Letter Coding â Number Logic
Q. If 35796 = 44887, then 46823 = ?
Option: (A) 57914 (B) 55914 (C) 55714 (D) 55934
Pattern: (+1, −1, +1, −1, +1),
Now apply to 46823: ( 6-1=5 / 8+1=9 / 2−1=1 / 3+1=4) = 55914
Ans: (B) 55914
1. In a certain code language: ‘678’ means ‘How are you’ ‘347’ means ‘How is life’ ‘569’ means ‘You were wonderful’ Which number is used for ‘You’?
Options: (1) 6 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 7 (5) None of these
Soln
Compare ‘678’ - How are you and ‘347’ - How is life - Common word = How, Common number = 7, 7 = How
Now in ‘678’, remaining numbers 6, 8 represent are / you
Compare ‘678’ (How are you) and ‘569’ (You were wonderful)
Common word = You, Common number = 6, You = 6, Ans: 6
TRICK: Common Word – Common Number Rule. Find the common word in the given meanings > Find the common number in the given codes > Common word = Common number
2. In a certain code language: ‘526’ means ‘Sky is blue’ ‘24’ means ‘Blue colour’ ‘436’ means ‘Colour is fun’ Which number is used for ‘fun’?
Options: (1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 5 (4) 4
Soln
Find common word & common number: 526 → Sky is blue, 24 → Blue colour
Common word Blue → common number 2, So, 2 = Blue
2. Fix the next common pair: 24 → Blue colour, 436 → Colour is fun
Common word Colour → common number 4, So, 4 = Colour
3. Find the common word again: 526 → Sky is blue, 436 → Colour is fun
Common word is → common number 6, So, 6 = is
Remaining number = fun: In 436, numbers are 4, 3, 6, 4 = Colour, 6 = is
Remaining 3 = fun, Ans: 3
3. In a certain code language: ‘123’ means ‘Hot filtered coffee’ ‘356’ means ‘Very hot day’ ‘589’ means ‘Day and night’
Which number is used for ‘very’?
Options: (1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 8 (4) 9 (5) 2
Soln
Compare ‘123’ (Hot filtered coffee) and ‘356’ (Very hot day) → Common word = Hot, Common number = 3, 3 = Hot
Compare ‘356’ (Very hot day) and ‘589’ (Day and night)→ Common word = Day, Common number = 5, 5 = Day
Now look at ‘356’ = Very hot day→ Numbers: 3, 5, 6, 3 = Hot, 5 = Day, Remaining number 6 = Very
Ans: 6
Exam Trick: Find common words → match common numbers → the leftover number gives the answer.
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Q) QPRS : TUWV :: JIKL : ?
Options: A. NMOP B. NMPO C. MNPO D. MNOP
Soln / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
QPRS → TUWV
Q (+3) → T , P (+5) → U , R (+5) → W , S (+3) → V
JIKL → ?
J (+3) → M , I (+5) → N , K (+5) → P , L (+3) → O
⇒ JIKL → MNPO
Ans: (C) MNPO
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Q) FL: BH :: RY : NU :: GM : ?
Options: A) CI B) CL C) CP D) DI
Soln / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Observe the pattern:
- FL → BH : [F → B (−4), L → H (−4)]
- RY → NU : [ R → N (−4), Y → U (−4)]
So, the rule is: Each letter is shifted 4 places backward in the alphabet. (āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ 4 āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϞ⧠āϏ⧰ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
Now apply the same rule to GM: [G → C (−4), M → I (−4)]
Therefore, GM → CI
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: A) CI
Q) BNLP : YMOK :: KGDU : ?
Options: A) PTXG B) PTWF C) QUWF D) QUXG
Soln / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Observe the first pair: BNLP → YMOK
Using opposite letters (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y, C ↔ X, ...)
Letter : Opposite: B ↔ Y, N ↔ M, L ↔ O, P ↔ K
So, BNLP → YMOK
Now apply the same rule to KGDU:
Letter : Opposite: K ↔ P, G ↔ T, D ↔ W, U ↔ F
Ans: B) PTWF
Shortcut / āĻāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻļāϞ
Use the Reverse Alphabet Rule: A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y, C ↔ X, D ↔ W, E ↔ V, F ↔ U, G ↔ T, H ↔ S, I ↔ R, J ↔ Q, K ↔ P, L ↔ O, M ↔ N
KGDU ⇒ K→P, G→T, D→W, U→F ⇒ PTWF
Q) SLIP = 208, DICE = 348 RICE = ? Option: A 192 B 292 C287 D 176
Soln : Let's use reverse alphabetical values: Reverse value = 27 − Alphabet Position
- Normal: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z
- Reverse: z, y, x, w, v, u, t, s, r, q, p, o, n, m, l, k, j, i, h, g, f, e, d, c, b, a
Check SLIP: S = 8, L = 15, I = 18, P = 11
Sum = 8 + 15 + 18 + 11 = 52
52 × 4 = 208
Check DICE: D = 23, I = 18, C = 24, E = 22
Sum = 23 + 18 + 24 + 22 = 87
87 × 4 = 348
Find RICE : R = 9, I = 18, C = 24, E = 22
Sum = 9 + 18 + 24 + 22 = 73
73 × 4 = 292
Ans: (B) 292
Q. FIGHT = 45 , VENT = 57 , TREND = ?
Option : A. 62 , B. 71 C. 56 , D. 43
Soln
FIGHT = 45
VENT = 57
TREND = ?
Ans :
FIGHT = 45
F - 6, I - 9, G -7, H - 8, T - 20
6+9+7+8+20 = 50
50-5 = 45 , Substract nos of alphabet in the word.
VENT = 57
V - 22, E - 5, N - 14, T - 20
22+5+14+20 = 61
61-4 = 57 , Substract nos of alphabet in the word.
TREND = ?
T- 20, R - 18, E - 5, N - 14, D - 4
20+18+5+14+4 = 61
61-5 = 56 , Substract nos of alphabet in the word.
Q. In a code language : CAR = 234 FAT = 256 to C = 468 then 'F' = ? (A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 5 (4D) 4
Reason: In the code FAT = 256, the first digit corresponds to F,so F = 2.
Ans: 2
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Q (i) CG → YA (ii) DH → ZB (iii) HL → DE (iv) UY → QS, Option: A. i, B. ii, C. iii, D. iv
Trick: +4, +2Note: Apply +4 to the first letter and +2 to the second letter, using the alphabet cyclically (after Z, start again from A). [āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻā§°āϤ +4 āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§°āϤ +2 āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻŖāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ (Z-ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻĒā§āύ⧰ A-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻš’āĻŦ)āĨ¤]
(i) CG → YA : C + 4 = G, Y + 2 = A
(ii) DH → ZB : D + 4 = H, Z + 2 = B
Ans: (iii) HL → DE is the incorrect pair / odd one out.
Trick: 1st letter → +4, 2nd letter → +2