RRB Clerk Prelims 2021: Revision Tricks for Reasoning Section

The IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2021 Exam will soon be greeting you on 14th & 21st August 2021. With only 12 days left for the ultimate countdown, we have brought for you some proven revision tricks with last-minute tips recommended by experts and used by toppers to beat the reasoning section.

Revision is the backbone of any exam, and this act of reviewing the syllabus previously covered, especially your notes can really pay off in the exam. It helps you in recalling all the important topics and subjects back.

And when you make a good revision plan and implement certain tips and tricks to boost the revision process, you save a lot of time, gain speed and accuracy, and feel more and more confident!

So, to follow the revision tricks for reasoning ability, read the full article.

As you know, the IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam consists of 2 sections, Reasoning, and Numerical Ability.

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IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Pattern for Clerk

You will get 45 minutes to complete the Reasoning and Numerical Ability sections. That means you will have 22 mins. & 30 seconds for the reasoning section. You must try to clear the cut-off of each section. The cut-off for each section is decided by the team of IBPS depending on the level of difficulty of the paper

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	40	40	Composite Time of 45 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	40	40
Total	80	80

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SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Reasoning Syllabus

You need to revise the following topics, one by one, and keep updating the table whenever you finish revising a chosen topic:

TOPIC	REVISION STATUS
Alphanumeric Series	Completed
Logical Reasoning	…
Ranking/Direction/	…
Alphabet Test	…
Data Sufficiency	…
Coded Inequalities	…
Seating Arrangement	…
Puzzle	…
Tabulation	…
Syllogism	…
Blood Relations	…
Input-Output	…
Coding-Decoding	…

NOTE: You can choose the topic depending on your mood or flow. Make sure to test your speed and accuracy via Mock Test.

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Best Way to Do It!

Chose every topic from the table given above, or make your own table that suits your demands, and start solving related questions. Get questions from previous year’s questions. Try to solve them without watching the solution. In case, you come across any confusion or problem, open a related video on YouTube without wasting a second. If you prefer reading, read a few authentic articles to understand it properly. Try to quickly solve at least 8-12 questions, or as many questions as you can, on every topic to check your skills with the topic. Your overall efforts will inject natural speed and accuracy in solving them.

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By now, you must have got a fair idea of the kinds of questions asked and you may also have developed some of your own simple tricks and shortcuts for some typical questions. If not, don’t worry! You only need to solve the questions with speed and accuracy, whether you solve them with or without using shortcuts or tricks.

With the implementation of this simple methodology, you will observe an increase in your speed and accuracy in solving different types of questions.

IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2020-21: Reasoning Ability

Let’s also have look at the IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2020-21 analysis for the Reasoning Ability section.  It will give you an idea about how important each section is, and how many questions you can expect from every important topic in the coming Exam. The Reasoning Ability section of the IBPS RRB Clerk examination 2020-21 was easy. Many candidates were easily able to grab 32-36 marks out of 40 marks from a total of 40 questions.

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IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: Reasoning Ability

Topics	No. of Questions
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	20
Direction Sense	3
Alphabet Series	5
Alphanumeric Series	5 *3-letter-based questions *2 mixed-type questions
Syllogism	5
Order and Ranking	2
Total	40

NOTE

Inequality: No questions on inequality were asked in the Exam.

Seating Arrangement: Linear Seating Arrangement with 7 people all facing north. Plus, Linear Seating Arrangement with an uncertain number of people (3 questions)

Puzzle: Question on month-based Puzzle with 3 variables was asked (3 months, 2 days, 6 people), including 2 questions on Comparison Puzzle. Many candidates found puzzle-based questions to be very easy.

Syllogism: Questions on syllogism were easy.

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5 Important Tricks for Reasoning Questions

Hierarchy to attempt questions of Reasoning Ability

To accelerate your revision process, you need to start with the less time-consuming topics of the Reasoning Section, like, Inequality, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Alphanumeric Series, and Distance and Direction. Often, questions from these topics are direct and they can easily fetch you 12-20 marks, depending on the topics asked in your slot.

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5 Important Tricks

Revise the topics in the order given below:

Step 1: Start your revision with the easy, less time-consuming, and scoring topics, like, Blood relation, directions, and ordering and ranking. Practice enough questions on these topics.

Step 2: Revise questions on syllogism. Get and solve the questions from the previous year’s papers, as this will help you in getting an idea about the difficulty level of the questions as well.

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Step 3: Revise questions on inequality. It can prove to be quite scoring for you. Practice as many questions as you can, keeping in mind the time limit, as you have to revise many other topics also.

Step 4: Revise questions on Coding-decoding. Revise all the concepts and tricks.

Step 5: Revise questions on puzzles and seating arrangement.

Which topics Carry More weightage?

You must give extra time to topics like Seating Arrangements and Puzzles as they carry more weightage. You can fetch maximum marks via attempting questions on these topics. So, you need to quickly revise them well. You should also attempt previous years’ questions as it will give you an exact idea of the reasoning ability section and the difficulty level of the coming IBPS RRB Clerk Exam 2021. This can also be done by attempting Mock Tests, which are very similar to the actual exam. Mocks will not only help in analyzing your performance but will also let you know whether the steps and formulas you are using are useful or not. By giving Mock Tests, you can also rectify your mistakes before the actual examination.

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Time Matters! How much time to spend on each question?

Since it is ideal to spend less than 22 mins. & 30 seconds to attempt the Reasoning Section, you need to keep in mind a proper time frame to spend on each question. Avoid wasting more than the required time in solving questions on Puzzles and Seating Arrangements. Mock Tests can help you in ensuring that you will intelligently utilize less than 22 mins. & 30 seconds in a proper way to fetch maximum marks. You have limited time for the revision and you must make the most of it.

Don’t forget, if you will spend time revising your strong areas, then you will have to give less time to the topics you are weak in. This leads to a wastage of time. A good revision strategy eliminates this problem. As we all know reasoning ability can be a quite tricky section sometimes, but at the same time, it can be hugely scoring if you have practiced it well. Thus, practice solving questions in minimum time with accuracy.

Time Management for Quick Revision: The Conclusion

To implement all the above advice and tricks properly, you can divide your study hours into two parts. One for the Reasoning Ability Section, and the other one for the Numerical Ability/ Quantitative Aptitude Section. You can give the first half of the revision hours to the reasoning ability section and the other half to the quantitative aptitude section. In the final 5 days before the actual exam, you must attempt more Mock Tests and solve previous years’ question papers religiously. It is recommended to attempt 1 Mock Test daily after revising the reasoning ability topics.