What is Coding Decoding?

• There are various types of coding decoding

questions which are asked. These include:
• Letter coding
• Number coding
• Mixed coding
• Mixed number coding
• Decoding Symbol
 QUESTION
Directions (Q. 1 – Q. 8): All of these have same relationship, while
one is different. Identify the odd, Which is different?
Q. 1 (a) PQR (b) XYZ
(c) ABC (d) MLN

Q. 2 (a) DB (b) GC
(C) HD (d) JF

Q.3 (a) ABD (b) EFH

(c) IJK (d) PQS

Q. 4 (a) OA (b) IU
(c) EB (d) AI
5 (a) AB = E
QUESTION
(b) CD = Y
(c) AE= Y (d) BC = M

Q.6 (a) GJ (b) MP

(c) KR (d) CF

Q.7 (a) BE (b) EG

(c) MO (d) GI

Q.8 (a) CAT = 24 (b) MAT = 34

(c) RAT = 39 (d) COT = 39

 QUESTION
Given the sequence of terms, AD CG FK JP the
next term is
(a) OV (b) OW
(c) PV (d) PW
 QUESTION
Fill in the missing number in the series.
2 3 6 15 -?- 157.5 630
 QUESTION
Find the next tern in the sequence. 7G, 11K,
13M, ……….
 QUESTION
Find the next term in the sequence;
13M, 17Q, 19S, …
(a) 21W (b) 21V
(c) 23W (d) 23V
 QUESTION
• In a certain code "SHORE" is
coded as "QFMPC", then how to
code "WNKGL"?
 EXPLANATION
• S(19) -2 Q(17)
• H (8) -2 F (6)
O (15) -2 M (13)
R (18) -2 P (16)
E (5) -2 C (3)
W (23) -2 U (21)
N (14) -2 L (12)
K (11) -2 I (9)
G (7) -2 E (5)
L (12) -2 J (10)
 QUESTION
• In a certain code if BANKER is
written as CZMLTC, what will be
written as MARKER?
EXPLANATION
 QUESTION
• Find the Missing code -
FRIEND : FPIBNZ : : MENTOR : ?
EXPLANATION
 QUESTION
• In a certain code "ECAM" is written as
"@$*&" and "IRA" is written as "?^*". How
can "ICECREAM" be written in that code?
 EXPLANATION
• E:@
M: &
C: $
I: ?
A: *
R: ^
ICECREAM : ?$@$^@*&
 QUESTION
Given below are codes for a few alphabets, based
on the coding answer the following questions:

If the code for T is exchanged with I, code for N is

exchanged with K and so on, what will be the code
for word “SKIP”?
1. ₳£%# 2. ?@£$ 3. +?#$
4. %^&# 5. *%$#
 QUESTION
• The data given below represents a coded
language for different colours, analyse it and
answer the questions following it:
• “black orange yellow purple blue” is written as
“set jet let get bet”
• “grey green red purple” is written as “get pet wet
vet”
• “purple blue red silver” is written as “vet set get
tet”
• “grey orange pink” is written as ” bet ret pet”
 QUESTIONS
Q 1. Based on the information given above, what is the code for red?
A. Vet B. Pet C. Ret
D. Wet E. Get
Q 2. What will be the code for “Orange is Red”?
A. bet ret vet B. bet vet zet C. Wet get jet
D. Jet let vet E. Pet set vet
Q 3. Which colour has been coded as “set”?
A. Yellow B. Black C. Green
D. Grey E. Blue
Q 4. What is the code for the colour “Grey”?
A. Set B. Jet C. Let
D. Pet E. Wet
Q 5. Which of the given combinations is correct?
A. Green-set B. Orange-bet C. Grey-set
D. Purple-bet E. Purple-pet
Black
EXPLANATION
jet/ let

Orange bet

Yellow jet/ let

Purple get

Blue set

Grey pet

Green wet

Red vet

Silver tet

Pink ret
 ANSWER
1- vet
2- bet vet zet
3- Blue
4- pet
5- Orange bet
 QUESTION
In a certain code language
‘given time simple plan’ was written as
‘@E4 &N4 %N5 #E6’
‘tired solution plant great’ was written as
‘#N8 @D5 %T5 &T5’
‘sick point good turn’ was written as
‘#K4 %D4 @N4 &T5’
‘garden sister phone team’ was written as
‘&E5 #R6 %N6 @M4’
 EXPLANATION
1. What will be the code for ‘translate’?
#E8 @E9 @E8
#T9 #T8

