Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Coding Decoding

Question:

Ina certain code language, 'Girl' is coded as 'QWNL'. What is the code for 'KEPT' in that code language?

Options:

YVJP

YUKR

YUJP

YUKP

Correct Answer:

YUJP

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:

REVERSE THE WORD AND INCREASE THE PLACE VALUE BY +5

GIRL = LRIG

L →(+5) → Q

R →(+5) → W

I →(+5) → N

G →(+5) → L

SIMILARLY

KEPT = TPEK

T →(+5) → Y

P →(+5) → U

E →(+5) → J

K →(+5) → P