Telangana Police SI 2018 · Question 18 of 96

In a code, each vowel of the English alphabet is coded to the next vowel cyclically (A->E->I->O->U->A) and each consonant is coded to the next third consonant cyclically. Using this code, the code word for ARMY is:

Coding-Decoding

AVQCE
BQCEV
CEVQCCorrect
DVECQ

Answer: C. EVQC

Explanation

A->E (next vowel). R is the 14th consonant; +3 = 17th consonant = V. M is the 10th consonant; +3 = 13th = Q. Y->C (cyclic: Y->C as given). So ARMY -> EVQC.

Source: TSLPRB SCT SI Civil PWT 2018 official paper (Arithmetic & Test of Reasoning); answer verified by worked solution

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