Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given question.

In a certain code language,
“Solar orbit comet flare” is coded as “zrn plx bmt qvk”
“Pulse shield Solar” is coded as “fws plx gdh”
“Comet shield pulse” is coded as “fws gdh qvk”
“Shield flare vector signal” is coded as “gdh jyp bmt krt”

What is the code for ‘orbit’ in the given code language?

The correct answer is zrn.

Step-by-step decoding:

Given coded statements:
1. “Solar orbit comet flare” = “zrn plx bmt qvk”
2. “Pulse shield Solar” = “fws plx gdh”
3. “Comet shield pulse” = “fws gdh qvk”
4. “Shield flare vector signal” = “gdh jyp bmt krt”

Step 1: Find the code for 'Solar'
Comparing statements 1 and 2, the common word is “Solar” and the common code is “plx”.
⇒ Code for “Solar” = “plx”

Step 2: Find the code for 'comet'
Comparing statements 1 and 3, the common word is “comet” and the common code is “qvk”.
⇒ Code for “comet” = “qvk”

Step 3: Find the code for 'flare'
Comparing statements 1 and 4, the common word is “flare” and the common code is “bmt”.
⇒ Code for “flare” = “bmt”

Step 4: Find the code for 'orbit'
In statement 1: “Solar orbit comet flare” is coded as “zrn plx bmt qvk”.
Substituting the known codes:
• Solar = plx
• comet = qvk
• flare = bmt

The remaining word in statement 1 is “orbit” and the remaining code is “zrn”.
Therefore, the code for ‘orbit’ is zrn.