, 87, 99,
can be represented first by its row number and next by its column
number. eg: ‘S’ can be represented by 24, 31, etc. D ¾¾
® 57, 69, 76, 88, 95,
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 G ¾¾
® 58, 65, 77, 89, 96
O S P K R O 5 H W D G I I ¾¾
® 59, 66, 78, 85, 97
1 R O S P K 6 G I H W D
1. (1) 12, 67, 42, 56 2. (3) 31, 86, 66, 44
2 P K R O S 7 W D G I H
3. (4) 96, 34, 23, 68 4. (2) 58, 41, 97, 88
3 O S P K R 8 I H W D G
4 K R O S P 9 D G I H W Directions (Q. 5 to Q.7) : Letters A to Z are coded using the
Matix I Matrix II following cells in diagram I and sectors in diagram II. The first
1. Which sets of numbers will represent the word letter in each cell is coded by its shape while the second letter
“SHOW” ? includes a dot in it. for example.
(1) 12, 67, 42, 56 (2) 24, 55, 30, 55
(3) 31, 79, 22, 75 (4) 43, 56, 11, 99 A is coded as ; M is coded as ·
2. Which set of numbers will represent the word “SHIP” ?
K is coded as ; P is coded as ·
(1) 00, 56, 66, 04 (2) 24, 86, 59, 43
(3) 31, 86, 66, 44 (4) 12, 98, 59, 67 Diagram I Diagram II
3. Which set of numbers will represent the word
“GROW” ? AM NF CO JC
(1) 65, 22, 04, 57 (2) 77, 22, 42, 97 BU TV DG KP HS
(3) 58, 10, 11, 88 (4) 96, 34, 23, 68 EW IZ XY RQ
4. Which set of numbers will represent the word “GRID” ? 5. How SUGAR will be coded?
(1) 65, 41, 85, 96 (2) 58, 41, 97, 88
(4) 65, 41, 95, 85 (4) 77, 22, 23, 85 (1) · · (2) · · ·
Solutions from Q. 1 to Q. 4 (3) · · · (4) · · ·
As Matrix I has letters S, P, K, R & O and Matrix II has letters H,
W, D, G & I, and as given in the example representation (coding) 6. How SPICE will be coded?
of each letter can be done in 5 ways, i.e., (1) · · (2)
Matrix I S ¾¾
® 00, 12, 24, 31, 43,
(3) · ·· (4) · ·
P ¾¾
® 01, 13, 20, 32, 44, 7. How PATCH will be coded?
K ¾¾
® 02, 14, 21, 33, 44, · · · · · ·
(1) (2)
R ¾¾
® 03, 10, 22, 34,
(3) · · (4) · · ·
O ¾¾
® 04, 1, 2, 30, 42
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Solutions for Q. 5 to Q.7 : Directions for (Q. 13 to Q.17) :
5. (3) Following the examples given, the code for SUGAR Diagram I Diagram II
should be a combination of the following symbols ·,

· , ·, and either in the same order or jumbled up. AFKO

As S = · , U = · , G = · ,A= and R = . EJOU BGLR

6. (1) Similarly, S P I C E is coded as · · PV

7. (2) Similarly PATCH is coded as ·

DINT WXYZ
Directions for (Q. 8 to Q.12) : Letters A to Z are coded using the
following cells in diagram I and sectors in diagram II. The first CHMS
letter in each cell is coded by its shape while the second letter
includes a dot in it.
Diagram I Diagram II Letters from A to Z are coded using the above shapes. The first
KL TW CH letter in each section of the star is coded by its shape, the second
FP includes a dot in it, the third includes a questions mark in it while
OE AM JX NY RZ the fourth includes and exclamatory mark in it.
GQ BD UV IS But in the box, the first is written as it is inside the box while the
8. How will STEAM be coded? second includes a dot.
For example.
(1) · · · (2) ·
E is coded as ; J is coded as ·
(3) (4) · · · ·
9. How will DELHI be coded? O is coded as ? ; U is coded as !
(1) · · · (2) · · · · Therefore, how are the following coded?
13. P E A R L
(3) · · (4)
(1) ! ? (2) · ?
10. How will WATCH be coded?
(1) · · · (2) · · (3) ? · · (4) ! · · ?
· · · 14. C H A M P
(3) · (4) ·
11. How will REPEAT be coded? (1) !
? (2) · ! ·

(1) · · (3) · ? (4) · !

