RBI Assistant Reasoning Tips- You can’t miss these

With the application process of RBI Assistant 2022 starting, it is also now time for applicants to start focusing on their preparation. Conducted in an online format, RBI Assistant Prelims Exam is one of the most popular banking exams in the country, and so lakhs of aspirants will be applying for 950 vacant positions, meaning that the competition is really going to be tough. The exam is falling on March 26, 2022, and now that you know the date and how little time is left, you should gear up with your preparation. Take a free mock test of this exam even before applying for this exam and see how well do you perform. In this article, we have come up with the important RBI Assistant reasoning tips, following which will help you clear the sectional cut-off in the reasoning section.

A candidate appearing for RBI Assistant Prelims Exam will have to answer 100 questions across three sections, namely, English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. Further, there is a time limit of 20 minutes for each of the sections, meaning the aspirants have to be really quick in answering the questions, that too with high accuracy, as there is a negative marking to the extent of one-fourth for every wrong answer.

In this article, we shall be touching upon some strategies that a student may follow while preparing for the reasoning ability section for this exam. But before we get into it, let us be clear that the sole purpose of having a reasoning section is to test the logical and reasoning skills of a candidate, and it is because of this reason that the section can be slightly tricky, if not prepared well. Further, the questions may range from the below topics:

1. Input Output
2. Seating Arrangement
3. Coding & Decoding
4. Syllogisms
5. Data sufficiency
6. Alphanumeric series
7. Alphabet test
8. Ranking / direction / order
9. Coded Inequalities
10. Puzzles
11. Blood relations
12. Logical reasoning

Now that we are aware of the possible topics, let us understand how best this section can be tackled. Well, the most important thing a candidate needs to do while preparing for the reasoning section is to ensure that he/she is clear with regards to the concepts for each of the aforesaid topics and then practice hundreds of different questions on each of the topics. Besides, it will also be a good strategy to not classify any topics or questions into easy, medium or difficult, at this stage as this will only create a mental block in your preparation.

Strategy for a solid preparation of RBI Assistant Reasoning section

Hence, the first thing any aspirant should be doing during the next couple of weeks is to focus on clearing concepts pertaining to each of the topics and then practising as many questions as possible. Once you are good with the concepts of any topic, you may even choose to take the mock test of RBI Assistant Prelims on our website. However, after you are clear with all of the aforesaid topics, your next steps should definitely be to focus on solving the previous years question papers and taking at least one mock test every day. The reason is simple, the more variety of questions you practice, the more confident you will be, ensuring that you are able to answer the maximum number of questions in the least possible time with a higher accuracy rate. Hence, we would again reiterate the fact that at this point you should take a free mock test of RBI Assistant, as it will only help you to get exposed to different types of questions. Further, these test series will also help you analyze your performance with respect to Time, Accuracy, Questions, Marks, Percentile and Rank, besides helping you identify your weak and strong areas.

General tips to prepare for the Reasoning section:

• Be very attentive while reading any question, as it is of utmost important to understand the requirement of the question. The moment you lose focus there, you will automatically start losing time.
• The moment you realize that you do not understand the question, simply move to the next question and so on and so forth. In fact, it would be a good idea to time each question and follow a hard stop in case you are not able to crack it. You can always come back to it later if you have time.
• Make sure that you get a good understanding on topics, such as blood relation, directions, syllogisms, statement assumption and conclusion, as these can be quickly solved with high accuracy. In fact, you may even prioritize solving these questions so as to ensure that you score well in Reasoning Ability section.
• You can leave the questions on puzzle for the end, since, they are at times slightly tricky. However, in case you are confident that you will able to answer them in one shot with complete accuracy then simply go ahead and answer it.
• Data Sufficiency questions can also be tricky but can be answered if you understand the statement well. Besides, never assume any data of your own. The best way to tackle questions on this topic is by simply asking yourself whether the question can be solved on the basis of the information given in the statements. The good part about Data Sufficiency question is that is does not involve much calculation and so if you find yourself doing that then there would definitely be something you may have missed out while reading the question.
• Finally, keep in mind that you need to solve 35 questions in 20 minutes, hence it is important to quickly look out for the easier questions and solve them in the least possible time.

Remember, good preparation will surely help you to ace the RBI Assistant Reasoning section, and this can be done if you have been solving different types of questions and taking mock tests regularly. Further, with limited time in hand, it will be wise to start your preparation from today itself if you still haven’t started.

Wishing you good luck with your preparation!

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