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If GARDEN is coded as 7-1-18-4-5-14, how is PLANTS coded?
Correct Answer:
A. 16-12-1-14-20-19
EXPLANATION
Each letter is coded as its position in the alphabet (A=1, B=2,...Z=26). P=16, L=12, A=1, N=14, T=20, S=19.
Pointing to a photograph, Rajesh said, 'She is the mother of my son's wife.' How is Rajesh related to the woman in the photograph?
Correct Answer:
A. Father-in-law
EXPLANATION
Son's wife is daughter-in-law. Mother of daughter-in-law makes Rajesh her father-in-law.
If in a code, RATIONAL = 18-1-20-9-15-14-1-12, then NATION = ?
Correct Answer:
A. 14-1-20-9-15-14
EXPLANATION
N=14, A=1, T=20, I=9, O=15, N=14. NATION = 14-1-20-9-15-14.
Man is to Boy as Woman is to?
Correct Answer:
A. Girl
EXPLANATION
Man is adult male, Boy is child male. Woman is adult female, Girl is child female. Analogy: Adult to Child.
If BOOK is coded as 2-15-15-11, and LOOK is coded as 12-15-15-11, then TOOK is coded as?
Correct Answer:
A. 20-15-15-11
EXPLANATION
T is 20th letter. O is 15th, O is 15th, K is 11th. TOOK = 20-15-15-11.
In a coding system, if CAT = 3120, DOG = 4157, then BAT = ?
Correct Answer:
A. 2120
EXPLANATION
C=3,A=1,T=20. D=4,O=15,G=7. B=2,A=1,T=20. So BAT = 2120.
Among six persons A, B, C, D, E, F: B is the son of A. D is the daughter of C. E is the sister of B. F is the mother of D. Who is the father of E?
Correct Answer:
A. A
EXPLANATION
B is son of A. E is sister of B. Therefore, E is also child of A, making A the father of E.
Looking at a photograph, Ramesh said, 'She is the mother of my mother.' Who is the woman in the photograph?
Correct Answer:
A. Grandmother
EXPLANATION
Mother of my mother = Grandmother.
A is the father of B. B is the mother of C. C is the sister of D. How is A related to D?
Correct Answer:
A. Grandfather
EXPLANATION
A is father of B, B is mother of C and D. Therefore, A is grandfather of D.
Ram is 4 years older than Shyam. Shyam is 3 years younger than Priya. If Priya is 20 years old, how old is Ram?
Correct Answer:
B. 21 years
EXPLANATION
Priya = 20. Shyam = 20-3 = 17. Ram = 17+4 = 21 years