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Direction

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Direction Test Direction test are introduced to test the ‘sense of direction’ of the candidate. This test is for ascertain the final direction or distance between two points. * Points to keep in mind while solving direction test :- (1) Always try to use the direction planes as the reference for all the questions. (2) Always mark the starting point and end point different from the other points. (3) Always be attentive while taking right and/or left turns. (4) While solving direction test, you should keep in mind the below diagram as reference :- (5) You should be aware of basic geometric rule, such as Pythagoras Theorem.

Ranking

In Ranking test, types of questions that comes in examination are: (1) Rank of a particular person are mentioned from left and right and the total number of persons are asked in the question. (2) Sometimes, total of persons are mentioned in the question and rank of a particular person from left are mentioned and rank of that particular person from right are asked. (3) Sometimes, total number of persons are mentioned and rank of a particular person from right are given and rank of a particular person from left are asked. * Total number of persons = [(Rank of a particular person from the left + Rank of same particular person from the right)–1] * You should keep in mind that ‘left’ is also called ‘top’. and ‘right is also called ‘botton’ Now, see the examples given below that will better illustrate the above mentioned points: Example 1: Ankit ranks nineteenth from the top and eighteenth from the bottom in a certain exam. How many students are there in his class? Solution: Total number of ...

Alphanumeric Series

Introduction: Alpha - Numeric - Symbol series is combination of alphabets, Numbers, and symbols. This topic is one of the important chapter because in every competitive exam around five questions comes from this topic * Some important points you have to keep in your mind: (1) Vowels - A, E, I, O, U and Vowels are represented as small ‘V’ (v) (2) Consonants - All letters except vowels and Consonants are represented as Small ‘C’ (c). (3) Numbers - 1, 2, 3, 4 etc ............ and Numbers are represented as small ‘N’ (n). (4) Symbols - ! @ # $ % etc ............ and symbols are represented as small ‘S’ (s). In whole chapter we will using these four points by applying some different conditions. * Some twisted terms, you must understand to solve the questions: (1) A precedes B means A will left to B (i.e AB) (2) B is preceded by A It also means that A will left to B. (i.e AB) (3) B follows A means B will right to A (i.e AB) (4) A is followed by B It also means that B will right to A (i.e AB)...

CLASSIFICATION In Reasoning Ability

CLASSIFICATION Classification is a process of grouping various objects on the basis of their common properties. In these types of questions the candidate is required to choose one item which does not fit into the group of similar items Types of Questions Word Classification : In this type of classification, different objects are classified on the basis of common features / properties - names, places, uses, situations, origin, etc. Example Four of the following five are alike in a  certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) March (b) January (c) July (d) June (e) May Sol. (d) All other months have 31 days. Alphabet Classification : In this type, alphabets are classificatied in a group using a particular method or rule. Rules or methods used for such classification are often simple and hence can easily be understood.   Example : Four of the following five - are alike in a  certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that ...

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Reasoning Puzzle 5 March 2020

Puzzle are problems intentionally designed to stimulate the brain into devising solution. The candidate is required to analyze the given information, convert it into a suitable form and answer the question asked. The extent to which puzzles have become a part of daily life can be gauged from the popularity of crosswords, jigsaw puzzles and sudoku. In competitive exams like SBI PO , SBI CLERK, IBPS PO , IBPS CLERK, IBPS RRB PO, IBPS RRB CLERK different types of puzzles are asked like 1. Floor Based Puzzle 2. Day Based Puzzle 3. Month Based Puzzle 4. Blood Relation Based Puzzles 5. Date and year based puzzle