IBPS Coding-Decoding 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26, what is the numerical value of the word 'BANK'?
- 26
- 27
- 28 (Correct answer)
- 30
Correct answer: 28
B=2, A=1, N=14, K=11; 2+1+14+11=28.
Question 2: Using the standard letter-position code (A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26), if ROSE = 57, what is the value of LILY?
- 56
- 57
- 58 (Correct answer)
- 60
Correct answer: 58
L=12, I=9, L=12, Y=25; 12+9+12+25=58.
Question 3: In a code language, 'read books daily' = 'pqr mno xyz', 'books are good' = 'mno abc def', 'daily exercise helps' = 'xyz ghi jkl'. What is the code for 'books'?
- pqr
- mno (Correct answer)
- abc
- xyz
Correct answer: mno
'books' appears in sentences 1 and 2; 'mno' is the only code common to both, so books = mno.
Question 4: If 'learn and grow' is coded as 'lmn opq rst' and 'grow with passion' is coded as 'rst uvw xyz', what is the code for 'grow'?
- lmn
- opq
- rst (Correct answer)
- uvw
Correct answer: rst
'grow' is the only word common to both sentences, and 'rst' is the only code common to both, so grow = rst.
Question 5: Using the number-to-letter code (1=A, 2=B, ..., 26=Z), what word does '20-5-19-20' represent?
- BEST
- TEXT
- TEST (Correct answer)
- VEST
Correct answer: TEST
20=T, 5=E, 19=S, 20=T, spelling TEST.
Question 6: Using the letter-position code (A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26), if INDIA = 37, what is the value of CHINA?
- 33
- 34
- 35 (Correct answer)
- 36
Correct answer: 35
C=3, H=8, I=9, N=14, A=1; 3+8+9+14+1=35.
Question 7: Using letter-position values (A=1 to Z=26), if SUN = 54 and MOON = 57, what is the value of STAR?
- 56
- 57
- 58 (Correct answer)
- 60
Correct answer: 58
S=19, T=20, A=1, R=18; 19+20+1+18=58.
IBPS Coding-Decoding 2
If A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26, what is the numerical value of the word 'BANK'?