2. What will be the code for ‘plan’?

%N5#E6 @E4 &N4
%N5 None of these

3. What does ‘%D4’ stands for?

Sick turn point
Good None of these
 EXPLANATION
Answer 1: B
Step I: First count the alphabets in the word ‘translate’ which is 9, put 9 at the end.
Step II: Put the last alphabet of ‘translate’ before the digit 9 so now the code is E9 till now.
Step III: As observed above in all phrases, the alphabet ‘t’ is represented by the code ‘@’.
So now put ‘@’ at the beginning of the code so the answer is – @E9 that is option B.
Answer 2: C
Code for the word ‘plan’ –
Step I: First count the alphabets in the word ‘Plan’ which is 4, put 4 at the end.
Step II: Put the last alphabet of ‘plan’ before the digit 4 so now the code is N4 till now
Step III: As observed above in all phrase the alphabet ‘p’ is represented by the code ‘&’. So
now put ‘&’ at the beginning of the code so the answer is – &N4 that is option C.
Answer 3: D
The decoded word for ‘%D4’
Step I: The last number is 4, therefore, the word consists of 4 words ‘_ _ _ _’.
Step II: The Middle code defines the last alphabet of the word which is ‘D’ so put the last
alphabet of the word as d, so now the word is ‘_ _ _ d’ till now.
Step III: As observed above in all phrase the code ‘%’ is used to represent the alphabet ‘G’.
So now put ‘G’ at the beginning of the word so the word is – ‘G _ _ d’ which matches
option d, so the word is Good, option D.
 QUESTION
• In a certain code, NEWYORK is written as
111, how is NEWJERSEY written in that
code?
 EXPLANATION
• In NEWYORK
N = 14, E = 5, W = 23, Y = 25, O = 15, R = 18,
K = 11
Total = 14 + 5 + 23 + 25 + 15 + 18 + 11 = 111
In NEWJERSEY
Total = 14 + 5 + 23 + 10 + 5 + 18 + 19 + 5 +
25
= 124
 QUESTION
• In a certain code, HARYANA is written as
8197151, how is DELHI written in that
code?
 EXPLANATION
• We used the number of alphabets here.
H=8
A=1
R = 18 = 1+8 = 9
Y = 25 = 2+5 = 7
For DELHI
D=4
E=5
L = 12 = 1+2 = 3
H=8
I=9
Hence, DELHI is written as 45389
 QUESTION
Arrange the following in the order of
the dictionary.
1. Scenery 2. Science 3. Scandal 4.
School 5. Scatter
(A) 3,5,1,4,2
(B) 3,5,4,1,2
(C) 5,3,4,2,1
(D) 5,3,2,1,4
 QUESTION
Which will be the 2nd word from the
following in the telephone
dictionary?
(A) SAJEWET
(B) SAJEWAT
(C) SEGVAN
(D) SALWAR
 Tips & Tricks To Solve Alphanumeric
• There are a variety of types in which questions may be asked for the
alphanumerical series. These include:
• Missing Series: Where a series of alphabets and numbers may be
given a particular pattern and candidates may be asked to fill in the
blank space with the required element
• Alphabet-Number-Symbol: These questions may also be asked in a
format where a series with alphabets, number and different types
of symbols (like &, *, $, etc.) may be given, and questions may be
asked based on them
• Only Alphabetic Series: Series with either missing element or
questions with sub-parts may be asked which comprise only English
Alphabets and no numbers, set in a specific pattern
• Only Numerical Series: Series comprising only numbers, set in a
specific pattern may be asked the exam. Questions based on this
type may be asked in the form of rearrangement of numbers or
digits with the number in ascending, descending or any other order.
 Alphanumeric Series
Directions (Q1-Q2): Refer to the alphanumeric series
given below and answer the following questions:
A*59IN&E@#U1&
Q 1. How many vowels in the above arrangement are
preceded by a symbol?
a) One b) Two c) Three
d) None e) Four
Q 2. Which is the second element to the left of the
sixth element from the right?
a) & b) @ c) N
d) E e) 9
 EXPLANATION
Answer-1: (2) Two; “E” is preceded by “&” and
“U” is preceded by “#”

