Coding And Decoding: Quiz

Dear Readers,

1. In a certain code ENGLISH is written as FMHKJRI. How is OCTOBER written in that code?

(a) PBUNCDS 

(b) PBUCNSD 

(c) BPUNCSD

(d) PBUCNDS 

(e) None of these

2. If a 'truck' is called 'train', 'train' is called 'tractor', 'tractor' is called 'ship', 'ship' is called 'aeroplane', 'aeroplane' is called 'bulldozer' and bulldozer' is called 'scooter' which of the following can fly?

(a) Ship 

(b) Aeroplane 

(c) Bulldozer

(d) Tractor 

(e) None of these

3. In a certain code language 'te da ka ni' means 'intelligence is in genes', 'se po lo ni' means, 'genes are not responsible' and 'ba da fu te' means 'intelligence is through experience'. What does 'ka' stand for in that code language?

(a) genes

(b) through

(c) intelligence 

(d) in

(e) responsible

DIRECTIONS (Ques 4 - 8) : In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of number/symbol numbered (a), (b), (c) & (d). Letters are to be coded as per the scheme and conditions are given below. You have to find out the serial number of the combination, which represents the letter group. Serial number of that combinations is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (e) i.e. 'None of these'.

Conditions

1. If the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel, both are to be coded as the code of the vowel.
2. If the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant, the codes for the first and the last are to be interchanged.
3. If no vowel is present in the group of letters, the second and the fifth letters are to be coded as ©.

4. KQAPJE

(a) 3£5$82 

(b) 3£58$2 

(c) 2£5$82

(d) 2£5$83 

(e) None of these

5. EMANRB

(a) *75@12 

(b) 275@1* 

(c) ©75@2©

(d) *75@1* 

(e) None of these

6. JAQDKP

(a) 85£%38 

(b) $5£%3$ 

(c) $5£%38 

(d) $5£3%8 

(e) None of these

7. QDBGRM

(a) £%*617 

(b) $© *6©7

(c) £%*167 

(d) % £*61©

(e) None of these

8. IKQLMS

(a) 43£#74 

(b) ©3£#7©

(c) 4£3#74

(d) 93£#74 

(e) None of these

9. In a certain code MODE is written as #8%6 and DEAF is written as %67$. How is FOAM written in that code?

(a) $87# 

(b) $#7% 

(c) #87%

(d) $87% 

(e) None of these

10. If '+' means '–', '–' means '×', '×' means '¸' and '¸' means '+' then what is the value 9 – 7 + 85 × 17 ¸ 15 = ?

(a) 73 

(b) 83 

(c) 79

(d) 68 

(e) None of these

Answers :

1. (c)

2. (c) 

3. (d) 

4. (c) 

5. (a) 

6. (e) 

7. (b) 8. (d) 

9. (a)

10. (a)