TNPSC Verbal Reasoning - Coding and Decoding
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
If in a certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY coded in that language?
- (a)
CPNCBX
- (b)
CPNCBZ
- (c)
CPOCBZ
- (d)
CQOCBZ
- (e)
None of these
If 'sky' is 'star', 'star' is cloud', 'cloud' is 'earth', 'earth' is 'tree' and 'tree' is 'bool', then where do the birds fly?
- (a)
Cloud
- (b)
Sky
- (c)
Star
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
If 'cushion' is called 'pillow', 'pillow' is called 'mat', 'mat' is called 'bedsheet' and 'bedsheet' is called 'cover', which will be spread on the floor?
- (a)
Cover
- (b)
Bedsheet
- (c)
Mat
- (d)
Pillow
- (e)
None of these
In a certain code language, OPERATION is written as NODQBUJPO. How is INVISIBLE written in that code?
- (a)
JOWJTJCMF
- (b)
JOWJTHAKD
- (c)
HMUHTJCMF
- (d)
HMUHTHAKD
- (e)
None of these
In a certain code, FAVOUR is written as EBUPTS. How is DANGER written in that code?
- (a)
CBFFDS
- (b)
CBMHDS
- (c)
EBFHDS
- (d)
EBHHFS
If SUMMER is coded as RUNNER, the code for WINTER will be
- (a)
SUITER
- (b)
VIOUER
- (c)
WALKER
- (d)
SUFFER
Read the following information to answer these question:
In a certain code language, '481' means 'sky is blue', '246' means 'sea is deep' and '698' means 'sea looks blue'.
What number is the code for 'sea'?
- (a)
2
- (b)
4
- (c)
6
- (d)
8
If 'water' is called 'food', 'food' is called 'tree', 'tree' is called 'sky', 'sky' is called 'wall', on which of the following grows a fruit?
- (a)
Water
- (b)
Food
- (c)
Sky
- (d)
Tree
- (e)
Wall
if 'lead' is called 'stick', 'stick' is called 'nib', 'nib' is called 'needle', 'needle' is called 'rope' and 'rope' is called 'thread', what will be fitted in a pen to write with it?
- (a)
Stick
- (b)
Lead
- (c)
Needle
- (d)
Nib
- (e)
Thread
According to a code language, word in capital letters in column I are written in small letters in column II. The letters in column II are jumbled up. Decode the language and choose the correct code for the word given in each question.
| Column I | Column II |
| (1) CURSE | (A) opkif |
| (2) INCUR | (B) fbpoc |
| (3) TALLY | (C) ughvg |
| (4) CADET | (D) rkufh |
| (5) DRIP | (E) rotc |
| (6) TOIL | (F) jugc |
| (7) VARY | (G) vwoh |
SUSTAIN
- (a)
hibucpi
- (b)
hkcrjbk
- (c)
hwojfvw
- (d)
hgpukgc
In column I below, some words are given.In column II, their codes are given but they are not arranged in the same order in which they are in column I.Study the letters in both the columns and find out the code to the letter given in each of the following questions, from among the given alternatives.
| Column I | Column II |
| (1) SOUND | (A) abi |
| (2) ADDRESS | (B) cjmv |
| (3) CRUX | (C) ikmop |
| (4) NET | (D) ijktv |
| (5) CRONY | (E) jkgotv |
| (6) CROWDY | (F) blooppv |
D
- (a)
k
- (b)
l
- (c)
m
- (d)
None of these
Below in Column I are given some words and in Column II are given their equivalent in some code language.Words in column II do not appear in the same order as in column I.Moreover, the order of letters is also jumbled. Decode the language and choose the correct alternative which is the equivalent of the given word.
| Column I | Column II |
| (1) TAPE | (A) moij |
| (2) COUP | (B) lhhpok |
| (3) TIE | (C) nls |
| (4) ROTATE | (D) nhpk |
| (5) SAY | (E) nkpl |
| (6) TREAT | (F) msr |
| (7) YEAR | (G) khlph |
| (8) SIP | (H) hrp |
| (9) TYPE | (I) pmlh |
EASY
- (a)
lnps
- (b)
lpns
- (c)
plsn
- (d)
pnls
- (e)
snpl
If 'air' is called 'green', 'green' is called 'blue', 'blue' is called 'sky', 'sky' is called 'yellow', 'yellow' is called 'water' and 'water' is called 'pink', then what is the colour of clear sky?