(2) · 15. F A R
(1) · (2) • !
(3) · · ·
·
(4) · · · · (3) · · (4) ?
12. How will BOX be coded? 16. P O W E R
(1) · (2) · · · (1) · ! · (2) · ·
(3) · (4) · · (3) ? ! (4) ? ! !
17. L A S E R
Solutions for Q. 8 to Q.12 :
The representations of the various alphabets is similar to that of (1) · · ! (2) ? !
the previous set of questions, i.e., Q 1 to 3. So, in the similar way:
(3) ! · (4) ? ! !
8. (1) S T E A M ® · · ·
9. (2) D E L H I ® · · · · Solutions for Q. 13 to Q. 17:
10. (2) W A T C H ® · · In this set of questions, each of the 6 parts of the star has 4
alphabets. The first alphabet is represented by the shape of the
11. (4) R E P E A T ® · · · · part it belongs to, the second includes a dot, the third includes a
question mark (?) and the fourth includes an exclamatory mark (!).
12. (3) B O X ® · While P is represented as the box and V includes a dot.
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23. C R O S S
13. (1) P E A R L ® ! ?
(1) · · · · · (2) · · · · ·
14. (3) C H A M P ® · ?
(3) · · · · · (4)
15. (2) F A R ® • ? 24. R O A D
16. (3) P O W E R ® ? ! (1) · · (2) · ·

! (3) · · (4) · ·
17. (4) L A S E R ® ? !
Directions for questions (Q. 18 to Q. 26) : Letters A to Z are 25. G E N E S
coded using the following cells in diagram II and sectors in dia- (1) (2)
gram I. The first letter in each cell is coded by its shape while the
second letter includes a dot in it. (3) · · · · (4) · · · ·
Diagram I Diagram II 26. Code for F I X is
DI VR PH (1) · (2) · ·
BO
JY WS TK XZ AN (3) · (4)
·
MF QE LU GC
Find the codes for the following: Solutions for Q. 18 to Q. 26 :
18. B O Y S Similar to the first and second set of questions.
(1) · · · (2) · · · 18. (2) B O Y S ® · · ·

(3) · · (4) · · 19. (1) L I F E ® · · ·

19. L I F E 20. (1) L U C K ® · · ·
(1) · · · (2) · · 21. (4) G I F T ® · ·
(3) · · (4) ·
22. (1) J E A N S ® · · ·
20. L U C K
23. (4) As the code for C R O S S has to be a combination of
(1) · · · (2) · · · ·
· · · · · in sequence or jumbled form, thus op-
(3) (4) · · tion (4) is the only code that cannot stand for C R O S S.
21. G I F T 24. (3) As the code for R O A D should be a combination of
(1) · · (2) · · , thus option (3) cannot stand for ROAD.

