Which word means 'good' — Aptitude Question
Which word means 'good': In a certain language: 'nik ka pa' means 'you are good' 'ka la ma' means 'good boys play'… Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Coding & Decoding
- Section: Logical Reasoning
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 60 seconds
Question
In a certain language:
- 'nik ka pa' means 'you are good'
- 'ka la ma' means 'good boys play'
Which word means 'good'?
Options
- ka
- la
- nik
- pa
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. ka
Worked solution
- Common code word: ka. Common English word: good.
- So ka = good.
Answer: ka.
The idea
One shared code word and one shared meaning gives the pairing immediately. More overlap would need a third sentence.
Shortcut. Eliminate by count: 'nik', 'pa' and 'la' each occur in only one sentence, but 'good' occurs in both, so none of them can mean it. Only 'ka' appears twice.
Common trap. "pa" — matching by position: 'good' is the last English word and 'pa' the last code word in 'nik ka pa'; a code need not keep English word order.