- (a)
Blue
- (b)
Sky
- (c)
Yellow
- (d)
Water
- (e)
Pink
In column I, some words are given.In column II, their codes are given but they are not arranged in the same order in which they are are in column I.Study the letters in both columns and find out the code to the letter given in each of the following questions.
| Column I | Column II |
| (1) BID | (A) nnrw |
| (2) BAT | (B) emps |
| (3) BAD | (C) lwz |
| (4) CHEAP | (D) aejmnq |
| (5) HILL | (E) kms |
| (6) PORK | (F) emrux |
| (7) QUOTE | (G) ehqr |
| (8) ROSE | (H) iotx |
| (9) VEX | (I) aceenoww |
| (10) WAVE | (J) elu |
| (11) NAMELY | (K) befms |
| (12) FAMILIAR | (L) moty |
| (13) HAZY | (M) elz |
| (14) VAGUE | (N) dfmtu |
F
- (a)
r
- (b)
f
- (c)
w
- (d)
c
In a certain code language, 'col tip mot' means 'singing is appreciable', 'mot baj min' means 'dancing is good' and 'tip nop baj' means 'singing and dancing', which of the following means 'good' in that code language?
- (a)
not
- (b)
min
- (c)
baj
- (d)
Cannot be deternined
In a certain code, CONDEMN is written as CNODMEN. How will TEACHER be written in that code?
- (a)
TAECEHR
- (b)
TCAEHER
- (c)
TAECHER
- (d)
TAEECHR
Find out which of the words denoted by (A),(B),(C) can be the correct words for the codes given against each question number
[5] [25] [5] [25] (A) TRAP (B) DRAW (C) BOAT
- (a)
A and B only
- (b)
B and C only
- (c)
A and C only
- (d)
All the three
- (e)
None of these
If 'cinto baoli tsi nzro' means 'her village is Sarurpur', 'mhi cinto keepi tsi oind' means 'her first love is literature' and 'oind geit tsi cinto pki' means 'literature collection is her hobby', which word would mean 'literature'?
- (a)
cinto
- (b)
baoli
- (c)
oind
- (d)
geit
In a certain code, FIRE is written as QHOE and MOVE as ZMWE.Following the same rule of coding, what should be the code for the word OVER?
- (a)
MWED
- (b)
MWEO
- (c)
MWOE
- (d)
MWZO
The word 'DELIBERATION' has been written in four different code languages as shown against (A), (B), (C) and (D) below, followed by ten words as ten questions.In each question, the word at the top is written in four different codes, only one of which is same as one of the four code languages in which 'DELIBERATION' has been written.The alternative with that code is your answer.
DELIBERATION
(A) mgaslgdnesbr
(B) fmasgmdnesbr
(C) fpasgpxutsnr
(D) rpxslpdglsnt
BERATE
- (a)
lgdneg
- (b)
gmdneg
- (c)
gpxntp
- (d)
lpdgtp
A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any of the alternatives.The set of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two given matrices.The columns and rows of matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and those of matrix II from 5 to 9.A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and then the column number e.g., in the matrices for questions 1 to 4, M can be represented by 14,21 etc.; O can be represented by 20,32 etc.Similarly you have to identify the correct set for the word given in each question.
Matrix - I
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 0 | A | E | S | T | H |
| 1 | T | H | A | E | S |
| 2 | E | S | T | H | A |
| 3 | H | A | E | S | T |
| 4 | S | T | H | A | E |
Matrix - II
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 5 | P | O | R | K | L |
| 6 | K | L | P | O | R |
| 7 | O | R | K | L | P |
| 8 | L | P | O | R | K |
| 9 | R | K | L | P | O |
SOLE
- (a)
41,57,87,31
- (b)
33,99,66,44
- (c)
21,75,44,02
- (d)
02,78,87,13
If in a certain language, COVET is written as FRYHW, which word would be coded as SHDUO?
- (a)
QUAKE
- (b)
REPAY
- (c)
STINK
- (d)
PEARL
- (e)
TIEVP
If QKKQUGQL is the code for OMISSION, which word is coded as RYVIWZB?
- (a)
PATKUBZ
- (b)
BZWIVYR
- (c)
BZWVIYR
- (d)
PTAKBZU
- (e)
BZIWYVR
If GLARE is coded as 67810 and MONSOON is coded as 2395339, then how can RANSOM be coded?
