Practice Deciphering word number sign coding decoding - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) 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'?
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In the first and second statements, the common code digit is '8' and the common word is 'hard'.
So, '8' means 'hard'.
In the first and third statements, the common code digit is '6' and the common word is 'study'.
So, '6' means 'study'.
Thus, in the first statement, '7' means 'very'.
Q-2) In a certain code, '467' means 'leaves are green', '485' means 'green is good' and '639' means 'they are playing,. Which digit stands for 'leaves' in that code?
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In the first and second statements, the common code digit is '4' and the common word is 'green'.
So, '4' means 'green'. In the first and third statements, the common code digit is '6' and the common word is 'are'.
So, '6' means 'are'.
Thus in the first statement, '7' stands for 'leaves'.
Q-3) In a certain code language, '3a, 2b, 7c' means 'truth is eternal'; '7c, 9a, 8b, 3a,' means 'enmity is not eternal' and '9a, 4d, 2b, 8b' means 'truth does not perish'. Which of the following means 'enmity' in that language?
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In the second and third statements, the common code is '9a' and the common word is 'not'.
So, '9a' means 'not'. In the first and second statements, the common codes are '7c' and '3a' and the common words are 'is' and 'eternal'.
Thus, in the second statement, '8b' means 'enmity'.
Q-4) In a certain code language, 'tom kun sud' means 'dogs are 'barking', 'kun jo mop' means 'dogs and horses' and 'mut tom ko' means 'donkeys are mad'. Which word in that language means 'barking'?
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In the first and second statements, the common code-word is 'dogs'.
So, 'kun' means 'dogs'.
In the first and third statements, the common code-word is 'tom' and the common word is 'are'.
So, 'tom' means 'are'.
Thus, in the first statement, 'sud' means 'barking'.
Q-5) In a certain code language, 'dom pul ta' means 'bring hot food', 'pul tir sop' means 'food is good' and 'tak da sop' means 'good bring boy'. Which of the following does mean 'hot' in that language?
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We can find the code for 'food' from the first and second statements.
Now, to find the code for 'hot', we need the code for 'bring' which cannot be determined from the given information.
Q-6) In a certain language, 'pre nat bis' means 'smoking is harmful', 'vog dor nat' means 'avoid harmful habit' and 'dor bis yel' means 'please avoid smoking'. Which of the following means 'habit' in that language?
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In the first and second statements, the common code-word is 'nat' and the common word is 'harmful'.
So, 'nat' means 'harmful'.
In the second and third statements, the common code-word is 'dor' and the common word is 'avoid'.
So, 'dor' means 'avoid'.
Thus, in the second statement, 'vog' means 'habit'.
Q-7) 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'?
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In the first and second statements, the common code-words are 'cinto' and 'tsi' and the common words are 'her' and 'is'.
So, 'cinto' and 'tsi' are the codes for 'her' and 'is'.
In the second and third statements, the common code-words are 'cinto', 'tsi' and 'oind' and the common words are 'her', 'is' and 'literature'.
Now, 'cinto' and 'tsi' are codes for 'her' and 'is'.
So, 'oind' stands for 'literature'.
Directions:
Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language 461 means 'where are you', 169 means 'you are good' and 8652 means 'flowers are not bad'.
Q-8) How will 'where not are good flowers' be written in coded language?
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Data inadequate to answer the question.
As the code for 'flowers' and 'not' cannot be determined.
Directions:
Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language 461 means 'where are you', 169 means 'you are good' and 8652 means 'flowers are not bad'.
Q-9) What is the code for 'good'?
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According to the questions, code for 'good' ⇒ 9.
Directions:
Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language 461 means 'where are you', 169 means 'you are good' and 8652 means 'flowers are not bad'.
Q-10) What is the code for 'not'?
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According to the questions, code for 'not' ⇒ 8 or 5 or 2.