Table Of Content3. Mother’s brother Maternal uncle
5 BLOOD RELATION
4. Mother’s sister Aunt
Definition and Concept 5. Children of Uncle
Maternal uncle
Relation of a person with another person by birth or by
6. Wife of maternal Maternal aunt
marriage is known as Blood Relation. Two persons
uncle
who are related give a relation name to the other. It
can be conceptualized as follows:- Relations from one generation to next
1. Family or Blood Relationship means persons 1. Grandfather’s son Father or Uncle
linked by relations like –- father-mother, son 2. Grandmother’s son Father or Uncle
daughter, brother-sister, grandfather- 3. Grandfather’s only son Father
grandmother, uncle-aunty, nephew-niece, 4. Grandmother’s
brother-in-law etc. The list may go on and on only son Father
adding persons from father’s side and 5. Mother’s or father’s Grandmother
mother’s side etc. Mother
2. Questions on Family/Blood Relationship are 6. Son’s wife Daughter-in-Law
about the relationship of a particular person 7. Daughter’s husband Son-in-Law
with another person of the family, based on 8. Husband’s or Sister-in-Law
the chain of relationships between other Wife’s sister
members of that family. 9. Brother’s son Nephew
3. The questions depict relationships among the 10. Brother’s daughter Niece
various members of a family in a round about 11. Uncle or aunt’s son Cousin
chain. The candidate is expected to find the or daughter
relation of two particular persons mentioned 12. Sister’s husband Brother-in-Law
in the question. 13. Brother’s wife Sister-in-Law
14. Grandson’s or grand Great grand daughter
Objective:
daughter’s daughter
This section bears a motive of understanding blood
The efficiency in doing the problems of blood relations
relations of a group of persons are given in jumbled
depends upon the knowledge of the blood relations.
form. In these questions, the success of a candidate
Some of the important relations are given below,
depends upon knowledge of the Blood Relations, some
of which are summarized below. The questions which (a) My mother’s of father’s son is my Brother.
are asked in this section are made puzzled form of (b) My mother’s or father’s daughter is my Sister.
Blood Relation. (c) My mother’s or father’s father is my
Grandfather.
Family/Blood Relation Tests are an exercise to test the
(d) My mother’s or father’s sister is my Aunt.
candidate’s ability to comprehend and come to the
(e) My mother’s or father’s brother is my Uncle.
crux of an issue from complex, lengthy and unclear
(f) My son’s wife is my daughter-in-Law.
data.
(g) My daughter’s husband is my Son-in-Law.
Family/Blood Relations tests largely depend on the (h) My brother’s son is my Nephew.
candidate’s knowledge of family relations. Various (i) My brother’s daughter is my Niece.
family relationships are described below to help the (j) My sister’s husband is my brother-in-law.
candidates to understand the relationships better and (k) My brother’s wife is my Sister-in-law.
to attempt the questions based on them with (l) My husband’s wife’s sister is my Sister-in-
confidence. Law.
(m) My husband’s or Wife’s brother is my Brother-
To remember easily the relations may be divided into
in-Law.
two sides as given below:
(n) My uncle’s or aunt’s son or daughter is my
Relations of Paternal side:
Cousin.
(o) My wife’s father or husband’s father is my
1. Father’s father Grandfather
Father-in-Law.
2. Father’s mother Grandmother
(p) My wife’s mother or husband’s mother is my
3. Father’s brother Uncle
Mother-in-Law.
4. Father’s sister Aunt
(q) My father’s wife is my Mother.
5. Children of uncle Cousin
(r) My mother’s husband is my Father.
6. Wife of uncle Aunt
(s) My son’s or daughter’s son is my Grandson.
7. Children of aunt Cousin
(t) My son’s or daughter’s daughter is my
8. Husband of aunt Uncle
Granddaughter.
Relations of Maternal Side:
In these type of questions, a round about description is
1. Mother’s father Maternal grandfather
given in the form of certain small relationships and
2. Mother’s mother Maternal grandmother
direct relationships between the persons concerned is
to be deciphered. Some different types of examples (a) Brother (b) Uncle
with explanation are as follows:
(c) Cousin (d) Father
Type 1:
Answer: Option D
Ex. 1. If A+B means A is the mother of B; AxB mean
Explanation: The boy in the photograph is the only
A is the father of B; A$B means A is the
son of the son of Sudhir’s mother i.e., the son of
brother of B and A @ B means A is the sister of
Suresh. Hence, Suresh is the father of boy.
