4 (CODEING & DECODING)

1. If Orange is called lemon, Lemon is called ‘Money makes only part’ is written as ‘ zi la
flower, flower is called fish, fish is called tail ne ki’ ‘demand makes supply economics’ is
and tail is called pen, then what is Rose? written as ‘zi mo ka ta’
(S.S.C-2013) 5. What is the code for ‘money’ in the given code
(a) Pen (b) Lemon language?
(c) Flower (d) Fish (a) ga (b) mo
2. If rain is called water, water is called air, air is
(c) pa (d) la
called cloud, cloud is called sky, Sky is called
sea, sea is called Road, then where do Aero 6. What is the code for ‘supply’ in the given code
plane fly?
language?
(S.S.C-2013)
(a) Only ta (b) Only mo
(a) Water (b) Road
(c) Sea (d) Clod (c) Either pa or mo (d) Either mo or ta

3. If Rat is called Dog, Dog is called Mongoose, 7. What may be the possible code for’ demand
Mongoose is called Lion, Lion is called Snake, only more’ in the given code language?
and Snake is called Elephant, then which
category will the pet animal fall? (a) xi ne mo (b) mo zi ne
(S.S.C-2012) (c) ki ne mo (d) mo zi ki
(a) Mongoose (b) Lion
8. What may be the possible code for ‘ work and
(c) Rat (d) Dog money’ in the given code language ?
4. If police is called Teacher, Teacher is called
Politician, Politician is called Doctor, Doctor (a) pa ga la (b) pa la lu
is called lawyer and lawyer is called surgeon (c) mo la pa (d) tu la ga
then who will catch the criminals?
9. What is the code for ‘makes’ in the given code
(S.S.C-2012)
language?
(a) Teacher (b) Doctor
(a) mo (b) pa
(c) Police (d) Lawyer (c) ne (d) zi
Directions: Study the information and answer Directions : Study the following in formation
the following questions. to answer the given question.
In a certain code language.
In a certain code, ' always create new ideas' is
‘economics is not money’ is written as ‘ ka la written as 'ba ri sha gi', 'ideas and new thoughts
ho ga’ ' is written as ' fa gi ma ri', 'create thoughts
‘ demand and supply economies’ is written as and insights' is written as 'ma jo ba fa', and
‘mo ta pa ka’ 'new and better solutions' is written as 'ki ri to
fa'.
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 (Bank PO 2011) Matrix-I Matrix-II
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10. What is the code for 'ideas?
0 A B C D E 5 P Q R S
(a) Sha (b) ba 1 D C B A E Q S P R T
(c) gi (d) ma 2 B A D C E 7 P T R S Q
11. What does 'fa' stand for ? 3 D B C A E 8 Q S P R
4 C D A E B T P S Q R
(a) thoughts (b) insights
(a) 32, 00, 56, 10 (b) 40, 21, 68, 44
(c) new (d) and
(c) 11, 33, 57, 22 (d) 02, 42, 77, 20
12. 'fa lo ba' could be a code for which of the
following? 17. For example ‘F’ can be said to be 14,21etc.
(a) thoughts and action ‘S’ can be represented as 58, 96 etc. Then find
the group to represent ‘TRIP’.
(b) create and innoveat
(S.S.C-2012)
(c) ideas and thoughts
Matrix-I Matrix-II
(d) create new solutions 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
13. What is the code for 'new'? 0 D E F I N 5 O P R S
1 I N D E F S T O P R
(a) ki (b) ri
2 E F I N D 7 P R S T O
(c) to (d) fa 3 N D E F I 8 T O P R
14. Whichof the following may represent 'insights 4 F I N D E R S T O P
always better? (a) 78, 76, 21, 76 (b) 59, 57, 41, 56
(a) jo ki to (b) ki to ri (c) 85, 88, 33, 89 (d) 66, 69, 40, 69
(c) sha jo ri (d) to sha jo
18. For example, ‘F’ can be shown as 14, 21 etc.
15. What is the code for 'thoughts'? and ‘E’ can be shown as 20,32 etc. The
(a) ma (b) fa recognize the group for word FIRE.
(c) ba (d) jo (S.S.C-2012)
Instruction: A word is re presented by a group Matrix-I Matrix-II
of numbers, which is given in any one of the 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
options Number group in options are 0 D E F I N 5 O P R S
represented by two square of letters, as shown 1 I N D E F S T O P R
below in two grids. In grid I the Rows and 2 E F I N D 7 P R S T O
3 N D E F I 8 T O P R
columns are numbered from 0 to 4 and in grid
4 F I N D E R S T O P
II it is numbered from 5 to 9. In these grids a
letter can be represented first by row number (a) 21, 22, 88, 33 (b) 14, 10, 69, 14
then by column number.
(c) 33, 34, 76, 22 (d) 02, 03, 57, 01
16. For example ‘B’ can be represented by 01, 31
19. For example, ‘G’ can be presented by 02, 14,
etc. and ‘P’ can be represented by 67, 75 etc.
etc. and ‘P’ can be represented by 66, 78 etc.
Then is same manner recognize the group for
In the same manner recognize the group that
word ‘CARD’.
represent the word LINE.
(S.S.C-2013)
(S.S.C-2012)

