CODING

AND DECODING
CODING is a process used to encrypt a word, a number
in a particular code or pattern based on some set of
rules.

DECODING is a process to decrypt the pattern into its

original form from the given codes
TYPES OF CODING:
1. Letter coding

2. Number coding

3. Coding by Combinations of letters, numbers and

symbols

4. Coded letter OR number of word

5. Substitution coding
Some of the major types of coding logics are
1.Constant addition or subtraction in the position of letters.

2.Constant addition and subtraction alternatively in the

position of all the letters.

3.Constant addition and then reversal of the letters to form

the final word.

4.Addition of the positions of all the letters to make code for

the word.

5.Denoting the position of letters in the whole alphabetical

order.
6. Square of the number of letters in the word.

7. Arranging the letters in the alphabetical order.

8. Arrangement of letters in the word given in reverse

order.

9. Interchanging each pair of the letters, in the given

word.
1. LETTER CODING
1. If ‘WATER’ is written as ‘YCVGT’, then what is written
as ‘HKTG’? [SSC (CGL) 2013]
(a) IRFE (b) FIRE (c) REFI (d) ERIF
2. In a certain code, SOBER is written as RNADQ. How
LOTUS can be written in that code? [SSC (Multi) 2013]
(a) KNSTR (b) MPUWT (c) KMSTR (d) LMRST
3. In a certain code, ‘CERTAIN’ is coded as ‘XVIGZRM’
‘SEQUENCE’ is coded as ‘HVJFVMXV’. How would
‘REQUIRED’ be coded? [SSC (CGL) 2012]
(a) FJIVWVIR (b) VJIFWTRV (c) WVJRIFVI (d) IVJFRIVW
4. In a certain code language, ‘ITNIETAM’ is code for
‘INTIMATE’, then which of the following words has the
code for ‘TREVNIETARBI’?
(a) INVRETIBRATE (b) INVERTIBARTE
(c) INVERTIBRETA (d) INVERTIBRATE
5. In a certain code language, ‘STARK’ is written as
‘LBFMG’ and ‘MOBILE’ is written as ‘TNRSPJ’. How will
‘BLAME’ be written in that same code language?
(a) TSFRJ (b) RPFTJ
(c) NJFTP (d) TSFGJ
6. If DEMOCRATIC is written as EDMORCATCI, how
CONTINUOUS will be written in the same code? [CG PSC
2013]
(a) OCTNNIOUSU (b) OTCNINUOUS
(c) OCNTNIUOSU (d) OTNCINUOSU
7. In a certain code language, ‘COMPUTRONE’ is written
as ‘PMOCTUENOR’. How is ‘ADVANTAGES’ written in that
same code? [CMAT 2003]
(a) AVDATNSEGA (b) SEGATNAVDA (c) AVDANTSEGA
(d)AEGANTAGES
8. In a certain code, ‘BUILDER’ is written as JVCKSFE.
How is ‘SEALING’ written in that same code? [RRB
(TC/CC) 2009]
(a) BFTKHOJ (b) JOHKBT (c) TFBKHOJ (d) BFTKJOH
9. In a certain code, ‘CLOCK’ is written as ‘XOLXP’. How
will ‘LOTUS’ be written in that same code?
(a) OGLFH (b) OLGFH (c) LOGFH (d) OLGHF
10. In a certain code language, ‘CURATIVE’ is written as
‘BSVDDUHS’. How ‘STEAMING’ is to be written in the
same code language?
(a) BFUTFMHL (b) TUFBFMHL
(c) BFUTLHMF (d) BFUTHOJN
11. In a coding system, ‘JUNE’ is written as ‘PQRS’ and
‘AUGUST’ is written as ‘WQFQMN’. How can ‘GUEST’ be
written in the same coding language?
(a) FQTMN (b) FPSMN (c) FQSMN (d) FQSNM
12. If in a code language, ‘PARENT’ is written as
‘BDFGJK’ and ‘CHILDREN’ is written as ‘MOXQUFGJ’,
then how is ‘REPRINT’ written in that same code?
(a) FGBFXJK (b) FGBUXJK (c) FGBFXGD (d) BGFXJK
13. In a code language, ‘ORGANISATION’ is written as
‘CBDWLQJWYQCL’ and ‘OPERATION’ is written as
‘CXFBWYQCL’. How would ‘SEPARATION’ be coded?
(a) EJXEBYQCL (b) JFQYWBCXQL
(c) JFXWBWYQCL (d) QCLYWBFXJE
14. In a certain code language ‘INSURANCE’ is coded as ‘
RBLPJBBFJ’ then how ‘ CONDUCTED’ is coded as?
