Question

If CABLE is coded ZCDAY, then STABLE will be coded as:

• A. TPADAY
• B. TPCDCY
• C. TPCDAY
• D. TPCYAY

Hint:

Always check whether the code changes are fixed for certain positions or letters. Once you identify fixed patterns, apply them consistently to new words.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Compare each letter in CABLE → ZCDAY. The change pattern is not a uniform shift; it appears to be position-based.
Step 2: Notice that the last three letters BLE become DAY in both cases. This means for STABLE, the BLE part will again change to DAY.
Step 3: For the first two letters: C becomes Z, A becomes C — when applied to STABLE, S becomes T, T becomes P.
Step 4: The middle letter A in CABLE became C in the code; in STABLE, the middle letter A becomes C as well.
Step 5: Combining these: S→T, T→P, A→C, BLE→DAY gives TPCDAY.
Step 6: Elimination of wrong options: - Option (a) TPADAY — wrong because the A in position 3 should have been coded to C.
- Option (b) TPCDCY — wrong because the transformation of BLE is fixed as DAY, not DCY.
- Option (d) TPCYAY — wrong because the BLE portion does not code to YAY.