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 Matrix-I Matrix-II 23. If NOTE is written as PQVG, then how TIME
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 will be written?
0 E G H I 5 L M N O
1 H I E F G O P L M N (S.S.C-2008)
2 F G H I E 7 M N O P L
(a) VQOG (b) VKOG
3 I E F G H 8 P L M N
4 G H I E F N O P L M (c) VOKG (d) VGKO
(b) 86, 31, 69, 42 (b) 86, 11, 68, 42 24. If FLOWER is code as EMNXDS the how
(c) 86, 11, 69, 43 (d) 86, 11, 69, 40 will SHOWER be coded?
20. For example, ‘B’ can be represented as 04, (S.S.C-2013)
11, 23 etc. and ‘N’ can be represented as 59, (a) RINXDS (b) SINXDS
66, 78 etc. Find the group for given word
(c) RGNXDS (d) TINXDS
MILK.
25. If RHYTHEMIC is written in from of
(S.S.C-2011)
QGXSGLHB then how is MUSIC written in
same code?
Matrix-I Matrix-II
(S.S.C-2003)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 M F H B 5 I K S U (a) NVRHB (b) LTRHB
1 H B M L F U N I K S
2 L F H B M 7 K S U N I (c) NVTJD (d) LVTHB
3 B M L F H 8 N I K S
4 F H B M L S U N I K
26. If ‘BASKET’ is written as ‘TEKSAB’ then in
same code how is ‘PILLOW’ written?
(a) 12, 67, 32, 99 (b) 31, 86, 33, 87
(S.S.C-2012)
(c) 21, 76, 32, 95 (d) 10, 67, 49, 88
(a) LOWPIL (b) WOLLIP
21. Code for letters in first row, codes are provided
in the second row. (c) LOWLIP (d) WOLPIL

V D A S G K I 27. If JACOB is written in from of QZXLY then

H X O how is KENDY written?
5 1 3 9 0 8 2 (S.S.C-2013)
4 7 6 (a) PVWMA (b) PVMWB
What is decode of IVSHOD (c) PUMWB (d) PYMWA
(a) 258416 (b) 259641 28. IF FIREWOOD is written as ERIFDOOW in
(c) 254961 (d) 259461 a code language, then in same code how is
22. In a code MARCH is written as OCTEJ. How FRACTION written?
will RETORN be written in same code? (S.S.C-2011)
(UPSC-2000) (a) ARFITCNO (b) NOITCARF

(a) TFUVSM (b) QGSTQM (c) CARFNOIT (d) CRAFNOIT

29. IF CAT and BOTE are written XZG and
(c) TGVQTP (d) TGRVSO
YLGV respectively in a code script, then in
same code how is EGG written?
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 (S.S.C-2001) (a) CARFTION (b) FRACNOIT
(a) VSS (b) URR (c) NOTICARF (d) CARFNOIT
(c) VTT (d) UTT 36. In a certain code, 256' means 'red colour chalk',
'589' means 'green colour flower' and 254'
30. IN a sign language MASTER is symbolized
means white colour chalk'. The digit in the
as OCUVGT and RANGE as TCPIG. In same
code that indicates 'white' is
manner how is MANAGERS symbolized?
(UPSC-2020)
(S.S.C-2000)
(a) 2 (b) 4
(a) OCPICGTU (b) OCPCIGTU
(c) 5 (d) 8
(c) OCICPGTV (d) OCPICGTV
37. If LSJXVC is the code for MUMBAI, the
31. IF MARS is written as ARMS, then how is code for DELHI is
ZNEF written is that code language?
(UPSC-2021)
(S.S.C-1999) (a) CCIDD (b) CDKGH
(a) NEZF (b) FENZ (c) CCJFG (d) CCIFE
(c) NFZE (d) MEZF 38. If RAMON is written as 12345 and DINESH
as 675849, then HAMAM will be written as
32. IF word MENTAL is written
LNDFMOSUZBKM, then how the word (UPSC-2020)
TEST written in that code ? (a) 92233 (b) 92323
(c) 93322 (d) 93232
(S.S.C-2000)
39. If $ means 'divided by'; @ means 'multiplied
(a) UVFGTUUV (b) RSCDQRRS by'; # means 'minus', then the value of
(c) SUDFQRSU (d) SUDFRTSU 10#5@1$5 is
33. If in a code Language DELHI is written 79541 (UPSC-2020)
and CALCUTTA is written 82589662 then in (a) 0 (b) 1
that code, how is CALICUT written? (c) 2 (d) 9
(S.S.C-2011) 40. Let A3BC and DE2F be four-digit numbers
where each letter represents a different digit
(a) 5279431 (b) 5978013
greater than 3. If the sum of the numbers is
(c) 8251896 (d) 8543691 15902, then what is the difference between
34. IF GECA means 8642, then what does HFB the values of A and D ?
mean? (UPSC-2022)

