Question

Which code word stands for ‘good’ in the coded sentence ‘sin co bye’ which means ‘He is good’?
I) In the same code language, ‘co mot det’ means ‘They are good’.
II) In the same code language, ‘sin mic bye’ means ‘He is honest’.

• A. Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question
• B. Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• C. Statement I and II together are sufficient to answer the question but neither statement alone is sufficient.
• D. Statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question and additional data is required.

Hint:

In coding problems, eliminate common words first. The leftover word directly maps to the leftover code.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: In coding-decoding problems, common words between sentences correspond to common code words. By comparing sentences, we identify the mapping.
Step 1: Analyze Statement I alone.
‘sin co bye’ $\rightarrow$ He is good
‘co mot det’ $\rightarrow$ They are good
Common word: good
Common code word: co
Thus, co = good.
Statement I alone is sufficient.
Step 2: Analyze Statement II alone.
‘sin co bye’ $\rightarrow$ He is good
‘sin mic bye’ $\rightarrow$ He is honest
Common words: He, is
Common code words: sin, bye
Thus, remaining word good corresponds to remaining code co.
Statement II alone is sufficient.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Each statement alone is sufficient to determine the answer.
Hence, the correct option is (2): Statement II alone is sufficient.