Question

Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language,
'good work definitely pays' is written as 'bd jq hl pr'
'you did good job' is written as 'on pr dm st'
'job pays good amount' is written as 'pr mi on jq'
'did he work properly' is written as 'hi zy st ex'
(all codes are two-letter codes only)

What is the code for 'properly' in the given code language?

• A. bd
• B. Either dm or st
• C. hl
• D. Other than given as options
• E. Either zy or ex

Answer 1

The correct option is E Either zy or ex

According to the given information, we have to find the possible code for a particular word.
good work definitely pays $\to$ bd jq hi pr ...(i)
you did good job $\to$ on pr dm st ...(ii)
job pays good amount $\to$ pr mi on jq...(iii)
did he work properly $\to$ hl zy st ex ..(iv)

The word 'good' is common in Eqs.. (i),. (ii) and (iii)
good $\to$ pr
The 'work' is common in Eqs. (i) and (iv), so
work $\to$ 'he'
The 'pays' is common in Eqs. (i) and (iii)
pays $\to$ 'jq'
The 'pays' is common in Eqs. (ii) and (iv)
did $\to$ 'st'
The 'job' is common in Eqs. (ii) and (iii)
job $\to$ 'on'
The code for 'definitely' $\to$ 'bd. [from Eq. (I)]
The code for 'you' $\to$ 'dm' [from Eqs. (ii)]
The code for 'amount' $\to$ 'mi [Eqs. (iii)]
The code for 'he' $\to$ 'zy' or 'ex' [from Eqs. (iv)]
The code for 'properly' $\to$ 'zy' or 'ex' [Eqs. (iv)]

The code for 'properly' is either 'zy' or 'ex'.