Question
If IMAGE and FIELD are coded as FHBNJ and EMFJG respectively then, which one among the given options is the most appropriate code for BEACH ?
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- B
- From
- Official GATE 2025 answer key
Solution
Determine the transformation rule by comparing each word with its reversed letter sequence.
Observe how each word is encoded:
- Reverse the letters of
IMAGEE G A M I, then advance each letter by in the alphabet (EF,GH,AB,MN,IJ) to getFHBNJ. - Reverse the letters of
FIELDD L E I F, then advance each letter by to getEMFJG. - Applying the same rule to
BEACH: reverse to getH C A E B, then advance each letter by (HI,CD,AB,EF,BC) to obtainIDBFC.
Final answer
Option (B)
Common trap
Forgetting to reverse the word after shifting letters by .
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2025 Computer Science and Information Technology - Session 2 (CS2)
- Question
- 7 of 65
- Section
- General Aptitude
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