(3) · (4) · · 25. (2) As the code for G E N E S should be · · · · in

22. J E A N S a sequence or jumbled fore, therefore option (2) cannot
stand for the word G E N E S. Hence, the correct answer is
(1) · · · (2) · · · · ·
option (2).
(3) · · (4) · · · 26. (3) F I X ® ·
·
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Exercise CODING
1. If in a certain code, HAT is 782, RABBIT is 681192. Then 12. In a certain code, 3456 is coded as ROPE, 15526 is coded as
how will HABIT be coded as ? APPLE. Then how is 54613 coded as ?
(1) 78139 (2) 78192 (1) POEAR (2) PROEA
(3) 68192 (4) 78129 (3) PEORA (4) RPOEA
2. In a certain code, ELEPHANT is written as TNPEAHLE, the 13. In a certain code if FRIEND is written as DNEIRF. Then,
CROCODILE will be written as ? what will be the code for DESERT ?
(1) RCCOOIDEL (2) ELCOOIDRC (1) TRESED (2) DSERET
(3) ELCIOODRC (4) ELCOIODRC (3) TRSEED (4) TESERD
Common Data for Q. 3 & Q. 4 : 14. In a certain code, if AFFAIR is FAAFRI, then FERRARIS is
In a certain code language, ‘782’ means ‘Flowers are coded as ?
beautiful’, ‘692’ means ‘Roses are red’, ‘628’ means ‘Roses (1) EFRRARIS (2) EFRRRASI
are beautiful’. (3) EFRRRAIS (4) EFRRARSI
15. In a certain code, APPLE is XNNZM and BAT is HXC, then
3. Which number denotes ‘Flowers’ ?
BATTLE will be coded as ?
(1) 8 (2) 7 (3) 2 (4) 6
(1) XHCCZH (2) HXCCZM
4. What does number ‘9’ denote ?
(3) HXCCMZ (4) HXMCCZ
(1) Roses (2) Flowers
16. In a certain code, RADIO is XZOPL and SHEET is NBGGI,
(3) Red (4) are
then HEATER is coded as ?
5. If CAT is 48, Z is 52. Then what is TEA equal to ? (1) BNGZIX (2) BGZGIX
(1) 48 (2) 52 (3) 60 (4) 50 (3) BGZIGX (4) GZBIXZ
6. If HELMET is written as IFMNFU. Then how will 17. In a certain code, if BLACK is KCALB then THEFT is ?
CHOCOLATE be written as ? (1) TFEHT (2) FHETT
(1) DIDPMPBUF (2) EIDPMPBUF (3) TEHFT (4) TFHET
(3) DIPDPMBFU (4) DIPDPMBUF 18. In a certain code BOOK is TLLC and TRICK is NAGDC,
7. If DRINK = 6, POLLUTION = 10, then GOVERNMENT is then BRICK is coded as -
equal to ? (1) NAGDC (2) TAGLC
(1) 8 (2) 10 (3) 12 (4) 11 (3) TALCD (4) TAGDC
8. If FAIR is written as IENX. Then TAPE will be written 19. If COME is code as BNLD then DANGER will be coded as
as ? (1) EBOHIS (2) CZMGER
(1) WEVL (2) WEUK (3) CZMFDQ (4) DANFDQ
(3) WFUK (4) XEUK Common Data for Qs. 20 to 22 :
9. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA coded as In a certain code, ‘il be pee’ means ‘roses are blue’, ‘silk hee’
82589662, how can CALICUT be written ? means ‘red flowers’ and ‘pee mit hee’ means ‘flowers are
(1) 5279431 (2) 5978213 vegetables.
(3) 5473628 (4) 8251896 20. How is ‘red written in that code ?
10. In a certain language ‘+ ¸ ?’ means ‘where are you’, ‘@ – ¸’ (1) hee (b) silk
