In a certain code language, ‘vuri vosi vuro’ means ‘drink cold water’; ‘zuna vosi kuma’ means ‘water is pure’; ‘poza vuri kuma’ means ‘pure cold air’. What is the code for ‘cold’?
Correct answer A. vuri
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Coding and Decoding MCQs
Coding and Decoding MCQs are multiple-choice questions in which words, letters or sentences are written in a hidden code and you must find the rule and apply it to a new word. Every question on MCQs360 shows its correct answer instantly, so you can verify the rule you found and practise until the common patterns become familiar.
In a certain code language, ‘datu dula nodi’ means ‘she sings well’; ‘nodi zari mori’ means ‘he sings loudly’; ‘kapa mori datu’ means ‘he writes well’. What is the code for ‘she’?
Correct answer A. dula
In a certain code language, ‘nomo niku moki’ means ‘tall green trees’; ‘rusu dira niku’ means ‘green parrots sing’; ‘nomo vito rusu’ means ‘parrots love trees’. Which word is coded as ‘rusu’?
Correct answer B. parrots
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In a certain code language, ‘kiza dusa tuza vuma’ means ‘good students learn fast’; ‘vuma mala kiza’ means ‘students learn daily’; ‘mala kiso tuza’ means ‘good food daily’. What is the code for ‘food’?
Correct answer A. kiso
In a certain code language, ‘liti luno vodu vimi’ means ‘buy warm clothes now’; ‘riba liti luno’ means ‘warm soup now’; ‘pitu riba vimi’ means ‘clothes and soup’. What is the code for ‘soup’?
Correct answer B. riba
If ‘morning’ is called ‘night’, ‘night’ is called ‘evening’, ‘evening’ is called ‘noon’, ‘noon’ is called ‘dawn’ and ‘dawn’ is called ‘week’, during which period do most people sleep?
Correct answer D. evening
If ‘apple’ is called ‘mango’, ‘mango’ is called ‘grape’, ‘grape’ is called ‘banana’, ‘banana’ is called ‘orange’ and ‘orange’ is called ‘guava’, which fruit is long, curved and yellow when ripe?
Correct answer B. orange
If ‘teacher’ is called ‘doctor’, ‘doctor’ is called ‘farmer’, ‘farmer’ is called ‘pilot’, ‘pilot’ is called ‘tailor’ and ‘tailor’ is called ‘driver’, who flies an aeroplane?
Correct answer C. tailor
In a certain code language, ‘luva mudu badu’ means ‘fresh bread daily’; ‘luva poki pabu’ means ‘bread and milk’; ‘naso poki badu’ means ‘milk is fresh’. What is the code for ‘milk’?
Correct answer D. poki
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In a certain code language, ‘dabo zuvi doru’ means ‘rain falls today’; ‘suko numo zuvi’ means ‘heavy rain again’; ‘daki numo doru’ means ‘today was heavy’. What is the code for ‘was’?
Correct answer A. daki
In a certain code language, ‘modi vamo nubi’ means ‘kites fly high’; ‘nubi moso rova’ means ‘birds fly away’; ‘modi rova doti’ means ‘high above birds’. What is the code for ‘high’?
Correct answer C. modi
In a certain code language, ‘zaki kiti zumu’ means ‘read your book’; ‘poma zumu zipa’ means ‘your new pen’; ‘poma kiti vomu budu’ means ‘new book is here’. What is the code for ‘pen’?
Correct answer B. zipa
In a certain code language, ‘maro moko nado’ means ‘sweet ripe mango’; ‘nado lani polu’ means ‘ripe red apple’; ‘zavu lani moko’ means ‘apple is sweet’. Which word is coded as ‘lani’?
Correct answer A. apple
In a certain code language, ‘mara diki tulu’ means ‘open the door’; ‘tulu sivo kizu’ means ‘close the window’; ‘diki kizu vomi’ means ‘door and window’. What is the code for ‘open’?
