Coding – Decoding (SSC MTS 2021 Tier 1)

Total Questions: 26

1. In a certain code language, 'RESTRICT' is written as 'CTRISTRE' and 'STARTING' is written as 'NGTIARST'. What is the code for the word 'ENVELOPE' in that code language? [S.S.C MTS 05/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) PELOVEEN
Solution:

2. In a certain code language, 'nu vu du' is written as 'water is life', 'hu du ru' is written as 'bring me water', and 'tu vu ru' is written as 'bring is well'. What is the code for the word 'well' in that language? [S.S.C MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) tu
Solution:

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

3. In a certain code language, 'POND' is coded as '48' and 'HELLO' is coded as '39'. How will 'PINK' be coded in that language? [S.S.C MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 49
Solution:Sum of place value of letters in the alphabet - 1
POND = {(16 + 15 + 14 + 4) - 1} = 48
HELLO = {(8 + 5 + 12 + 12 + 15) - 1} = 51
Similarly,
PINK = {(16 + 9 + 14 + 11) - 1} = 49

4. In a certain code language, '476' is written as 'wrong and sharp', '428' is written as 'knife is sharp', and '859' is written as 'right is good'. What is the code for the word 'knife' in that language? [S.S.C MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:From 'knife is sharp' and 'right is good', we get 'is' = 8
From 'wrong and sharp' and 'knife is sharp', we get 'sharp' = 4
Putting the obtained codes in 'knife is sharp', we get 'knife' = 2

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

5. In a certain code language, '471' means 'Hair is White', '726' means 'White Her Cow' and '639' means 'Cow gives Milk'. What is the code for 'Her' in that language? [S.S.C MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 2
Solution:

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

6. In a certain code language, if 'YELLOW' is written as 'BLUE', 'BLUE' is written as 'RED', 'RED' is written as 'GREEN', 'GREEN' is written as 'WHITE' and 'WHITE' is written as 'ORANGE' then in the same code language. What is the colour of human blood? [S.S.C MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) GREEN
Solution:Usually the colour of Human blood is Red and here RED is called GREEN. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

7. In a certain code language, ‘Floor white marble’ is written as ‘tp aj pr’, ‘Tyre are hard white’ is written as ‘pr qs tr ak’ and ‘Marble are shiny’ is written as ‘tp tr 6’. What is the code for ‘Shiny floors’ in that code language? [S.S.C MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) aj 6
Solution:

Hence, we get 'Shiny floors' → 'aj 6'

8. In a certain code language, ‘CYLINDER’ is written as ‘CYLNDFR’, ‘CERTAIN’ is written as ‘CFRTBJN’ and ‘PURPOSE’ is written as ‘PVRPPSF’. How will ‘QUEUEING’ be written in that language? [S.S.C MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) QVFVFJNG
Solution:On studying the pattern, we get only Vowels getting increase by 1.
So,

9. In a certain code language, ‘587’ is written as ‘see good pictures’, ‘539’ is written as ‘good and beautiful’, and ‘967’ is written as ‘pictures are beautiful’. What is the code for the word ‘see’ in that language? [S.S.C MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 8
Solution:From "see good pictures" and "good and beautiful", we get "good" = 5
From "see good pictures" and "pictures are beautiful", we get "pictures" = 7
Putting obtained codes in "see good pictures", we get "see" = 8

10. In a certain code language, ‘7 8 3’ means ‘Naira likes ice-creams’, ‘1 3 5’ means ‘ice-creams are tasty’, ‘2 5 4’ means ‘we are friends’, then what is the code for ‘tasty’ in the same code language? [S.S.C MTS 06/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1
Solution:
Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.