Mental Ability

17 Coding Decoding

A Code is a system of signals. Therefore, Coding is a method of transmitting a message between the
sender and the receiver without a third person knowing it.

The Coding and Decoding Test is set up to judge the candidate’s ability to decipher the rule that codes
a particular word/message and break the code to decipher the messages.

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Example – 1:
In a certain code, TEACHER is written as VGCEJGT. How is CHILDREN written in that
code?
a) EJKNEGTP b) EGKNFITP c) EJKNFGTO d) EJKNFTGP

Sol. Clearly, each letter in the word TEACHER is moved two steps forward to obtain the
corresponding letter of the code.

T E A C H E
R
+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2

V G C E J G
T
Similarly, we have:

C H I L D E E
N
+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2

E J K N F T G
P
So, the desired code is EJKNFTGP. Hence, the answer id (D).

ASSIGNMENT-1
1. If the word HAPPEN is coded as IJBCQRQRFGOP, what word does ‘CDFGTUUV’
stand for?
(A) WEST (B) NAME (C) BEST (D) LAME
2. If SLEEP is coded as XMKKB, SPEAR is coded as XBKOY and PULL as BFMM, how
would you decode PLEASURE?
(A) KMNOXYZ (B) BMOKXFYK (C) BMKOXFYK (D) MOKXB

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3. If VKRYH means SHOVE, what would SLVWRO mean?

(A) PISTOL (B) BRASSO (C) SOLUTE (D) MATURE
4. In a certain code if FHQK means GIRL, how will WOMEN be written in the same
code?
(A) VNLDM (B) FHQKN (C) XPNFO (D) VLNDM
5. In a code language LONDON is written as MPOEPO. What is the code for CPNCBZ?
(A) DQODCA (B) BOMBAY (C) MADRA (D) RAJKOT
6. In a certain code MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How would TIGER be written in
the same code?
(A) QDFHS (B) SHFDQ (C) UJHHFS (D) QDHJS
7. If CLOCK is KCOLC, how will STEPS be written in that code?
(A) SPEST (B) SPSET (C) SPETS (D) SEPTS
8. In a certain code GAMESMAN is written as AGMEMSAN. How will DISCLOSE be
written in that code?
(A) IDSCOLSE (B) IDCSOLES (C) IDSCOLES (D) IDSCLOSE
9. In a certain code PRACTICAL is written a PARTCCILA, how is TRAINS written in the
same code?
(A) TARINS (B) TANRIS (C) TAIRNS (D) TARNIS
10. If GOLFER is coded as HNMEFQ. HUNGER is coded as
(A) ITOFFQ (B) IVOHFS (C) ITODFQ (D) TIDOQF
11. If POWER stands for 72514, then ROW stands for
(A) 452 (B) 425 (C) 524 (D) 542
12. If 312534 stands for RECORD, then 353 stands for
(A) ROD (B) COR (C) ROC (D) ROR
13. If GROWTH stands for 579312, then THROW stands for
(A) 12793 (B) 21793 (C) 21973 (D) 21379
14. If INDEED stands for 123443 then NEED stands for
(A) 4423 (B) 2434 (C) 2344 (D) 2443
15. If SLIGHT stands for 426875, then GIST stands for
(A) 6845 (B) 8645 (C) 4568 (D) 4586
16. If 75310 stands for SWEAT, then 710 stands for
(A) SET (B) SAT (C) EAT (D) TEA
17. If HOME is 2541; SHOP is 8256; WORK is 9573, what is SMOKE?
(A) 85431 (B) 84531 (C) 83451 (D) 84351
18. If RACE is 4793, FACT is 1795 FORCE is 16493, what is REACT?
(A) 43759 (B) 43975 (C) 43795 (D) 59734
19. If EARTH is 12347, TRACE is 43251, FARCE is 92351, then what is FACT?
(A) 9254 (B) 9524 (C) 9245 (D) 9425

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20. If PLOT is 5321, TAKE is 1790 and PINK is 5469, what is PLATE?
(A) 35710 (B) 53710 (C) 53701 (D) 53071

