IBPS Coding-Decoding 2

Question 1

If A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26, what is the numerical value of the word 'BANK'?

Accepted Answer

28

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

58

Answer

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'?

Accepted Answer

mno

Answer

'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'?

Accepted Answer

rst

Answer

'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?

Accepted Answer

TEST

Answer

20=T, 5=E, 19=S, 20=T, spelling TEST.

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IBPS Coding-Decoding 2