Interview Q&A / Aptitude

1. If COMPUTER is coded as DPNQVUFS, how is SYSTEM coded in the same language?

   TZTUFN. Each letter of COMPUTER is shifted one place forward (C to D, O to P, and so on), so SYSTEM becomes T, Z, T, U, F, N.

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2. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662, how is CALICUT coded?

   8251896. Each letter has a fixed digit: D 7, E 3, L 5, H 4, I 1, C 8, A 2, U 9, T 6. So C-A-L-I-C-U-T becomes 8-2-5-1-8-9-6.

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3. In a code language, 'pit dar na' means 'you are good', 'dar tok pa' means 'good and bad' and 'kim na tok' means 'boys are bad'. What are the codes for 'and' and 'you'?

   and' is pa and 'you' is pit. Common words and common codes match up: good = dar (sentences 1 and 2), bad = tok (2 and 3), are = na (1 and 3). Removing those leaves pa for 'and' and pit for 'you'.

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