PACE III – Coding & Decoding 06/06/2016

1. In a certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, [b] 7

how is BOMBAY coded in that code?
[c] Either 5 or 3
[a] CPNCBX
[d] Either 5 or 8
[b] CPNCBZ
8. In a certain code language, '743' means 'mangoes are
[c] CPOCBZ good’; '657' means 'eat good food' and '934' means
'mangoes are ripe'. Which digit means 'ripe' in that
[d] CQOCBZ
language?
2. If in a code language, COULD is written as BNTKC and
[a] 9
MARGIN is written as LZQFHM, how will MOULDING
be written in that code? [b] 4
[a] CHMFINTK [c] 5
[b] LNKTCHMF [d] 7
[c] LNTKCHMF 9. If FRAGRANCE is written as SBHSBODFG, how can
IMPOSING be written?
[d] NITKHCMF
[a] NQPTJHOJ
3. If in a certain language if ENTRY is coded as 12345 and
STEADY is coded as 931785, then state which the correct [b] NQPTJOHI
code for below word is. ARREST
[c] NQTPJOHJ
[a] 744589
[d] NQPTJOHJ
[b] 744193
10. Which of the following words would correctly decode the
[c] 166479 word ZHOFRPH if the simple alphabet shifting code is
used?
[d] 745194
[a] ARTISTS
4. If orange is called butter, butter is called soap, soap is
called ink, ink is called honey and honey is called orange, [b] COMPUTE
which of the following is used for washing clothes?
[c] MAILING
[a] Honey
[d] WELCOME
[b] Butter
11. If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as
[c] Soap 45164913 and MORALE is coded as 296137, how are the
following words coded in that language ‘REAL’?
[d] Ink
[a] 8519
5. If 'ishltoinm' stands for 'neat and tidy’; 'qprinmsen' stands
for 'small but neat' and 'hsmsenrso' stands for 'good but [b] 6713
erratic', what would 'but' stand for? [c] 6513
[a] inm [d] 6719
[b] qpr 12. If Z = 52 and ACT = 48, then BAT will be equal to
[c] sen [a] 39
[d] hsm [b] 41
6. In a certain code language, 'col tip mot' means 'singing is [c] 44
appreciable’; 'mot baj min' means 'dancing is good' and
'tip nopbaj' means 'singing and dancing’, which of the [d] 46
following means 'good' in that code language?
13. If REASON is coded as 5 and BELIEVED as 7, what is
[a] not the code number for GOVERNMENT?
[b] min [a] 6
[c] baj [b] 8
[d] Can`t be determined [c] 9
7. In a certain code, '37' means 'which class' and '583' means [d] 10
'caste and class'. What is the code for ‘caste’?
14. If GO = 32, SHE = 49, then SOME will be equal to
[a] 3

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[a] 56
[b] 58
[c] 62
[d] 64
15. If AT = 20, BAT = 40, then CAT will be equal to
[a] 30
[b] 50
[c] 60
[d] 70

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Answer Key

Question No Answer Key

1 B

2 C

3 B

4 D

5 C

6 B

7 D

8 A

9 D

10 D

11 B

12 D

13 C

14 A

15 C

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