B then which of the following means P is the
son of Q? EXERCISE-I
(a) Q + R @ P @ N (b) Q + R * P @ N 1. C is the brother of A;B is the daughter of A; E
is the sister of C; and D is the brother of B.
(C) Q x R $ P @ N (d) Q x R $ P $ N
Who is the uncle of D?
Solution: (d)
(a) A (b) B
Q x R = Q is the father of R [-Q, ±R]
(c) C (d) E
R $ P = is the brother of P [+R, ±P]
(e) None of these
P $ N = P is the brother of N [+P, ±N]
2. Q is the brother of R; P is the sister of Q; T is
Therefore P is the son of Q. the brother of S; S is the daughter of R. Who
are the cousins of Q?
Type 2:
(a) R & P (b) P and T
Ex. 2. A has 3 Children. B is the brother of C and C
is the sister of D, E who is the wife of A is the (c) Q and T (d) S and T
mother of D There is only one daughter of A
(e) None of these
and E. What is the relation between D and B?
3. Lakshmi and Meena are Rohan’s wives.
Solution: (c)
Shalini is Meena’s step daughter. How is
C is the sister of D So she is girl. Therefore, D Lakshmi related to Shalini?
is a boy because there is only one daughter of
(a) Sister (b) Mother-in-law
E. Hence, B and D are brothers.
(c) Mother (d) Step-mother
Type 3:
(e) None of these
Ex. 3. Pointing to a photograph, Rakhi says to
Kammo, “The girl in the photo is the second 4. C is A’s father’s nephew. D is A’s cousin but
daughter of the wife of only son of the not the brother of C, How is D related to C?
grandmother of my younger sister.” How this
(a) Father (b) Sister
girl of photograph is related to Rakhi?
(c) Mother (d) Aunt
Solution:
(e) None of these
1. Grandmother of younger sister of Rakhi !
Grandmother of Rakhi 5. A party consists of grandmother, father,
mother, four sons and their wives and one son
2. Wife of only son of grandmother! Mother of
and two daughters to each of the sons. How
Rakhi
many females are there in all?
3. Younger daughter of the mother ! Younger
(a) 74 (b) 16
sister.
(c) 18 (d) 24
Ex. 4. Pointing to a photograph Raju said, ‘she is the
mother of my brother’s son’s wife daughter. (e) None of these
How is Raju related to the lady?
Directions: (Questions 6 to 9) Read the following
(a) Uncle (b) Daughter-in-law information and answer the questions given below:
(c) Cousin (d) None of these A is the son of B; C, B’s sister has a son D and a
daughter E; F is the maternal uncle of D.
Answer: (b)
6. How is A related to D?
Explanaion: The woman in the photograph is Arun’s
Brother’s Daughter-in-law. Because son’s wife’s (a) Cousin (b) Nephew
daughter is daughter-in-law to his brother.
(c) Uncle (d) Brother
Ex. 5. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Sudhir said,
(e) None of these
“He is the son of the only son of my mother.”
How is Sudhir related to that boy? 7. How is E related to F?
(a) Sister (b) Daughter (e) Q is T’s son
(c) Niece (d) Wife 15. K is the brother of N and X. Y is the mother of
(e) None of these N and Z is the father of K. Which of the
following statements is not definitely true?
8. How many nephews does F have?
(a) K is the son of Z (b) Y is the wife of Z
(a) Nil (b) one
(c) K is the son of Y (d) K is the father of X
(c) Two (d) Three
(e) N is the brother of X
(e) None of these
16. E is the son of A D is the son of B E is married
9. How is F related to E?
to C. C is B’s daughter. How is D related to E?
(a) Uncle (b) Brother
(a) Brother (b) Uncle
(c) Maternal Uncle (d) Nephew
(e) None of these (c) Father-in-law (d) Brother-in-law
10. P is the son of Q while Q and R are the sisters (e) None of these
to one another. T is the mother of R. If S is the
17. A and B both are children of C. If C is the
son of T, which of the following statement is
mother of A, A is the son of C bur B is not the
correct?
daughter of C, how are A and B mutually
(a) T is the brother of Q related?
