LAR-1 (Coding & Decoding, Symbol Based, Directions)

Important Information
1. All students are “REQUIRED” to take Home Assignments 1 and 2 based on the
topics covered in this class by logging into your PSIS account and visiting the
“Assignments & Study Material” section followed by “Logical Reasoning” and
the “Home Assignment” tab. The tests are in addition to the Home Assignment
provided at the end of this class handout and can be taken on Mobile Phone or
Desktop.
2. This class covers Chapters 1 and 6 of the Knowledge Primer. Students are
advised to further strengthen the topics covered in class from the given chapters.

Class Exercise:
1. If, in a certain language, SIKKIM is written as THLJJL, then what is the code for the word TRAINING?
(a) UQBHOHMH (b) SSZJMJMH (c) UQBHOHOF (d) SSBMJMH
2. If, in a certain language, APPLE is coded as BRSPJ, then what is the code for MANGO in that language?
(a) NBOHP (b) NCQKT (c) NDRMU (d) NCQTK
3. If SPAIN is written as 68512 and FRANCE is written as 795243, how is PRINCES coded as?
(a) 9821346 (b) 2198634 (c) 6839412 (d) 8912436
4. If Z = 52 and ACT = 48, then BAT will be equal to ________?
(a) 4240 (b) 46 (c) 23 (d) 2120
5. In a code language, ‘mok dan sil’ means ‘nice big house’, ‘fit kon dan’, means ‘house is good’ and ‘warm tir fit’ means
‘cost is high’. Which word stands for ‘good’ in that language?
(a) kon (b) fit (c) dan (d) sil
6. In a certain code, ‘526’ means ‘sky is blue’, ‘24’ means ‘blue color’ and ‘436’ means ‘color is fun’. Which digit in that
language means ‘fun’?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
7. The code for ‘LENGTHY’ is ‘NGLEYHT’, then what is the code for ‘TALLEST’?
(a) LLTATSE (b) LLATTES (c) ATLLSET (d) TSELLAT
8. Given below are the words and the codes for those words in a certain language. Find the code for each letter.
SINCE – RSQMP LIVE – MRCX SLIP – XQMO NEW – SRK
(a) SINCELVPW - QMSPRXCOK (b) SINCELVPW - QNSPRXCOK
(c) SINCELVPW - QMTPRXCOK (d) SINCELVPW - QMSPRXCKO
9. If, in a certain code, ‘COVET’ is written as ‘XLEVG’, which word would be written as ‘SHDUO’?
(a) QUAKE (b) REPAY (c) VKGXR (d) HSWFL
10. If SACHIN is coded as 1925111319 then what will be the code for VISHAL?
(a) 22102112517 (b) 22102111517 (c) 22102111518 (d) 22102011517

Directions for Questions 11 to 13: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.
A + B means A × B. A ÷ B means A – B. A × B means A + B. A – B means A ÷ B.
11. Find the value of 28 -4 ×3 ÷ 10.
(a) -4 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 7

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12. Find the value of 63 × 4 + 3 × 75 - 5.

(a) 90 (b) 180 (c) 145 (d) 0
13. Find the value of
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 8

Directions for Question 14: In the following question, if the given interchanges are made in signs and numbers,
which one of the four equations would be correct?
14. Given interchanges: Signs – and ÷ and numbers 4 and 8.
(a) 6 – 8 ÷ 4 = -1 (b) 8 – 6 ÷ 4 = 1 (c) 4 ÷ 8 – 2 = 6 (d) 4 – 8 ÷ 6 = 2
15. When I reached my house, I was facing East. I started from my school and took a left turn before taking a right turn.
Then I reached a park from where I travelled right and took a right turn. My house was on the next right turn. In
which direction did I start?
(a) East (b) West (c) South (d) North
16. Going 50m to the South of my house, I turn left and go another 20 m. Then turning to the North, I go 30m and then
start walking to my house. What is the distance between my last position and the starting point?
(a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 20 (d) 20
17. A clock shows 1:30. If the hour hand points West, in which direction will the minute hand point?
(a) East (b) North-East (c) North (d) North-West
18. If ‘South-East’ is ‘East’; ‘North-West’ is ‘West’; ‘South-West’ is South and so on, what will North be called?
(a) East (b) North-East (c) North-West (d) None of these
19. A man was facing North-East. He turned 45o anti-clockwise. Then 225o clockwise and finally 135o clockwise. In which
direction is he facing now?
(a) South (b) North (c) North-West (d) None
20. One fine morning I was talking to my friend face to face. His shadow was to my right. In which direction was my
friend facing?
(a) East (b) North (c) South (d) West

