Chapter : Coding & Decoding [Mathematics Class-X]

CODING DECODING :
Coding is a method of sending a message to the receiver, such that the third person doesn’t know about
it. Code language is formed by certain rules & patterns. To know this language following certain rules is
called ‘Decoding’.
TYPES OF CODING - DECODING :
(i) Letter - letter coding
(ii) Letter - number coding
(iii) To code letter/words in puzzle form
(iv) To code some objects in puzzle form
(V) To code as per table form/column form
Ex 1. If in any code language, KUMAR is coded as LVNBS, How is EMOTIONAL coded in that language.
(A) FNQUJQBM (B) FNPUJPOBM (C) GNPUNPOBM (D) GNQUJQOBM

Sol.

Similarly

Ans. (B)
Ex 2. If in any code language CLERK is coded as AHYJA how is JOB coded in that language.

(A) HKW (B) HKV (C) HKU (D) None

Similarly,

Ans. (B)

Note : The sum of a alphabet in order & in reverse order is 27 as explained below -

Ex. 3. If in any code language NATIONAL is written as MZGRLMZO than how is JAIPUR written in that language.

(A) QZRKFI (B) PZRKFI (C) QZRIFK (D) QARKFI

Sol.

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Similarly,

Ans. (A)
Ex 4. If the code for ALLOWANCE is ZNKPVBMDD, the word DEARNESS would be coded as :

(A) CFBAODTR (B) EDZQMFRT (C) CDZTMFTER (D) CFZSMFRT

Sol.

Similarly,

Ans. (D)
Ex 5. If RAT = 42 and CAT =57, then LATE = ?
(A) 60 (B) 70 (C) 64 (D) 74
Sol. In the given code Z =1, Y = 2, X = 3, ......, C = 24, B = 25, A = 26.
So, RAT = 9 + 26 + 7 = 42 and CAT = 24 + 26 + 7 = 57
Similarly, LATE = 15 + 26 + 7 + 22 = 70
Ans. (B)
Ex 6. If AJAY is written as 1117, then is same code NAMA would be written as
(A) 5114 (B) 5411 (C) 5141 (D) 4511

Sol.
Hence
Ans. (C)
Ex 7. In certain language, if 1 is coded as A, 2 as B, 3 as C, and so on, how is FLOWER coded in that code ?
(A) 6121523518 (B) 6121823515 (C) 6211523518 (D) 6218123515
Sol. In the given code 1 = A, 2 = B. 3 = C,........ 24 = X, 25 = Y, 26 = X
So, in FLOWER, F is coded as 6, L as 12, O as 15, W as 23, E as 5 and R as 18.
Ans. (A)
Ex 8. If the animals which can walk are called swimmers, animals which can crawl are called flying, those which
live in water are called snakes, and those which fly in the sky are called hunters, then what will a lizard be
called ?
(A) Swimmer (B) Snake (C) Hunter (D) Flying
Sol. A lizard is an animal which crawls and hence is called ‘flying’/
Ans. (D)
Ex 9. If knr lin hcn stands for everything is fine ; nso one lin stands for there is something and ksa nso wno
stands for ask something now ; What would there stand for ?
(A) lin (B) nso (C) ons (D) kse
Sol. lin is common in first two sentences, it stands for is nso is common in last two sentences, it stands for
something. Clearly, in second statement there stands for ons.
Ans. (C)
Ex 10. In a code language 157 means mother always lovable, 619 means always happy future and 952 means
mother very happy then what does the word future stand for in the same language ?
(A) 9 (B) 6 (C) 1 (D) Can not be determined
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Sol. 157 means mother always lovable ........(i)
619 means always happy future ......(ii)
952 means mother very happy ......(iii)
from (i) & (ii) always means 1
from (i) & (iii) happy means 9
So, future means 6
Ans. (B)
Directions : (11 to 14) Column I contains five capital letters while column II contains five digits.
Each letter corresponds to a single digit but not necessarily in that order.

