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Ciphers are one of the earliest and the simplest
cryptosystems.The given word is encrypted into a
cipher.
If WINNER = YPG then
Decode, SIGHT

Hint- Keep leaving one.

(w=y, left I, n=p, left n, e=g,
left r)
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ANS: UIV
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FIND THE MISSING NUMBER.

3 6 9
4 14 2 7 65 5 10 ? 8

HINT: (9X8 + 8X10)

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ANS: 152
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The message is encoded with a Caesar Cipher where each letter is
shifted 3 places. How would you decode the message "khoor"?

A) Shift each letter 3 places to the left

B) Shift each letter 3 places to the right
C) Shift each letter 7 places to the left
D) Shift each letter 7 places to the right

HINT: In the Caesar Cipher, each letter of the original message is shifted a certain number of places down
the alphabet.
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ANS: B) Shift each letter 3 places to

the right

EXPLANATION: In this case, the message "khoor" was shifted 3

places, so to decode it, we would shift each letter 3 places to the right
(back to its original position) to get "hello".
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In a certain code 'COMPUTER' is written as 'CPOUMTER'. How is

'SCIENCE' written in that code?

A) SDIENCE
B) SCIECNE
C) SDCNEIE
D) SCNEDIE
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ANS: C) SDCNEIE
EXPLANATION: The word 'SCIENCE' would be written as 'SDCNEIE'
in that code.

This is a simple letter shifting code. Each letter is shifted one position
ahead, but for letter 'S' it is shifted 2 position ahead. Therefore, 'S' in
'SCIENCE' becomes 'D' in the encoded message.
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If every alternate letter in the english alphabet from e onwards is written in capital
letters while others are written in small letters, then how will the 4th day from tuesday
be coded?

A) S A t U r D A Y
B) S A t u R d A Y
C) T h U r S d A Y
D) f r I d A Y
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ANS: A) S A t U r D A Y

Explanation: The small letters are f, h, j, l, n, p, r, t, v, x, z. The

4th day from Tuesday is Saturday and code will be S A t U r D A
Y.
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A new cipher system was created to safely communicate top secret

messages. In that cipher, 'BRISKET' is written as '54*3%#1' and 'THREAT'
is written as '1!4#$1'. How is 'SHIRT' written in that cipher?

A) 3 ! * 4 1
B) 3 * % 4 1
C) 3 ! # 4 1
D) 3 # 4 ! 1
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ANS: 3 ! * 4 1
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In a certain code, NIT is coded as 6.3 and IIT is coded as 4.05.

How is MIT decoded?
A) 2.05
B) 3.3
C) 4.03
D) 5.85
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ANS: 5.85

EXPLANATION:
NIT=(N*I)/T=(14*9)/20=6.3
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In a special NIT’s & IIT’s ranking, NIT Warangal is seven from the
front while NIT Durgapur is nine from the last. If MNIT Jaipur is
fourteenth from the front and is exactly in the middle of NITW and
NITD, then find the number of IITs & NITs in the ranking.

A) 28
B) 30
C) 29
D) 31
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ANS: C) 29

EXPLANATION: NITW = 7th from front;

MNIT = 14th from front.
As MNIT is exactly between NITW and NITD, therefore
the rank of NITD from front will be = 14 + (14 - 7) = 21.
So, NITD's rank from front is 21 and from last is 9. Thus,
total number of IITs & NITs in row = 21 + 9 - 1 = 29.
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WHAT IS THE VALUE OF X?

A) 50
B) 8
C) 88
D) 105
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ANS: 8
EXPLANATION: According to position in the English alphabet,
E=5, L=12. The value of the triangle is 512. Since it is an equilateral
triangle, X³=512. So, X=8.
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What is the number opposite to 2?

A) 1
B) 4
C) 5
D) Data insufficient
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ANS: B) 4
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What can be measured but can never be seen?

The answer is hidden here:
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ANS: TIME
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Can you guess what the rebus below means ?

HINT: Look around to find the answer

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ANS: I am surrounded
by enemies
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Question: If PNG is CAT then what is R N P U? Ji

HINT: Look At the other side of the river🙂.

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Ans: "E A C H"

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THIS MESSAGE GENERATES A WORD. Can you figure it out?

We are just 12. Not all of us are numbers or letters. But some of us are both
numbers and letters. If you know me you know the code:)
MESSAGE: 3296

Hint: Well, I am your dial pad

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Ans: DAWN
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Do you know what this is?
Then DECODE: -- -•-- ••• - • •-• -•--

HINT:
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ANS: MYSTERY
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DECRYPT THE CODE:

REFER TO:
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HINT:
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ANS: ISTE
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BONUS QUESTIONS
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HINT: Everything lies in the position of a letter, position of the day of the week
and the length of the string.
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ANS: 8619
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A boy in our college has finally managed to get a girl’s
phone number, but unfortunately, he lost all his contacts.
He could hardly remember the first five digits of the
number. His friends are now trying to tease him with these
riddles. Can you help the poor boy figure out the rest 5?

HINT:
The first digit
is 7.
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ANS: 74658
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Robin had been murdered but had left something in cipher on the
floor as "djdvqkz".
The NYPD Police Cops appeared after some time and in no time
Jake solved the case and caught the murderer. So, who was it?

There are four suspects: “Leonard", "Charles", "Melanie" and

"Addison".

HINT:
The first character of the
name + 1 will give you
the first letter of the
code.
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ANS: Charles
Explanation:
c + 1 characters-> d
h + 2 characters-> j
a + 3 characters-> d
r + 4 characters-> v
l + 5 characters-> q
e + 6 characters-> k
s + 7 characters-> z
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Which maths symbol does this below rebus identify?

Hint: How was your trigonometry during JEE?

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ANS: Pi (3.14159265)
Explanation:
This bar graph
represents the
number (3, 1, 4, 1, 5,
9, 2, 6, 5).
We know the value of
pie is 3.14159265
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