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In a certain code language, 'STORY' is written as 'ZSPUT' and 'MUSIC' is written as 'DJTVN'. How will 'PRINT' be written in that language?

The correct answer is
UOJSQ

The question asks to find the coded form of the word 'PRINT' based on the given examples: 'STORY' is coded as 'ZSPUT' and 'MUSIC' is coded as 'DJTVN'.

Identifying the Coding Pattern

Let's analyze the first example: 'STORY' -> 'ZSPUT'.

  1. Reverse the original word: 'STORY' becomes 'YROTS'.
  2. Compare the reversed word ('YROTS') with the coded word ('ZSPUT').
  3. Observe the shift for each letter position:
    • $Y_{25} \rightarrow Z_{26}$ (Shift = +1)
    • $R_{18} \rightarrow S_{19}$ (Shift = +1)
    • $O_{15} \rightarrow P_{16}$ (Shift = +1)
    • $T_{20} \rightarrow U_{21}$ (Shift = +1)
    • $S_{19} \rightarrow T_{20}$ (Shift = +1)

The pattern identified is: Reverse the word and add 1 to the alphabetical position of each letter.

Note: While the second example 'MUSIC' -> 'DJTVN' does not perfectly fit this pattern ('CSIUM' + 1 = 'DTJVN'), we proceed with the pattern derived from the first example as it leads to one of the options.

Applying the Pattern to 'PRINT'

  1. Original word: 'PRINT'
  2. Reverse the word: 'TNIRP'
  3. Apply the +1 shift to each letter of 'TNIRP':
    • $T_{20} + 1 = U_{21}$
    • $N_{14} + 1 = O_{15}$
    • $I_9 + 1 = J_{10}$
    • $R_{18} + 1 = S_{19}$
    • $P_{16} + 1 = Q_{17}$
  4. The resulting coded word is 'UOJSQ'.

Conclusion

The coded word for 'PRINT' is 'UOJSQ', which corresponds to Option B.

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