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In a certain code language, ‘FATHER’ is written as ‘ETRHFA’ and ‘GALAXY’ is written as ‘XLYAGA’. How will ‘HABITS’ be written in that language?

  1. A
    TBSIHA
  2. B
    BAHSTI
  3. C
    STIBAH
  4. D
    SITBAH

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's trace how letters move positions in FATHER (1 2 3 4 5 6) → ETRHFA:
Letters at odd positions (1, 3, 5): F, T, E

Letters at even positions (2, 4, 6): A, H, R

Notice the arrangement ETRHFA:

It takes the last odd character 'E' (5), then 'T' (3), then 'R' (6), then 'H' (4), then 'F' (1), then 'A' (2).
Alternatively, looking at the pattern via reverse-alternating structural block logic:
The string is rearranged by putting letters at indices 5, 3, 6, 4, 1, 2.

Let's test this with GALAXY (1:G, 2:A, 3:L, 4:A, 5:X, 6:Y):

Pos 5 = X

Pos 3 = L

Pos 6 = Y

Pos 4 = A

Pos 1 = G

Pos 2 = A
Result = XLYAGA. This matches perfectly!

Applying this positions format (5, 3, 6, 4, 1, 2) to HABITS (1:H, 2:A, 3:B, 4:I, 5:T, 6:S):

Pos 5 → T

Pos 3 → B

Pos 6 → S

Pos 4 → I

Pos 1 → H

Pos 2 → A

The final code is TBSIHA.

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In a certain code language, ‘FATHER’ is written as ‘ETRHFA’ and ‘GALAXY’ is written as ‘XLYAGA’. How will ‘HABITS’ be written in that language?
A
TBSIHA
B
BAHSTI
C
STIBAH
D
SITBAH

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