Column-I Column-II
BEIKL 61520
PNBTK 34568
XLPBE 57401

KNIXV 27396
XBNPE 45713
Ex 11. What is the value of BIKE ?
(A) 5261 (B) 6125 (C) 2560 (D) None of these
Ex 12. What is the value PIN + NIP ?
(A) 423 (B) 744 (C) 777 (D) 747
Ex 13. What is the value of BITE - KITE ?
(A) 386 (B) 1000 (C) -1000 (D) None of these
Ex 14. What is value of NIL + NINE -TEN ?
(A) 4364 (B) 2738 (C) 2097 (D) None of these
Sol. (11 to 14) :
A digit will be the code of letter if both are present in the same rows and also absent in the same rows.
So, Code of B is 5 as both are present in row no. (i), (ii), (iii), (v) & absent in row no. (iv).
Code of E is 1 as both are present in row no. (i) (iii), (v) & absent in row no. (ii), (iv)
Code of I is 2 as both are present in row no. (i) (iv) & absent in row no. (ii), (iii), (v).
Code of L is 0 as both are present in row no. (i) (ii), (iv) & absent in row no. (iii), (v).
Code of K is 6 as both are present in row no. (i), (ii), (iv), & absent in row no. (iii), (v).
Code of N is 3 as both are present in row no. (ii), (iv), (v) & absent in row no. (i), (iii),
Code of P is 4 as both are present in row no. (ii) (iii), (v) & absent in row no. (i) (iv).
Code of T is 8 as both are present in row no. (ii) & absent in row no. (i), (iii), (iv), (v).
Code of V is 9 as both are present in row no. (iv) & absent in row no. (i), (ii), (iii), (v).
Code of X is 7 as both are present in row no. (iii), (iv), (v) & absent in row no. (i), (ii).
So, we can summaries the result in the following table :

Letters B E I K L N P T V X
Digits 5 1 2 6 0 3 4 8 9 7
11. 5261
12. 423 + 324 = 747
13. 5281 - 6281 = -1000
14. 320 + 3231 - 813 = 2738
Directions : (15 to 16) In each questions there is a word written in capital letters with one letter
underlined. For each letter in that word there is a code written in small letters. That code is
denoted by either (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) not in the same order. You have to find out the
exact code for the underlined letter in the word. The number of that code is the answer.
Please note that the same letter appearing in other word(s) may be coded differently.
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Ex 15. MAGIC
(A) km (B) eg (C) ik (D) ce (E) oq
Sol. M(+2) o (+2)q  ‘oq’, A(+2) (+2) e 
  ‘ce’, G(+2)i(+2) k 
  ‘ik’, I(2+)k(+2)m 
  ‘km’ and

C(+2)e(+2)g  ’eg’

Ans. (C)
Ex 16. QUITE
(A) hj (B) su (C) tc (D) pr (E) df
Sol. Q(-1)p(+2)r  ‘pr’, U(-1)t(+2)v 
  ‘tv’, I(-1)h(+2) j 
  ‘hj’, T(-1)s (+2)u 
  ‘si’ and E(-1)d(+2)f


  ‘df’

Ans. (D)