(b) S is the cousin of F (a) A is the brother of B
(c) Q and S are sisters (b) A is the sister of B
(d) S is the maternal uncle of P (c) A is the cousin of B
(e) R is the grandfather of P (d) A is the nephewof B
11. A woman walking with a boy meets another (e) None of these
Woman and on being asked about her Directions (Question 18 to 23): Read the following
relationship with the boy, she says, ‘My information carefully and, answer the questions given
maternal uncle and his maternal uncle’s below:
maternal uncle are brothers. How is the boy
All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are
related to the woman?
travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the
(a) Nephew (b) Son mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the
brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of
(c) Grandson (d) Husband
B.
(e) Brother-in-law
18. How many male members are there in the
12. Neelam, who is Deepak’s daughter, says to family?
Deepika, your mother Rekha is the younger
(a) 1 (b) 3
sister of my father who is the third child of
Ramlal related to Deepika? (c) 2 (d) 4
(a) Uncle (b) Father (e) 5
(c) Grandfather (d) Father-in-law 19. who is the mother of B?
(e) None of these (a) D (b) F
13. P is the brother of D X is the sister of P. A is (c) E (d) A
the brother of F. F is the daughter of D. M is
(e) None of these
the father of X. Who is the uncle of A?
20. How many children does A have?
(a) X (b) P
(a) One (b) Two
(c) F (d) M
(c) Three (d) Four
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
14. P is the brother of Q and R. S is R’s mother. T
is P’s father. Which of the following 21. Who is the wife of E?
statements cannot be definitely true?
(a) A (b) F
(a) T is Q’s father (b) S is P’s mother
(c) B (d) Can’t be determined
(c) P is S’s son (d) T is S’s husband
(e) None of these
22. Which of the following is a pair of females? 30. Who is C to B?
(a) AE (b) B D (a) Brother (b) Brother-in-law
(c) D F (d) A D (c)Son-in-law (d) Nephew
23. How is E related to D? (e) None of these
(a) Father (b) Brother 31. How many male members are there in the family?
(c) Uncle (d) Can’t be determined (a) Two (b) Three
(e) None of these (c) Four (d) Five
Directions (Questions 24 to 27): Read the following (e) One
information carefully and answer the questions given
32. How is F related to C?
below:
(a) Mother-in-law (b) Sister-in-law
Five persons namely P, Q, X, Y, and Z are sitting on a
park. P is the mother of X who is the wife of Z. Y is the (c) Mother (d) Aunt
brother of P and Q is the Husband of P.
(e) Sister
24. How is P related to Z?
Directions: (Questions 33 to 38): Read the following
(a) Mother (b) Aunt information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
(c) Sister (d) Mother-in-law
A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y, Z. Q is
(e) None of these
the son of R but R is not the mother of Q. P and R are a
25. How is Y related to Q? married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is the daughter
of P. Z is the brother of P.
(a) Brother (b) Brother-in-law
33. Who is the brother-in-law of R?
(c) Cousin (d) Uncle
(a) P (b) Z
(e) Son
(c) Y (d) X
26. How is X related to Q?
(e) None of these
(a) Daughter (b) Daughter-in-law
34. Who is the father of Q?
(c) Niece (d) Aunt
(a) P (b) Z
(e) Mother
(c) R (d) can’t be determined
27. How is Q related to Z?
(e) None of these
(a) Father-in-law (b) Brother-in-law
35. How many children does P have?
(c) Father (d) Mother-in-law
(a) Four (b) Three
(e) None of these
(c) Two (d) One
Directions (Questions 28 to 32): Read the following
information carefully and answer the questions that (e) None of these
follow:
36. How many female members are there in the
In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F, family?
A and B are a married couple, A being the male
(a) One (b) Two
member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of
A E is the sister of D B is the daughter-in-law of F, (c) Three (d) Four
who’s husband has died.
(e) Five
28. How is F related to A?
37. How is Q related to X?
(a) Mother (b) Sister-in-law
(a) Uncle (b) Brother
(c) Sister (d) Mother-in-law
(c) Father (d) Husband
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
29. How is E related to C?
38. Which is a pair of Brothers?
(a) Sister (b) Daughter
(a) R and Y (b) Q and X
(c) Cousin (d) Aunt
(c) P and Z (d) P and X
(e) Mother
(e) None of these
Directions (Questions 39 to 49): Study the following (a) Doctor (b) Nurse
information and answer the questions below:
(c) Doctor or Nurse (d) Housewife
There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F.
