SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 84

SSC GD Constable (English) - 11 Feb 2019 Shift 3 • Reasoning • Q84

If in a certain code language TERRACE is written as 70, then in the same code language how will you write the word BALCONY?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 72.

Understanding Application

The logic used here is:

TERRACE = 20 + 5 + 18 + 18 + 1 + 3 + 5 = 70

Similarly,

Code for the word BALCONY:

BALCONY = 2 + 1 + 12 + 3 + 15 + 14 + 25 = 72

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.