a) DPOEVDUFE b) XLMWFXGVW
c) FDBHPFNJH d) DETCUDNOC
15. In a certain code language ‘RECEPTION’ is coded as
‘SGFIUZPWW’ then ‘CAREER’ is coded as?
a) REERAC b) ACEERR c) DCUIJX d) CAERRE
16. In a certain code language ‘OBJECTIVE’ is coded as
‘FLESHIYKU’ then how ‘REASONING’ is coded as?
a) TCHVTKQKO b) SFBTPOJOH
c) GNINOSAER d) SAEROGNIN
17. In a certain code language “EVEREST’ is coded as
‘TSEREVE’ then ‘QUICKER’ is coded as
a) UQCIEKR b) REKCIUQ
c) CEIKRQU d) IUQCREK
CODING AND DECODING
(NUMBER & SYMBOL)
EX: Some capital letters are given below in the first line
and numbers are assigned to each of them in the second
line. The numbers are the codes for the letters and vice-
versa.
MO E A S J T Z
3 5 7 6 2 9 4 0
Choose the correct number code for the given set of
letters EAST
(a) 7620 (b) 7623 (c) 7624 (d) 7625
Ex1. If ‘ACNE’ is coded as 1, 3, 14, 5, then ‘BOIL’ will be
coded as
(a) 5, 31, 21, 25 b) 2, 15, 9, 12
(c) 5, 29 19, 25 (d) 5, 29,19, 27
Ex2. If ‘RAJU’ is coded as 11-12-13-14 and ‘JUNK’ is
coded as 13-14-10-9, then how will you code ‘RANK’?
(a) 9-10-11-12 (b) 10-11-12-9
(c) 11-12-10-9 (d) 12-11-10-9
18. If ‘WORK’ is coded as ‘4-12-9-16’, then how will you
code ‘WOMAN’?
(a) 4-12-14-26-13 (b) 4-26-14-13-12
(c) 23-12-26-14-13 (d) 23-15-13-1-14
19. If ‘DELHI’ is coded as ‘73541’ and ‘CALCUTTA’ as
‘82589662’, how will ‘CALICUT’ be coded? [MAT 2012]
(a) 8279431 (b) 5978213 (c) 8251896 (d) 8543691
20. If ‘GLOSSORY’ is coded as ‘97533562’ and
‘GEOGRAPHY’ is coded as ‘915968402’, then ‘GEOLOGY’
can be coded as
(a) 915692 (b) 9157592 (c) 9057592 (d) 9157591
21. If ‘LINGER’ is ‘123456’ and ‘FORCE’ is ‘56789’, then
‘FIERCE’ will be
(a) 345667 (b) 456678 (c) 345677 (d) 556789
22. If ‘MACHINE’ is coded as 19-7-9- 14-15-20-11, then
how will you code ‘DANGER’ in the same code?
(a) 11-7-20-16-11-24 (b) 13-7-20-9-11-25
(c) 10-7-20-13-11-24 (d) 13-7-10-11-25
23. In a certain code language, ’DOME’ is written as
‘8943’ and ‘MEAL’ is written as ‘4321’. What group of
letters can be formed for the code ‘38249’? [SBI (Clerk)
2012]
(a) EOADM (b) MEDOA (c) EMDAO (d) EDAMO
24. If ‘FLARE’ is coded as 21, 15, 26, 9, 22, then how
would ‘BREIF’ be coded in the same language?
(a) 25, 9, 22, 21, 18 (b) 5, 37, 11, 19, 13
(c) 13, 19, 11, 37, 5 (d) 25, 9, 22, 18, 21
25. If A = 1, ACT = 24, then FAT= ? [SSC (10+2) 2013]
(a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 24
26. If B = 2, BAG = 10, then BOX = ? [SSC (10+2) 2013]
(a) 36 (b) 39 (c) 41 (d) 52
27. If each of the letters in the English alphabet is
assigned and even numerical value by giving A=2, B = 4
and so on, what would be the total value of the letters
for the word ‘Lady’ when similarly coded? [SSC (CGL)
2013]
(a) 74 (b) 84 (c) 72 (d) 82
28. If E = 5 and AMENDMENT = 89, then SECRETARY = ?
a) 114 b) 112 c) 115 d) 100
Ex. If CAT = 12, then MAN =?
(a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 15
29. If in a certain code language ‘PUT’ is written as ‘57’,
then how will ‘BAT’ be written in that language?
1) 25 2) 60 3) 55 4) 23
30. In a certain code, ‘SPRING’ is written as ‘#2%@4=’ and
‘GONE’ is written as ‘=74 ’. How would ‘SIGN’ be written
in the same code?
A. #@4=
B. 2@=4
C. #@=4
D. #%=4
31. In a certain code FIGHT is written as ‘39%@4’ and
TEARTS is written as ‘458$4 ’. How is STAGE written in
that code?
A.
B.
C.
D.
32. If in a certain code language ‘GONE’ is written as ‘5
@ & 9’ and ‘SEAL’ is written as ‘6 9 % $’, then how will
