If 'ZERO' is written as 'CHUR', then how is 'PLAYER' written ?
- (a) SOCAGT
- (b) SODBGT
- (c) SODBHT
- (d) SODBHU ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• In 'ZERO', each letter is shifted forward by 3 places in the alphabet: Z to C, E to H, R to U, O to R.
• Apply the same +3 shift to P, L, A, Y, E, R in 'PLAYER'.
• P+3=S, L+3=O, A+3=D, Y+3=B, E+3=H, R+3=U.
• Therefore 'PLAYER' is written as SODBHU, which is option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) SOCAGT
- SOCAGT is wrong because it shifts A, Y, E, and R by 2 places to C, A, G, and T instead of shifting them by 3 places to D, B, H, and U.
- (b) SODBGT
- SODBGT is wrong because it shifts E to G and R to T instead of shifting E to H and R to U.
- (c) SODBHT
- SODBHT is wrong because it shifts R to T instead of shifting R by 3 places to U.
Asked in the CSAT Paper II of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2023, held on 28 May 2023. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.