means ‘we are here’, and ‘+ @ ×’ means ‘you come here’. (3) be (d) cannot be determined
What is the code for ‘where’ ? 21. How is ‘roses’ written in that code ?
(1) + (2) ¸ (3) ? (4) @ (1) il (2) pee
11. If VISHAL is coded as 22102111517, then what will be the (3) be (d) cannot be determined
code for SACHIN ? 22. How is ‘vegetables are red flowers’ written in this
(1) 1925311191 (2) 1295111319 code ?
(3) 1925111319 (4) 1952111319 (1) pee silk mit hee (2) silk peehee be
(3) il silk mit hee (4) none

Exercise DECODING
Common Data for Q. 1 to Q. 6 : 2. NZCRNFN
DELHI is coded as WVOSR, choose the right code for the (1) NININUM (2) MAXIMUM
following : (3) MINIMAL (4) MINUTES
1. ORNRG 3. NRMRNFN
(1) LIMIT (2) PEARL (1) MINIMUM (2) MAXIMUM
(3) BEARS (3) LAPEL (3) MINIMAL (4) MINUTES
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4. XSZKVO 13. If SIMPLE is coded as TJNQMF, then SJQQMF stands for ?
(1) CHAPTS (2) CHITES (1) PIPPLE (2) RIPPLE
(3) CHORES (4) CHAPEL (3) DIMPLE (4) PIMPLE
5. LNVTZ 14. What does the code RGMARAM stands for ?
(1) OMANA (2) KNELT (1) DRUMMER (2) GRAMMAR
(3) OMEGA (4) KNEEL (3) REPAIRS (4) PRIMARY
6. KOZMV 15. What is the original word for the code UMBMIA?
(1) PLAIN (2) PLANS (1) UMBRELLA (2) BOMBAY
(3) PLANE (4) PLATE (3) MAMMIA (4) MUMBAI
16. In the same language, IMRRSRO’s code for ?
7. If in a certain language, SHIFT is coded as RFFBO, which
word would be coded as LKUMB ? (1) MIRRORS (2) MRRRSIO
(1) MMXQG (2) MLVNC (3) MANAGER (4) METALLIC
Common Data for Q. 17 to Q. 21 :
(3) KJVLS (4) MJVLC
SIMPLE is coded as PSTXOM.
8. If in a certain code, ‘COVET is written as ‘FRYHW’, which
DIRECT is coded as LSQMRC.
word should be written as ‘SHDUO’ ?
17. Then which word would be coded as ‘TSOM’
(1) QUAKE (2) REPAY
(1) LIME (2) MILE
(3) VKGXR (4) REARL
(3) TIME (4) DIME
9. If the for TOWN is ‘UQZR’, then what will be the code for
18. Which word would be coded as LQ300?
‘WKOPFML’ ?
(1) DRILL (2) SMELL
(1) OWKPFML (2) VILLAGE
(3) DWELL (4) SPELL
(3) FASTEST (4) DEVELOP
19. Which word is coded as XMMQP ?
10. If in a code, ALTERED is written as ZOGVIVW, then in the
(1) TREES (2) DEERS
same code, how is IVOZGVW written as ?
(3) TEEM (4) PEERS
(1) FEATHER (2) DEARST
20. Which word is coded as LQSXP ?
(3) RELATED (4) BELATED (1) TRIPS (2) DRIPS
11. If in a certain language, POPULAR is coded as QPQVMBS, (3) SMILE (4) SLEPT
which word would be coded as GBNPVT ?
21. Which word is coded as PCSQ ?
(1) FARMER (2) FAMOUS (1) DIRT (b) SPIT
(3) FRAMES (4) FAMOTH (3) STIR (4) MILE
12. If in a certain language, GRASP is coded as BMVNK, which 22. In a certain code, RABBIT is RBDEMY, then HBRSISY is
word would be coded as CRANE ? the code for :
(1) EUDQH (2) HWFSJ (1) HAPPENS (2) HATTERS
(3) GVERI (4) XMVIZ (3) HAPPINESS (4) HAMBUGS

