Verbal Reasoning - Coding and Decoding with alphabets- questions with answers


Level 3: Hard Complexity


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  1. If we follow the coding scheme that ‘A’ codes to 65 and ‘Z’ codes to 90 and ‘a’ codes to 97 and ‘z’ codes to 122, then what will be the code for “MountainDew”?
    1. 97-111-118-110-116-91-105-115-69-101-120
    2. 92-101-117-110-120-90-104-116-68-101-119
    3. 72-91-117-150-116-97-99-110-68-101-119
    4. 77-111-117-110-116-97-105-110-68-101-119
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    Answer: D. 77-111-117-110-116-97-105-110-68-101-119

    Explanation: Replace each alphabet with its corresponding code.


  2. Use the coding scheme as given below and code the following message: ATTENDANCE

    1. 4A-53-53-45-4H-64-49-4E-43-48
    2. 4D-5A-5A-45-4F-54-40-4E-43-42
    3. 41-54-54-45-4E-44-41-4E-43-45
    4. 40-55-55-45-4E-44-41-4E-43-4a
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    Answer: C. 41-54-54-45-4E-44-41-4E-43-45

    Explanation: Codes for the remaining characters will be as follows:

    Replace each alphabet with its corresponding code.


  3. Use the coding scheme as given below and code the following message: ASYNCHRONOUS

    1. 41-53-59-4E-43-48-52-4F-4E-4F-55-53
    2. 41-56-51-4G-42-46-52-4F-4E-4E-55-51
    3. 41-53-52-4E-41-49-52-4F-4E-4F-51-35
    4. 41-54-59-4F-43-48-52-4F-4E-4D-5D-5A
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    Answer: A. 41-53-59-4E-43-48-52-4F-4E-4F-55-53

    Explanation: Codes for the remaining characters will be as follows:

    Replace each alphabet with its corresponding code.


  4. If ‘EDUCATION’ is written as ‘gEwDcUkqO’ in a certain coding language, then how will you write ‘PRESIDENCY’ ?

    1. qSftkegodD
    2. QSgTkEgoDZ
    3. TSGrkgfODV
    4. RsgTkEHoDZ
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    Answer: B. QSgTkEgoDZ

    Explanation: In case of a vowel, move ahead (in the character sequence) by two characters and change case to lowercase. In case of a consonant, move ahead only by one character (in the character sequence) and retain the case as uppercase.



  5. If ‘STAR’ is written as ‘10011- 10100- 00001- 10010’ in a certain coding language, then how will you write ‘MOON’ ?

    1. 01001- 01101- 01101- 01100
    2. 00101- 01011- 01011- 01110
    3. 01101- 01111- 01111- 01110
    4. 01111- 01110- 01110- 01010
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    Answer: C. 01101- 01111- 01111- 01110

    Explanation: Find the equivalent number for each alphabet according to its position in the alphabet sequence, and then calculate its equivalent binary in 5 digits.
    M – 13 – 01101
    O – 15 – 01111
    N – 14 – 01110


  6. If ‘SUN’ is written as ‘0010011- 0010101- 0001110’ in a certain coding language, then how will you write ‘EARTH’ ?

    1. 0000101- 0000001- 0010010-0010100-0001000
    2. 0100101- 0001001- 0010010-0110100-0011000
    3. 0000101- 0000101- 0010110-0011100-0101000
    4. 0001101- 0110001- 0010010-0010100-0001000
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    Answer: A. 0000101- 0000001- 0010010-0010100-0001000

    Explanation: Find the equivalent number for each alphabet according to its position in the alphabet sequence, and then calculate its equivalent binary in 7 digits.
    E – 5 – 0000101
    A – 1 – 0000001
    R – 18 – 0010010
    T – 20 – 0010100
    H – 8 – 0001000


  7. If ‘PAINTING’ is written as ‘7-14-9-20-14-9-1-16’ in a certain coding language, then how will you write ‘COLOURING’ ?

    1. 8-11-9-10-21-13-22-15-13
    2. 7-14-9-18-21-15-12-15-3
    3. 17-12-1-18-20-15-12-25-13
    4. 9-10-19-16-12-1-24-10-7
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    Answer: B. 7-14-9-18-21-15-12-15-3

    Explanation: Find the equivalent number for each alphabet according to its position in the alphabet sequence, and then reverse the order of the numbers, i.e., place the number for the last alphabet of the word in the first position in the code and so on. For example: G is in the 7th position in the alphabet sequence.


  8. If ‘PAINTING’ is written as ‘7-14-9-20-14-9-1-16’ in a certain coding language, then decode ‘20-12-21-3-9-6-6-9-4’ ?

    1. DIFFICULT
    2. JAZZINESS
    3. QUIZZICAL
    4. PASSWORD
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    Answer: A. DIFFICULT

    Explanation: Find the equivalent number for each alphabet according to its position in the alphabet sequence, and then reverse the order of the numbers, i.e., place the number for the last alphabet of the word in the first position in the code and so on. For example: G is in the 7th position in the alphabet sequence.


  9. If ‘EASY’ is written as ‘11001- 10011- 00001- 00101’ in a certain coding language, then code ‘BEST’ ?

    1. 11100- 10001- 10101- 01010
    2. 00100- 10111- 10101- 10010
    3. 10110- 00011- 01101- 01010
    4. 10100- 10011- 00101- 00010
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    Answer: D. 10100- 10011- 00101- 00010

    Explanation: Find the equivalent number for each alphabet according to its position in the alphabet sequence, and then reverse the order of the numbers, i.e., place the number for the last alphabet of the word in the first position in the code and so on. For example: G is in the 7th position in the alphabet sequence. Now find the 5-digit binary equivalent of each number and place in the code.


  10. If ‘EASY’ is written as ‘11001- 10011- 00001- 00101’ in a certain coding language, then decode ‘01110-01111-01001-10100-00001-00011-00001-10110’ ?

    1. VACATION
    2. CAPACITY
    3. DATABASE
    4. DEFERRED
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    Answer: A. VACATION

    Explanation: Find the equivalent number for each alphabet according to its position in the alphabet sequence, and then reverse the order of the numbers, i.e., place the number for the last alphabet of the word in the first position in the code and so on. For example: G is in the 7th position in the alphabet sequence. Now find the 5-digit binary equivalent of each number and place in the code.


  11. If A is coded as B, and B is coded as C, and C is coded as D and so on, then decode the following sentence:

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    Answer: Practice is the best way to get better

    Explanation: To decode, simply replace each alphabet with its previous alphabet in the alphabet sequence.


  12. If B is coded as A, and C is coded as B, and D is coded as C and so on, then decode the following sentence:

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    Answer: All things are difficult before they are easy

    Explanation: To decode, simply replace each alphabet with its previous alphabet in the alphabet sequence.



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