Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

In a certain code language, 'RAKHI' is coded as 36-2-22-16-18 and 'SHALU' is coded as 38-16-2-24-42. How will 'MANJU' be coded in that language?

Options:

13-2-28-10-24

13-2-14-10-24

26-1-14-20-42

26-2-28-20-42

Correct Answer:

26-2-28-20-42

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  × 2

AS

R → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 18 ×2 = 36

A → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 1 × 2 = 2

K → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 11 × 2 = 22

H → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 8 × 2 = 16

I → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 9 × 2 = 18

AND

S → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 19 ×2 = 38

H → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 8 × 2 = 16

A → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 1 × 2 = 2

L → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 12 × 2 = 24

U → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 21 × 2 = 42

SIMILARLY

M → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 13 × 2 = 26

A → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 1 × 2 = 2

N → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 14 × 2 = 28

J → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 10 × 2 = 20

U → (POSITIONAL VALUE) → 21 × 2 = 42