Exercise MISCELLANEOUS
Directions for Q. 1 to Q. 6 : 6. BULLET
(1) BAMMXZ (2) ZAMMXB
Code : Z A X B Y O T W C M I (3) OWYOTI (4) OYWOTI
Original Directions for Q. 7 to Q. 14 :
B U E T F A I R V L D Given below are two matrices containing two classes of letters.
alphabet
The rows and columns of matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and
1. BEAUTIFUL.
that of Matrix II from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be
(1) ZXOABTYAM (2) ZXOBATYAM
represented first by its row number and next by its column number.
(3) ZXOBYAMAT (4) ZXOBYATAM
2. FLAIR 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
(1) YMOTW (2) YMUTW O T N D R I 5 M W O F E
(3) YMIOW (4) YMOIW
3. BUILT 1 R I T N D 6 F E M W O
(1) ZABMT (2) ZATMB 2 N D R I T 7 W O F E M
(3) ZATBM (4) ZTABM 3 I T N D R 8 E M W O F
4. VALID 4 D R I T N 9 O F E M W
(1) CITMO (2) CIMTO
Matix I Matrix II
(3) COMTI (4) COMIT
5. AFRAID 7. Which set of numbers will represent the word “TIME” ?
(1) OYTWOI (2) OYWTOI (1) 23, 66, 01, 02 (2) 43, 11, 55, 66
(3) OWYOTI (4) OYWOTI (3) 44, 32, 61, 72 (4) 51, 63, 70, 90
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8. Which set of numbers will represent the word “ERODE”? 25. Which set of numbers will represent the word “NOTE”?
(1) 66, 10, 76, 02, 66 (2) 22, 55, 41, 62, 21 (1) 00, 33, 89, 97 (2) 02, 66, 86, 31
(3) 23, 01, 65, 10, 03 (4) 65, 11, 01, 76, 44 (3) 99, 86, 43, 14 (4) 33, 75, 77, 21
9. Which set of numbers will represent the word “FINE”? 26. Which set of numbers will represent the word “DAY”?
(1) 00, 21, 33, 59 (2) 34, 69, 75, 89 (1) 24, 89, 33 (2) 76, 66, 14
(3) 22, 33, 44, 55 (4) 65, 11, 20, 66 (3) 76, 99, 30 (4) 00, 77, 33
10. Which set of numbers will represent the word “DINNER”? 27. Which set of numbers will represent the word “GENE”?
(1) 99, 44, 52, 69, 75, 14 (2) 75, 42, 03, 96, 43, 86 (1) 86, 66, 72, 66 (2) 77, 31, 21, 12
(3) 02, 11, 13, 01, 66, 10 (4) 02, 01, 10, 22, 95, 40 (3) 02, 24, 89, 89 (4) 89, 75, 83, 22
11. Which set of numbers will represent the word “FEMINE”? Direction for Q. 28 to Q. 40 :
(1) 02, 11, 13, 02, 66, 10 (2) 02, 11, 97, 55, 23, 78 Given below are two matrices containing two classes of letters.
(3) 65, 97, 67, 11, 01, 78 (d) Cannot be determined The rows & columns of matrix I are symboled from + to = and that
12. Which set of numbers will represent the word “NEW”? of Matrix II from – to /. A letter from these matrices can be
(1) 20, 66, 56 (2) 22, 68, 57 represented first by its row number & next by its column number.
(3) 75, 32, 88 (4) 23, 55, 97
13. Which set of numbers will represent the word “METER”? + ? @ * = – ! $ # /
(1) 62, 33, 44, 03, 57 (2) 55, 97, 12, 59, 03 + S P L C O - A K D M R
(3) 76, 65, 87, 98, 00 (4) 57, 92, 10, 58, 04 ? C O S P L ! M R A K D
14. Which set of numbers will represent the word “DIRT”? @ P L C O S $ K D M R A
(1) 86, 85, 21, 12 (2) 55, 97, 12, 03
(3) 20, 66, 56, 39 (4) 21, 23, 34, 31 * O S P L C # R A K D M
Directions for Q. 15 to Q. 27 : = L C O S P / D M R A K
Given below are two matrices containing two classes of letters. 28. Which set of symbols will represent the word “POLAR”?
The rows and columns of matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and (1) ! –, $ /, +?, @?, # ! (2) @ =, + *, ! ?, # !, !!
that of Matrix II from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be (3) + ?, ? ?, +@, ! $, –/ (4) @ ?
represented first by its row number and next by its column number. 29. Which set of symbols will represent the word “MARS”?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (1) ! –, $ /, ! !. @ = (2) = *, $ /, #$ , / –
O E J N K Y 5 T A D G O (3) @@, @ ?, /#, $ – (4) * +, # !, = *, ! #
30. Which set of symbols will represent the word “LOAD”?
1 K Y E J N 6 G O T A D
(1) ! –, $ /, # –, ! ? (2) = ?, * #, = + , @ =
2 J N K Y E 7 A D G O T (3) +@, | | , = =, @ @ (4) @ ?, ? ?, – –, – $
3 Y E J N K 8 O T A D G 31. Which set of symbols will represent the word “SLAM”?
