In a certain code language, 'HINTS' is coded as '5', and 'GRAD' is coded as '4'. How will 'POL' be coded in that language?

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THE LOGIC FOLLOWED HERE IS:

THE CODE LANGUAGE IS   NUMBER OF LETTERS GIVEN IN THE WORD

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SO , FOR THE WORD  HINT = 5 LETTERS

SO , FOR THE WORD  GRAD = 4 LETTERS

SIMILARLY

SO , FOR THE WORD  POL  = 3 LETTERS

HENCE OPTION 2 IS CORRECT