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In a certain code language, 'TEACHER' is written as 'AETCREH', and ‘STUDENT’ is written as ‘UTSDTNE’. How will 'CLASSES' be written in that language?

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-II (Paper 2 JSO) Previous Year Paper (04-Mar-2023)
The correct answer is

ALCSSES

This question is a classic example of a coding-decoding problem where a specific pattern is applied to rearrange the letters of a word. We need to identify this pattern by looking at the given examples and then apply it to the target word 'CLASSES'.

Decoding the Pattern in the Code Language

Let's examine how 'TEACHER' is coded as 'AETCREH' and 'STUDENT' is coded as 'UTSDTNE'. We can look at the positions of the letters in the original words and their coded forms.

Original Word T E A C H E R
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Coded Word A E T C R E H
Coded Position (Original Letter) 3 2 1 4 7 6 5

Original Word S T U D E N T
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Coded Word U T S D T N E
Coded Position (Original Letter) 3 2 1 4 7 6 5

From the tables, we can observe a clear pattern:

  • The first three letters of the original word are rearranged in the coded word. Specifically, their order changes from 1-2-3 to 3-2-1.
  • The fourth letter remains in its original position (4).
  • The last three letters (positions 5, 6, and 7) are also rearranged. Their order changes from 5-6-7 to 7-6-5.

So, the pattern for a 7-letter word is to swap the positions of the 1st and 3rd letters, keep the 4th letter as is, and swap the positions of the 5th and 7th letters.

Applying the Coding Pattern to 'CLASSES'

Now let's apply this pattern to the word 'CLASSES'. 'CLASSES' also has 7 letters.

  • Original word: C L A S S E S
  • Positions:     1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Following the pattern:

  • Swap letters at positions 1 and 3: C (1) becomes 3rd, A (3) becomes 1st. The middle letter L (2) stays in position 2. This gives us ALC.
  • Keep the letter at position 4: S stays in position 4. This gives us S.
  • Swap letters at positions 5 and 7: S (5) becomes 7th, S (7) becomes 5th. The middle letter E (6) stays in position 6. This gives us SES.

Combining these parts:

  • Part 1 (positions 1-3): ALC
  • Part 2 (position 4):   S
  • Part 3 (positions 5-7): SES

Putting it all together, the coded word for 'CLASSES' is ALCSSES.

Comparing with Options

Let's compare our result with the given options:

  1. ALCSSES
  2. SESSALC
  3. ALCSESS
  4. CLASESS

Our calculated coded word 'ALCSSES' matches the first option.

Revision Table: Coding Pattern Summary

Word Length Pattern Rule Example
7 letters Swap 1st & 3rd, keep 2nd; Keep 4th; Swap 5th & 7th, keep 6th. (123 → 321, 4 → 4, 567 → 765) TEACHER → AETCREH, STUDENT → UTSDTNE, CLASSES → ALCSSES

Additional Information on Letter Coding

Coding and decoding questions often involve rearranging letters based on various rules. These rules can include:

  • Position Swapping: As seen in this problem, letters swap positions based on a fixed pattern (e.g., every two letters, specific blocks).
  • Reversal: The entire word or parts of the word are written in reverse order.
  • Substitution: Each letter is replaced by another letter based on a sequence (e.g., the next letter in the alphabet, a letter a fixed number of steps away).
  • Mixed Patterns: Combinations of swapping and substitution might be used.

Solving these problems requires careful observation of the given examples to deduce the underlying rule before applying it to the new word.

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