4 N K Y E J 9 D G O T A (1) @ ?, @ *, ! ?, = ? (2) ? @, @ ?, / # , / !
Matix I Matrix II (3) / –, ! | , / =, = / (4) * =, * *, / #, / =
15. Which set of numbers will represent the word “ENJOY”? 32. Which set of symbols will represent the word “MARK”?
(1) 04, 65, 59, 43, 24 (2) 00, 33, 20, 59, 42 (1) / !, / # , / ?, / – (2) ! –, ! *, / * , * *
(3) 10, 12, 14, 32, 99 (4) 66, 79, 87, 44, 10 (3) ! –, $ / , # –, # $ (4) ! –, ! @, $ !, ? $
16. Which set of numbers will represent the word “TOY”? 33. Which set of symbols will represent the word “CARD”?
(1) 97, 65, 42 (2) 43, 56, 79 (1) ? ?, / /, ! !, – – (2) = =, * *, ? ?, @ =
(3) 79, 66, 30 (4) 44, 97, 87 (3) @ @, ! $ , ! !, / – (4) @ ?, @ *, @ =, = *
17. Which set of numbers will represent the word “TONE”? 34. Which set of symbols will represent the word “CLASS”?
(1) 24, 77, 09, 36 (2) 24, 86, 12, 36 (1) + ?, ! –, $ /, @ ?, / # (2) * =, * *, # !, = * , ? @
(3) 79, 66, 21, 12 (4) 86, 85, 21, 12 (3) @ ?, – – , ? ?, @ @, – /
18. Which set of numbers will represent the word “EGG”? (4) ! –, $ /, # –, @ =, – $
(1) 24, 77, 89 (2) 42, 87, 87 35. Which set of symbols will represent the word “SPARK”?
(3) 10, 44, 87 (4) 48, 77, 89 (1) @ =, * *, # –, @ =, – $
19. Which set of numbers will represent the word “NEED”? (2) = *, + ?, – $, ? ? , # –
(1) 86, 85, 21, 12 (2) 02, 24, 43, 76 (3) = *, + ? , # !, # –, $ –
(3) 79, 66, 30, 00 (4) 02, 59, 20, 76 (4) = *, $ /, # !, # –, – $
20. Which set of numbers will represent the word “TAKE”? 36. Which set of symbols will represent the word “MAD”?
(1) 22, 34, 79, 69 (2) 98, 56, 22, 24 (1) ! –, ! $, ! / (2) ! –, # !, * *
(3) 78, 44, 13, 79 (4) 99, 67, 85, 68 (3) ! –, + ?, ! / (4) ! –, ! /, ? /
21. Which set of numbers will represent the word “TEN”? 37. Which set of symbols will represent the word “LOSS”?
(1) 55, 43, 14 (2) 42, 31, 99 (1) @ ?, ! $, ! /. = * (2) = !, @ *, = – , = +
(3) 41, 65, 78 (4) 99, 79, 85 (3) = ?, # !, @ =, = + (4) @ ?, @ *, @ =, = *
22. Which set of numbers will represent the word “GATE”? 38. Which set of symbols will represent the word “COAL”?
(1) 01, 14, 56, 59 (2) 89, 75, 86, 31 (1) # –, # –, = *. ? @ (2) $ –, $ –, $ = , $ /
(3) 79, 10, 20, 30 (4) 57, 68, 79, 98 (3) = ?, * +, # !, = + (4) * *, * *, ? @, = *
23. Which set of numbers will represent the word “NEAT”? 39. Which set of symbols will represent the word “DORK”?
(1) 24, 89, 85, 33 (2) 33, 43, 87, 67 (1) # #, * +, # –. $ – (2) # #, ! –, @ = , = *
(3) 76, 31, 99, 86 (4) 77, 96, 21, 12 (3) @ =, * *, @ +, = * (4) # #, ! –, = *, = *
24. Which set of numbers will represent the word “GONE”? 40. Which set of symbols will represent the word “MASS”?
(1) 86, 66, 20, 43 (2) 77, 43, 14, 87 (1) = *, ! –, @ ?. ! $ (2) = ?, @ *, @ ? , $ /
(3) 96, 97, 40, 31 (4) 75, 86, 56, 76 (3) / !, / #, = *, ? @ (4) ! –, !$, ! /, ! /
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Exercise 1 7. (4) Type – Alphanumeric series type.
Code for ‘DRINK’ = 6 Because no. of letters = 5
1. (2) Type – Direct substitution (Direct fashion) 5 + 1 = ‘6’, i.e., the code.
Word H A T R A B B I T Code for ‘POLLUTION’ = 10 Because no. of letters = 9
9 + 1 = ‘10’, i.e., the code.
Code for ‘GOVERNMENT’ = 11 Because no. of letters = 10
Code 7 8 2 6 8 1 1 9 2 10 + 1 = ‘11’, i.e., the code.
Thus the code for the given word 8. (2) Type – Pattern substitution (moving forward in ascending
order).
H A B I T
Word F A I R T A P E
+3 +4 +5 +6 +3 +4 +5 +6
7 8 1
9 2
Code I E N X W E U K
Thus option (b) is the correct answer.
9. (4) Type – Direct substitution (direct fashion)
2. (2) Type – Simple Arrangement (Swap Coding)
So, code for CALICUT – 8251896.
Positions of T and E and L and N are swapped.
10. (3) Type – Direct substitution (Jumbled fashion).
Also, positions of second E and P and H and A are swapped.
Therefore, for CROCODILE the code after swapping in the same S.No. Code Sentence
pattern is ELOCIDRC. 1. +¸? Where are you
2. @-¸ We are here
Solutions of Q. 3 and Q. 4 :
Direct substitution in jumbled – fashion. 3. + @ ´ You come here