(e) None of these
They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer
and Accountant. There are two married couples in the 47. Which of the following are two married
family. D, the salesman is married to the Lady couples?
Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the
(a) US, QT (b) US, QP
Accountant is the son of B and brother of E C, the
lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E, is the unmarried (c) TS. RU (d) US, RP
Engineer. A, is the grandmother of F .
(e) None of these
39. How is E related to F?
48. Which of the following is definitely a group of
(a) Brother (b) Sister male members?
(c) Cousin (d) Cannot be determined (a) QU (b) QUT
(e) None of these (c) QUP (d) UT
40. What is the profession of B? (e) None of these
(a) Teacher (b) Doctor Directions (Questions 49 to 50): Read the following
information carefully and answer the questions below :
(c) Lawyer (d) Cannot be determined
K is the brother of X. Z is the son of X. P the daughter
(e) None of these
of K is married to N. G and X are sisters to one
41. Which is the profession of A? another.
(a) Lawyer (b) Teacher 49. How is P related to G?
(c) Doctor (d) Cannot be determined (a) Niece (b) Daughter
(e) None of these (c) Daughter-in-law (d) Cousin
42. Which of the following is one of the couples? (e) Sister
(a) F and D (b) D and B 50. How is Z related to P?
(c) E and A (d) A and C (a) Maternal Uncle (b) Uncle
(e) None of these (c) Brother-in-law (d) Cousin
43. How is D related to F? (e) None of these
(a) Grandfather (b) Father ANSWER
(c) Uncle (d) Brother 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a)
(e) None of these 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (e) 15. (e) 16. (d) 17. (a)
18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (c) 21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (b)
Directions (Questions 44 to 48): Read the following
26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (b) 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (b)
information carefully and answer the questions below:
34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (d) 40. (b) 41. (b)
A family consists of six members P, E , R, S, T and U. 42. (e) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (b) 48. (a) 49. (a)
There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the 50. (c)
father of T. U is the grandfather of R and is a
EXPLANATION
contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife
and two students in the family. Questions 1 to 5
44. Who is the husband of P? 1. (c) D is the brother of B who is the daughter of A.
So, D is the son of A. C is the brother of A.
(a) R (b) U
Thus, C is the uncle of D.
(c) Q (d) S
2. (d) Q is the brother of R. T is the brother of S, who
(e) T is the daughter of R. So, T and S are the
children of R. So, T and S are the cousins of Q.
45. Who is the sister of T?
3. (c) Shalini is Meena’s step daughter means Shalini
(a) R (b) U
is the daughter of the other wife of Rohan. So,
(c) T (d) Information insufficient Shalini is the daughter of Lakshmi or Lakshmi
is the mother of Shalini.
(e) None of these
4. (b) C is A’s Father’s nephew means C is the son of
46. What is the profession of P?
A’s father’s brother i.e., C is the cousin of A. D
is also A’s cousin. So, D must be real brother 17. (a) B is the child of C but not daughter means B is
or sister of C. But D is not brother of C. So, D the son of C. Also, A is the son of C. So, A is
must be sister of C. the brother of B.
5. (a) Grandmother is one female, mother is Questions 18 to 23
another, wives of four sons are the four
B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B
females and two daughters of all four sons are
means C is the father of B. A is married to C
eight females. So, in all there are 1+1+4+8=14
means A is the mother of B. F is brother of B
females.
means F is son of A and C. D is daughter of A
Questions 6 to 9 means D is daughter of A and C
6. (a) A is the son of B. D is the son of B’s sister. So, 18. (d) A is the mother and hence female. B is the son
A is the Cousin of D. and hence male C is the husband and hence
male. D is the daughter and hence female. E is
7. (c) E is the daughter of C and D is the son of C.
the brother and hence male. F is the son and
So, F, who is the maternal uncle of D, is also
hence male. So, there are four males.
maternal uncle of E. Thus, E is the niece of F.
19. (d) Clearly, A is the mother of B.
8. (c) Clearly, F is the maternal uncle of D means F is
the brother of D’s mother i.e., F is the brother 20. (c) A has son B, son F and daughter D i.e., three
of C. C is the sister of B. So, F is the brother of children.
B who is A’s mother. Thus, F is the maternal
21. (d) Clearly, from the data available, the wife of E,
uncle of A. So, A and D are the nephews of F
cannot be determined.
i.e., F has two nephews.
