SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 99

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 21 June 2024 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q99

In a certain code language, 'BREWING' is written as 'CIFDJMH' and 'ANCIENT' is written as 'BMDRFMU'. How will 'MUSEUMS' be written in that language?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1, i.e., NFTVVNT.

Logic: Every alternate letter is changed to its opposite letter, and other letters are increased by one letter

 'BREWING' is written as 'CIFDJMH'

B + 1 = C, R ⇔ I, E + 1 = F, W ⇔ D, I + 1 = J, N ⇔ M, G + 1 = H

'ANCIENT' is written as 'BMDRFMU'

A + 1 = B, N ⇔ M, C + 1 = D, I ⇔ R, E + 1 = F, N ⇔ M, T + 1 = U

Similarly, 'MUSEUMS' is written as  'NFTVVNT'

M + 1 = N, U ⇔ F, S + 1 = T, E ⇔ V, U + 1 = V, M ⇔ N, S + 1 = T