Coding Decoding

QUESTIONS
1. If the code of CORNER is GSVRIV, then what will be the code of CENTRAL?
(a) DROUSBM (b) GIRXVEP (c) GJRYVEP (d) GIRXVPE
2. In a certain code, 'BOY' is written as '$ * •' and 'HOUR7 is written as '@ * £ +'. How is 'RUBY' written in
that code?
(a) + £ $. (b) + $ £ • (c). $ £ + (d). £ $ +
3. If in a certain code '15789' is written as 'XTZAL' and '2349' as 'NPSUU then how will '23549' be written in
the same code?
(a) NPTUL (b) PNTSL (c) NPTSL (d) NBTSL
4. In a certain code, 'BRAIN7 is written as'» % - # x' and TIER' is written as '$ # + %'. How is 'RENT written
in that code?
(a) % x # $ (b) % # x $ (c) % + X $ (d) + x % $
5. If 'light' is called 'morning', 'morning' is called 'dark', 'dark' is called 'night', 'night' is called 'sunshine' and
'sunshine' is called 'dusk', then when do we sleep?
(a) night (b) sunshine (c) dusk (d) dark
6. If' ACNE' can be coded as 3, 7, 29, 11, then 'BOIL 'will be coded as ________.
(a) 5,29,19,27 (b) 5,29,19,25 (c) 5,31,21,25 (d) 5,31,19,25
7. In a certain code, 'DESK' is written as '# $ 5 2' and 'RIDE' is written as '% 7 # $'. How is 'RISK' written in
that code?
(a) % 7 2 5 (b) % 7 5 2 (c) % 7 # 2 (d) % 7 $ #
8. If 'sky' is called 'star', 'star' is called 'cloud', 'cloud' is called 'earth', 'earth' is called 'tree' and 'tree' is called
'book', then where do we live on?
(a) book (b) sky (c) star (d) tree
9. If REASON is coded as 5 and BELIEVED as 7, then what is the code for GOVERNMENT?
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
10. If 'room' is called 'bed', 'bed' is called 'window', 'window' is called 'flower' and 'flower' is called 'cooler', then
a man sleep on ___.
(a) window (b) bed (c) flower (d) cooler
11. If O = 16, FOR = 42, then FRONT is equal to _______.
(a) 61 (b) 65 (c) 73 (d) 78
12. If 'sand' is called 'air', 'air' is called 'plateau; 'plateau' is called 'well; 'well' is called 'island' and 'island' is
called 'sky', then from where will a person draw water?
(a) well (b) island (c) sky (d) air
13. If 'man' is called 'girl; 'girl' is called 'woman; 'woman' is called 'boy; 'boy' is called 'waiter' and 'waiter' is
called 'agent; then who will serve in a restaurant?
(a) waiter (b) girl (c) man (d) agent
14. If the code of 'SHIP' is 'THHN; then 'MIOQ' is the code for_______.
(a) LUCK (b) LOCK (c) LIPS (d) LORD
15. If 'dust' is called 'air; 'air' is called 'fire; 'fire' is called 'water; 'water' is called 'colour; 'colour' is called 'rain'
and 'rain' is called 'summer; then where do fish live?
(a) fire (b) water (c) colour (d) dust
16. If the code for 'FIN DS' is 'CFKAP; then ELQBI is the code for _______.
(a) HOTEL (b) MOTEL (c) PMLSK (d) GANGES
17. If the code for RIGHT is SGJDY, then UPDZJ is the code for _______.
(a) PAPER (b) START (c) TRADE (d) MAKER
18. By following a certain logic MTUXTRVN is written as NUVXTQUM. How is AS UMNJKL written in that
logic?
(a) BTVMNIJK (b) BTVMNKLM (c) BTVNMUK (d) ZRTMNIJK
19. In a certain code language, DISTURB is written as DTWVUKF. How will FRIENDS be written in that
language?
(a) TEOFJSH (b) UFPGKTH (c) TEPGKSH (d) UFPHKSH
20. In a certain code language, ENGLISH is written as FMHKJRI. How is OCTOBER written in that code?
(a) PBUNCDS (b) PBUCNSD (c) BPUNCSD (d) PBUCNDS
21. In a certain code language, OCTOBER is written as OctObEr and NOVEMBER is written as nOvEmbEr.
How is FEBRUARY written in that language?
(SOF NCO 2016)
(a) fEbruAry (b) FEbrUArY (c) fEbrUAry (d) fEbrUarY
22. In a certain code language, CENTRAL is written as ABCDEFG and PLANETARIUM is written as
HGFCBDFEUK. How will LANTERN be written in the same code language?
(SOF NCO 2016)
(a) GFCDFEG (b) GFCDEFG (c) GFCDBEC (d) GFCDBEB
23. If in a certain code language, UTENSIL is coded as WVGPUKN, which word would be coded as WINTER?
(SOF NCO 2016)
(a) UGLRCP (b) UGLRPC (c) ULGRCP (d) PCRLGU
24. If 'earth' is called 'sky7, 'sky' is called 'tree 'and 'tree' is called 'wall', then on which of the following a fruit
grows? (SOF NCO 2016)
(a) earth (b) sky (c) wall (d) tree
25. In a certain code, VALUE is written as XCNWG, how will MONTH be written in the same code?
(SOF NCO 2016)
(a) OPGVJ (b) NPQVJ (c) OQPVJ (d) OPQVJ
26. In a certain code language, 'BRIGHT' is written as 'ASHHGU; then how will 'RETURN' be written in that
language? (SOF NCO 2017)
(a) SFUVSO (b) SDUTSM (c) QFSVQO (d) SDUVQO
27. In a certain code language, 'SOMEDAY' is written as 'RNLDCZX'. How will 'HEALTHY' be written in that
code language? (SOF NCO 2017)
(a) GDZKSGX (b) GDZKSIZ (c) GDZMUGX (d) GFZMSGZ
28. In a certain code language, TRAINING is written as RTYKLKLI. How will INACTIVE be written in the
same code language? (SOF NCO 2017)
(a) GPYERKTG (b) GOCAVGTC (c) GOYAVGXG (d) GPCEVGXC
29. In a certain code language /NATURAL' is written as 'UBOUMBS'. How will 'PROBLEM' be written in that
code language?
(SOF NCO 2017)
(a) QSPBMFN (b) QSPBNFM (c) PSQBNFM (d) PSQBMFN
30. If 'Clock' is called Television', 'Television' is called 'Radio', 'Radio' is called 'Oven', 'Oven' is called 'Grinder'
and 'Grinder' is called 'Iron', then in which will a woman bake?
(SOF NCO 2017)
(a) Radio (b) Oven (c) Grinder (d) Iron
 ANSWER - KEY

