Coding and Decoding - Questions and Answers
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11. In a certain code, EXPLAINING is written as PXEALNIGNI. How is PRODUCED written in that code?
Explanation: ANSWER : None of these
Explanation : . In the coded word, first three letters are reversed, then next two letters are reversed, then again two letters are reversed, and finally three letters are reversed. Hence, PRODUCED will be coded as ORPUDDEC.
12. In a certain code language, QUEUE is written as Q 22, and CHURCH is written as 1UR1. Which of the following would be most appropriate code for BANANA in that language?
Explanation: ANSWER : B55A
Explanation : . Similar pairs of letters have been given the same numeric in each word. As a result pair UE in word QUEUE has been coded 2, pair CH has been coded 1 and likewise the pair AN has been coded 5. Hence, the word BANANA would be coded as B55A.
13. If PAINTER is written in a code language as NCGPRGP, then REASON would be written as:
Explanation: ANSWER : PGYUMP
Explanation : . Letters at odd places have been written two letters back, and letters at even places have been written two steps ahead in the coded word, as their positions in the alphabet. Hence, word REASON will be coded as PGYUMP.
14. In a certain code SOCIAL is written as TQFMFR, then how you will code DIMPLE?
Explanation: ANSWER : EKPTQK
Explanation : . Letters for the basic word have been moved in forward direction in the coded word with a gap of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 letters as their positions in the alphabet. Therefore, the word DIMPLE will be coded as E K P T Q K.
15. In a certain code, GOODNESS is coded as HNPCODTR. How is GREATNESS coded in that code?
Explanation: ANSWER : HQFZUMFRT
Explanation : . Letters at odd places in the coded word are one letter ahead of the letters in the basic word, and letters at even places are one letter behind of the letters in the basic word as their positions in the alphabet.