Class Test: 20 minutes

1. In a certain code, 3456 is coded as ROPE, 15526 is coded as APPLE, then how is 54613 coded as?
(a) POEAR (b) RPOEA (c) PEORA (d) PROEA
2. If the code for ‘TOWN’ is ‘UQZR’, then what will be the code for ‘VILLAGE’?
(a) WKPOFLM (b) OWKPFML (c) WPOKFML (d) WKOPFML
3. In a certain language, ‘+÷ ?’ means ‘where are you’, ‘@ – ÷’ means ‘we are here’ and ‘+ @ X’ means ‘you come
here’. What is the code for ‘where’?
(a) + (b) ÷ (c) ? (d) @
4. Find the odd one out.
(a) DRINK : RDNIK (b) SMOKE : MSKOE (c) THERE : HTREE (d) ROWDY : ORYDW
5. If, in a code, ALTERED is written as ZOGVIVW, then in the same code, how is RELATED written as?
(a) IVOZGVW (b) GVWIVOZ (c) IVOGZWV (d) GWVIVOZ
6. In a code language, SHOWER is coded as RHWOES, then what is the code for FATHER in that language?
(a) GBTHFS (b) RAHTEF (c) TEFRAH (d) REHTAF
7. If code for RAJESH is 891501181 then what will be the code for PRIYANKA?
(a) 1618925114111 (b) 1114115298161 (c) 1618925111114 (d) 1114115296181

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Directions for Questions 8 and 9: Each question has three sets of alphabets. Choose the option that has the same
relationship to the third set as the second has to the first.
8. HUMAN : UHZNA : : FLAIR : ??
(a) UNYSE (b) SYNVE (c) UOZRI (d) ZROVI
9. NUMBER : MFNYVI : : PROBLEM : ??
(a) MOZJCK (b) LIOKVYN (c) CEBBYRZ (d) KILYOVN

Directions for Questions 10 and 11: In a certain code language,

(A) ‘pit dar na’ means ‘you are good’; (B) ‘dar tok pa’ means ‘good and bad’;
(C) ‘tim na tok’ means ‘they are bad’;
10. In that language, which word stands for ‘they’?
(a) na (b) tok (c) tim (d) pit
11. What can be the code for the “you and they”?
(a) tim pit tok (b) tim pit pa (c) pa pit na (d) None of these

Directions for Questions 12 to 14: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.
A∆B= ;AOB= ;AB= ;A∗B=
12. Find the value of (2 ∆ 8) O (6 ∆ 4)
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 0 (d) 2
13. Find the value of (10  6) ∆ (28  20)
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
14. Which of the options is greatest?

