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Either numerical code values are assigned to a word or alphabetical code letters are assigned to the numbers in these questions. Clearly, letters and numbers are correlated to each other in no other way except in relation to the position of the letters in the English alphabet. So, either this relation holo.s or the coding has to be done as per a set of given rules. In all other cases, the question is one of direct coding.

1)

If MACHINE is coded as 19 - 7 -9 - 14 - 15 -20 - 11, how will you code DANGER?


A) 11-7 -20 - 16- 11-24

B) 13-7-20-9-11-25

C) 10-7-20-13-11-24

D) 13-7-20-10-11-25

Answer:

Option C

Explanation:

Clearly, every letter is assigned a numerical code obtained by adding 6 to the numeral denoting the position of that letter in the English alphabet.

Thus,A is coded as(1 +6) i.e.7, B as(2+ 6)i.e-8, C  as(3 +6)i.e.9,.....,M as (13+6)r.e; 19, ....., Z as (26 + 6) i.e. 32.

Since, D, A, N, G, E, R are 4th, 1st, 14th, 7th, 5th and 18th letters in the English alphabet, so their respectfve codes are (4 + 6), (1 + 6), (14 + 6), (7 + 6), (5 + 6), (18 + 6) i..e. 10,7 ,20, 13, 11, 24. So, the code for DANGER is 10 - 7 - 20 - 13 - 11 - 24. Hence, the answer is (c).