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Types of Non-Verbal Reasoning for Competitive Exams

This segment on ‘Non-Verbal Reasoning’ will help competitors get familiar with the ideas and approaches utilised to tackle the different thinking issues. Important Concepts Of Non-Verbal Reasoning are segmented into further questions and various reasoning problems in various competitive exams. Each segment likewise contains past year questions asked in various competitive exams. Let’s move on to understand how to solve the non-verbal reasoning questions.

Essential Concepts Of Non-Verbal Reasoning

The important concepts of Non-Verbal Reasoning are:

  1. Essential Movements

Under these sorts of inquiries, a component or even numerous components of an outline moves in a clear example across the series, and we need to distinguish those development designs to predict the subsequent development.

  1. Essential Rotations

Under these sorts of inquiries, a component or even numerous components of an outline turns into a specific example across the series, and we need to distinguish those rotational examples to predict the subsequent development.

  1. Identical Representation

Identical representation is the picture acquired by placing a figure before a mirror, or in simpler terms, it is the mirror impression of an article.

So, one method for distinguishing a perfect representation is to search for the parallel reversal of the given component/object/outline. For example, the left half of the picture turns into the right half of the reflection, and the right half turns into the left half of the picture.

  1. Water Image

The water picture alludes to the reflection made by an article on the water surface. One method for recognising a water picture is that the top piece of the item turns into the base piece of the image, and the base part of the article turns into the top portion of the picture.

Typical Pattern of Non-Verbal Reasoning Questions

Let us see the Common pattern of non-verbal reasoning questions that may appear in the competitive exams :

  1. Relationship

In this kind, two things are analysed, and ends are drawn in light of their similarities. A question consisting of related words of some rationale will be given, and competitors should find a word or paired words comparable to those shown in the question.

  1. Grouping

Things of a given group are based on specific standards, and you have to spot the abnormal ones. For this situation, competitors will be given a group of specific things, out of which, except for one, all the things are similar.

  1. Series

Number Series alludes to an arrangement of numbers following some examples. Competitors need to track down the missing or wrong number in the given series. There might be a few questions where one of the terms in the given series will be incorrect. Competitors need to figure out that term by recognising the example associated with the development of the series.

  1. Figure Counting and Image Formation

In the Image and Figure Counting thinking segment, figure counting indicates the course of development of a characterised mathematical figure using bits of various plans. On the other hand, pictures are of different sorts, for example, Mirror Images, Water Images, and so on. Exact representation is the picture or the impression of an item in a mirror when that article is put close to it.

Examples of Non-Verbal Reasoning Section

Sample 1. INDIA: NEW DELHI:: CHINA:?

Solution: New Delhi is the capital of India.

Similarly, Beijing is the capital of China.

Hence, Beijing will replace the question mark.

Sample 2. What are the next two letters in the given series?

E F H K O ??

  1. TZ
  2. SY
  3. SX
  4. RW

Solution: a. TZ

Explanation:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Here the next alphabet skips alphabets in increasing order of 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.

After E, 0 alphabets skipped. So, we get F which is immediately next.

After F, 1 alphabet is skipped. So, we skip G, which is next and get H.

After H, 2 alphabets skipped. So, we skip I J and get K.

After K, 3 alphabets skipped. So, we skip L M N and get O.

After O, 4 alphabets skipped. So, we skip P Q R S and get T.

After T, 5 alphabets skipped. So, we skip U V W X Y and get Z.

Sample 3. Choose the pair of words which are different from others in the group.

Day: Night

Close: Open

Sweet: Sour 

Up: Above

Solution: Here, in all options, the first word is the antonym of the second word except the last one.

The latter one is the synonym of the first one.

Hence, the correct answer is Up: Above.

Conclusion

For each important concept in the non-verbal reasoning segment, it is essential to dive more deeply into the kinds of inquiries that can challenge you and the fundamental ideas you ought to be aware of to solve them in less time. You can break the typical pattern of non-verbal reasoning questions through standard practice and ideal amendment. Try not to hop, starting with one question hastily and then the next. Invest around one minute on every query—a significant consideration of subtleties like shape, variety, size, and point should be helpful

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