22. (d) Clearly, the females are only the mother A and
9. (a) From Q.7, E is the niece of F, who is a male. So,
the daughter D.
F is the uncle of E.
23. (c) E is the brother of C who is the father of D. So,
10. (d) Q and R are sisters. So, T is the mother of R
E is the uncle of D.
means T is the mother of Q and R. S is the son
of R means S is the brother of Q. Thus, P is the Questions 24 to 27
son of Q means S is the maternal uncle of P.
24. (d) P is the mother of X who is the wife of Z. So, P
11. (b) Boy’s maternal uncle will be brother of boy’s is the mother-in-law of Z.
mother. Maternal uncle of mothers brother
25. (b) Q is the husband of P means P is the wife of Q.
and maternal uncle of lady are brothers means
So, Y is the brother of P who is the wife of Q.
lady is sister to mother’s brother i.e., lady is
Thus Y is the brother-in-law of Q.
the mother of the boy. So, the boy is woman’s
son. 26. (a) P is the mother of X who is a female. So X is
the daughter of P. Q is the husband of P. Thus,
12. (c) Neelam’s father is Deepak. Deepika’s mother
X is the daughter of Q.
is Rekha. Deepak is the third child of Ramlal.
So, Deepak’s Younger sister Rekha is the 27. (a) P is the mother-in-law of Z. So, the husband of
daughter of Ramlal. So, Ramlal is father of P i.e., Q will be father-in-law of Z.
Rekha and grandfather of her daughter
Questions 28 to 32
Deepika.
24. (d) P is the mother of X who is the wife of Z. So, P
13. (b) A is the brother of F who is the daughter of D.
is the mother-in-law of Z.
So, A is the son of D. P is the brother of D. So,
25. (b) Q is the husband of P means p is the wife of Q.
P is the under of A.
So, Y is the brother-in-law of Q.
14. (e) P, Q, R are children of same parents. So, S who
26. (a) P is the mother of X who is a female. So, X is
is R’s mother and T, Who is P’s father, will be
the daughter of P. Q is the husband of P. Thus,
mother and father of all three. However, it is
not mentioned whether Q is male or female. X is the daughter of Q.
So, (e) cannot be definitely true.
27. (a) P is the mother-in-law of Z. So, the husband of
15. (e) K is the brother of N and X. So, Y, who is the P i.e., Q will be father-in-law of Z.
mother of N, and Z, who is the father of K, will
Questions 28 to 32
be mother and father to all three. However, it
A is male and married to B. So A is the
is not mentioned whether N is male or female.
husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of
So, the statement (e) cannot be definitely true.
A. D is the son of C. E , who is the sister of D
16. (d) C is B’s daughter and D is B’s son. So, D is the
will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-
brother of C. E is a male married to C. So, E is
law of F husband has died means F is the
the husband of C, whose brother is D. So, D is
mother of A.
the brother-in-law of E.
28. (a) Clearly, F is the mother of A. Q the Doctor, is the father of T, S, the
Housewife, is the grandmother of T and hence
29. (b) Clearly, E is the daughter of C.
the mother of Q. Since there are only two
30. (b) C is the brother of A, who is the husband of B. married couples one being that of Q, the
So, C is the brother-in-law of B. grandfather of R i.e., U must be married to S.
Thus R and T will be both children of Q and
31. (b) A is a male. B, the wife, is female. C, the
these must be the students. So, P, who
brother, is male. D, the son, is male E, the
remains, shall be the wife of Q and she alone
sister, is female. F, the mother, is a female. So,
can be the nurse. Thus, U must be the
there are three males.
Contractor.
32. (b) F is the mother of A and C is the brother of A.
44. (c) The husband of P will be Q.
So, F is the mother of C.
45. (a) Clearly, R and T are children of same parents.
Questions 33 to 38
So, R will be the sister of T.
Q is the son of R but B is nor the mother. So, R
46. (b) P is the nurse.
is the father of Q. P is married to R, So, P is the
wife of R and the mother of Q. X is the 47. (b) The two married couple are Q, P and U, S.
daughter of P and hence of R and so it is the
48. (a) Clearly, for definite the, males are Q, the
sister of Q. Y is the brother of R and Z is the
father, and U, the grandfather.
brother of P.
Questions 49 to 50
33. (b) B is the husband of P and Z is the brother of P.
