SSC Reasoning Free Practice Set: Coding-Decoding (Set-1)

Coding is the process of encrypting a message or text in a certain fashion that it follows a certain logic based upon the placement and interchange. Decoding is the process of identifying that logic and applying it to figure out the solution to the problem. Coding and decoding is very important and unavoidable topic in SSC exams as there will be at least one question in all SSC Tier-1 exams. Most of the aspirants assume them to very easy and recurring. However, sometimes, these questions get so messy and time consuming that it is not so easy to handle them.

In this article, we are providing a set of 20 questions out of coding and decoding section for SSC exam preparation. Attempt all of them and match your responses with the given answers.

SSC Reasoning free questions: Coding-Decoding

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Q1. In a certain code, GOAL is written as JRDO. How is PLAN written in that code? 

(a) SPDQ

(b) SODQ

(c) SOCP 

(d) SODP

Q2. In a certain code, RELIEF is written as QFKKDI. How is WELCOME written in that code?  

(a) VDKCNLM

(b) VFKENMF

(c) VFKENPD

(d) VFKENPF

Q3. If in a certain language, CRASH is code as XMVNC, which word would be coded as TRAIN?  

(a) YUDNQ

(b) YWFNS

(c) YVERIP

(d) YMVIZR

Q4. It BANKING is coded as LMJROMP, then how will KING be coded?  

(a) ROMQ

(b) MJRO

(c) ROML

(d) ROMP

Q5. In in a certain code, RAT = 39 and CHAT = 32, then how will you code TWITTER?  

(a) 111

(b) 112

(c) 114

(d) 115

Q6. If COBRA can be written as 3152181, how can GORILLA be written?  

(a) 71516912121

(b) 71418912121

(c) 71518912121

(d) 71518712121

Q7.  If MOBILITY is coded as 46293927, then EXAMINATION is coded as  

(a) 45038401854

(b) 56149512965

(c) 57159413955

(d) 67250623076

Q8. In a certain code, BRAIN is written as *%÷#× and TIER is written as $#+%. How is TRAIN written in that code?  

(a) $ %×#*

(b) $%÷#×

(c) $ %+×+ 

(d) ÷+×%$ 

Q9. If ‘car’ is called ‘pink’, ‘bike’ is called ‘blue’, ‘cycle’ is called ‘black’ and ‘aeroplane’ is called ‘yellow’, what would fly in sky?  

(a) pink 

(b) black 

(c) yellow 

(d) blue 

Q10. If ‘table’ is  ‘book’, ‘book’ is ‘pen’, ‘pen’ is ‘eraser’,  ‘eraser’ is ‘sharpener’, ‘sharpener’ is ‘pencil’ and ‘pencil’ is ‘school’, then what is used by student to sharp pencil?

(a) sharpener  

(b) pencil 

(c) pen

(d) eraser 

Direction ( Q11-Q15) Study the following information to answer the given questions:

In a certain code,

′Marker Written Merit Iterated′ is written as ′11$D 25%N 15©R 15@T′

′Come Detail Order Hijacked′ is written as ′6©L 5#E 10$D 17@R′

′Present Joystick Liable Part′ is written as ′18%T 14©E 18#T 12$K′

′States Regards Fact Reply′ is written as ′8#T 21©S 20@Y 20%S′

Q11. What is the code for ‘Haryana Court’?

(a) 5@T 10%A

(b) 6@T 10%T

(c) 5©T 10#A

(d) 5$T 10%A

Q12. What is the code for ‘Cruel Statement’?

(a) 4@L 21$T

(b) 5©L 21$S

(c) 5@L 21%T

(d) Cannot be Determined

Q13. What is the code for ‘Water Backflow’?

(a) 25@R 4$B

(b) 25©R 4$W

(c) 25@R 4$W

(d) 25@R 4%W

Q14. What is the code for ‘Deduct Word’?

(a) 6©T 26#D

(b) 6%T 25#C

(c) 6©T 25#D

(d) 6@T 25#D

Q15. What is the code for ‘Plane Hijacker’?

(a) 10$T 18@E

(b) 10$R 18©E

(c) 10%R 18@E

(d) 10$R 18@E BankSSCexamsGuide.com

Directions (16-20): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

In a certain code,

′France Indonesia Kazakhstan Maldives′ is written as ′G©10 L@18 N#14 J%16′

′Lebanon Greece Portugal Nigeria′ is written as ′M@12 H©10 Q$14 O%12′

′Ukraine Nepal Philippines Colombia′ is written as ′D%14 Q#20 V©12 O$08′

′Lithuania Cyprus Senegal Uzbekistan′ is written as ′T$12 M%16 D#10 V@18′

Q16.What is the code for ‘India Romania’?

(a) J%8 S%12

(b) J%08 S@12

(c) J%08 S%12

(d) J%08 S%14

Q17.′L%18′ can be the code of which of the following?

(a) Kazakhstan

(b) Kyrgyzstan

(c) Mauritania

(d) Cannot be determined

Q18.What is the code for ‘Zimbabwe Cameroon’?

(a) Y©14 D@14

(b) A©12 D@14

(c) A©14 D@12

(d) A©14 D@14

Q19.What is the code for ‘Israel Jamaica’?

(a) S$10 K@12

(b) J$10 K%12

(c) J$10 K%14

(d) J©10 K%12

Q20.What is the code for ‘Liechtenstein’?

(a) K@24

(b) M@22

(c) M©24

(d) M@24

Answer Key

1	b	11	a
2	c	12	d
3	b	13	c
4	d	14	c
5	d	15	d
6	c	16	c
7	b	17	d
8	b	18	d
9	c	19	b
10	b	20	d