S. No. Code SENTENCE As we can see, that ‘where’ is only in sentence 1. [‘Where’ is the
1 782 — Flowers are beautiful. word for which we have to find the code.] Therefore, we need to
2 692 — Roses are red. gather the codes for ‘are’ & ‘you’ to find out the code for ‘where’.
Sentence 1 & 2 have the word ‘are’ in common and the symbol ‘¸’
3 628 — Roses are beautiful.
in common. Therefore, ‘¸’ is the symbol for ‘are’.
The digit ‘2’ in the code is common in all three codes, similarly on Sentence 1 & 3 have the word ‘you’ in common and the symbol
the sentence side, ‘are’ is the word common in all the three ‘+’ in common. Therefore ‘+’ stands for ‘you’.
sentences. Therefore, the digit ‘2’ is the representation for ‘are’. Thus ‘?’ represents ‘where’.
Similarly, on the code side ‘8’ is the digit common in 1st & 3rd 11. (3) Type – Alphanumeric coding.
codes, therefore, ‘8’ stands for ‘beautiful’.
Thus ‘7’ is the representation for ‘flowers’. Word ¾¾
® V I S H A L
Also, the digit ‘6’ is common in 2nd & 3rd codes and so is the Value in ¾¾ ® 22 9 19 8 1 12
word ‘roses’. Therefore, ‘6’ stands for ‘roses’. Thus ‘9’ stands
for ‘red’. alphabet series
3. (2) +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Code 22 10 21 11 5 17
4. (3) Red.
5. (2) Alphanumeric coding type. similarly, for the word S A C H I N
Word Code value Final code 19 1 3 8 9 14
(alphabet series) +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
CAT C = 3, A = 1, T = 20 24 ´ 2 = 48 Final code 19 2 5 11 13 19
3 + 1 + 20 = 24 Thus code is 1925111319, option (c).
Z 26 26 ´ 2 = 52 12. (1) Type – Direct coding (Direct fashion)
TEA T = 20, E = 5, A = 1 26 ´ 2 = 52 5 ® P, 4 ® O, 6 ® E, 1 ® A, 3 ® R.
Therefore, 54613 is coded as POEAR.
20 + 5 + 1 = 26 13. (1) Type – Simple arrangement (SWAP CODING)
6. (4) Type – Pattern substitution (+1) Interchange F and D, R and N and I and E.
Similarly, DESERT is coded as TRESED.
Word H E L M E T
14. (2) Type – Simple Arrangement (Swap coding).
+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 In the word AFFAIR, the positions of first A & first F are
interchanged second A & second F are interchanged and I and R are
Code I F M N F U
interchanged.
C H O C O L A T E Similarly, RERRARIS is coded as EFRRRASI.
15. (2) Direct Substitution.
\ +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 16. (3) Direct Substitution.
D I P D P M B U F 17. (1) Simple arrangement (Swap Coding)
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18. (4) Direct Substitution.
11. (2) P O P U L A R
19. (3) Pattern Substitution (–1).
Word C O M E D A N G +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1
E R
–1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 Q P Q V M B S
Code B N L D C Z M F D Q
F A M O U S
Thus required code is ‘CZMFDQ’.
–1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1
Solutions 20 to 22 :
Type Direct coding (Jumbled fashion) G B N P V T
S. No. Code Sentence Thus, FAMOUS is the answer.
1. il be pee roses are blue
12. (2) G R A S P H W F S J
2. silk hee red flowers
–5 –5 –5 –5 –5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5
3. pee mit hee flowers are vegetables.
Common word in sentences 1 & 3 ® ‘are’ and code ® ‘pee’ B M V N K
Common word in sentences 2 & 3 ® ‘flowers’ and code ® ‘hee’. C R A N E
Therefore, Codes Words Thus, HWFSJ is the answer.
pee are 13. (2) PATTERN SUBSTITUTION (+ 1)
hee flowers Solutions for Q. 14 to Q. 16 :
silk red Simple arrangement (Swap Coding)
niit vegetables 14. (2) GRAMMAR 15. (4) MUMBAI
il roses / blue 16. (1) MIRRORS 17. (2) MILE
be blue / rose 18. (1) DRILL 19. (4) PEERS
