Reasoning Tricks (Competitive Exams)

Reasoning Tricks (Competitive Exams)

Zero Level → SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, RRB, Banking (हिंदी)

Reasoning में सफलता का सबसे बड़ा मंत्र है:

Concept + Shortcut + Practice + Speed

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1. Alphabet Position Trick

सबसे पहले A से Z तक की Position याद करें।

Letter	Position	Letter	Position
A	1	N	14
B	2	O	15
C	3	P	16
D	4	Q	17
E	5	R	18
F	6	S	19
G	7	T	20
H	8	U	21
I	9	V	22
J	10	W	23
K	11	X	24
L	12	Y	25
M	13	Z	26

Shortcut

A=1, E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Z=26

बाकी अक्षरों की स्थिति इनके बीच से आसानी से निकाली जा सकती है।

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2. Opposite Letter Trick

Formula

Position + Opposite Position = 27

Examples:

• A ↔ Z
• B ↔ Y
• C ↔ X
• D ↔ W
• E ↔ V

यदि किसी अक्षर की स्थिति 8 (H) है:

27 − 8 = 19 = S

Answer: H ↔ S

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3. Number Series Trick

पहले देखें कि पैटर्न क्या है:

• +2
• +3
• +5
• ×2
• ÷2
• Squares
• Cubes

Example

2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ?

Shortcut: हर बार ×2

Answer: 64

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Example

5, 10, 20, 40, ?

Answer: 80

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4. Coding-Decoding Trick

Example

CAT → DBU

Pattern:

• C → D (+1)
• A → B (+1)
• T → U (+1)

तो

DOG → ?

• D → E
• O → P
• G → H

Answer: EPH

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5. Blood Relation Trick

Shortcut

पहले Family Tree बनाइए।

Example:

A is B’s father.

B is C’s sister.

C is D’s son.

तो A का D से क्या संबंध?

A

|

B   C

     |

     D

Answer: Grandfather

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6. Direction Sense Trick

Compass याद रखें

        North

           ↑

West ←       → East

           ↓

        South

Shortcut

NESW

North → East → South → West

(Clockwise)

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7. Clock Trick

Angle Formula

Angle

= |30 × Hour − 5.5 × Minutes|

Example

3:00

Angle

=90°

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8. Calendar Trick

Leap Year

यदि वर्ष 4 से विभाज्य है,

तो सामान्यतः Leap Year होता है।

Exception:

• 100 से विभाज्य वर्ष Leap Year नहीं होता,
• लेकिन 400 से भी विभाज्य हो तो Leap Year होता है।

Examples:

• 2024 ✅
• 1900 ❌
• 2000 ✅

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9. Ranking Trick

Formula

यदि

कुल विद्यार्थी = 40

ऊपर से Rank = 12

नीचे से Rank

=40−12+1

=29

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10. Dice Trick

Opposite Faces (Standard Dice)

Face	Opposite
1	6
2	5
3	4

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11. Mirror Image Trick

याद रखें

Mirror

Left ↔ Right

ऊपर और नीचे नहीं बदलते।

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12. Paper Folding Trick

पहले Fold याद करें,

फिर Hole Punch सोचें,

फिर Paper खोलें।

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13. Syllogism Trick

Example

All Cats are Animals.

All Animals are Living.

Conclusion

All Cats are Living.

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14. Venn Diagram Trick

Keywords

• All
• Some
• No
• Some not

इन्हीं चार शब्दों पर सबसे पहले ध्यान दें।

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15. Analogy Trick

Example

Doctor : Hospital

Teacher : ?

Answer: School

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SSC CGL Golden Tricks

Alphabet Opposite

A↔Z

B↔Y

C↔X

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Position Trick

Position + Opposite =27

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Ranking Trick

Below Rank

=Total−Above+1

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Clock

30H−5.5M

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Leap Year

4

100

400 Rule

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30 Practice Questions

Alphabet

1. Position of M?
2. Opposite of G?
3. Position of X?
4. Opposite of T?
5. Position of R?

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Coding

6. CAT→DBU

DOG→?

7. BOOK→CPPL

TREE→?

8. SUN→TVO

STAR→?

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Ranking

9. Total=50

Top=16

Bottom=?

10. Total=80

Bottom=20

Top=?

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Blood Relation

11. A is father of B.

B is mother of C.

Relation A–C?

12. P is brother of Q.

Q is mother of R.

P to R?

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Direction

13. Person walks North then East.

Final direction?

14. Turn right from North?
15. Turn left from East?

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Calendar

16. Is 2028 a leap year?
17. Is 1900 a leap year?
18. Is 2000 a leap year?

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Clock

19. Angle at 6:00?
20. Angle at 3:00?

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Syllogism

21. All Roses are Flowers.

All Flowers are Plants.

Conclusion?

22. Some Boys are Players.

Can we conclude “All Boys are Players”?

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Analogy

23. Bird : Nest :: Lion : ?
24. Pen : Write :: Knife : ?

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Dice

25. Opposite of 2?
26. Opposite of 4?

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Miscellaneous

27. Mirror changes which direction?
28. Formula for bottom rank?
29. Alphabet opposite formula?
30. Smallest leap year after 2024?

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Answer Key

1. 13
2. T
3. 24
4. G
5. 18
6. EPH
7. USFF
8. TUBS
9. 35
10. 61
11. Grandfather
12. Maternal Uncle
13. North-East
14. East
15. North
16. Yes
17. No
18. Yes
19. 180°
20. 90°
21. All Roses are Plants
22. No
23. Den
24. Cut
25. 5
26. 3
27. Left ↔ Right
28. Total − Top Rank + 1
29. Position + Opposite = 27
30. 2028

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20-Day Reasoning Study Plan

Days	Topic
1–2	Alphabet & Coding-Decoding
3–4	Number Series
5–6	Blood Relations
7–8	Direction Sense
9–10	Ranking & Order
11–12	Analogy & Classification
13–14	Syllogism & Venn Diagrams
15–16	Clock & Calendar
17–18	Dice, Mirror & Paper Folding
19	SSC Previous Year Questions
20	Full Mock Test

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