If COMPUTER is coded as FRPSXWHU, how is SCIENCE coded?

Question

If COMPUTER is coded as FRPSXWHU, how is SCIENCE coded?

1. A. VFLHQFH (Correct answer)
2. B. VFNHQFH
3. C. VFJHQFH
4. D. UFLHQFH

Correct Answer

Option A — VFLHQFH

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is VFLHQFH.

Key Points

• This is a letter-shift code.
• Find the shift from the given word, then apply it.
• COMPUTER → FRPSXWHU. Comparing positions: C → F (+3), O → R (+3), M → P (+3), P → S (+3), and so on — every letter moves 3 places forward in the alphabet.
• Apply the same +3 shift to SCIENCE:
• S → V, C → F, I → L, E → H, N → Q, C → F, E → H
• giving VFLHQFH.
• in a Caesar-type shift cipher, each letter is displaced by a fixed number of positions (+3 here).
• Convert to positions if needed, and remember the alphabet 'wraps around' (X→A) for large shifts.

Exam Tip

• the repeated letters help you confirm the code — both C's become F and both E's become H in SCIENCE, so a correct option must repeat those coded letters in the right places.