General Intelligence & Reasoning carries 50 marks. Focus on these important topics.

High Priority Topics

• Analogy and Classification
• Series (Number, Alphabet, Mixed)
• Coding-Decoding
• Blood Relations
• Direction Sense

Medium Priority Topics

• Syllogism
• Statement and Conclusion
• Puzzle and Seating Arrangement
• Order and Ranking

Non-Verbal Reasoning

• Mirror and Water Images
• Paper Folding and Cutting
• Embedded Figures
• Figure Series

Practice Strategy

1. Learn concepts first
2. Practice 20 questions daily per topic
3. Take topic-wise tests
4. Analyze mistakes

How to Approach Each High Priority Topic

Knowing the topic list is only half the work. Here is a simple way to study each one.

1. Analogy and Classification: Learn the common relationship types first — part to whole, tool and use, degree of comparison, synonyms and antonyms. Once you can name the relationship in seconds, the questions stop feeling mysterious.
2. Series: Drill two habits together. Always check the difference between numbers first, and for alphabet series always convert letters to their position numbers. Practice until this becomes automatic.
3. Coding-Decoding: Work out the rule from one pair before touching the options. Many candidates rush to options and lose time; a calm thirty-second rule check saves a full minute later.
4. Blood Relations: Draw a small family diagram every single time. Reading the question twice without drawing anything is the most common reason for silly errors here.
5. Direction Sense: Sketch a rough compass and trace the path step by step. Never solve these in your head.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Skipping concept learning and jumping straight into mock questions — you end up memorising patterns instead of understanding them.
• Practising only easy topics because they feel comfortable. Weak topics stay weak until you force regular practice on them.
• Spending too long on a single question during the exam. If a reasoning question has not clicked in the first minute, move on and return later.
• Ignoring non-verbal reasoning because it feels easy on paper. Visual questions eat time when you have not practised enough of them.
• Never reviewing wrong answers. Mistake analysis is where the actual score improvement happens.

Weekly Revision Cycle

1. Pick two high priority topics and two medium priority topics each week.
2. Solve topic questions in untimed mode first until accuracy is high.
3. Repeat the same topic in timed mode to build speed.
4. Keep an error notebook: write down the question type you got wrong, not the whole question.
5. Rewrite the notebook every Sunday and retry only the listed error types.

Speed vs Accuracy in Reasoning

Reasoning rewards accuracy more than raw speed. A question solved wrongly is worse than a question left alone, because it costs you time twice — once while solving and once while doubting yourself. Build accuracy first on every new topic, then layer speed on top. When you practise, track both numbers separately so you can see which one is holding you back.

Last Week Checklist

Final Tips

Reasoning is the section where steady daily practice beats last-minute cramming. Ten honest questions every day, solved with full attention and reviewed properly, will take you further than a marathon session once a week. Keep your error notebook handy, revisit your weak topics on purpose, and walk into the exam hall with a fixed order of attempt — high confidence topics first, time-taking ones later. Consistency, not intensity, is what lifts this section.