SSC General Intelligence & Reasoning¶

Reasoning is one of the highest scoring sections in SSC exams when practiced with speed techniques.

High-Frequency Topics¶

1. Verbal Reasoning¶

• Analogy: Semantic, Number-based, Alphabetical.
• Classification (Odd One Out): Words, Letters, Numbers.
• Series: Number series, Letter series, Mixed series.
• Coding-Decoding: Letter shifting, Reverse position values, Opposite letters (A-Z, B-Y, C-X).
• Blood Relations: Tree diagrams, Pointing to a photograph/person, Coded relations (\(A + B\) means \(A\) is father of \(B\)).
• Direction & Distance: Pythagorean theorem applications, Shadow direction at sunrise and sunset.
• Order & Ranking: Total = \(Left + Right - 1\), Overlapping conditions.
• Syllogisms: Venn diagram method and 100-50 method.

2. Non-Verbal Reasoning¶

• Figure Series completion & Matrix.
• Mirror and Water Images.
• Paper Cutting & Folding.
• Embedded Figures & Counting of Triangles/Squares.
• Dice and Cube open & closed projections.

Position Values of English Alphabet¶

Mnemonic trick: EJOTY = 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.