यदि एक निश्चित कोड में, ‘POT’ को ATOP के रूप में लिखा जाता है तथा ‘TRAP’ को APART के रूप में लिखा जाता है, तो इस कोड में ‘ARENA’ को कैसे लिखा जाता है?
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If in a certain code, ‘POT’ is written as ATOP and ‘TRAP’ is written as APART, then how is ‘ARENA’ written in that code?
(a) AARENA · (b) AANREA · (c) AANEAR · (d) AANERA
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) AANERA
Each word is reversed and an A is put in front: POT → TOP → ATOP, and TRAP → PART → APART. ARENA reversed is ANERA, so the code is AANERA.
- POT reversed is TOP; with A in front it is ATOP, which matches.
- TRAP reversed is PART; with A in front it is APART, which matches.
- ARENA reversed is ANERA; with A in front it is AANERA.
Remember · When a code looks like a real word, check for reversal plus a fixed added letter.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2024, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·