‘LOGS’ be written in that language?
A. $ & 5 6
B. $ 9 $ 6
C. $ @ 6 5
D. $ @ 5 6
33. If in a certain code language ‘RAIN’ is written as ‘ 8
$ % 6’, ‘MORE’ is written as ‘7 # 8 @’, then how will
‘REMAIN’ be written is that language?
A. 8 @ 7 $ % 6
B. 7 @ # $ % 6
C. # @ 7 $ % 6
D. None of these
34. In a certain code language ‘DINE’ is written as ‘1537’
and ‘WORTH’ is written as ‘$#96@’. How is ‘WITHER’
written in that code language?
A. $5@679
B.$567@9
C. $56@79
D. $56@97
CODING AND DECODING
(CODE OF WORD & SUBSTITUTION)
35. In a certain code language, ‘it pit sit’ means ‘I am
boy’, ‘it nit sit’ means ‘I am girl’, which of the following
means ‘girl’?
(a) it (b) pit (c) sit (d) nit
36. In a certain code language, ‘786’ means ‘study very
hard’, ‘958’ means ‘hard work pays’ and ‘645’ means
‘study and work’. Which of the following is the code for
‘very’?
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) Cannot be determined
37. In a certain language,
‘sun shines brightly’ is written as ‘ba lo sul’,
‘houses are brightly lit’ as ‘kado ula ari ba’ and
‘light comes from sun’ as ‘dopi kup lo mo’.
What are the code words for ‘sun’ and ‘brightly’?
(a) ba, sul (b) sul, lo (c) lo, ba (d) ba, lo
38. In a certain language,
‘me lo po’ means ‘anu weds vinay’ and
‘pe to lo’ means ‘vinay comes here’,
which word in that language means ‘come’?
(a) pe (b) to (c) po (d) pe or to
39. In a certain code language, ‘3a, 2b, 7c’ means ‘truth is
eternal’, ‘7c, 9a, 8b, 3a’ means ‘enmity is not eternal’
and ‘4d, 2b, 8b’ means ‘truth does not’. Which of the
following means ‘enmity’ in that language?
(a) 3a (b) 7c (c) 8b (d) 9a (e) None of these
40. In a certain code language, ‘Sue Re Nik’ means ‘She is
brave’, ‘Pi Sor Re Nik’ means ‘She is always smiling’ and
‘Sor Re Zhi’ means ‘Is always cheerful’. What is the code
used for the word’ smiling’?
A. Sor
B. Pi
C. Nik
D. Re
41. If in a certain code language
‘how can you go’ is written as ‘ja da ka pa’;
‘you come here’ is written as ‘na ka sa’ and
‘come and go’ is written as ‘ra pa sa’,
then how will ‘here’ be written in that language?
A. ja
B. na
C. pa
D. None of the above
42. If in a certain code language ‘where are you’ is
written as ‘pit ka ta’ and ‘are they there’ is written as
‘sa da ka’ and ‘they may come’ is written as ‘da na ja’,
then how will ‘there’ be written in that language?
A. da
B. sa
C. ka
D. Data inadequate
43. If in a certain code language ‘Monday is a holiday’ is
written as ‘sa da pa na’ and ‘they enjoy a holiday’ is
written as ‘da na ta ka’, then how will ‘Monday’ be
written in that language?
A) Sa
B) Pa
C) ‘sa’ or ‘pa’
D) None of these
44. In a certain code language, ‘nee muk pic’ means
‘grave and conern’, ‘ill dic so’ means ‘every body else’
and ‘tur muk so’ means ‘body and soul’. Which of the
following would mean ‘every concern’?
A. dic pic
B. pic nee
C. ill nee
D. cannot be determined
45. If ‘Parrot’ is known as ‘Peacock’, ‘Peacock’ is known
as ‘Swallow’, ‘Swallow’ is known as ‘Pigeon’ and ‘Pigeon’
is known as ‘Sparrow’, then what would be the name of
Indian National Bird?
(a) Parrot (b) Swallow (c) Peacock (d) Pigeon
46. If ‘white’ is called ‘blue’, ‘blue’ is called ‘red’, ‘red’ is
called ‘yellow’, ‘yellow’ is called ‘green’, ‘green’ is called
‘black’, ‘black’ is called ‘violet’ and ‘violet’ is called
‘orange’, then what would be the colour of human blood?
(a) Red (b) Green (c) Yellow (d) Violet
