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What does the code ‘VB’ stand for in the given coded language?


I: In a language” plant glass paper dry” is coded as ‘BL HN VB JB” and “food power plant dry” is coded as ‘JB GT VB GH’

II: In a language “match under dry power” is coded as ‘JK JB GH WE’ and “audience match plant glass” is coded as ‘JK LT BL VB’


: The question consists of two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read the statements and give answer.

Options

A

Only statement I is sufficient

B

Both statements I and II together are sufficient

C

Either statement I or statement II is sufficient

D

Only statement II is sufficient

E

Both statements I and II, even together are not sufficient

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Both statements I and II together are sufficient

Solution :

To determine the word represented by the code ‘VB’ in the coded language, let us analyze the information provided in Statement I and Statement II.

Analysis of Statement I:
We are given two coded sentences:
1. “plant glass paper dry” is coded as ‘BL HN VB JB’
2. “food power plant dry” is coded as ‘JB GT VB GH’
Comparing these two sentences, the common words are “plant” and “dry”.
The common codes corresponding to these words are ‘VB’ and ‘JB’.
Thus, the codes for “plant” and “dry” must be ‘VB’ and ‘JB’ in some order, but we cannot determine which code corresponds to which word. Therefore, Statement I alone is not sufficient.

Analysis of Statement II:
We are given two coded sentences:
1. “match under dry power” is coded as ‘JK JB GH WE’
2. “audience match plant glass” is coded as ‘JK LT BL VB’
The only common word is “match”, and the only common code is ‘JK’.
Thus, “match” is coded as ‘JK’. We cannot determine the code for ‘VB’ from Statement II alone.

Combining Statement I and Statement II:
From Statement I, we established that:
{“plant”, “dry”} correspond to the codes {‘VB’, ‘JB’}.
From Statement II, we have the sentence:
“match under dry power” coded as ‘JK JB GH WE’
This sentence contains the word “dry” but does not contain the word “plant”. Looking at the codes, ‘JB’ is present, but ‘VB’ is not.
Since ‘JB’ is present in this sentence, it must represent “dry”.
Therefore, the remaining code ‘VB’ must represent “plant”.
Thus, both statements I and II together are required to answer the question.

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