Latest Infosys Aptitude Question SOLUTION: A cryptanalyst must translate into letters of all digits included in the following two lines of nine symbols each 9 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 7 8 The cryptanalyst has alread

Q1. If 9 represents vowel,it must represent which of following



Option 5- U

Q2. If 8 represents vowel which of the following must represent a consonant



Option 5- 9

Q3) Option 1 - I

Q4) Option 1 - O-T-A-E-T

Puzzle Analysis: Frequency analysis 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2 4 3 2 3 2 1 1
Applying Puzzle Rules I,A, ? E T,O I,A, ? T,O I,A, ?

U, R and S might be assigned by 8 and 9 with a letter each and 2,5 or 7 with the remaining letter

From the Frequency analysis:
2 - Due to Rule 4 can be I, A or one of the letters U, R or S
3 - Due to Rule 5 is the Letter E
4 - Due to Rule 3 can be T or O
5 - Due to Rule 4 can be I, A or one of the letters U, R or S
6 - Due to Rule 3 can be T or O
7 - Due to Rule 4 can be I, A or one of the letters U, R or S
8 - By exclusion of parts can be one of the letters U, R or S
9 - By exclusion of parts can be one of the letters U, R or S


Q1 result: U --------------------From the Puzzle rules, 9 could be either U or R or S, therefore the only vowel is U.
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
I,A, ? I,A, ? I,A, ? U ?
Q2 result: 1), 3), 4) and 5) ---------------------If 8 is a Vowel then it is U, therefore 9 will be a consonant and the other consonant could be on 2 or 5 or 7
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R I A
Q3 result: I ------------------------------------The Puzzle initial conditions analysis assigns 2,5 and 7 as possible positions for I and A, therefore when the question defines 2 as R and 7 as A then 5 by exclusion must be I
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4 6 5 3 6
T, O T,O I,A, ? E T,O

T O U E O
O T U E T
T O I E O
O T I E T
T O A E O
O T A E T ------------> Option 1
T O R E O
O T R E T
T O S E O
O T S E T

Q4 result: Option 1 ------------------------------By applying the Puzzle rule 5, number 3 is E, therefore, Option 2 is eliminated. Number 6 is repeated in position 2 and 5, therefore, Option 4 and 5 are eliminated. Number position 1 and 2 cannot have the same letter, therefore, Option 3 is eliminated. the solution can only be Option 1 from the exclusion of parts.
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