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Directions and Coding-Decoding Questions for UPSC CSE

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Q1 · medium · AI-verified
If in a code, 'TIGER' is written as 'TIGRE', 'WATER' is written as 'WATRE', then 'POWER' is written as:
  1. POWRE
  2. POWERS
  3. RPOWE
  4. POREW
Q2 · medium · AI-verified
Amit walks 3 km North, turns right and walks 4 km, turns right and walks 3 km, turns right and walks 2 km. How far is he from the starting point?
  1. 5 km
  2. 1 km
  3. 4 km
  4. 2 km
Q3 · medium · AI-verified
Ravi is facing South-West. He turns 135° clockwise. Which direction is he now facing?
  1. South
  2. East
  3. North-West
  4. North
Q4 · medium · AI-verified
In a certain code language, 'PENCIL' is written as 'QFODKM'. How will 'ERASER' be written in that code?
  1. ESBTFS
  2. FSBSFR
  3. FSBSFS
  4. FSBTFS
Q5 · medium · AI-verified
Ravi walks 6 km South, then turns left and walks 4 km, then turns left again and walks 6 km. In which direction is he now facing and how far is he from the starting point?
  1. 4 km, West
  2. 4 km, East
  3. 6 km, North
  4. 0 km, at starting point
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