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B

6. D 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A

11. D 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. C

16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A

21. C 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. C

26. C 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. C

 EXPLANATIONS
1. (b) : Each letter moves 4 steps ahead to get its code.
2. (a) : Observe respective places of letters and codes.

i.e.
So, code for RUBY is+£$•
3. (c) : See corresponding places of digits and letters.

4. (c)
So, code for RENT is %  $
5. (b) : We sleep at night and night is called sunshine. So, we sleep at sunshine,
6. (d): In the given coding system, we have

So, the code for BOIL is 5, 31, 19, 25

7. (b) :

Code for RISK is % 7 5 2

8. (d): We live on earth and earth is called tree. So, we live on tree.
9. (c) : Clearly, each word is coded by the numeral which is 1 less than the number of letters in the word.
Since, there are 10 letters in the word GOVERNMENT, so required code  10  1  9.
10. (a): A man sleeps on a bed and bed is called window. So, a man will sleep on the window.
11. (d): We have: A = 2, B = 3, ...... Z = 27.
Then, FOR=F+O+R=7+16+19=42
FRONT=F+R+O+N+T=7+19+16+15+21=78
12. (b) : A person draw water from a well but a well is called island. So, the person will draw water from an
island.
13. (d): A waiter serves in a restaurant but waiter is called agent. So, an agent will serve in the restaurant.
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15. (c) : Fish live in water but water is called colour. So, fish live in colour.
16. (a) : To get the word, move each letter of ELQBI 3 steps ahead.
17. (c) : Letters of UPDZJ will move m the sequence 1,  2,  3,  4,  5
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