Direction : Study the following information and answer the given questions: In…
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Direction : Study the following information and answer the given questions:
In alphabetical series A-Z each letter except vowels is assigned a different number from 1-8 (for ex- B is coded as 1, C-2……………..K-8) and again those numbers get repeated (for ex- L-1, M-2………..so on).
Also each vowel is assigned a different symbol viz. #, $, %, @, &.
In coded language-
“She is girl” is coded as - 76% #7 5#61
“What did you like” is coded as - 26$8 3#3 4@& 1#8%
“It is famous” is coded as - #8 #7 4$2@&7
(i) If both first and last letter of a word is vowel then the codes of both the vowels are interchanged.
(ii) If first letter of a word is vowel and last letter is consonant then both are to be coded as *.
(If the word does not satisfy the conditions given above then the letters of that word are to be coded as per the directions given above)
(Rules (i) and (ii) are additional rules to be applied only while coding the word(s) asked about in the question below; they do not apply retroactively to the illustrative examples above.)
What can be the code of ‘Strength of god’?
Answer: B. 786%3586 ** 5@3 — Every letter except the five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) counts as a consonant, and the 21 consonants are numbered 1 to 8 in alphabetical order, with the numbering…
- A.
768%3586 4@ 5@3
- B.
786%3586 ** 5@3
- C.
786%3586 @* 5@3
- D.
786%3856 4@ 5@3
- E.
None of these
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Correct answer: B
Every letter except the five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) counts as a consonant, and the 21 consonants are numbered 1 to 8 in alphabetical order, with the numbering restarting from 1 every 8th consonant (B=1...K=8, then L=1...T=8, then V=1...Z=5) - so two different consonants can legitimately land on the same digit (for example D and N, or C and W); this repeating cycle is not a one-to-one letter-to-digit code. Each vowel keeps one fixed symbol from #, $, %, @, & wherever it appears. Two extra rules override this base coding for a single word: if a word both starts and ends with a vowel, its two vowel symbols are interchanged; if a word starts with a vowel and ends with a consonant, both its letters are recoded as *.
Lay out the consonant cycle: B-1, C-2, D-3, F-4, G-5, H-6, J-7, K-8, then L-1, M-2, N-3, P-4, Q-5, R-6, S-7, T-8, then V-1, W-2, X-3, Y-4, Z-5 - D and N both fall at position 3 because each is the 3rd consonant of its own 8-letter block, which is expected under this repeating scheme, not a contradiction.
Decode 'Strength' (S-t-r-e-n-g-t-h) letter by letter against this cycle, with e = %: S=7, t=8, r=6, e=%, n=3, g=5, t=8, h=6, giving 786%3586.
Check 'of': it starts with the vowel o and ends with the consonant f, so the override rule applies - both its letters are recoded the same way rather than by their individual vowel/consonant values.
Decode 'god' (g-o-d) with the base scheme, since it starts and ends with consonants: g=5, o=@, d=3, giving 5@3.
Join the three coded parts in the word order of the phrase to get the code for 'Strength of god'.
This cycle is confirmed by the given examples: 'What' (w-h-a-t) is coded as 26$8, matching w=2, h=6, a=$, t=8; 'girl' (g-i-r-l) is coded as 5#61, matching g=5, i=#, r=6, l=1 - the same digits used above for 'Strength' and 'god'.
So 'Strength of god' codes as 786%3586 ** 5@3.