LAR – 1 (B) (Coding & Decoding, Symbol Based, Directions)

Class Exercise:
1. In a certain code, PERSON is written as SHUVRQ. How is MUMBAI written in that code‘?
(a) OXOEDL (b) PXPEDL (c) VZCPLK (d) UXDQDF
2. In a certain code language, OPERATION is written as NODQBUJPO. How is INVISIBLE written in that code?
(a) JOWJTJCMF (b) JOWJTHAKD (c) HMUHTJCMF (d) HMUHTHAKD
3. In a certain code language ELASTICITY is written as UTBMFZUJDJ. In the same code language, how will
―LOGARITHAM‖ be written as?
(a) SBHPMACHKL (b) MPHBSJUAM (c) SBHPMNBIUJ (d) MJKHLAGTHJ (e) None of these
4. If ZEBRA can be written as 12225926, how can COBRA be written?
(a) 30218126 (b) 241225926 (c) 3182215125 (d) 1182153213
5. If AT = 20, BAT = 40. then CAT will be equal to -
(a) 30 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 70
6. In a certain code language, ‗mink yang pe‘ means ‗fruits are ripe‘, ‗pe lao may mink‘ means ‗oranges are not ripe‘ and
‗may pe nue mink‘ means ‗mangoes are not ripe‘. Which word in that language means ‗mangoes‘?
(a) may (b) pe (c) nue (d) mink
7. In a certain code language, ‗123‘ means ‗hot filtered coffee‘. ‗356‘ means ‗very hot day‘ and ‗589‘ means ‗day and
night‘. Which digit stands for ‗very‘?
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 2
8. If F = 6 and MOTEL = 13, how will you code BALM?
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 26 (d) 28
9. If in a certain language, FLOWER is coded as UOLDVI, then how is TERMINAL coded in that language?
(a) FLKPMROZ (b) GVLNRMZO (c) RVNIGLXA (d) MNIVGYEO
10. If each of the letters in the English alphabet is assigned odd numerical value beginning A = 1, B = 3 and so on, what
will be the total value of the letters of the word INDIAN?
(a) 86 (b) 88 (c) 89 (d) 96
11. In a certain code, ROME is coded as SUNI and BOMBAY as CUNCEZ. Then ASIA is coded as?
(a) BIJB (b) ETOE (c) ESOE (d) ATIA (e) ABGH
12. If + stands for , — for ÷,  for — and ÷ for +, find the value of 26 + 74 — 4  5 ÷ 2.
(a) 220 (b) 376 (c) 478 (d) 488
13. If $ means +, # means —, @ means  and * means ÷, then what is the value of 16 $ 4 @ 5 # 72 * 8 ?
(a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 29 (d) 36 (e) None of these
14. Which of the equations will be correct after making the given interchanges: Signs — and x and numbers 3 and 6
(a) 6 - 3  2 = 9 (b) 3 - 6  8 = 10 (c) 6  3 - 4 = 15 (d) 3  6 - 4 = 33
15. If A stands for +, B stands for—, C stands for , then what is the value of (10 C 4) A (4 C 4) B 6?
(a) 60 (b) 56 (c) 50 (d) 46
16. Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 metres, he turns to the left and walks 25 metres
straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again he turns to the left and walks a
distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 25 metres (b) 50 metres (c) 115 metres (d) 140 metres (e) None of these
17. A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to
reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his
destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is -
(a) 12 km (b) 15 km (c) 16 km (d) 18 km
18. A watch reads 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in which direction will the hour hand point?
(a) North (b) North-west (c) South-east (d) North-east (e) None of these

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19. A direction pole was situated on the crossing. Due to an accident the pole turned in such a manner that the pointer,
which was showing East, was replaced with South. One traveller went to the wrong direction thinking it to be West.
In what direction actually he was travelling?
(a) North (b) South (c) East (d) West
20. A man is facing south. He turns 135° in the anticlockwise direction and then 1800 in the clockwise direction. Which
direction is he facing now?
(a) North-east (b) North-west (c) South-east (d) South-west

