Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning is a most important part of almost all Government exams conducted in the country and plays an important role in one of the most scoring sections as well. Candidates who are preparing for the competitive exams can find all topics, related to Logical reasoning in this article.

The aptitude exams in India has mainly two sections:

1. Quantitative Aptitude
2. Logical Reasoning

Steps To Solve Logical Reasoning Based Questions

Listed below are some of the steps to solve Logical Reasoning questions and answers:

1. Read and understand the information carefully.
2. Analyze critical logical information.
3. Think of all the possible solutions.
4. Compare the answer obtained with other possibilities.
5. Come to a correct logical conclusion.

The topics included in the logical reasoning section comprise of the following type of questions:

• Verbal Questions – These type of questions can be solved verbally and no pen-paper solution is required
• Image-Based Questions – Mirror images or paper construction based images may be given in the question and candidates may be asked to find similar or dissimilar figures
• Puzzle Questions – This includes seating arrangement or arranging people/days/months/places, etc. in different formats
• Sequence Questions – In such questions a series or sequence of people/numbers/alphabets, etc. may be given and questions based on the same may be asked

What is Logical Reasoning?

Logical reasoning consists of aptitude questions which require a logical level of analysis to arrive at the correct solution. Most of the questions are constructed based on concepts and the rest are out of the box thinking ones.

Logical reasoning is classified into two types:

1. Verbal Reasoning: It is the ability to logically understand the concepts and solve problems expressed in words. Verbal reasoning tests the ability of extraction of information and implications in a sentence.
2. Non-verbal Reasoning: It is the ability to logically understand the concepts and solve problems expressed in numbers/letters/figures in combination with words. Non-verbal reasoning tests the ability of deduction and induction of logic of information and implications in a problem.

List of Topics under the Logical Reasoning Section

Aspirants need to study all the below topics under the Logical Reasoning section:

1. Alphanumeric series
2. Reasoning Analogies
3. Artificial Language
4. Blood Relations
5. Calendars
6. Cause and Effect
7. Clocks
8. Coding-Decoding
9. Critical path
10. Cubes and cuboids
11. Data Sufficiency
12. Decision Making
13. Deductive Reasoning/Statement Analysis
14. Dices
15. Directions
16. Embedded Images
17. Figure Matrix
18. Input-Output
19. Mirror and Water Images
20. Odd One Out
21. Picture Series and Sequences
22. Paper Folding
23. Puzzles
24. Pattern Series and Sequences
25. Order & Ranking
26. Seating Arrangements
27. Shape Construction
28. Statement and Assumptions
29. Statement and Conclusions
30. Syllogism