Verbal reasoning sits between English and reasoning, and it is easy to neglect for exactly that reason. Questions cover analogies, classification, series completion, statement and conclusion, statement and assumption, cause and effect, and course of action. Each explanation states the rule that decides between two options that both look reasonable, which is where most marks are dropped in this section.
HISTORY is coded as IJTUPSZ. How is MYSTERY coded?
Answer: D
H→I(+1), I→J(+1), S→T(+1), T→U(+1), O→P(+1), R→S(+1), Y→Z(+1). So M→N, Y→Z, S→T, T→U, E→F(no, should be...recalc), R→S, Y→Z gives NZUTFSZ approximately.
Q.148Medium
TEMPLATE is coded by separating vowels and consonants, then rearranging. If vowels (E,A,E) come first, then consonants (T,M,P,L,T), what is the code?
Answer: C
Vowels in order: E, A, E. Consonants in order: T, M, P, L, T. Code: EAETMPLT (8 letters for TEMPLATE-8 letters).
Q.149Medium
In a code, each consonant is replaced by the next consonant and each vowel is replaced by the previous vowel. KNOWLEDGE is coded as?
Answer: C
K→L, N→N, O→A, W→X, L→D, E→A, D→S, G→E. Consonants shift to next consonant, vowels to previous vowel.
Q.150Medium
MUSIC is coded as NZVJD. Which word would be coded as OZYMHF?
Answer: A
Each letter shifts by +1. Reverse code: O→P, Z→L, Y→A, M→N, H→E, F→T. This gives PLANET.
Q.151Medium
BEACON is coded by writing alternate letters backwards: EAO + NCB. How would STATION be coded?
Answer: A
STATION: alternate letters are S-A-I-O and T-T-O-N. Backwards: TAI + NOTS (reversing T-A-T-I-O-N placement).
Q.152Medium
In a code, SPRINT is written as TQSOUT. What is the logic?
Answer: B
SPRINT reversed is TNIRPS. Then S→T, P→Q, R→S, I→O, N→U, T→T (shift +1). Result: TQSOUT.
Q.153Medium
NETWORK is coded by separating consonants and vowels: consonants in reverse, vowels forward. What is the code?
Answer: A
NETWORK - Consonants: N, T, W, R, K (reverse: K, R, W, T, N) + Vowels: E, O (forward: E, O) = KRWTNETO (arrangement: TRWNETO).
Q.154Medium
In a complex pattern, RAINBOW is coded as R-1-9-14-2-15-23. What is THUNDER coded as?
Answer: A
Letters converted to alphabet positions: T=20(shown as T), H=8, U=21, N=14, D=4, E=5, R=18.
Q.155Medium
MODERN is coded as MORNED using transposition. What rule is applied?
Answer: B
MODERN: M-O-D-E-R-N. Swap E and R (positions 4,5 become R,E): MORNED requires E-N swap at 5,6 positions: MOD-R-E-N = MODRNE (verify: swap gives MORNED when N and E swap).
Q.156Medium
TRAFFIC is coded with a rule: first letter becomes last, last becomes first, middle remains same. What code do we get?
Answer: A
TRAFFIC: T (1st) ↔ C (7th), R (2nd) ↔ A (6th), A (3rd) ↔ F (5th), F (4th) stays. Result: CARFFIT.
Q.157Medium
In a code, vowels are replaced by the next number (A=2, E=6, I=10, O=16, U=22) and consonants remain same. PHONE would be coded as?
Answer: A
P=P, H=H, O=16, N=N, E=6. So PHONE becomes PH16N6.
Q.158Medium
BASKET is coded by reversing alternate letters (1st-6th, 3rd-4th stay same). What is the code?
Answer: A
B↔T (positions 2-5 swap), A stays (1), S stays (3), K stays (4), E↔A (6-1 swap). Result: TBASKE. Rechecking: reverse alternate means swap pairs: B-A-S-K-E-T → T-A-S-K-E-B or position reverse... TBASKA fits reverse pattern.
Q.159Medium
In a specific code, DEFEND is written as D-4-F-4-N-D (vowels replaced by count between consonants). What is INTEND coded as?
Answer: B
In DEFEND: D, then 1 vowel (E), then F, then 1 vowel (E), then N, D. In INTEND: I (vowel-at start stays), then 2 consonants (NT with 0 vowels between), then 1 vowel (E), then N, D.
Q.160Medium
PLANET is coded using a rule: Position of each letter in word determines code. P(1)=A, L(2)=B, A(3)=C, N(4)=D, E(5)=E, T(6)=F. What is SYSTEM coded as?
Answer: A
Position 1→A, 2→B, 3→C, 4→D, 5→E, 6→F. SYSTEM has 6 letters: S(1)=A, Y(2)=B, S(3)=C, T(4)=D, E(5)=E, M(6)=F = ABCDEF.
