Question

In a certain code language, ‘3a, 2b, 7c’ means ‘Truth is Eternal’, ‘7c, 9a, 8b, 3a’ means ‘Enmity is not Eternal’ and ‘9a, 4d, 2b, 8b’ means ‘Truth does not perish’. Which of the following means ‘Enmity’ in that language ?

• A. 3a
• B. 7c
• C. 8b
• D. 9a

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To determine which code corresponds to the word "Enmity," we need to analyze the given coded statements:

• From the first statement, ‘3a, 2b, 7c’ means ‘Truth is Eternal’.
• From the second statement, ‘7c, 9a, 8b, 3a’ means ‘Enmity is not Eternal’.
• From the third statement, ‘9a, 4d, 2b, 8b’ means ‘Truth does not perish’.

Let's dissect these coded lines:

1. Compare the first and second statement: Both have ‘7c’ and ‘3a’, but only the word ‘Eternal’ is common to both, so '7c' cannot be the code for Eternal since it appears in both statements. ‘8b’ or ‘9a’ could potentially stand for 'Enmity'.
2. Now compare the second and third statement: They both have ‘9a, 8b’ and the common word between them is ‘not’. Therefore, neither '9a' nor '8b' can be the code for 'not' as both appear and there's no need to complicate it further.
3. Compare all three statements: Since ‘2b’ is common to the first and third statements and ‘Truth’ is the only word common between them, it must mean ‘Truth’. Consequently, ‘3a’ is left as ‘is’ or 'Eternal', and ‘7c’ should be ruled out for other words.
4. By elimination, in the second statement ‘Enmity’ that does not appear in others must be ‘8b’.

Therefore, in this code language, the code for “Enmity” is 8b.