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There are seven people in a group - A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. There is one cricketer, one engineer, one doctor, one guitarist, and one author, in this group. C and F are unmarried females and they are yet to disclose their profession. No female is a cricketer or a guitarist. There are two married couples in this group. B is the guitarist and is unmarried. D is the author’s husband.
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In a certain code, if‘RIVERINE’ = ‘3618441036182810’, ‘AUSTRALIA’ = ?
  • a)
    242384036204282
  • b)
    12119201811291
  • c)
    242384036224182
  • d)
    242384038204182
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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Consider the position of the letters of the word RIVERINE in the alphabet.
R I V E R I N E 18 9 22 5 18 9 14 5
Observe that the code comprises the double of these numbers written next to each other.
Thus, the pattern is that if a letter is at position ‘ri in the alphabet, it is coded by the number ‘2ri.
For AUSTRALIA, A = 1, U = 21, S = 19, T = 20, R = 18, A = 1, L = 12, I = 9 and A = 1.
Thus, ‘AUSTRALIA’ is coded as 242384036224182.
Hence, option 3.
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