So, Z is the brother-in-law of B. 49. (a) P is the daughter of G and X is the sister of G.
So, P is the niece of G.
34. (c) R is the father of Q.
50. (c) P is the daughter of K and K is the brother of
35. (c) Clearly, Q is the son of P and X is the daughter
X. So, P is the niece of X. Z is the son of X.
of P. So, P has two children .
Thus, Z is the cousin of P.
36. (b) There are two females only-mother P and
6. CODING-DECODING
daughter X.
A CODE is a ‘system of signals’. Therefore
37. (b) X is the sister of Q who is a male. So, Q is
coding is a method of transmitting a message between
brother of X.
the sender and the receiver provided that no third
38. (a) Clearly, Y is brother of R who is a male. So, Y person can detect the same. Therefore decoding
and R is a pair of brothers . capability is thus important in many fields of
application. The Coding and Decoding Test is set up to
Questions 39 to 43
judge the candidate’s ability to detect the laws that
Given E it the unmarried Engineer, C is the code a particular message and break the code to reveal
daughter-in-law of A, who is the grandmother the message. In these questions, artificial or code
of F means C is the mother of F. But F is the values are assigned to a word or a group of words and
son of B. So, B is C’s husband. But C, the the candidate is required to find out the original
lawyer is married to the Doctor. Thus C, the words. Coding – decoding can be classified into
lawyer is the wife of B, the Doctor. F, the following types:-
accountant will be the son of B and C. E is the
TYPE 1: Letter of Coding
unmarried Engineer. S<1. The other
unmarried couple can be that of grandmother In these questions, code values are assigned to a word
of F i.e., A and D. But D, the Salesman is in terms of the alphabets and the requirement may be:
married to the Lady Teacher. So, D, the
Case I: CODING: To form the code for another word
salesman is the grandfather of F, father of B
and the husband of A, the Lady Teacher. Ex.1: If in a certain language MYSTIFY is coded as
NZTUJGZ, how is NEMISES coded in that
39. (d) Clearly, from the given data the relation
code?
between E and F cannot be determined.
(a)MDLHBDR (b)OFNJTPT
40. (b) Clearly B is the Doctor.
(c)ODNHTDR (d)PGOKUGU
41. (b) A is the Lady Teacher.
Sol. Clearly, in the code, each letter is the alphabet
42. (e) The two couples are C and B; and D and A
next to the corresponding letter in the word
which is none among the choices.
MYSTIFY
43. (a) D is the grandfather of F.
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Questions 44 to 48
NZTUJGZ
So, for NEMISES, N will be coded as O, E as F, Ex. 1. If in a certain language A is coded as 1, B is
M as N and so on. coded as 2, and so on, how is BIDDIC coded in
that code?
The answer is (b).
(a) 294493 (b) 284563
Ex.2: If TAP is coded as SZO, then how is FREEZE
coded? (c) 375582 (d) 394492
(a)ESDFYF (b) GQFDYFD (e) None of these
(c)EQDFYG (d) EQDDYD Sol. As given the letters are coded as
Sol. Clearly, each letter in the code is the alphabet A B C D E F
before the corresponding letter in the word.
1 2 3 4 5 6
S Z O
G H I
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7 8 9
T A P
So, in BIDDIC, B is coded as 2, I as 9, D as 4,
Thus, in FREEZE, F is coded as E, R as Q, E as and C as 3. Thus, BIDDIC is coded as 294493.
D and Z as Y
Hence, the answer is (a).
So, the answer is (d).
Ex. 2. If in a certain code SISTER is coded as 535301,
Ex.3: If CROWN is coded as BSNXM, how is UNCLE as 84670 and BOY as 129, how is SON
BOARD coded in that code? coded in that code?
(a) ANZQC (b) APZSC (a) 524 (b) 643
(c) CPBSE (d) CNBQE (c) 353 (d) 846
Sol. In the given code, each letter is alternately one (e) None of these
before and one ahead than the corresponding
Sol. Clearly, in the given code, the alphabets are
letter in the word.
coded as follows:
So, B is coded A, O as P, A as Z, R as S and D
S I T E` R U
as C. The answer is (b)
5 3 3 0 1 8
Ex.4: If TAIL is coded as VCKN, how is PEACE
N C L B O Y
coded in that code?
4 6 7 1 2 9
(a) RGCEG (b) QFBDF
So, in SON, S is coded as 5, O as 2 and N as 4.
