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If in a certain coding language, 'lo re ga' indicates 'Bears Are Scary', 'sa ga pa' indicates 'Kings Are Hungry', 'so du pa' indicates 'Kings Will Die' and 'bu so' indicates 'They Die'. What would 'bu du' indicate in that code language?

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SSC Stenographer 2019 Previous Year Paper (24-Dec-2020) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

They Will

Decoding the Coding Language Phrases

This question requires us to decipher a coded language. We are given several phrases in the code and their corresponding English meanings. Our goal is to find the meaning of the coded phrase 'bu du' by figuring out what 'bu' and 'du' represent individually.

Identifying Word Meanings in the Code

To solve this, we need to systematically compare the given coded phrases and their meanings to identify common words and their translations. Here's the information we have:

  • 'lo re ga' indicates 'Bears Are Scary'
  • 'sa ga pa' indicates 'Kings Are Hungry'
  • 'so du pa' indicates 'Kings Will Die'
  • 'bu so' indicates 'They Die'

Step-by-Step Decoding Process

Let's decode the meaning of each word step-by-step:

  1. Finding the code for 'Are': Compare the first two phrases:
    • 'lo re ga' = 'Bears Are Scary'
    • 'sa ga pa' = 'Kings Are Hungry'
    The word 'ga' appears in both code phrases. The word 'Are' appears in both meanings. Therefore, we can conclude that:

    'ga' signifies 'Are'

  2. Finding the code for 'Kings': Now, compare the second and third phrases:
    • 'sa ga pa' = 'Kings Are Hungry'
    • 'so du pa' = 'Kings Will Die'
    The word 'pa' is common in both code phrases, and 'Kings' is common in their meanings. Thus:

    'pa' signifies 'Kings'

  3. Finding the code for 'Hungry': Looking at the second phrase ('sa ga pa' = 'Kings Are Hungry'), we already know 'ga' means 'Are' and 'pa' means 'Kings'. The remaining coded word is 'sa', and the remaining meaning is 'Hungry'. So:

    'sa' signifies 'Hungry'

  4. Finding the code for 'Die': Compare the third and fourth phrases:
    • 'so du pa' = 'Kings Will Die'
    • 'bu so' = 'They Die'
    The common coded word is 'so', and the common meaning is 'Die'. This means:

    'so' signifies 'Die'

  5. Finding the code for 'They': Consider the fourth phrase ('bu so' = 'They Die'). We've just determined that 'so' means 'Die'. The remaining coded word is 'bu', and the remaining meaning is 'They'. Therefore:

    'bu' signifies 'They'

  6. Finding the code for 'Will': Let's look at the third phrase ('so du pa' = 'Kings Will Die'). We know 'pa' means 'Kings' and 'so' means 'Die'. The code word left is 'du', and the meaning left is 'Will'. So:

    'du' signifies 'Will'

Decoding the Target Phrase 'bu du'

We need to find the meaning of 'bu du'. Based on our analysis:

  • 'bu' means 'They'
  • 'du' means 'Will'

Combining these, the coded phrase 'bu du' translates to:

'They Will'

Final Answer Explanation

By carefully comparing the given examples of coded phrases and their meanings, we successfully identified the individual word translations. We found that 'bu' corresponds to 'They' and 'du' corresponds to 'Will'. Consequently, the coded phrase 'bu du' represents 'They Will' in this specific coding language.

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