Competitive Exams

How to Solve Coding-Decoding Problems

Coding-decoding problems are solved by finding the fixed rule that maps each letter or word to its code — usually a shift in the alphabet, a position swap, or…

How to Solve Syllogism Problems

Syllogism problems are solved by drawing Venn diagrams for each given statement and then checking which conclusions are true in every possible diagram consiste…

How to Solve Seating Arrangement Problems

Seating arrangement problems are solved by fixing the most constrained clue first (a definite position or a strong relative clue), placing it on a diagram, the…

How to Solve Logical Venn Diagram Problems

Logical Venn diagram problems are solved by drawing overlapping circles to represent categories and their relationships, then reading off which region a given…

How to Solve Verbal Analogy Questions

A verbal analogy is solved by first naming the exact relationship between the given word pair, then finding the option pair that shares that identical relation…

How to Solve Non-Verbal Analogy Questions

A non-verbal analogy is solved by decomposing the first shape pair into its individual visual transformations — rotation, reflection, shading, size, or element…

How to Solve Classification (Odd One Out) Questions

Classification questions are solved by finding the single shared property that binds all but one item in the set, then confirming the odd item genuinely lacks…

How to Solve Figure Matrix Problems

A figure matrix is solved by reading the grid both row-wise and column-wise to find a consistent rule of change, then applying that same rule to fill the missi…

How to Solve Pattern Completion (Figure Series)

A figure-series pattern completion question is solved by tracking each visual attribute — rotation, shading, size, element count — across the whole sequence in…

How to Solve Statement and Assumptions Problems

An assumption is an unstated belief the speaker must be taking for granted for the statement to make sense, so you test each option by asking: does the stateme…

How to Solve Statement and Conclusions Problems

A valid conclusion must follow strictly and only from the information given in the statement, without importing outside knowledge, opinions, or plausible-but-u…

How to Solve Cause and Effect Reasoning Problems

Cause and effect problems require ranking two given statements as independent cause, independent effect, common effect of a shared cause, or unrelated — decide…

How to Solve Course of Action Problems

A valid course of action is a practical, feasible step that directly follows from and addresses the problem described in the statement, so it is rejected if it…

How to Solve Decision-Making Reasoning Problems

Decision-making problems require applying a stated set of conditional rules or criteria mechanically to a case, checking each condition in sequence and elimina…

How to Solve Coded Inequalities Problems

Coded inequalities replace the symbols >, <, =, ≥, ≤ with letters or other symbols in a coding key, and you solve them by first decoding every symbol back to i…

How to Solve Coded Blood Relation Problems

Coded blood relation problems replace family-relationship words with arithmetic operators (like +, −, ×, ÷) or generic codes, and the fastest reliable method i…

How to Solve Direction Sense Problems Using Clock Angles

Direction sense problems that use clock positions (like 'walk toward the 3 o’clock direction') are solved by mapping the clock face onto the standard compass —…

How to Solve Circular Seating Arrangement Problems (Facing Center)

When everyone in a circular seating problem faces the center, left and right are read in the standard clockwise/counter-clockwise sense for a group facing inwa…

How to Solve Circular Seating Arrangement Problems (Facing Outward)

When everyone in a circular seating problem faces outward, away from the center, left and right flip relative to the more common facing-center setup, so 'to th…

How to Solve Syllogism Possibility Cases

A syllogism “possibility” question asks whether a conclusion COULD be true in at least one valid diagram consistent with the given statements, not whether it m…

How to Solve Syllogisms Combining "Some" and "None" Statements

When a syllogism mixes "Some A are B" with "No B are C," the only conclusion that follows with certainty is "Some A are not C" — because the “some” A’s that ov…

How to Evaluate Strong vs Weak Arguments in Statement-Argument Questions

A strong argument is directly relevant to the statement, addresses its practical core, and rests on a realistic, generally-applicable reason, whereas a weak ar…