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CSAT Classes for Prelims 2023

Coding Decoding

Coding is a method of transmitting information between sender and receiver without a third person
knowing it. There is a fixed pattern or keys that are common for encoding and decoding.
There are two types of problems that are asked in exam:

1. Letter coding
Approach:
1) Observe alphabets or numbers given in the code keenly.
2) Find the sequence it follows whether it is ascending or
descending.
3) Detect the rule in which the alphabets/numbers/words
follow.
4) Fill the appropriate letter/number/word in the blank given.
Following table can be used for mapping letters to numbers.
Example:

Question: If EARTH is written as FCUXM in a certain code. How

is MOON written in that code?
Solution:
E A R T H

+1 +2 +3 +4 +5

F C U X M

=> MOON = NQRR

2. Mixed Coding
In this type three or four sentences are given. They are coded.
Then code for a particular letter or word is asked.
Example: 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 digits stands for 'see'?

a) 9
b) 2
c) 1
d) 8

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Answer: D
Explanation: In the first and second statements, the common code digit is '4' and the common word is
'good'.
So, '4' stands for 'good'.
In the second and third statements, the common code digit is '7' and the common word is 'pictures'.
So, '7' means 'pictures'.
Thus, in the second statements, '8' means 'see'.

Practice Problems:
6. If MOUSE is written as PNUFT, CLOCK
1. If CAT is written as DBU, what is the code will be written as
for TAP? a) MDOLD
b) MDPLD
Ans) UBQ c) NDOLD
d) MDOLE
2. If SUNSHINE is written as TVOTIJOF,
MOON is written as Ans) a
a) NPPO
7. If KEYS = MDAR, then LOCK will be
b) MPPO
written as
c) PPON
a) NEJJ
d) NQQP
b) NNEJ
c) JENN
Ans) a
d) JENJ

3. If WRONG is written as GNORW, RIGHT is

Ans) b
written as
a) HIRGT
8. If RADAR is written as *?*?#, POOR =
b) SJHIU
?%%#, DAM will be written as
c) GHIRT
a) ?#%
d) THIGR
b) *#?
c) *#/
Ans) c
d) ??#

4. IF SNOW is written as 71, WALL will be

Ans) c
written as
a) 50
9. If FIRE = $*?%, FREEZE will be written as
b) 47
a) $&%%?*
c) 48
b) ??%%$*
d) 40
c) %%%?>>
d) ???%$@
Ans) c
Ans) d
5. If CAP = 61, PEN will be written as
a) 40
10. If THUMB = BMAHT, CRUMB will be
b) 66
written as
c) 80
a) BCARM
d) 46
b) BMARC
Ans) d c) RCEMB
d) None

Ans) c

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Q.1) In a certain code language, 'po ki top ma’ Ans) d

means 'Usha is playing cards’. 'kop ja ki ma’ Exp) “9#E”– RACE
means 'Asha is playing tennis‟, 'ki top sop ho‟ R–#
means 'they are playing football‟ and 'po sur Last letter – E
kop‟ means 'cards and tennis‟. Which word in No of letters = Number of alphabets in word +
that language means 'Asha‟? (Alphabet order of E = 5) = 9
a) ja
b) ma Q.4) In a certain code CHENNAI is written as
c) kop EHCNIAN. How will JOURNAL be written in the
d) top code?
a) LANRUOJ
Ans) a b) JRUONAL
Exp) Comparing relation in each of the c) UOJRLAN
statement, we get Asha is coded as 'ja’. d) UOJRALN

Directions ( Q.2 – Q.3 ): Study the following Ans) c

information to answer the given questions: Exp) Clearly, when CHENNAI is coded, some
In a certain code language, letters are interchange with respect to their
“ROSE MONKEY BASKET JUG” is written as positions, i.e., odd positions are interchanged
“9#E, 31%Y, 26$T, 10@G”
“JOB RIGID BALL MUG” is written as “5@B, 16$L,
9#D, 10%G”

Q.2) The code for the word “RAIN” is:

a) 8%N Position of 1 change to 3 and 3 to 1. Position of
b) 8*N 5 changes to 7 and 7 to 5.
c) 18#N
d) 16$N

Ans) c
Exp) RAIN – 18#N
R–#
No of letters = Number of alphabet in word + Q.5) If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as
Alphabet order of N (i.e. 14) = 18 73456 and PREACH is coded as 961473, what will
Last letter – N be the code for SEARCH?
a) 246173
Q.3) The code “9#E” denotes which of the b) 214673
following word? c) 214763
a) RAGA d) 216473
b) REVERSE
c) RUPEE Ans) b
d) RACE
Exp) The letters are coded accordingly S as 2, E
as 1, A as 4, R as 6, C as 7 and H as 3. i.e., 2146739.

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Q.7) In a certain code language, 743 means Ans) c

Apples are good, 657 means Eat good food, and Exp)
934 means Apples are ripe. Which digit means Word Code
ripe in that language? It ngi
a) 5 With snk
b) 4 Started / bigbang mlp / hlt
c) 9 What sa
d) 7 An rtv
Honour lne
Ans) c Lot riy
Exp) In the first and the third statements, the Of / responsibility nop / hus
common code digits are 4 and 3 and the
common words are Apples and are. So, 4 and 3
Q.10) “riy rtv roi” could be a code for which of
are the codes for Apples and are. Thus, in the
the following?
third statement, 9 means ripe.
a) an above lot
b) an bigbang lot
Q.8) In a certain code language. RESPECTFUL is c) responsibility an lot
written as TGURGEVHWN. In that code haw d) with an lot
FAITHFUL will written?
a) HKCHVJWN
Ans) a
b) HCKJVHWN
Exp)
c) HCKVJHWN
Option (a), will be the choice because we have
d) CHKVJHWN
the code for bigbang, responsibility and with
while “roi” in the question implies that we have
Ans) c to use an word which is already not mentioned
Exp) Each letter in the word is moved two in directions.
forward to obtain the corresponding letter of
code.
Q.11) “riy snk mlp” could be a code for which of
the following?
Direction for ( Q.9 - Q.12 ): Study the a) started honour responsibility
information given below and answer the given b) lot with bigbang
questions: c) with bigbang responsibility
In a certain code ‘it started with bigbang’ is d) honour lot it
coded as ‘mlp hlt ngi snk’, ‘bigbang started what
an’ is coded as ‘hlt sa rtv mlp’, ‘an with honour
Ans) b
lot’ is coded as ‘snk rtv lne riy’ and ‘it lot of
responsibility’ is coded as ‘ngi riy nop hus’.
Q.12) Which of the following is the code for
‘responsibility’?
Q.9) What could be a code for “lne”?
a) riy
a) it
b) nop
b) with
c) ngi
c) honour
d) Cannot be determined
d) an

Ans) d

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