In a certain code, 'il be pee' means 'roses are blue', 'sik hee' means 'red flowers', 'pee mit hee' means 'flowers are vegetables' and 'lee be mee' means 'dark blue sky'.
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | be | (I) | roses |
| (B) | mit | (II) | blue |
| (C) | hee | (III) | vegetables |
| (D) | il | (IV) | flowers |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
A code word that appears in two messages stands for the word the two meanings have in common. Comparing the messages two at a time decodes each word:
‘il be pee’ = roses are blue and ‘lee be mee’ = dark blue sky: the common word is blue, so be = blue
‘sik hee’ = red flowers and ‘pee mit hee’ = flowers are vegetables: hee = flowers
‘il be pee’ = roses are blue and ‘pee mit hee’ = flowers are vegetables: pee = are
In ‘pee mit hee’, pee = are and hee = flowers, so mit = vegetables
In ‘il be pee’, be = blue and pee = are, so il = roses
So (A) be — (II) blue, (B) mit — (III) vegetables, (C) hee — (IV) flowers and (D) il — (I) roses.