(a) (2 ∆ 3) O (2 ∆3) (b) (7  3) ∆ 4 (c) (7 * 4) ∆ (7  4) (d) ∗
15. ‘North-West’ becomes ‘South’. What will ‘East’ become?
(a) North (b) North-East (c) North-West (d) West
16. One morning I was going to market. My shadow was falling on my right. Mr. Sharma was coming from opposite
direction. In which direction was Mr. Sharma going?
(a) North (b) South (c) East (d) West
17. P, Q, R and S are playing carrom. P R and S Q are partners. S is to right of R who is facing West. Then Q is facing?
(a) South (b) North (c) West (d) East
18. If ‘÷’ stands for ‘greater than’, ‘X’ stands for ‘addition’, ‘+’ stands for ‘division’, ‘–‘ stands for ‘equal to’, ‘>’ stands for
‘multiplication’, ‘=’ stands for ‘less than’ and ‘<’ stands for ‘minus’, then which of the following alternative is correct?
(a) 5 > 2 < 1 – 3 × 4 × 1 (b) 5 < 2 × 1 + 3 > 4 × 1
(c) 5 > 2 × 1 – 3 > 4 < 1 (d) 5 + 2 × 1 – 3 + 4 > 1
19. If sand is called air, air is called plateau, plateau is called well, well is called island and island is called sky, then from
where will a woman draw water?
(a) Well (b) Island (c) Sky (d) Air
20. In a certain code language ‘Chemist’ is coded as ‘M27’ and ‘Medicines’ is coded as ‘C49’.How will you code ‘Plane’ in
the same language?
(a) F27 (b) A121 (c) A25 (d) A611

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Home Assignment:
1. Find the odd one out.
(a) ROYALLY : ILBZOOB (b) ILLEGAL : ROOVTZO
(c) CURTLY : XFIGOB (d) BROAD : RBAOD
2. Find the odd one out.
(a) TRAINING : GARNINIT (b) SURROUND : DRUORNUS
(c) DROWNED : DORNWED (d) WATERY : AWETYR
3. If ‘SECRET’ is written as ‘CRETSE’, then how is ‘CHOICE’ written as?
(a) OICHEC (b) OHCEIC (c) XSLRYV (d) OICECH

Directions for Questions 4 to 8: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.
In a certain code, “WOMAN” is coded as “DPCZR”, “MASTER” is coded as “PCMEGX”, “FLOWER” is coded as
“BIGXDZ” and “FLOAT” is coded as “DCIEB”. Then, in that language, find the codes for the following words.
4. FLOW:
(a) IBDZ (b) DCZP (c) CZPE (d) Cannot be determined
5. WEAR:
(a) ZGXB (b) ZGCX (c) DCGX (d) Cannot be determined
6. MATTER:
(a) CGZZPR (b) PCIBGX (c) PCEEGX (d) Cannot be determined
7. FLOOR:
(a) DDIBG (b) DIDGX (c) DIDBX (d) Cannot be determined
8. LATE:
(a) ICEG (b) IBGX (c) ICEX (d) Cannot be determined
9. Find the code number for the letters R and G of the words.
(i) WORLD = 14257 (ii) LONG = 6749 (iii) DOWN = 1456 (iv) GOLD = 7495
(a) R – 2, G – 9 (b) R-9, G-4 (c) R-1, G-9 (d) R-2, G-7
10. If POND is coded as RSTL, how is HEAR written in that code?
(a) GHIJ (b) GHIZ (c) JIGZ (d) JCLZ
11. If in a certain language, POPULAR is coded as QPQVMBS, which word would be coded as GBNPVT?
(a) FARMER (b) FAMOUS (c) FRAMES (d) FAMOTH
12. If in a certain language, GRASP is coded as BMVNK, which word would be coded as CRANE?
(a) FUDQH (b) HWFSJ (c) GVERI (d) XMVIZ
13. If '245' means—'Art and Talent' in a certain code language, '316' means—Callous to Generous', '147' means—'Callous
and Polite' then what is the code used for 'to'?
(a) Only 3 (b) Only 1 (c) 3 or 6 (d) Only 6
14. In a certain code language '579' means—'Kanchan is soft-spoken', '694' means—‘Soft-spoken beautiful pure', '473'
means—‘Ganga is pure', then what is the code used for 'Kanchan'?
(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) Cannot be determined
15. In a certain code language '123' means—‘Mahendra is Able', '345' means—'Sunita is unlucky', '526' means—'Mahendra
was unlucky', then what is the code used for ‘unlucky’?
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) Cannot be determined

