How to score good marks in the Reasoning Section in Banking Exam 2023
Reasoning Preparation Tips & Tricks for SBI PO, IBPS RRB PO/Clerk, IBPS PO/Clerk 2021. Dear Friends, nowadays the number of bank exams is periodically conducted for their recruitment like IBPS PO, Clerk, SBI PO, Clerk, and so on. Enormous numbers of candidates were applied and participated in a banking competitive exam every time. From this many graduate candidates have the dream to become banking personnel. For that, each aspirant must have to clear the bank exam.
Clearing bank exams in recent times is not an easy thing because competition among candidates is very tight and the difficulty level of the question is high. So, aspirants, those who want to clear bank exams must have to do proper preparation to score high marks in bank exams. Practicing the prepared tricks and methods also holds the same importance as like as preparation. Here some tips are given to score more marks in bank exams. You can go through the tips to get cleared about the exam.
Tips to score more marks in Bank Exam
- Preparation and practice give the success in bank exam
- To prepare for a bank exam, you have to collect the new exam pattern and syllabus of the examination.
- Gather high-quality study materials and mock tests to do your preparation and practice.
- Use shortcut methodology and tricks to find the answer accurately within less time.
- Cover all the important topics in all sections such as reasoning, quantitative aptitude, and the English language.
How to score good marks in Reasoning in bank exams?
Reasoning is one among the sections in all bank exams, candidates have to prepare on reasoning topic for all bank exams without fail. Usually, the reasoning section has 35 questions in the preliminary level of bank exams. Scoring 25+ in reasoning is a decent score in bank exams it also boosts your total marks itself. During their preparation, candidates have to target to score above 25 marks in reasoning. For that, you have to know the important topics of reasoning section and understanding their level of difficulty. The most expected topics of reasoning are
- Seating Arrangement and Puzzles
- Blood Relations
- Inequality Questions
- Coding and Decoding
- Direction Sense & Ranking
- Syllogism/ Data sufficiency
- Alphanumeric Series
- Input-Output
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Still, a few topics are there in reasoning and but these five are the major topics having more questions in the reasoning part. Candidates have to work on each topic separately to score marks on each topic. Commonly seating arrangements and puzzles having 18 to 20 questions, so aspirants must have allotted more time to prepare and practice for a seating arrangement and puzzles questions. Based on the number of questions asked from the topic, you can allocate the preparation time to each topic. The expected number of questions from each topic of the reasoning section is given below
| Topics of Reasoning Section | Number of Questions |
| Seating Arrangements and Puzzles | 18 – 20 |
| Blood Relations | 3 – 4 |
| Coding and Decoding | 5 – 6 |
| Direction Sense | 2 – 3 |
| Syllogism/ Data Sufficiency | 3 – 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 – 2 |
Tips to score more marks in Reasoning in bank exams:
- More than 50% of questions are from seating arrangement and puzzles; try to answer this topic question within in 10 minutes.
- Once you spot the question is tricky and time-consuming to move on to the next question.
- From coding and decoding, syllogism, and blood relations topics questions are quite easy to prefer those questions first to answer.
- If 20 questions are asked from seating arrangement and puzzles topic means, 10 to 12 questions are the less difficult spot that questions and try to answer
- Better leave the more difficult questions or attend the questions if you have more than 80% confidence in that question.
- Always remember that each wrong answer will lead to a deduction of 0.25 marks in total.
- So give first preferences to less tricky questions and then miscellaneous questions.
Efficient Preparation and practice always depend on the quality of study materials and mock tests. So aspirants try to collect high-quality new pattern mock tests and study materials for your bank exam preparation. Follow some useful shortcut methods and tricks to save time during your exams. Time-saving and accuracy are crucial factors in banking exams because these two factors are the reason why many of the candidates can fail in clearing bank exams. So you people give more cautious about time and accuracy during your examination.
Topic-wise Tips and Tricks to Score in Reasoning Ability section-
Having a thorough understanding of all the topics in Reasoning is crucial to score more marks in Prelims & Mains exams and helps you to prepare for each of them. Here is a glimpse of topics in the reasoning section:
Seating Arrangement and Puzzles:
- Read the question carefully and identify the type of arrangement or puzzle.
- Draw a rough diagram or table to represent the information given in the question.
- Start with the easiest clues and then move to the more complex ones.
- Use elimination technique to eliminate options that do not satisfy the given conditions.
- Keep track of the information you have already used.
Syllogism:
- Understand the meaning of the terms “all,” “some,” and “no” and how they relate to each other.
- Draw a Venn diagram to represent the given statements.
- Use the rules of syllogism to derive the conclusion.
- Eliminate options that do not follow the rules of syllogism.
Blood Relations:
- Read the question carefully and identify the family tree or relationship.
- Draw a family tree to represent the information given in the question.
- Start with the easier clues and then move to the more complex ones.
- Use elimination technique to eliminate options that do not satisfy the given conditions.
- Keep track of the information you have already used.
Direction Sense:
- You should read the statements carefully by focusing on one aspect at a time and making diagrams.
- Understand the meaning of terms like “North,” “South,” “East,” and “West.”
- Draw a rough diagram to represent the directions given in the question.
- Use the elimination technique to eliminate options that do not satisfy the given conditions.
- Keep track of the information you have already used. When you make diagrams, suppose that you are facing North.
Inequality:
- Understand the meaning of terms like “greater than,” “less than,” and “equal to.”
- Use symbols like “>”,”<“, “≥”, “≤” and “=” to represent the given conditions.
- Combine the given conditions to derive the conclusion.
- Eliminate options that do not satisfy the given conditions.
Input-Output:
- Practice solving input-output questions regularly to improve your problem-solving skills.
- Identify the pattern in the input and apply it to the given output to solve the problem.
- Look for repeated patterns in the input and use them to predict the output.
Alphanumeric Series
- These questions are based on the identification of the pattern in a given series.
- The first step is to identify the pattern in the given series. Look for the common difference between the elements in the series, and the order in which they are arranged. It could be a simple arithmetic or geometric progression, or it could involve letters of the alphabet arranged in a specific order.
Analogy
- In these questions, you have to identify the relation between two components and find out if the missing element has a similar relationship with another element.
- This section is straightforward as it is based on general knowledge and common sense.
Order & Ranking
- These questions are given to determine the rank/position of the person from top-bottom/left-right.
- There are a few formulas to solve these types of questions.
- Making diagrams can also help.
Remember, the key to success in the Reasoning Ability section is to practice consistently and be familiar with the various types of questions that might appear on the exam. Focus on your weaker areas and try to improve your speed and accuracy through regular practice. Try to solve as many practice questions and mock tests as possible. Good luck with your preparation!
We hope the above-discussed tips and other information may give you a clear path to scoring good marks in reasoning in the bank exam. Try to keep the tips in mind and do follow it to get a high score on this topic and this will help to boost your total score in bank exams. Below you can download section wise free PDF’s-
| Syllogism Questions | Machine Input Output | Logical Reasoning Questions |
| Coding-Decoding Questions | Reasoning Miscellaneous | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement |
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