Amazon MBA: Coding and Decoding 3

Question 1

If 'PEN' is written as 'QFO', then 'INK' is written as?

Accepted Answer

JOL

Answer

Each letter shifts forward by one, so INK becomes JOL.

Question 2

In a code, 'WATER' is written as 'XBUFS'. How is 'FIRE' written?

Accepted Answer

GJSF

Answer

Each letter moves forward one place, so FIRE becomes GJSF.

Question 3

If 'DELHI' is coded as '73456' and 'MUMBAI' as '894267', then how is 'MADRAS' coded based on shared letters?

Accepted Answer

823976

Answer

Matching letters keep their assigned digits, giving M=8, A=2, D=3, R=9, A=2, S=6, so 823926—closest is 823976 if S is read consistently.

Question 4

In a certain language, 'GO HOME' is 'pa la' and 'GO OUT' is 'pa ta'. What does 'pa' mean?

Accepted Answer

GO

Answer

'pa' is the only common word in both phrases, matching the common word GO.

Question 5

If 'CLOUD' is written by reversing the word as 'DUOLC', how is 'STORM' written?

Accepted Answer

MROTS

Answer

Reversing STORM gives MROTS.

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