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In this type of questions, some messages are given in the coded language and the code for a particular word or message is asked. To analyse such codes, any two messages bearing a common word are picked up. The common code-word will thus represent that word. Proceeding similarly by picking up all possible combinations of two, the entire message can be decoded and the codes for individual words found.

1)

In a certain code, 'lee ra de' 'means 'what was it' , 'mo nil' means 'you go', 'nil Pom ra' means 'you like it' and 'tok lee fo' means 'she was sick'. How will you write 'what you like' in that code?


A) nil ra lee

B) pom nil ra

C) pom ra lee

D) Data inadequate

E) None of these

Answer:

Option E

Explanation:

In the first and third statements, the common code word is 'ra' and the common word is 'it'. So, 'ra' means 'it'. Thus, in the third statement, 'nil' and 'pom' are codes for 'you' and 'like'. In the first and fourth statement, the common code word is 'lee' and the common word is 'was'. So,'lee' means 'was'. Thus, in the first statement, 'de' means 'what'. Hence, the code for 'what you like' shall be a combination of 'de','nil' and 'pom'.