Introduction

Test of Reasoning is the only subject which is not taught in any school or colleges. It has to be practiced and applied through ones self sense of mind. Test of Reasoning is a bit of complex subject and hence many students fail to score well in Government Bank Exams conducted by SBI, RBI, RRB and IBPS for recruitment of Probaitonary Officers and Clerical Staff across India. This section gives you insights about the basics of Test of Reasoning. You can also download free notes and free PDF for Reasoning Aptitude of Government Bank Exams conducted by SBI, RBI, RRB and IBPS for the recruitment of Bank PO and clerical cadre staff.

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What you will learn

Our Main goal is to make Reasoning Aptitude easy for every student to understand. In this section you will learn :

• Test Of Reasoning Basic Knowledge
• Improve your skills in Reasoning Aptitude
• Mastery to understand Test Of Reasoning
• Became an exeprt in limited time

7.    PUZZLE TEST

 

This section comprises of questions put in the form of puzzles involving a certain number of items, be it persons or things. The candidate is required to analyse the given information, condense it in a suitable form and answer the  questions asked.

 

Example- Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

 

There are five friends - Shailendra, Keshav, Madhav, Ashish and Rakesh. Shailendra is shorter than Keshav but  taller than Rakesh. Madhav is the tallest. Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and a little taller than Shailendra.

 

1. Who is the shortest?

(1) Rakesh (2) Shailendra (3) Ashish (4) Keshav (5) None of these

 

2. If they stand in the order of their heights, who will be in the middle?

(1) Keshav (2) Rakesh (3) Shailendra (4) Ashish (5) None of these

 

3. If they stand in the order of increasing heights, who will be the second?

(1) Ashish (2) Shailendra (3) Rakesh (4) Keshav (5) None of these

 

4. Who is the second tallest?

(1) Shailendra (2) Keshav (3) Ashish (4) Rakesh (5) None of these

 

5. Who is taller than Ashish but shorter than Madhav?

(1) Rakesh (2) Keshav (3) Shailendra (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

 

Solution- Let us denote the friends by the first letter of each name, namely S, K, M, A and R. It is given that Shailendra is shorter than Keshav but taller than Rakesh. Therefore R < S < K. Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and a little taller than Shailendra ie S < A < K. Madhav is the tallest. From this we get R < S < A < K < M.

 

1. (1) Rakesh is the shortest.

2. (4) Ashish is in the middle.

3. (2) In the order of increasing heights, Shailendra is the second.

4. (2) Keshav is the second tallest.

5. (2) Keshav is taller than Ashish but shorter than Madhav.

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