SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 80

SSC CGL - 5th March 2020 Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q80

If each letter of the English alphabet is assigned an odd numerical value in increasing order, such as A = 1, B = 3 and so on, then what will be the code of HONEY?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e 152927949.

Understanding Application

The logic here is each alphabet in the word is replaced by the odd number starting from 1.

A = 1, B = 3, C = 5, D = 7 and so on.

Code for the word HONEY is; 

H = 15

O = 29

N = 27

E = 9

Y = 49

Thus, the code is 152927949.