(c) RDZBD (d) QECEG
Hence, the correct code is 524 and, therefore,
Sol. In the code, each letter is two ahead than the the answer is (a).
corresponding letter in the word. Thus, P is
Case II: when alphabetical code values are assigned to
coded as R, E is coded as G, A as C and C as E.
the numbers.
So the answer is (a)
Ex. 1. In a certain code 2 is coded as P, 3 as N, 9 as Q,
Ex.5: If LIGHT is coded as LJGIT, how is FLAMES
5 as R, 4 as A and 6 as B.
coded in that code?
(a) EIIDBC (b) RQPANB
(a) GLBNET (b) FKALER
(c) EIMDBC (d) RQQAPN
(c)FMANET (d) GLBMFS
(e) RPPBQN
Sol. In the code, each letter is alternately the same
and one ahead than corresponding letter in the Sol: Clearly, as given 5 is coded as R, ( as Q, 4 as A,
word. 2 as P and 3 as N. So, 599423 is coded as
RQQAPN. Hence, the answer is (d)
So, in FLAMES, F is coded as F, L as M, A as
A, M as N, E as E and S as T. Ex. 2. In a certain code 3456 is coded as ROPE, 15546
is coded as APPLE, then how is 54613 coded?
The answer is (c).
(a) RPPEO (b) ROPEA
TYPE 2: NUMBER CODING
(c) POEAR (d) PAREO
In these questions, either numerical code values are
assigned to a word alphabetical code values are (e) None of these
assigned to the numbers.
Sol. Clearly in the given figures, the numbers are
Case I: When numerical values are assigned to words. coded as follows:
3 4 5 6 1 4 (a) see (b) kee
R O P E A L (c) lee (d) pee
i.e. 5 is coded as P, 4 as O, 6 as E, 1 as A and 3 (e) tee
as R. So, 54613 is coded as POEAR. Hence, the
Sol. In the first and second statements, the
answer is (c).
common word is Juice. In the second and third
TYPE 3: SUBSITUITION: In this type of questions, statements, the common word is is and the
some particular objects are assigned code names. Then common code is lee. So, loee means is.
a question is asked that is to be answered in the code
Thus, in the second statement, the remaining
language.
word sweet is coded as hee.
Ex. 1. If cook is called butler, butler is called
Hence, the answer is (b).
manager, manager is called teacher, teacher is
called clerk and clerk is called principal, who TYPE 5: MIXED NUMBER CODING
will teach in class?
Ex. If in a certain code language 324 means Light
(a) Cook (b) Butler is bright, 629 means Girl is beautiful and 4758
means I prefer bright clothes, which digit
(c) Manager (d) Teacher
means Light in that language?
(e) Clerk
(a) 3 (b) 2
Sol. Clearly, a ‘teacher’ teaches in a class and as
(c) 4 (d) 7
given ‘teacher’ is called ‘clerk’.
(e) 5
So, a ‘clerk’ will teach in the class. Hence, the
answer is (e) Sol. In the first and second statements, the
common word is is and the common code
Ex. 2. If diamond is called gold, gold is called silver,
digit is 2. So, 2 means is.
silver is called ruby and ruby is called
emerald, which is the cheapest jewel? In the first and third statements, the common
word is bright and the common code digit is 4.
(a) Diamond (b) Silver
So, 4 means bright.
(c) Gold (d) Ruby
Thus, in the first statement, 3 means Light,
(e) Emerald Hence, the answer is (a).
Sol. We know that ‘silver’ is cheapest. But, as EXERCISE-I
given, silver is called ruby. So, ‘ruby’ is the
Directions: In each of the questions below, find out the
cheapest. Hence, the answer is (d)
correct answer from the given alternatives.
Ex. 3. If eye is called hand, hand is called mouth,
1. If in a certain language, SPACE is coded as
mouth is called ear, ear is called nose and nose
TEBDF; how is PURSE coded in that code?
is called tongue, with which of the following
would a person hear? (a) QTSRF (b) OVQTD
(a) Eye (b) Mouth (c) QVSTF (d) ESRUP
(c) Nose (d) Ear (e) OTQRD
(e) Tongue 2. If PLANE is coded as OKZMD in a certain
language, how will TRAIN be coded?
Sol. A person hears with his ‘ear’. But as per the
given information ear is called nose. So, a (a) SQZHM (b) UQBHO
person will hear with the ‘nose’.
