General Intelligence Coding and decoding Coding and decoding Question #7093 (CAT-I)

In a certain code language, if 'ROSE' is coded as 'PQPU', then how would 'LILY' be coded in the same language?

A JKXJ
B JKXK
C IKXJ
D IKXK
Correct Answer & Explanation
Option A
The pattern involves subtracting 2 from the first letter, adding 1 to the second, subtracting 2 from the third, and adding 1 to the fourth. R (18) - 2 = P (16) O (15) + 1 = P (16) S (19) - 2 = Q (17) E (5) + 1 = F (6) So, for 'LILY': L (12) - 2 = J (10) I (9) + 1 = J (10) L (12) - 2 = J (10) Y (25) + 1 = Z (26) Therefore, 'LILY' would be coded as 'JJJZ'.