MENTAL ABILITY

Daily Practice Problems

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TOPIC : CODINGAND DECODING DPP-03
Q.1 If in a certain language, FLOWER is coded as UOLDVI, then how is TERMINAL coded in that
language ?
(1) FLKPMROZ (2*) GVINRMZO (3) RVNIGLKA (4) MNIVGYEO
Sol. Each letter in the word is replaced by the letter which occupies the same position from the other end of
the alphabet, to obtained the code. Thus, A is replaced by Z, B by Y, C by X, D by W and so on.

Q.2 In a certain code, the word ROAD is coded as WTFI . Following the same rule of coding what should
be the word for the code GJFY ?
(1) REAP (2) TAKE (3*) BEAT (4) LATE
Sol. Each letter of the word is five steps behind the corresponding letter of the code. Thus, we have
So, BEAT is coded as GJFY.

Q.3 Is NARGRUED is code for GRANDEUR, which word is coded as SERPEVRE ?

(1) PERSEVER (2) PRESEVER (3) PERSERVE (4*) PRESERVE
Sol. Clearly, the code has been obtained by writing the first four and the last four letters of the word in the
reverse order. Thus, we have
SERPEVRE – SERP/EVRE – PRES/ERVE – PRESERVE

Q.4 In a certain code, FORGE is written as FPTJI. How is CULPRIT written in that code ?
(1) CSJNPGR (2) CVMQSTU (3*) CVNSVNZ (4) CXOSULW
Sol. First letter remains the same and other letters move one, two, three and four steps forward to obtained
the corresponding letters of the code.

Q.5 If in a certain language, MACHINE is coded as LBBIHOD, which would be coded as SLTMFNB?
(1) RKSLEMA (2*) TKULGMC (3) RMSNEOA (4) TMUNGOC
Sol. In the code, we have alternately one letter one step behind and the other one step ahead of the
corresponding letter in the word.

Q.6 If the cook is called butler, butler is called manager, manager is called teacher, teacher is called clerk and
clerk is called principal, who will teach in the class ?
(1) Cook (2) Butler (3) Manager (4*) Clerk
Sol. A teacher teaches in a class as given 'teacher' is called 'clerk'. So a 'clerk' will teach in the class.

Q.7 In a certain code language, '479' means 'fruit is sweet', '248' means 'very sweet voice' and 637 means
'eat fruit daily'. Which digit stands for 'is' in that code ?
(1) 7 (2*) 9 (3) 4 (4) Can't be determined
Sol. In the first and second statements, the common, code digits is '4' an common word is 'sweet', so '4'
means sweet similarly from first and third statement, we find that '7' means 'fruits'. Thus in the second
statement '9' means 'is' ?

Q.8 In a certain code language '526' means 'sky is blue'; '24' means 'blue colour' and '436' means 'colour is
fun'. Which of the following digit stands for 'fun' ?
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3*) 3 (4) 2

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Sol. In the first and third statements '6' means 'is'. In the second and third statements we get '4' means
'colour'. Thus in the third statement '3' means fun.

Q.9 In a coding language, the letters of the English alphabet are arranged in such a manner that all the vowels
are put in the end and the remaining letters are arranged from the first letter onwards. The rearranged
alphabets are used to denote the position occupied by letters in the original alphabets. What is the code
of META?
(1) TEAM (2) PWLV (3) LWPV (4*) QGYB
Sol. The code for META is QGYB.

Q.10 If D = 4, and COVER = 63, then BASIS = ?

(1) 49 (2*) 50 (3) 54 (4) 55
Sol. Clearly A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 etc.
 COVER = 3 +15 + 22 + 5 + 18 = 63
 BASIS = 2 + 1 + 19 + 9 + 19 = 50 Ans.

Q.11 If PALAM could be given the code number 43, what code number can be given to SANTACRUZ?
(1) 75 (2) 85 (3) 120 (4*) 123
Sol. In the given code, A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, ... Z = 26
So PALAM = 16 + 1 + 12 + 1 + 13 = 43.
 SANTACRUZ = 19 + 1 + 14 + 20 + 1 + 3 + 18 + 21 + 26 = 123

Q.12 If DRIVER = 12, PEDESTRIAN = 20, ACCIDENT = 16, then CAR = ?

