Question

    If ‘DESPAIR’ is coded as ‘3’, ‘PROJECT’ is coded as ‘11’, then what is the code for ‘ORPHAN’ in the same code language?

    A 19 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 16 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 11 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 14 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The words are coded as the difference of positional value of first and fifth letter from the left end as per the English Alphabetical series. For DESPAIR: Difference of (4 – 1) = 3 For PROJECT: Difference of (16 - 5) = 11 Similarly, For ORPHAN: Difference of (15 - 1) = 14

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