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In a certain code language, if ?PENCIL? is coded as ?OQDFMOBDHJKM? and ?BOX? is coded as ?ACNPWY?, then what is the code for ?ERASER??

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In a certain code language, if ?PENCIL? is coded as ?OQDFMOBDHJKM? and ?BOX? is coded as ?ACNPWY?, then what is the code for ?ERASER??
  • ABFRSABRRCFQS
  • BBFQSABRTCFQS
  • CDFQSZBRTDFQS
  • DDFQSABRTDFQS
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Every letter in the word is replaced with its previous and next letters. So, P is replaced with OQ, E is replaced with DF, N is replaced with MO and so on. So, the code for ‘ERASER’ is ‘DFQSZBRTDFQS’. Note that the code for ‘A’ is ‘ZB’. Option c) is the correct answer.