Class Test: 20 minutes

1. If O = 16, FOR = 42, then what is FRONT equal to?

(a) 61 (b) 65 (c) 73 (d) 78
2. In a certain code, KAVERI is written as VAKIRE. How is MYSORE written in that code?
(a) EROSYM (b) SYMROE (c) SYMEOR (d) SMYERP (e) None of these
3. If SPIDER is written as PSDIRE in a certain code, how would COMMON be written in that code?
(a) OCOMMO (b) OCMMNO (c) OCMOMN (d) OCMMON
4. If ZIP = 90 and ZAP = 114, then how will you code VIP?
(a) 174 (b) 102 (c) 888 (d) 990
5. If ‗oranges‘ are ‗apples‘ ‗bananas‘ are ‗apricots‘, ‗apples ‘are ‗chillies‘ ‗apricots‘ are ‗oranges‘ and ‗chillies‘ are ‗bananas‘
then which of the following are named after a colour?
(a) Apricots (b) Apples (c) Chillies (d) Bananas (e) Oranges
6. In a certain code language PRATHAM is written as 161932312619. In the same code language, how will ―AIRPORT‖
be written as?
(a) 19512532091514 (b) 1102019192326
(c) 1102019202326 (d) 1205678946789 (e) None of these
7. In a certain code language SELECTION is written as RCIAXNBGE. In the same code language, how will
―VACANCIES‖ be written as?
(a) UYZWIWBWJ (b) UJYHGKNGF (c) TYHFJLDLR (d) TFMFDUJPO (e) None of these
8. In a certain code language,
(A) ‗pit na som‘ means ‗bring me water‘ (B) ‗na jo tod‘ means ‗water is life‘
(C) ‗tub od pit‘ means 'give me toy‘ (D) ‗jo lin kot‘ means ‗life and death‘
Which of the following represents 'is' in that language?
(a) jo (b) na (c) tod (d) lin (e) None of these
9. In a certain code language,
'3a, 2b, 7c' means 'Truth is Eternal';
'7c, 9a, 8b, 3a' means 'Enmity is not Eternal' and
'9a, 4d, 2b, 5b' means 'Truth does not perish'.
Which of the following means 'enmity' in that language?
(a) 3a (b) 7c (c) 8b (d) 9a (e) None of these
10. Which of the interchanges from option will make the equation correct.
2  3 + 6 — 12 / 4 = 17
(a)  and + (b) + and - (c) + and / (d) - and +
11. Which of the interchanges from option will make the equation correct.
16 — 8 ÷ 4 + 5  2 = 8

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(a) ÷ and  (b) — and ÷ (c) ÷ and + (d) — and x

12. Which of the interchanges from option will make the equation correct.
9 + 5 ÷ 4 x 3 — 6 = 12
(a) + and  (b) ÷ and  (c) ÷ and — (d) + and —
13. Select the correct set of symbols which will fit in the given equation. 5_0_3_5 = 20.
(a) , ,  (b) -, +,  (c) , +,  (d) +, -, 
14. If A x B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north of B; A % B means A is to the east of B; A - B
means A is to the west of B; then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which direction with respect to Q ?
(a) South east (b) North west (c) East (d) West (e) North east
15. You go North turn right, then right again and then go to the left. In which direction are you facing now.
(a) North (b) South (c) East (d) West
16. Kunal walks 10 kilometres towards North. From there, he walks 6 kilometres towards South. Then, he walks 3
kilometres towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?
(a) 5 kilometres West (b) 5 kilometres North-east
(c) 7 kilometres East (d) 7 kilometres West
17. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand
point at 1.30 p.m.?
(a) North (b) South (c) East (d) West
18. One morning after sunrise, Reeta and Kavita were talking to each other face to face at Tilak Square. If Kavita‘s
shadow was exactly to the right of Reeta, which direction Kavita was facing?
(a) North (b) South (c) East (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
19. The post office is to the east of the school while my house is to the south of the school. The market is to the north of
the post office. If the distance of the market from the post office is equal to the distance of my house from the school,
in which direction is the market with respect to my school?
(a) North (b) East (c) North-east (d) South-west
20. One evening before sunset two friends Sumit and Mohit were talking to each other face to face. If Mohit‘s shadow
was exactly to his right side, which direction was Sumit facing?
(a) North (b) South (c) West (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

