UPSC PYQPrelims 2025

Civil Services Examination · Question 56

If NO is coded as 210, NOT is coded as 4200 and NOTE is coded as 21000, then how is NOTES coded?

  1. 399000
  2. 420000
  3. 440000
  4. 630000
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Answer: (A) 399000

Explanation

Code = product of letter positions: N 14 × O 15 = 210, × T 20 = 4200, × E 5 = 21000, × S 19 = 399000. (Answer as per the official UPSC answer key.)