(1) 3 (2*) 6 (3) 8 (4) 10
Sol. Clearly, each word is coded by the numeral which is twice the umber of letters in the word.
So, CAR = (number of letters in CAR) × 2 = 3 × 2 = 6.

Q.13 If GO = 32, SHE = 49, then SOME will be equal to

(1) 56 (2) 58 (3) 62 (4) 64
Sol. In the given code, Z = 1, Y = 2, X = 3, ...., C = 24, B = 25, A = 26.
So, GO = 20 + 12 = 32 and SHE = 8 + 19 + 22 = 49.
Similarly, SOME = S + O + M + E = 8 + 12 + 14 + 22 = 56.

Q.14 If WORK is coded as 4 – 12 – 9 – 16, then how will you code WOMAN ?
(1) 4 – 12 – 14 – 26 – 13 (2) 4 – 26 – 14 – 13 – 12
(3) 23 – 12 – 26 – 14 – 13 (4) 23 – 15 – 13 – 1 – 14
(E) None of these
Sol. Clearly, each letter is coded by the numeral obtained by subtracting from 27, the numeral denoting the
position of the letter in the English alphabet. W, O, M, A, N and 23rd, 15th, 13th, 1st and 14th letters.
So, their codes are (27 – 23), (27 – 15), (27 – 13), (27 – 1), (27 – 14) i.e., 4, 12, 14, 26, 13
respectively.

Q.15 In a certain code, ORDER is written as ×÷$#÷ and BOARD is written as *×%÷$. How is ABODE
written in that code ?
(1*) %*×$# (2) *×$#÷ (3) %*×$÷ (4) ÷*×$#
Letter O R D E B A
Sol. Code   $ # * %
The code for ABODE is %*×$#.

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Direction (Q.16 to 19) : Study the following system of coding and then find the appropriate code for the
number-group given in each question.
Excluding the exception mentioned below, the digits in each question are to be transformed into letter
codes as follows :
Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Letter code A B C D E F G H I J
Exceptions :
I. If a number begins with a non-zero even digit, that digit should be coded as N.
II. If a number begins with a non-zero odd digit, that digit should be coded as P.
III. If a number begins and also ends with a non-zero even digit, those two digits at the extreme ends
should be coded as Q.
IV. If a number begins and also ends with a non-zero odd digit, those two digits at the extreme ends
should be coded as W.
Barring these exceptions, the other digits should be codified as per the above mentioned letter codes.
Q.16 2732869
(1) QHDCIGP (2) NHDCIGP (3*) NHDCIGJ (4) CHDCIGN
Sol. The number begins with a non-zero even digit. So, 2 at the first place shall be coded as N. Now, 7 is
coded as H, 3 as D, 2 as C, 8 as I, 6 as G. 9 as J.
Thus, the required code is NHDCIGJ.

Q.17 9096572
(1) NAJGFHN (2) IAJGFHC (3) QAJGFHP (4*) PAJGFHC
Sol. The number begins with a non-zero odd digit. So, 9 at the first place should be coded as P. Now, 0 is
coded as A, 9 as J, 6 as G, 5 as F, 7 as H, 2 as C.
Thus, the required code is PAJGFHC.

Q.18 4658630
(1) PGFIGDA (2) EGFIGDA (3*) NGFIGDA (4) NGFIGDN
Sol. The number begins with a non-zero digit. So, 4 at the first place should be coded as N. Now, 6 is coded
as G, 6 as F, 8 as I, 3 as D and 0 as A.
Thus, the required code is NGFIGDA.

Q.19 7284691
(1*) WCIEGJW (2) PCIEGJW (3) PCIEGJP (4) PCIEGJB
Sol. The number begins and ends with a non-zero odd digit. So, 7 at the first place and 1 at the last place are
each coded as W. Also, 2 is coded as C, 8 as I, 4 as E, 6 as G and 9 as J.
Thus, the required code is WCIEGJW.

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