(S.S.C-2008) (a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 9735 (b) 7953
41. The letters from A to Z are numbered from 1
(c) 7935 (d) 5379
to 26 respectively. If GHI = 1578 and DEF=
35. A military code writes SYSTEM as SYSMET 912, then what is ABC equal to?
and NEARER as AENRER. Using the same
code, FRACTION can be written as: (UPSC-2022)
(a) 492 (b) 468
(2016)
(c) 262 (d) 246
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42. In a certain code 'CHAIR' is written as # H (e) None of these
»% and HIDE is written as V» $. How is 48. If 'black' means 'yellow' 'yellow' means 'blue'
'Dear' written in that code? 'blue' means 'green' 'green' means 'white' and
(UPSC-2003) 'white' means 'red', then which one of the fol-
(a) $ % (b) $»% # lowing will represent the colour of 'milk?
(c) $ % » (d) # % (UPSC-2009)
(e) None of these (a) white (b) green
43. In a certain code 'AROMATIC' is written as (c) red (d) black
BQPLBSJB. How is 'BRAIN' written in that (e) None of these
code? 49. In a certian code GEAR is written as $ and
(UPSC-2003) FIRM is written as 3@$7. How is FAME writ-
(a) CQBJO (b) CSBJO ten in that code?
(c) CQBHO (d) CSBHO (UPSC-2009)
(d) None of these (a) 397% (b) 3%97
44. In a certain code 'MOTHER' is written as (c) 597% (d) 5397
'OMHURF. How will 'ANSWER' be written (e) None of these
in that code? 50. In a certian language code 'COURT' is writ-
(UPSC-2004) ten as %@ and 'TILE' is written ' ©$ '. How
(a) CNBWRRF (b) MAVSPE is 'CITE' written in that language code?
(c) NBWTRD (d) NBXSSE (UPSC-2009)
(d) None of these (a) 5$84 (b) 5%84
45. If 'blue' means 'green', 'green' means 'white', (3) 5©84 (4) 3©84
'white' means 'yellow', 'yellow' means 'black', (e) None of these
'black' means 'red' and 'red' means 'brown' then 51. In a certain code TRAIN is written as ' V %'
which one of the following will represent the and MEAL is written as ' $V@'. How is ITEM
colour of 'milk'? written in that code?
(UPSC-2004) (UPSC-2009)
(a) green (b) brown (a) 7$34
(c) red (d) yellow (b) 73$4
(e) black (c) 79$4
46. In a certain code language 'ACID' is written (d) 73V4
as 'JDBE' and 'NOSE' is written as 'TPOF'. (e) None of these
How will 'FORD' be written in that code? 52. A person X wants to distribute some pens
(UPSC-2005) among six children A, B, C, D, E and F. Sup-
(a) ESPG (b) SPGE pose A gets twice the number of pens received
(c) SPGC (d) PGES by B, three times that of C, four times that of
(e) None of these D, five times that of E and six times that of F.
47. In a certian code BEND is written as What is the minimum number of pens X
and DIAL is written as . How is LINE should buy so that the number of pens each
written in that code? one gets is an even number?
(UPSC-2009) (UPSC-2020)
(a) 6394 (a) 147
(b) 6943 (b) 150
(c) 6934 (c) 294
(d) 6134 (d) 300

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53. 10. In a code language 'MATHEMATICS' is (UPSC-2022)
written as 'LBSIDNZUHDR'. How is (a) OGXPMLD
'CHEMISTRY' written in that code language? (b) OGXQMLE
(UPSC-2021) (c) OFXPMLE
(a) DIDLHRSSX (d) OFXPMLD
(b) BIDLHTSSX 55. If 'ZERO' is written as 'CHUR', then how is
(c) BIDLHTSSX 'PLAYER' written?
(d) DGFLIRUQZ (UPSC-2023)
54. If the order of the letters in the English alpha- (a) SOCAGT
bet is reversed and each letter represents the (b) SODBGT
letter whose position it occupies, then which (c) SODBHT
one of the following represents 'LUCKNOW? (d) SODBHU

Answer Sheet
1. (d) 16. (c) 31. (a) 46. (a)
2. (c) 17. (b) 32. (d) 47. (e)
3. (a) 18. (d) 33. (c) 48. (c)
4. (a) 19. (c) 34. (a) 49. (a)
5. (d) 20. (a) 35. (d) 50. (c)
6. (d) 21. (d) 36. (b) 51. (b)
7. (a) 22. (c) 37. (a) 52. (d)
8. (b) 23. (b) 38. (b) 53. (b)
9. (d) 24. (a) 39. (d) 54. (d)
10. (c) 25. (b) 40. (c) 55. (d)
11. (d) 26. (b) 41. (d) ******
12. (b) 27. (b) 42. (e)
13. (b) 28. (c) 43. (c)
14. (d) 29. (c) 44. (e)
15. (a) 30. (b) 45. (d)