47. If ‘Lily’ is called ‘Lotus’, ‘Lotus’ is called ‘Rose’, ‘Rose’
is called ‘Sunflower’ and ‘Sunflower’ is called ‘Marigold’,
then which will be the national flower of India?
(a) Lily (b) Lotus (c) Rose (d) Marigold
48. If ‘lion’ is called ‘fish’, ‘fish’ is called ‘parrot’,
‘parrot’ is called ‘rat’, ‘rat’ is called ‘cat’, ‘cat’ is called
‘tiger’, then which of the following is a bird?
A. Fish
B. Parrot
C. Rat
D. Tiger
49. If ‘goat’ is called ‘cow’, ‘cow’ is called ‘lion’, ‘lion’ is
called ‘ass’, ‘ass’ is called ‘rat’, ‘rat’ is called ‘cat’,
‘cat’ is called ‘dog’; then which of the following is a
Rodent?
A. Lion
B. Ass
C. Rat
D. Cat
50. If ‘RAT’ is called ‘CAT, ‘CAT’ is called ‘DOG’, ‘Dog’ is
called ‘LION’, ‘LION’ is called ‘COW’, ‘COW’ is called
‘FOX’, ‘FOX’ is called ‘ASS’, then which of the following
animal roars?
A. FOX
B. LION
C. CAT
D. COW
51. If ‘bread’ is called ‘rice’, ‘rice’ is called ‘egg’, ‘egg’
is called ‘Aeroplane’, ‘aeroplane’ is called ‘car’, car is
called ‘bike’, then which of the vehicle has four
wheels?
A. egg
B. aeroplane
C. bike
D. rice
52. If ‘TELEVISION’ is called ‘CALCULATER’,
‘CALCULATER’ is called ‘PEN’, ‘PEN’ is called ‘BOOK’,
‘BOOK’ is called ‘PILLOW’, ‘PILLOW’ is called ‘BED’,
then what do we use to write?
A. CALCULATER
B. PEN
C. BOOK
D. PILLOW
CONDITIONAL CODING
53.
54.
55.
Directions: (56-58) Study the following information 56. What will be
carefully and answer the question given below it
the code for
Digit 7 3 5 0 2 1 6 4 9 8 36250098?
Code N H L T F D R Q G P 1) $RLFTTG£
Following conditions are to be observed: 2) #RFLTTG@
i) If the first digit is even and the last digits odd, 3) #RFLTTG£
they are to be coded as $and @ respectively.
4) $RFLTTG@
ii) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even,
they are to be coded as # and £ respectively.
iii) If 0 is preceded as well as followed by an odd
digit, then 0 is to be coded as
iv) If 0 is preceded as well as followed by an
even digit, then 0 is to be coded as
v) 0 is not considered as either even or odd.
Directions: (56-58) Study the following information
carefully and answer the question given below it 57. What will be
Digit 7 3 5 0 2 1 6 4 9 8 the code for
Code N H L T F D R Q G P 7620486?
1) #RF QP£
Following conditions are to be observed:
2) £RF QP#
i) If the first digit is even and the last digits odd, 3) #RFTQP£
they are to be coded as $and @ respectively. 4) £RF QP#
ii) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even,
they are to be coded as # and £ respectively.
iii) If 0 is preceded as well as followed by an odd
digit, then 0 is to be coded as
iv) If 0 is preceded as well as followed by an even
digit, then 0 is to be coded as
v) 0 is not considered as either even or odd.
Directions: (56-58) Study the following information
carefully and answer the question given below it 58. QLP RNT is
the code for
Digit 7 3 5 0 2 1 6 4 9 8
which of the
Code N H L T F D R Q G P following
Following conditions are to be observed: numbers?
i) If the first digit is even and the last digits odd, 1) 6580470
they are to be coded as $and @ respectively. 2) 4780650
ii) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is 3) 6580470
even, they are to be coded as # and £ 4) None of these
respectively.
iii) If 0 is preceded as well as followed by an odd
digit, then 0 is to be coded as
iv) If 0 is preceded as well as followed by an
even digit, then 0 is to be coded as
v) 0 is not considered as either even or odd.