20. (2) silk. 20. (2) DRIPS 21. (3) STIR
21. (4) il or be, cannot be determined. 22. (1) Pattern Substitution (Moving forward in ascending order).
22. (1) niit silk hee pee.
Word R A B B I T H A P P E N S
Exercise 2 +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +0 –1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –5 – 6
Solutions for Q. 1 to Q. 6 :
Code R B D E M Y H B R S I S Y
The code is that A is substituted by Z, B is substituted by Y, C is
substituted by X and so on. (This is also known as mirror coding.) Exercise 3
A B C D E F -------- U V W X Y Z.
1. (1) B E A UT I F U L
Z Y X W V U -------- F E D C B A.
1. (1) LIMIT. 2. (2) MAXIMUM. Z X OA B TY A M
3. (1) MINIMUM. 4. (4) CHAPEL. F LAI R BU I L T
2. (1) 3. (2)
5. (3) OMEGA. 6. (3) PLANE.
Y MOT W Z ATMB
7. (1) The first, second, third, fourth & fifth letters in the word
are respectively one, two, three, four and five steps ahead of the 4. (3) VA L I D 5. (4) AFRAI D
corresponding letter of the code. Hence, answer is MMXQG.
C OMT I O Y WO T I
8. (4) In the first code, ‘C’ has been coded as + 2 alphabets, ‘O’ has
been coded as +2 so on & so forth. Similarly PEARL can be coded 6. (3) BU L L ET
as SHDUO.
9. (2) Each letter of the word ‘TOWN’ is moved 1, 2, 3, & 4 steps Z A MM BX
forward, i.e., ‘T’ is moved 1 step, ‘O’ 2 steps, W 3 steps & N 4 For Questions 7 to 14:
steps, to obtain the code. So in “village”, V is coded as W, I as K,
MATRIX-I T – 00, 12, 24, 31, 43
L as O, again L as P, A as F, G as M and E as L. Thus the code for
village becomes WKOPFML. N – 01, 13, 20, 32, 44
10. (3) A L T E R E D D – 02, 14, 21, 33, 40
R – 03, 10, 22, 34, 41
I – 04, 11, 23, 30, 42
Z O G V I V W MATRIX-II M – 55, 67, 79, 86, 98
R E L A T E D W – 56, 68, 75, 87, 99
O – 57, 69, 76, 88, 95
F – 58, 65, 77, 89, 96
I V O Z G V W E – 59, 66, 78, 85, 97
Thus, RELATED is the answer.
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7. (2) T I M E – 43, 11, 55, 66 24. (3) G O N E – 96, 97, 40, 31
8. (1) E R O D E – 66, 10, 76, 02, 66 25. (2) N O T E – 02, 66, 86, 31
9. (2) F I N E – 65, 11, 20, 66 26. (3) D A Y – 76, 99, 30
10. (3) D I N N E R – 02, 11, 13, 01, 66, 10 27. (2) G E N E – 77, 31, 21, 12
11. (3) F E M I N E – 65, 97, 67, 11, 01, 78 For Questions 28 to 40
12. (1) N E W – 20, 66, 56 MATRIX-I
13. (2) M E T E R – 55, 97, 12, 59, 03 S – + +, ? @, @ =, * ?, = *
14. (4) D I R T – 21, 23, 34, 31 P – + ?, ? *. @ +, * @, = =
For Questions 15 to 27 L – + @, ? =, @ ?, * *, = +
MATRIX - I E – 00, 12, 24, 31, 43 C – + *, ? +, @ @, * =, = ?
J – 01, 13, 20, 32, 44 O – + =, ? ?, @ *, * +, = @
N – 02, 14, 21, 33, 40 MATRIX-II
K – 03, 10, 22, 34, 41 A– – –, ! $, $ /, # !, /#
Y – 04, 11, 23, 30, 42 K – – !, ! #, $ –, # $, / /
MATRIX - II D – – $, ! /, $ !, # #, / –
T – 55, 67, 79, 86, 98 M – – #, ! –, $ $, # /, / !
A – 56, 68, 75, 87, 99 R – – /, ! !, $ #, # –, / $
D – 57, 69, 76, 88, 95 28. P O L A R – + ?, ? ?, + @, ! $, – /
G – 58, 65, 77, 89, 96 29. M A R S – ! –, $ /, ! !, @ =
O – 59, 66, 78, 85, 97 30. L O A D – @ ?, ? ?, – –, – $

15. (2) 00, 33, 20, 59, 42 31. S L A M – ? @, @ ?, / #, / !

32. M A R K – ! – , $ /, # –, # $
16. (3) 79, 66, 30
33. C A R D – @ @, ! $, ! !, / –
17. (4) 86, 85, 21, 12
34. C L A S S – * =, * *, # !, = *, ? @
18. (1) 24, 77, 89
35. S P A R K – = *, + ?, # !, # –, $ –
19. (2) 02, 24, 43, 76
36. M A D – ! –, ! $, 1 /
20. (2) T A K E – 98, 56, 22, 24
37. L O S S – @ ?, @ *, @ =, = *
21. (1) T E N – 55, 43, 14
38. C O A L – = ?, * +, # !, = +
22. (2) G A T E – 89, 75, 86, 31
39. D O R K – # #, * +. # –, $ –
23. (2) N E A T – 33, 43, 87, 67
40. M A S S – / !, / #, = *, ? @