Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

In a certain code language, 'POTATO' is coded as  32-30-40-2-40-30 and 'TURNIP' is coded as 40-42-36-28-18-32. How will 'RADISH' be coded in that language?

 

Options:

 36-1-4-19-16

 

18-2-4-19-18

 

18-1-8-38-18

 

36-2-8-38-16

Correct Answer:

36-2-8-38-16

Explanation:

1   2    3    4   5    6   7     8    9  10  11  12  13

 A   B   C    D   E    F   G    H    I    J    K    L   M

 ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓     ↓   ↓    ↓     ↓   ↓    ↓    ↓    ↓

 Z   Y    X   W   V    U   T    S    R   Q   P    O   N

26  25  24  23  22  21  20  19  18  17  16  15  14

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THE LOGIC FOLLOWED HERE IS :

POSITIONAL VALUE MULTIPLIED BY 2

AS

P → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 16 ×2 = 32

O → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 15 × 2 = 30

T → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 20× 2 = 40

A → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 1 × 2 = 2

T → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 20 × 2 = 40

O → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 15 × 2 = 30

AND

T → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 20 × 2 = 40

U → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 21 × 2 = 42

R  → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 18 × 2 = 36

N → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 14 × 2 = 28

I → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 9 × 2 = 18

P → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 16 × 2 = 32

SIMILARLY

R → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 18 × 2 = 36

A → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 1 × 2 = 2

D → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 4 × 2 = 8

I  → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 9 × 2 = 18

S → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 19 × 2 = 38

H → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 8 × 2 = 16