Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

In a certain code language, 'SECTION' is written as 'PHZQLRK'. How will 'HOSTELS' be written as in that language?

Options:

ERPRGIP

EQPSHIP

ERPQHIP

FSPQHIQ

Correct Answer:

ERPQHIP

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:

S → (-3) → P

E → (+3) → H

C → (-3) → Z

T → (+3) → Q

I → (-3) → L

O→ (+3) → R

N  → (-3) → K

SIMILARLY

H → (-3) → E

O  → (+3) → R

S → (-3) → P

T → (+3) → Q

E → (-3) → H

L → (+3) → O

S   → (-3) → P