Answer-2: (3) N; Sixth element from the right is

E and second to its left is N
 Alphanumeric Series
DIRECTIONS : Study the following arrangement
carefully and answer the questions given below.
4K%RT3EP#A7B9DIQ@28VU©HJ5F1%6MW
How many such consonants are there in the above
arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a number but not immediately
followed by a letter?
A. One B. Two C. Three
D. Four E. More than four
 Alphanumeric Series
Which of the following is the third to the left of
the tenth from the left end in the above
arrangement?
A. E B. 9 C. B
D. P E. None of these
Four of the following five, are alike in a certain
way based on their positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which is the
one that does not belong to that group?
A. 2VQ B. JF© C. 165
D. TP% E. H5U
 EXPLANATION
Correct option is: C
Number Consonant Symbol/Number
Such combinations are:
4K%, 7B9, 5F1
Correct option is: A
Correct option is: D
 QUESTION
Directions : Refer to the numerical series given below and
answer the following questions:
435 224 786 823 902
When all the digits in each of the given numbers are arranged in
ascending order, which number becomes the highest?
a) 435 b) 224 c) 786
d) 823 e) 902
 When the digits within the number are multiplied with each
other, the product of which number is the lowest?
a) 435 b) 224 c) 786
d) 823 e) 902
 EXPLANATION
Answer : 786
Solution: When the digits are arranged in ascending
order within the number, the new numbers formed
are:
435 – 345
224 – 224
786 – 678
823 – 238
902 – 092
Answer : 902; any number multiplied with 0 will give
the answer 0, which is the least
 ALPHABET SERIES
WYB, XUD, YQF, ...
1. HZM 2. HCZ
3. ZMH 4. ZCH

NOM, QRP, TUS, ?

1. WAX 2. HUT
3. WXV 4. HTU
 EXPLANATION
• Sol : Option 3
Divide each member of series in this way: B D F H
and so on (one gap) in ascending order, Y U Q M
and so on (three gap) in descending order, WX Y Z
and so on (no gap) in ascending order
• Sol: Option 3
 QUESTION
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way
and form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to the group?

a) FDA b) LJG
c) PRO d) WUR
 EXPLANATION
Consider the first option ‘FDA. Here, D is the second
letter from F and A is the third letter from D. The
same logic is used to form all the terms except
option
c) PRO.
 QUESTION
 B, D, F, I, L, P, ?
a) R b) S c) T
d) U e) P

AZ, GT, MN, ?, YB

a) JH b) SH c) SK
d) JQ e) SG
 EXPLANATION
Sol: +2, +2, +3, +3, +4, +4
hence answer is T

 Z is opposite of A and this follow

hence answer is SH
 QUESTION
 AAZ, BCT, DEN, GGH, ?
a) JJB
b) KIB
c) KCC
d) GLB
 EXPLANATION
• AAZ, BCT, DEN, GGH,K I B
1 1 26 2 3 20 4 5 14 7 7 8 11 9 2
 QUESTION
Which set of letters when sequentially placed
at the gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it?
bc_b_c_b_ccb
1. cbcb 2. bbcb
3. cbbc 4. bcbc

_qr_srq_p_rs_r_p
1. pqrsss 2. qprsss
3. pspqsq 4. pspqqq
 EXPLANATION
Correct Ans:cbcb
The series is,
bccb/bccb/bccb.

Correct Ans:pspqsq
The correct sequence is pqrs/srqp/pqrs/srqp.
And the pattern is pqrs and srqp.
 NUMBER SERIES
Missing Number Series

1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, ?

5, 5, 7.5, ?, 37.5, 112.5

15, 19, 28, ?, 69, 105

• 43
EXPLANATION
• 5×1 = 5
5×1.5 = 7.5
7.5×2 = 15
15×2.5 = 37.5
37.5×3 = 112.5

• 15 + 22 = 19
19 + 32 = 28
28 + 42 = 44
44 + 52 = 69
69 + 62 = 105
 WRONG ONE OUT
• In the following series, find which of the given
number is wrong and does not follow the pattern:

• 564, 282, 140, 70.5, 35.25

• 633, 624, 598, 534, 409, 193

• 17, 85, 425, 2115, 10625, 53125

 EXPLANATION
 Solution:564/2 = 282
282/2 = 141
141/2 = 70.5
70.5/2 = 35.25
 Solution:633 – 23 = 625
625 – 33 = 598
598 – 43 = 534
534 – 53 = 409
409 – 63 = 193
 Solution:17×5 = 85
85×5 = 425
425×5 = 2125
2125×5 = 10625
10625×5 = 53125
 QUESTIONS
• 88, 87, 89, 80, 144, ……..?

• 1, 3, 10, 36, 152, 1770, ……?

• 4, 18, 48, 100, 180, …….?

 QUESTIONS
• 17 16 14 12 11 8 8 ?

• 1 3 2 6 3 11 4 18 5 ?
 EXPLANATION
• There are two series:
Ist : 17 14 11 8 and 2nd: 16 12 8 ?
In first series, -3 , -3 ,-3…..
and in 2nd series , -4 , -4 ,-4….
Therefore, next term will be 8 – 4 = 4.
•
 QUESTION
 0 3/4 8/9 15/16 24/25 ?
A) 29/28
B) 33/32
C) 35/36
D) 37/38
 EXPLANATION
The correct answer is 35/36 (C)

The series in this question follows the pattern:

1- 1/n2, n= 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4…