Home Assignment:
Directions for Questions 1 to 3: In a certain code, ‗il be pee‘ means ‗roses are blue‘, ‗sik hee‘ means ‗red flowers‘
and ‗pee mit hee‘ means ‗flowers are vegetables‘.
1. How is ‗red‘ written in that code?
(a) bee (b) sik (c) be (d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Explanation: On the second and third statements, the common code-word is ‗hee‘ and the common word is .
‗flowers‘. So, ‗hee‘ stands for ‗flowers‘.
Thus, in the second statement, ‗sik‘ stands for ‗red‘.
2. How is ‗roses‘ written in that code?
(a) il (b) pee (c) be (d) Cannot be determined
Explanation: Since from the given information, we can only find the code. for ‗are‘ in the first statement, it cannot be
determined which of the remaining two codes stands for ‗roses‘.
3. How is ‗vegetables are red flowers‘ written in this code?
(a) pee sik mit hee (b) sik pee hee be

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(c) il sik mit hee (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
Explanation: Clearly, the required code will consist of the same codes as in the ‗third statement with the‘ code for
red‘ added to it.
4. If ‗man‘ is called ‗girl‘, ‗girl‘ is called ‗woman‘, ‗woman‘ is called ‗boy‘, ‗boy‘ is called ‗butler‘ and ‗butler‘ is called
‗rogue‘, who will serve in a restaurant?
(a) Butler (b) Girl (c) Man (d) Woman (e) Rogue
Explanation: A ‗butler‘ serves in a restaurant but ‗butler‘ is called ‗rogue‘. So, a ‗rogue‘ will serve in the restaurant.
5. If P denotes ‗multiplied by‘, T denotes ‗subtracted from‘, M denotes ‗added to‘ and B denotes ‗divided by‘, then 28 B
7 P 8 T 6 M 4 =?
(a) (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 34 (e) None of these
Explanation: (b): Using the correct symbols, we have:
Given expression = 28 / 7  8 — 6 + 4
=48—6+4
= 32 — 6 + 4 = 36 – 6 = 30.
6. If ‗when‘ means ‗‘, ‗you‘ means ‗/‗, ‗come‘ means ‗—‗ and ‗will‘ means ‗+‗, then what will be the value of ―8 when 12
will 16 you 2 come 10‖?
(a) 45 (b) 94 (c) 96 (d) 112 (e) None of these
Explanation: Using the correct symbols, we have:
Given expression = 8  12 + 16 + 2 — 10
= 96 + 8 - 10
= 104 - 10 = 94.
7. Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres. He turned right and walked 50 metres, then
again turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 50 metres. How far is he from the
starting point?
(a) 10 metres (b) 20 metres (c) 50 metres (d) 70 metres (e) None of these
Explanation: The movements of Raj are as shown in Fig. 30.
(X to Y, Y to A, A to 13, B to C)
 Raj‘s distance from the starting point
= XC = (XY - YC) = (XX - BA).
= (80 — 70) m = l0m.

8. If ‗South-east‘ is called ‗East‘, ‗North-west‘ is called West‘, ‗South-west‘ is called ‗South‘ and so on, what will ‗North‘
be called?
(a) East (b) North-east (c) North-west (d) South (e) None of these
Explanation: In diagram (t) the directions are shown as they actually are. Diagram (ii) is as per the given data. So,
comparing the direction of North in (i) with that in (ii), North will be called North-west.

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9. Raj is standing in the middle of a square field. He starts walking diagonally to North — East. Then, he turns right and
reaches the far end of the field. Then, he turns right and starts walking. In the midway, he again turns right and starts
walking. In halfway, he turns to his left and reaches a new far end. In what direction is Raj now?
(a) North (b) South (c) North — West (d) South — West
Explanation:

Raj is in South West direction

10. One morning after sunrise, Vikram and Shailesh were standing in a lawn with their backs towards other. Vikram‘s
shadow fell exactly towards left hand side. Which direction was Shailesh facing?
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South
Explanation: Since Vikram‘s shadow fell towards left, therefore, Vìkram is facing North. So, Shailesh standing with
his back towards Vikram will be facing South.

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