Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

In a certain code language, 'CAPTURES' is coded as '24111206182219', 'DECORATE' is coded as '23524159175'. What is the code for 'EDUCATOR' in that code language ?

Options:

2246326201219

2246326201218

224632620218

2246322601218

Correct Answer:

2246326201218

Explanation:

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:

1. EVEN POSITION LETTERS ARE CODED AS THEIR PLACE VALUE

2.ODD POSITION LETTERS ARE CODED WITH PLACE VALUE OF THE OPPOSITE LETTER

AS

C → ( OPPOSITE  ) → X = 24

A → ( SAME) → A = 1

P → ( OPPOSITE  ) → K = 11

T → ( SAME) → T = 20

U → ( OPPOSITE  ) → F = 6

R → ( SAME) → R = 18

E → ( OPPOSITE  ) → V = 22

S → ( SAME) → S = 19

AND

D → ( OPPOSITE  ) → W = 23

E → ( SAME) → E = 5

C → ( OPPOSITE  ) → X = 24

O → ( SAME) → O = 15

R → ( OPPOSITE  ) → I = 9

A → ( SAME) → A = 1

T → ( OPPOSITE  ) → G = 7

E → ( SAME) → E = 5

SIMILARLY

E → ( OPPOSITE  ) → V = 22

D → ( SAME) → D = 4

U → ( OPPOSITE  ) → F = 6

C → ( SAME) → C = 3

A → ( OPPOSITE  ) → Z = 26

T → ( SAME) → T = 20

O → ( OPPOSITE  ) → L = 12

R → ( SAME) → R = 18