Question

In a certain code language, 'ki ru pi' means 'nobody like cruel', 'ki mi cha' means 'king was cruel' and 'ru pi cha' means 'nobody like king'. What is the code for ‘was’ in the given code language?

• A. ki
• B. mi
• C. cha
• D. ru

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: List all coded phrases and their meanings 

Coded Phrase	Meaning
ki ru pi	nobody like cruel
ki mi cha	king was cruel
ru pi cha	nobody like king

Step 2: Identify common words to find code-word relationships

Compare the first and third phrases:

• 'ki ru pi' = 'nobody like cruel'
• 'ru pi cha' = 'nobody like king'

The common words are 'nobody like' which correspond to 'ru pi'. Therefore:

• 'ru pi' = 'nobody like'
• Thus in first phrase: 'ki' must be 'cruel'
• In third phrase: 'cha' must be 'king'

Step 3: Analyze the second phrase with our findings

'ki mi cha' = 'king was cruel'

We know:

• 'ki' = 'cruel'
• 'cha' = 'king'

Therefore, 'mi' must be 'was'

Step 4: Verify all code-word assignments

Code Word	Meaning
ki	cruel
ru	nobody
pi	like
mi	was
cha	king

Verification:

• 'ki ru pi' = 'cruel nobody like' = 'nobody like cruel' ✓
• 'ki mi cha' = 'cruel was king' = 'king was cruel' ✓
• 'ru pi cha' = 'nobody like king' ✓

The code for 'was' is mi, which corresponds to option (2).