ASSIGNMENT-2
21. If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH, is coded as 41590, how is PEARL coded in that
code
(A) 29530 (B) 24153 (C) 25413 (D) 25430
22. In a certain language, A is coded as 1, B is coded as 3, C is coded as 5 and so on,
how is GARAGE coded in that language
(A) 113193118 (B) 132362139 (C) 131271138 (D) 131351139
23. If in a certain code, SISTER is coded as 535301, UNCLE as 84670, and BOY as 129,
how is SON coded in that code?
(A) 524 (B) 643 (C) 353 (D) 846
24. If in a certain language PRIVATE is coded as 1234567 and RISK is coded as 2198,
how is RIVETS coded in that language?
(A) 687543 (B) 234769 (C) 496321 (D) 246598
25. If PLAY is coded as 8123 and RHYME is coded as 49367, how is MALE coded?
(A) 6217 (B) 6198 (C) 6395 (D) 6285
26. In a certain code ‘Bir le nac’ means ‘Green and tasty’, Pic nac hor’ means ‘Food is
tasty’. Which of the following means “Tomato is tasty” in that code
(A) Hor bir pic (B) Pic hor nac (C) Bir le hor (D) None of these
27. If ‘Nitco sco tingo’ stands for ‘Softer than flowers’. ‘Tingo rho mst’ stands for Sweet
flower fragrance’, and ‘Mst Sco tmp’ stands for ‘Sweet than smile’, what would
‘Fragrance’ stand for
(A) Rho (B) Mst (C) Tmp (D) Sco
28. In a certain code language, ‘Sup na kol’ means ‘Fruit is good’, ‘Kol so hir’ means
‘Tree is tall’ and ‘Sup zo yop’ means ‘Eat good food’, which of the following means
fruit in that language?
(A) Sup (B) Na (C) Kol (D) None of these
29. In a certain code language, 3a, 2b, 7c means ‘Truth is Eternal’, 7c, 9a, 8b, 3a means
‘Enmity is not Eternal’, 10a, 4d, 2b, 8b means ‘Truth does not Perish’. Which of the
following means ‘Enmity’ in that language?
(A) 3a (B) 2b (C) 7c (D) 9a
30. In a certain code language, ‘Pre nat bis’ means ‘Smoking is harmful, ‘ Vog dor nat’
means ‘Avoid harmful habit’ and Dor bis yel means ‘Please avoid smoking’. Which of
the following means ‘habit’ in that language?
(A) Vog (B) Nat (C) Dor (D) None of these
31. If orange is called ‘Butter’, Butter is called ‘Soap, Soap is called ‘Ink’, ‘Ink’ is called
‘Honey’, Honey’ is called ‘Orange’, which is used for washing clothes?
(A) Honey (B) Butter (C) Orange (D) Ink
32. If ‘Water’ is called ‘Food, ‘Food’ is called ‘Tree’, Tree’ is called ‘Sky’, ‘Sky’ is called
‘Wall’. On which of the following grows a fruit?
(A) Water (B) Food (C) Sky (D) Tree
33. If Cloud is called ‘White, ‘White is called ‘Rain’, ‘Rain’ is called ‘Green’, ‘Green’ is
called ‘Air’, ‘Air’ is called ‘Blue’ and ‘Blue’ is called ‘Water’. Where do the birds fly?
(A) Air (B) Cloud (C) White (D) Blue

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34. If ‘Banana’ is ‘Apple, ‘Apple’ is ‘Grapes’, ‘Grapes’ is ‘Mango’, ‘Mango’ is ‘Nuts’, ‘Nuts’
is ‘Guava’, which of the following is a yellow fruit?
(A) Mango (B) Guava (C) Apple (D) Nuts
35. If ‘Shirt’ is called ‘Belt’, ‘Belt’ is called ‘Shoes’, ‘Shoes’ is called ‘Pullover’, ‘Pullover’ is
called ‘Hat’, ‘Hat’ is called ‘Collar’, then which of the following would a man wear in
winter?
(A) Hat (B) Pullover (C) Shirt (D) Collar
36. If WORD is coded as 15 how will you code GOLD?
(A) 9.5 (B) 40 (C) 8.5 (D) 3.8
37. If BASIC is coded as 6.8, how will you code TEARS?
(A) 34 (B) 12.6 (C) 40 (D) 36
38. If PUSH is coded as 64 how will you code MUST?
(A) 36 (B) 73 (C) 18 (D) 38
39. If CLASS is coded as FODVV, how will you code MONTH?
(A) OQPVJ (B) PRQWK (C) RTVYM (D) QSUXL
40. If TILAK is coded as VKNCM, how will you code TIMES?
(A) PNOGH (B) UJNFT (C) VKOGU (D) WLPHV

PREVIOUS YEAR NTSE QUESTIONS

Direction (41-44): The letters in column I are coded in the form of numbers. Which are
written in column II, but the order of numbers in different. Read carefully code of letters.
Find out correct answer in given alternative and write its alternative number against the
corresponding question number on your answer sheet
Column I Column II
CJL 359
EJP 092
PCK 304
KND 478
NEV 721
41. What will be code of K N P -
(A) 870 (B) 327 (C) 951 (D) 470
42. What will be code of C J E
(A) 123 (B) 392 (C) 724 (D) 803
43. What will be code of L J K -
(A) 270 (B) 903 (C) 594 (D) 741
44. What will be code of P V D
(A) 018 (B) 372 (C) 209 (D) 743
45. If in certain code language E J N P is written as C G J K. What will be code of C H L
R in same language?
(A) A D H N (B) B E J M (C) E J I O (D) A E H M
46. If in certain code language G L R T is written as 21. What will be code of C H N S in
same language?
(A) 13 (B) 11 (C) 19 (D) 17
47. If UDOMETER is coded as DUMOTERE then how will SUBLEASE be coded?

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(A) USLBESAE (B) USLBAEES (C) USBAELES (D) none of these

48. If RASCAL is coded as QZRBZK then how will SOLDER be coded?
(A) RNMEDQ (B) RPKEDS (C) TPMEFS (D) RNKCDQ
49. If Sand is a coded as Brick, Brick as House, House as Temple, Temple as Palace
then where do you worship?
(A) Palace (B) Temple (C) Brick (D) House
50. If 678 means – Society Family Husbandry, 574 means – Husbandry Health Control,
342 means – Health census shop, then – which code has been used for “Health”
(A) 7 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) None of these

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