(c) SQZJM (d) USBJM
TYPE 4: MIXED CODING: In this type of questions,
(e)USBJO
three or four complete messages are given in the coded
language and the code for a particular word is asked. 3. If in a certain language GAMBLE is coded as
To analyse such codes any two messages bearing a FBLCKF, how is FLOWER coded in that code?
common word are picked up. The common code word
(a) GKPVFQ (b) EMNXDS
will mean that word. Proceeding similarly by picking
(c) GMPVDS (d) HNQYGT
up all possible combination of two, the entire message
can be analysed.
(e) EKNVDQ
Ex. If tee see pee means Drink Fruit Juice, see kee
4. If in a certain language NATURE is coded as
lee means Juice is sweet and lee ree mee means
MASUQE, how is FAMINE coded in that
He is intelligent, which word in that language
code?
means sweet?
(a) FBMJND (b) FZMHND
(c) GANIOE (d) EALIME (c) COXITE (d) CITOXE
(e) FZNJME (e) EXOITC
5. If in a certain code language PEARL is coded 13. If in a certain language CASUAL is coded as
as SHDUO, how is COVET coded in that GEWYEP, how is PEOPLE coded in that code?
language?
(a) SHRSOH (b) TISTPI
(a) FHGIV (b) EQXIIV
(c) SIRTOI (d) THSTOI
(c) FRYITW (d) FNYDW
(e) PHQPNG
(e) TULPO
14. If in a certain language SALE is coded as
6. If in a certain language EXIST is coded as PAIE, how is CASUAL coded in that coded in
ESIXT, how is PLUTO coded in that code? that code?
(a) OLUTP (b) PTUOL (a) BARUZK (b) TISTPI
(c) PULTO (d) PTULO (c) SIRTOI (d) THSTOI
(e) TULPO (e) PHQPNG
7. If in a certain language CURTAIN is coded as 15. If in a certain language MECHANICS is
CAITURN, how is HILLOCK coded in that POSTER coded in that code?
code?
(a) OPTSRE (b) SOPRET
(a) HOCLILK (b) HCOLLIK
(c) RETSOP (d) RESPOS
(c) HKLIOC (d) HOLLICK
(e) POSRET
(e) HICLOLK
16. In a certain code language, pul ta nop means
8. If in a certain language FASHION is coded as fruit is good; nop ko tir means tree is tall and
FOIHSAN, how is PROBLEM coded in that pul ho sop means eat good food. Which of the
code? following means fruit in the language?
(a) ROBLEMP (b) PELBORM (a) pul (b) ta
(c) PRBOELM (d) RPBOELM (c) nop (d) Data inadequate
(e) PELBORM (e) None of these
9. If in a certain language BLEMISH is coded as 17. In a certain code language Tom Kun Sud
AODPHVG, how CHAPTER coded in that means Dogs are barking; Kun Jo Mop means
code? Dogs and horses; and Mut Tom Ko means
Donkeys are mad. Which word in that
(a) DEBOWDR (b) BKZSSHQ
language means barking?
(c) ADGIQFS (d) BGAQMFP
(a) Sud (b) Kun
(e) ADGIQFS
(c) Jo (d) Tom
10. If in a certain language CHAMPION is coded
(e) Ko
as HCMAIPNO, how is NEGATIVE coded in
that code? 18. In a certain code language, put tir fin means
delicious juicy fruit; tie crip sig means
(a) ENAGITEV (b) NEAGVEIT
beautiful white lily; sig tin fin means lily and
(c) MGAETVIE (d) EGAITEVN fruit. Which of the following stands for and in
that language?
(e) NEGATIEV
(a) lon (b) sig
11. If in a certain language PENSION is coded as
NEISNOP, how is FOLIAGE coded in that (c) fin (d) None
code?
(e) None of these
(a) QFILGAE (b) EQAILGF
19. If in a certain code, bir re nac means green and
(c) FGLIAOE (d) EGAILOF tasty; pic nac hot means tomato is green and
coc bir hor means food is tasty. Which of the
(e) FILOGAE
following tomato is tasty in that code?
12. If in a certain language KINDLE is coded as
(a) Bir le hor (b) Pic horn ac
ELDNIK, how is EXOTIC coded in that code?
(c) Hor bir pic (d) None
(a) EXOTLC (b) CXOTIE
