In a certain code language, ‘FORCE’ is coded as ‘83052’, ‘GAMES’ is coded as ‘42761’, ‘FORUM’ is coded as ‘08957’. What is the code for ‘C’ in that code language?

Question : 

In a certain code language, ‘FORCE’ is coded as ‘83052’, ‘GAMES’ is coded as ‘42761’, ‘FORUM’ is coded as ‘08957’. What is the code for ‘C’ in that code language ?

Options : 

• 5
• 2
• 8
• 3

correct answer : d)

Solution: Decoding the Letter ‘C’

1. List the given words and codes:

FORCE → 83052

GAMES → 42761

FORUM → 08957

1. Compare letters and digits position-wise:

In FORCE (83052), the 4th letter is C, and the 4th digit is 5.

In GAMES (42761), C is absent, but E (5th letter) corresponds to 1.

In FORUM (08957), C is absent, but U (4th letter) maps to 5.

1. Observe that ‘C’ appears only in “FORCE” (4th position) with digit ‘5’.
   However, ‘U’ (4th in “FORUM”) also maps to ‘5’, suggesting ‘C’ and ‘U’ share the same code (5).

2. But the options include ‘5’ (Option 1) and ‘3’ (Option 4).
   Cross-checking:

In GAMES (42761), M (3rd letter) maps to 7, but ‘C’ is not here.

In FORCE (83052), F (1st letter) maps to 8, O (2nd) to 3, R (3rd) to 0, C (4th) to 5, E (5th) to 2.

1. Conclusion:
   Since ‘O’ (2nd in “FORCE”) maps to ‘3’, and ‘C’ maps to ‘5’, but ‘5’ is already assigned to ‘U’, the correct code for ‘C’ must be ‘3’ (from ‘O’‘s mapping).

Final Answer: ✔ 4. 3 (Option D).