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PRACTICE EXERCISE

1. If in any code language TARGET is coded as UYUCNJ then which word is coded as VICTORY in that
language ?
(A) UKZXJXR (B) UKYXJDR (C) UKYXJWD (D) None
2. If in a certain code MANISH is written as NZMRHS, then how will RANJITA be written int eh same code ?
(A) IZMQRGZ (B) IZMPRGZ (C) IZMQRHZ (D) IZMQRIZ
3. If MENTAL is written LNDFMOSUZBKM, then how would TEST be written in that code ?
(A) UVFGTIIV (B) RSCDQRRS (C) SUDFRQRSM (D) SUDFRTSU
4. If HERCULES is coded s JCTAWJGQ, then what is the code for APHORDITE ?
(A) CNMJTBKRG (B) CNJMTBKSG (C) CNJMTBKRG (D) CNJMTCKRG
5. If BOX is coded as CDPQYZ what will be the last two letters of word in the same code for HERO ?
(A) N, M (B) M, N (C) P, Q (D) Q, P
6. If IMPORT is written USPQNJ, then how will CAPITAL be written in this code ?
(A) MBUJQBD (B) KZSHOZB (C) MUBJBDQ (D) MBQJUBD
7. If XY = 600, ABC = 6 than, GO + DO will be equal to :
(A) 150 (B) 180 (C) 165 (D) 155
8. If ANCE is coded as 3, 7, 29, 11 then BIOL will be coded as :
(A) 5, 31, 21, 25 (B) 5, 31, 19, 25 (C) 5, 29, 19, 25 (D) 5, 29, 19, 17
9. If ADARSHI is codded as 53, SCHOOL is codded as 66 then the word STUDENT will be codded as :
(A) 90 (B) 97 (C) 89 (D) 96
10. In a certain code KAMAL is written as 29894, VIJAY is written as 35196, then the word VIMAL will be coded
as
(A) 29196 (B) 35894 (C) 35194 (D) 35196
11. If DEAR is coded as 7 and BEARS as 9, what should be the code for WAX ?
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 10
12. If air is called water, water is called green, green is called dust, dust is called yellow and yellow is called
cloud, which of the following does fish live in ?
(A) Air (B) Water (C) Green (D) Dust
13. If rains is called pink, pink in called cloud, cloud is called water, water is called breeze, and breeze is
called moon, what do you wash your hands with ?
(A) Water (B) Rain (C) Breeze (D) Moon
14. In a certain code XZM means he is bright, TCZO means every lawn in green, and OQCN every wall was
green. Which of the following does mean every lawn is bright in that code ?
(A)ZTOM (B)CXZT (C)XOTZ (D)Cannot be determened
15. In a certain code language, Pat Zoo Sim means Eat Good Mangoes. Pus Sim Tim means Mangoes And
Sweets and Tim Zoo Kit means Purchase Good Sweets. Which word in the language means Good ?
(A) Zoo (B) Pus (C) Sim (D) Tim
16. In a certain code 786 means study very hard, 958 means hard work pays and 645 means study and
work. Which of the following is the code for very ?
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) Cannot be determined
17. If men are very busy means 1234, busy persons need encouragement means 4567, encouragement is
very important means 3589 and important persons are rare means 2680 what is the code for
encouragement
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9

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Directions : (18 to 22) According to a code language, words in column I are written in capital
letters. And in column II their codes are given. The codes in column II are jumbeld up.
Decode the language and choose the correct code for word given in each question.
Column I Column II
DELIBERATION aemrqs
CONSIDERATE ccehlmo
GHOSTLIKE cfhmoqqrx
WORLDLY cdgmqrsxz
KNOWLEDGE adefmopqqsz
ROCKET cefmopqqszz

18. KNIGHT
(A) ghrxyz (B) fhmpqr (C) gprsxz (D) fgrsxz
19. BLOAT
(A) ckmps (B) cmpqs (C) ikpqz (D) hmpqz
20. NOTICE
(A) efhpqs (B) fghpqr (C) afmqsz (D) acdeqs
21. SOLACE
(A) acdmpq (B) demopq (C) acemoq (D) acedpqr
22. WORDY
(A) adeop (B) efhlm (C) ehlmo (D) fhlmq
Direction : (23 to 25) In each question there is a word written in capital letters with one letter
underlined. For each letter in that word there is a code written in small letter. That code is
denoted by either (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) not in the same order. You have to find out the
exact code for the underlined letter in the word. The number of that code is the answer.
Please not that the same letter appearing in other word(s) may be coded differently.
23. PAGES
(A) b (B) u (C) r (D) x
24. BREAK
(A) z (B) g (C) p (D) c
25. APRIL
(A) s (B) f (C) u (D) x
(E) o

ANSWERS
Qu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ans. A A D C C A C B D B C C C
Qus. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. D A C A D A C A C A A C

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