Coding and Decoding Questions and Answers Part-7

1. 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?
a) TEAM
b) PWLV
c) LWPV
d) QGYB

Answer: d
Explanation: The original and rearranged letter sequences are as shown :
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZAEIOU
Thus, the code for META is QGYB.

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

Answer: c
Explanation: Each of the first four letters in the word is moved one step backward, while each of the last five letters is moved one step forward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code.

3. In a certain language, SIGHT is written as FVTUG. How is REVEAL written in the same language?
a) YNRIRE
b) DQHQMX
c) FSJSOZ
d) ERIRNY

Answer: d
Explanation: Each letter in the word is moved thirteen steps forward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code.

4. If BE QUICK is coded as ZC OSGAI, then the code of the last letter of the third word in the sentence I LOVE MY COUNTRY is
a) A
b) T
c) U
d) W

Answer: d
Explanation: Each letter in the given message is moved two steps backward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code.
The last letter of the third word in the given sentence is Y, which shall be coded as W.

5. If MADRAS can be written as ARSARS, how can ARKONAM be written in that code?
a) ROAAKNM
b) ROAKANM
c) ROAKNNM
d) ROAKNAM

Answer: a
Explanation: The word is first written twice and the letters at the even positions in the word so obtained, form the code.

6. In a certain code, KAVERI is written as VAKIRE. How is MYSORE written in that code?
a) SYMROE
b) SYMEOR
c) SMYERP
d) None of these

Answer: d
Explanation: The letters in the first half and second half of the word are written in the reverse order to obtain the code.
Thus, we have :
MYSORE => MYS/ORE => SYM/ERO => SYMERO.

7. If in a certain code, CORPORATIONS is written as PROCTAROSNOI, then how is JUDICIAL written in that code?
a) IDUJLAIC
b) UJIDLAIC
c) UJIDICLA
d) IDUJICLA

Answer: a
Explanation: The word is divided into groups of four letters each and then the letters in each group are written in a reverse order.

8. If CONTRIBUTE is written as ETBUIRNTOC, then which letter will be in the sixth place when counted from the left if POPULARISE is written in the same way?
a) R
b) I
c) A
d) L

Answer: d
Explanation: Divide the word into five sets of two letters each and label these sets from 1 to 5. Then the code contains these sets in the order 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 with the letters of sets 5, 3, 1 written in a reverse order.
Thus, we have :
PO PU LA RI SE => ES RI AL PU OP
1 2 3 4 5 => 5 4 3 2 1

9. In a certain code, COMPATIBLE is written as BQNPDDKAHS. How is STABILISED written in that code?
a) TUBCJCDRHK
b) JCBUTEDTHM
c) JCBUTCDRHK
d) JCBUTEFTJM

Answer: c
Explanation: The letters in the first half and second half of the word are written in the reverse order and in the group of letters so obtained, each letter in the first half is moved one step forward while that in the second half is moved one step backward, to get the code.
Thus, we have :
STABILISED => STABI/LISED => IBATS/DESIL => JCBUT/CDRHK

10. In a certain code, PLEADING is written as FMHCQMFB. How is SHOULDER written in that code?
a) KCDQTIPV
b) QDCKVPIT
c) QDCKTIPV
d) TIPVQDCK

Answer: c
Explanation: The last four letters of the word are written in the reverse order, followed by the first four letters in the same order. In the group of letters so obtained, each of the first four letters is moved one step backward while each of the last four letters is moved one step forward to get the code.
Thus, we have :
SHOULDER => SHOU/LDER => REDL/SHOU => QDCK/TIPV