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Comparison Type Questions

In comparison type questions students studying in SSC category need to understand the comparison in question and need to provide answers from a given set of options.

In comparison type questions clues are provided in regards to comparison among a set of questions. A student needs to analyse the entire information provided, make both ascending and descending sequences and then answer the provided questions accordingly. Students belonging to the SSC category adopt specified type questions as it is easy to both apply and score and different kinds of information can be measured. Moreover, questions in puzzle tests or puzzle reasoning demonstrate analysis of a given source of data and arrange them in sequential order. Moreover, providing assigned seats to SSC students is beneficial for focusing on their work and aiming at promoting their productivity level. 

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Concept of comparison type questions

Comparison type questions mean a question being asked with a major purpose of establishing baseline response. In this context the offender’s response to relevant questions is required to be considered in the long term. Five major steps are undertaken for constructing comparative research questions including choosing of starting phrase, identification and naming of dependent variables. Other steps include identification of groups that students are interested in, identification of appropriate adjourning texts along with writing out comparative research questions.

Types of questions in puzzle test

There are 3 different types of questions often asked in puzzle tests including classification Test questions, seating or placing arrangement and comparison type questions. Among these seating or placing, arrangements are essential as there does not lay any fixed pattern of solving questions for this topic. Teaching staff have to arrange students according to a given set of guidelines. In comparison type questions analytical reasoning primarily comprises questions pitted in the form of puzzles that involve certain numeric terms. 

Types of seating arrangement

The word seating arrangement aims at making sure that the proposed group of people sits in such a way that all rules and guidelines are primarily being followed. Seating or placing arrangement can broadly be classified into major categories including circular arrangement, linear arrangement and rectangular arrangement. In a circular type of arrangement, students of SSC category are seated around a roundtable and in a linear arrangement a group of students are primarily being arranged in a line. In addition, it can also be identified that a single row is being formed in a linear arrangement. Lastly, a rectangular arrangement is likely to be similar to a circular arrangement and only difference between these two include instead of a roundtable there lies a rectangular table. This rectangular table is being arranged in-between a group of students sitting to attend classes.

Golden rules for seating arrangement

Evaluation of seating arrangement is common for aspirants who are preparing their career development for banking exam. In comparison with other competitive exams, bank weightage based on seating arrangement is estimated to be more. Moreover both in prelims and mains examination based ample numbers of questions are being asked from seating arrangement. It can be noticed that evaluation of seating arrangement plays an essential role in attaining success of students. At the initial level in order to become a master in seating arrangement based questions students need to accept certain facts and need to train their brains accordingly. This is not regarded as a 20-20 game as students practising it in a fortnight often fail to crack seating arrangement. Thus, it is instructed by teaching staff to have regular practice till they tend to reach their threshold level. 

Seating arrangement can be regarded as a test match at an initial level as each aspirant often undertakes more time on solving this test at the initial point of time.

Difference between puzzle and seating arrangement 

Puzzles can be defined as a raw source of information that is provided for a sequence or order of things that need to be arranged in a systematic order. Puzzles need to be arranged systematically with the aim of correctly depicting both sequence and order of things.  Difference between puzzle and seating arrangement can be discussed as:

Differential factors

Seating arrangement

Puzzle

Pattern 

Arrangement need to be provided in either linear or circular form

Information in regards to students and interests are provided. Thus, students need to match and arrange them 

Maximum number of variables 

Maximum 3 variables can be used including Gender, implication of blood relation and Direction of facing are incorporated

4 variables can be used including floors, using occupation, usages of mobiles and vehicles.

Maximum persons

Estimated 10-12 persons can be given in main examination 

It can be estimated that total 10 persons can be provided

Table 1: Difference between puzzle and seating arrangement

 Conclusion

Hence based on the above discussion it can further be summarised that it is recommended to students not to run blindly without hitting a ball. It is essential for students to understand both Twists and Turns based on seating arrangement and they often need to practice each format based on seating arrangement before the examination. It can further be concluded that blood relation, ages and ranking can be incorporated in terms of seating arrangement. Moreover, any students who are appearing for competitive examinations need to enhance their speed to improve their thinking ability. Thus, messing up all sources of information within a single diagram in seating arrangement can either result in creating confusion or tend to miss out on some important points. 

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