- (a)
183952
- (b)
189352
- (c)
189532
- (d)
198532
In a certain code language,24685 is written as 33776.How is 35791 written in that code?
- (a)
44826
- (b)
44882
- (c)
46682
- (d)
44682
A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any of the alternatives.The set of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two given matrices. The columns and rows of matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and those of matrix II from 5 to 9.A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and then the column number e.g., in the matrices for questions 1 to 4, M can be represented by 14,21 etc.; O can be represented by 20,32 etc.Similarly you have to identify the correct set for the word given in each question.
Matrix I
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 0 | D | O | B | A | I |
| 1 | O | B | A | I | D |
| 2 | B | A | I | D | O |
| 3 | A | I | D | O | B |
| 4 | I | D | O | B | A |
Matrix II
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 5 | W | N | R | M | L |
| 6 | N | R | M | L | W |
| 7 | R | M | L | W | N |
| 8 | M | L | W | N | R |
| 9 | L | W | N | R | M |
BLOW
- (a)
11.68.42.69
- (b)
21,95,33,97
- (c)
34,68,10,88
- (d)
34,86,44,78
The hundred cells in the square below have been filled with letters.The columns and rows are identified by the numbers 0 to 9. A letter in a cell is represented first by its column number and then by its row number e.g., G in column 3 and row 1 is represented by 31.In each of the following questions, a word has been given which is represented by one of the four alternatives given under it.Find the correct alternative.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 0 | I | L | B | P | K | N | H | S | A | E |
| 1 | M | A | Q | G | T | V | I | O | N | U |
| 2 | H | R | W | J | A | X | B | E | C | I |
| 3 | T | Y | A | I | U | U | O | N | J | F |
| 4 | F | O | B | M | E | G | U | K | W | R |
| 5 | A | C | L | J | X | R | A | A | X | T |
| 6 | P | S | U | E | Z | K | V | W | D | L |
| 7 | Z | D | Y | V | F | O | H | Y | I | O |
| 8 | M | I | Z | Q | E | A | U | E | I | S |
| 9 | P | E | O | D | E | U | Q | O | C | G |
OMIT
- (a)
14,34,88,95
- (b)
63,44,88,03
- (c)
79,09,61,41
- (d)
97,34,62,95
A group of digits followed by four combinations of letter codes labelled (a),(b),(c) and (d) are given.You have to find out which of the combinations is correct coded form of the group of digits as per the following codes and conditions.If none of these four combinations is correct, give (e) i.e. 'None of these' as the answer.
| Digit | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Letter code | M | E | B | N | K | R | H | T | D | J |
(i) If the first digit is an odd number and the last digit is an even number, both are to be coded as 'X'.
(ii) If the first digit is an even number and the last digit is an odd number, both are to be coded as 'Y'.
(iii) If either the first or the last digit is 0, then 0 is to be coded as 'W'.
640598
- (a)
TDJRMN
- (b)
TDWRMN
- (c)
XDJRMN
- (d)
TDJRMY
- (e)
None of these
Study of the following information carefully to answer these questions:
The digits from 0 to 9 are coded as shown below along with the exceptions I and II:
| Digit | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Code | H | $ | R | A | M | % | L | K | E | & |
Exception I: If a number begins and ends with a non-zero odd digit, then the first and the last digits are to be coded as Y and # respectively.
Exception II: If a number begins and ends with an even digit (including zero), then the first and the last digits are to be coded as \(\beta\)and X respectively.
What will be the code for 278140?
- (a)
\(\beta\)A$&MR
- (b)
\(\beta\)A$&MX
- (c)
KA$&MR
- (d)
YA$&M#
- (e)
None of these
Study of the following information carefully to answer these questions:
The digits from 0 to 9 are coded as shown below along with the exceptions I and II:
| Digit | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Code | H | $ | R | A | M | % | L | K | E | & |
Exception I: If a number begins and ends with a non-zero odd digit, then the first and the last digits are to be coded as Y and # respectively.
Exception II: If a number begins and ends with an even digit (including zero), then the first and the last digits are to be coded as\(\beta\) and X respectively.
Which of the following numbers can the code YH$ME# represent?
(A) 138450 (B) 338457 (C) 538459
- (a)
Only (A) and (C)
- (b)
Only (B)
- (c)
Only (C)
- (d)
Only (B) and (C)
- (e)
None of these
