Question

In a certain code language, 'DRINK' is coded as 'JMHQC' and 'BLOTS' is coded as 'RSNKA'. In the same code language, 'HONEY' will be coded as '.............'

• A. XDMOG
• B. GNMDX
• C. XDMNG
• D. DXMGN

Hint:

Find the letter-shift and reversal pattern used in DRINK and BLOTS, then apply it to HONEY.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

A different way to crack this code is to work with the numeric positions of the letters in the alphabet (A = 1, B = 2, ... Z = 26) instead of shifting letters by eye.

1. Convert DRINK to numbers and shift back by 1: D=4, R=18, I=9, N=14, K=11. Subtracting 1 from each gives 3, 17, 8, 13, 10, which correspond to C, Q, H, M, J. Reversing the order gives J, M, H, Q, C = JMHQC, matching the given code.
2. Verify with BLOTS: B=2, L=12, O=15, T=20, S=19. Subtracting 1 gives 1, 11, 14, 19, 18, which are A, K, N, S, R. Reversed, this is R, S, N, K, A = RSNKA, matching the given code and confirming the rule (subtract 1 from each letter's position, then reverse).
3. Apply the rule to HONEY: H=8, O=15, N=14, E=5, Y=25. Subtracting 1 from each gives 7, 14, 13, 4, 24, which are G, N, M, D, X. Reversing this sequence gives X, D, M, N, G.

So HONEY is coded as XDMNG, confirming option C. \[ \boxed{\text{XDMNG}} \]