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Series Completion

WHAT IS SERIES COMPLETION? A series is made up of alphabetical letters or numerals or combination of both. In this chapter the questions are asked in the given two ways: 1. Find one or more missing terms in the given number series or alphabet series or alpha-numeric series. 2. Find a wrong term in the given number series or alphabet series or alpha-numeric series. Trick: To find out a missing or wrong term, just decipher the pattern in the given series. EXAMPLE 1. Choose the missing term in the given number series. 165, 195, 255, 285, 345, ? (a) 375 more...

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Analogy

'Analogy' means similarity of the same features of two pairs of things/objects/numbers/ words. In such type of problems, the members of one pair already have a relationship between each other. A student is required to establish the same relationship between the two members of another pair. To do so, the first priority is to identify the relationship between those members that already have relationship. There are various types of analogy. Here, we will consider only the following three types of analogy: 1. Number Analogy 2. Alphabet Analogy 3. Number-Alphabet Analogy Let us illustrate you with examples of each type. EXAMPLE 1. Identify the number pattern and complete the second pair in the same more...

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Classification

'Classification means grouping of items/words/numbers in accordance of their common properties. In such type of problems some items are given. All of them accept one Eire simliar in same way, A student is required to identify this odd one. These items may be 1. Numbers 2. Set of numbers 3. Letters 4. Set of letters 5. Words like months of the year, days of the week/ etc. Let us illustrate you with the help of examples. EXAMPLE 1. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which Is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) 85 more...

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Coding-Decoding

WHAT IS CODING? Coding is a method of expressing something in a secret way. WHAT IS DECODING Decoding is a process to understand a code language. TYPES OF CODING 1. Letter Coding: Letters are used in forward or backward or both the directions for making some code language. 2. Direct Letter Coding: Letters of a word are directly replaced by other letters. 3. Number/Symbol Coding: Numerals or symbols are assigned to words. 4. Substitution Coding: Some particular words are assigned to certain names. more...

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Blood Relations

In this section/ problems are based on blood relations. The process of solving these problems (puzzles) depends upon the deep knowledge of blood relations. The common relations are: Father, Mother, Grandparents/ Wife, Husband/Son, Daughter, Grandchild, Sister, Brother etc. Remarks: 1. Relatives on the mother's side are called 'maternal'. For example, mother's brother is called maternal uncle. 2. Relatives on the father's side are called 'paternal'. For example, father's brother is called paternal uncle. 3. Assume a relation as paternal relation, unless stated otherwise. EXAMPLE 1. A woman going with a boy is asked by another woman about the relationship between them. more...

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Puzzle Test

In puzzle test, some information is provided in the form of a puzzle and hence one or more questions are put up on the basis of it. To answer these questions, a student is required to simplify the puzzle in his/her own language. The puzzle may be of any field such as: 1. Seating/placing arrangement. 2. Comparison of heights, weights, sizes, etc. 3. Family basis. 4. Sequential order of things. EXAMPLE 1. Among four friends, Mohit is thrice the age of Kartik. Tarun is half more...

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Sequential Output Tracing

When an input of some numbers is given to a number generating machine, it gives sets of numbers in a specific pattern as an output. Infect an input may be of letters/words or numbers or combination of both. A student is required to analyses the data (input and output) and identify the pattern to answer the questions. Let us write some commonly used patterns: 1. Arrangement of the given numbers in ascending/descending order. 2. Arrangement of the given numbers stepwise in the order: greatest, smallest, second greatest, second smallest, and so on. 3. Arrangement of given words in alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order. 4. Arrangement of more...

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Direction Sense Test

DIRECTIONS There are eight directions. These are:

East (E), West (W), North (N), South (S), North-East (N-E), North-West (N-W), South-East (S-E and South-West (S-W). The angle between (East and North) or (North and West) or (South and East) or (South and West) is\[90{}^\circ \]. Clockwise : The direction in which the clock moves. Anticlockwise : The opposite direction of the movement of the hands of a clock.

EXAMPLE Ram starts from his house and goes 15 km northwards, then travels 4 km to the left, the travels 5 km towards the left, then again travels more...

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Logical Venn Diagrams

Venn diagrams are pictorial representation of many sets or groups or classes. A Venn diagram simultaneously shows the common and uncommon elements to the classes. In examination, usually two types of questions are asked as mentioned below: 1. To choose a Venn diagram which best represents three given classes. 2. A Venn diagram is provided to answer certain questions based on it. Let us illustrate you with the help of one solved example of each type. EXAMPLE 1. Which of the following Venn diagrams represents the relation between 'Peacocks', 'Pigeons' and 'Birds'? (a)

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Alphabet Test and Logical Sequence of Words

TYPE-I Alphabet Test An alphabet test depends upon the English alphabets in different order/sequence and arrangement of different words as in a dictionary. ALPHABETICAL ORDER Alphabetical order with its serial number is given below:

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