Correct answer A. mara
In a certain code language, ‘lasa nuda noti’ means ‘children play cricket’; ‘sopa kumi noti’ means ‘cricket match today’; ‘kumi bino nuda’ means ‘today children study’. What is the code for ‘cricket’?
Correct answer D. noti
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In a certain code language, ‘bono mosu dato’ means ‘bright morning sun’; ‘zotu lomo dato’ means ‘sun gives light’; ‘vuzo mosu zotu’ means ‘light is bright’. What is the code for ‘morning’?
Correct answer B. bono
In a certain code language, ‘nila lada luni’ means ‘clean the room’; ‘vati luda lada’ means ‘room is large’; ‘pubo nila luda’ means ‘large clean house’. What is the code for ‘large’?
Correct answer C. luda
In a certain code language, ‘midi bima kidu’ means ‘farmers grow wheat’; ‘dalo zida bima’ means ‘wheat and rice’; ‘kidu dalo lazi’ means ‘farmers sell rice’. Which word is coded as ‘zida’?
Correct answer C. and
In a certain code language, ‘nupu damu nilo’ means ‘send me letters’; ‘naru zasu damu’ means ‘letters come late’; ‘nupu zasu sata’ means ‘come to me’. What is the code for ‘me’?
Correct answer D. nupu
In a certain code language, ‘muko lupo tuka’ means ‘blue sky above’; ‘rovu boro muko’ means ‘sky turns grey’; ‘boro lupo riti’ means ‘grey clouds above’. What is the code for ‘turns’?
Correct answer A. rovu
About Coding and Decoding MCQs
Letter coding questions shift each letter forward or backward by a fixed or changing amount, reverse the word, or replace each letter with its opposite in the alphabet. Number coding questions turn letters into their alphabet positions, sums or products, such as coding a word by adding its letter values and multiplying by a fixed number. Some codes mix both methods, so check each letter separately.
Coded sentence questions give three short sentences in a made-up language and ask for the code of one word, found by comparing which code words appear in common. Substitution questions rename objects, such as calling a pen an eraser, and ask what an item is called in the new system. These question types are standard in MDCAT, NTS, SSC and bank exams.
Key facts to remember
- Alphabet positions run from A = 1 to Z = 26; in the reverse alphabet Z = 1 and A = 26.
- A letter and its opposite letter add up to 27 in position (A + Z, B + Y, M + N).
- In coded sentences, a word that appears in two sentences has the code word common to both.
- In substitution questions, the answer is the new name given to the item, not the item itself.
- The letters at positions 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 are E, J, O, T and Y, a useful anchor for counting.
Exams that include Coding and Decoding MCQs
Pakistan
- MDCAT
- NTS
- GAT
- ISSB
- Army, Navy and PAF initial tests
- PPSC
- FPSC
India
- SSC CGL
- SSC CHSL
- IBPS PO
- IBPS Clerk
- SBI PO
- SBI Clerk
- RRB NTPC
- CAT
Bangladesh
- BCS
- Bangladesh Bank recruitment tests
How to prepare for Coding and Decoding MCQs
- Write the alphabet positions under both the word and its code, then look at the difference letter by letter.
- Check for reversal: compare the first letter of the code with the last letter of the word.
- For coded sentences, compare two sentences at a time and cross off common words and codes.
- Read substitution questions twice and answer with the code name, which is where most mistakes happen.
Frequently asked questions
What is the reverse alphabet rule in coding?
In the reverse alphabet Z is 1 and A is 26. To find a letter's opposite, subtract its position from 27, so A becomes Z, B becomes Y and M becomes N. Many coding questions replace each letter with its opposite in this way.
Which exams ask Coding and Decoding MCQs?
Coding and decoding appears in MDCAT, NTS and GAT tests, ISSB and forces initial tests, and PPSC and FPSC papers in Pakistan, in SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, IBPS, SBI and RRB exams in India, and in the BCS mental ability paper and bank tests in Bangladesh.
How do I find a code word in coded sentence questions?
Compare two sentences that share one English word and find the code word they share. Repeat with other pairs to isolate each code. Elimination usually reveals the answer within two comparisons.
Last reviewed October 2026