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Directions for Question 16: In the following question, the two expressions on either side of the sign (=) will have
the same value if two terms on either side or on the same side are interchanged. The correct terms to be
interchanged have been given as one of the four alternatives under the expressions. Find the correct alternative.
16. 6 x 3 + 8 ÷ 2 – 1 = 9 – 8 ÷ 4 + 5 x 2
(a) 3, 4 (b) 3, 5 (c) 6, 9 (d) 9, 5
17. A person is facing North. He turns 60o in the clockwise direction and then 105o in the anticlockwise direction. Which
direction is the man facing now?
(a) West (b) North-West (c) North-East (d) South-East
18. A person cycles 20 km towards South. From there, he cycles 8 km towards North. Then, he cycles 5 km towards
West. How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 13 km (b) 15 km (c) 10.95 km (d) 14.14 km
19. After going 30 metres towards South, Ravi takes a left turn and goes another 8 metres. He then takes a left turn and
goes 24 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 8 metres (b) 6 metres (c) 12 metres (d) 10 metres
20. If book is called watch, watch is called bag, bag is called dictionary and dictionary is called window, which is used to
carry the books?
(a) Dictionary (b) Bag (c) Book (d) Watch (e) None of these

Explanatory Answers:
1. (d) Clearly All others except (d) have been mirror coded.
2. (d) In all options except (d), the first and last letters, the second and third letters, fourth and fifth letters, and so on
interchange positions. Hence, (d).
3. (d) The word ‘SECRET’ is jumbled. The third letter becomes the first letter, the fourth letter becomes the second
letter, the fifth letter becomes the third letter and so on. Hence the code for ‘CHOICE’ will be ‘OICECH’. Hence,
(d).
Solutions for Questions 4 to 8:
“WOMAN” and “MASTER” have “MA” common and in their code, common letters are “PC”. Similarly, “MASTER”
and “FLOWER” have “ER” common and in their code, common letters are “GX”, and so on.
The codes eventually can be decrypted as:
W-Z M-P F-I/B F-I/B
O-D A-C L-I/B L-I/B
M-P S-M O-D O-D
A-C T-E W-Z A-C
N-R E-G/X E-G/X T-E
R-G/X R-G/X
4. (a) FLOW = IBDZ. Hence, (a).
5. (b) WEAR = ZGCX. Hence, (b).
6. (c) MATTER = PCEEGX. Hence, (c).
7. (d) For the word ‘FLOOR’, R can be G or X. Hence, (d).
8. (d) For the word ‘LATE’, L could be I or B and E could be G or X. Hence, (d)
9. (a) W O R L D N G
1 4 2 7 5 6 9. Hence, (a)

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10. (c) The first, second, third and fourth letters of the word are moved two, four, six and eight letters forward
respectively to obtain the code. Hence, (c)
11. (b) Each letter of the word is one step behind the corresponding letter of the code.
12. (b) Each letter of the word is five steps ahead of the corresponding letter of the code.
13. (c) Considering 245 and 147, 4 is the code for “and”. Considering 316 and 147, 1 is the code for “Callous”. Hence,
option (c) is for 3 or 6.
14. (b) Considering 579 and 694, 9 stands for Soft Spoken. Considering 579 and 473, 7 stands for is. Hence, 5 stands for
Kanchan.
15. (a) Comparing statement (2) and (3), we have ‘5’ as the code for ‘unlucky’. Statement (1) is not required to answer
this question.
16. (d) On interchanging 9 and 5 on R.H.S., we get the statement as:
6 × 3 + 8 ÷ 2 – 1 = 5 – 8 ÷ 4 + 9 × 2 or 18 + 4 – 1 = 5 – 2 + 18 or 21 = 21, which is true.
17. (b) Man is facing in North-West direction
18. (a)

From the given information we can draw figure given above. Hence we need to find the distance between AD.
∴ By using Pythagoras theorem
AD = 13 km
19. (d)

m.

m.
We have to find the distance AE
AE =10 m.
20. (a) Dictionary
Justification:
Clearly, a 'bag' is used to carry the books but a 'bag' is called 'dictionary'.
So, a 'dictionary' will be used to carry the books.

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