Score 45+ Marks in Reasoning-IDBI Exam

Are you geared up to compete to fill up one of the 920 vacancies of IDBI executives? And looking for tips to score 45+ Marks in the IDBI Reasoning section in the upcoming Exam?

In this article, we are going to shed light on how you can score 45+ Marks in the Reasoning section of the upcoming IDBI Exam 2021.

Before moving on to the tips and tricks to 45+ Marks in the Reasoning section, we have to keep all major elements in mind, while preparing for the exam.

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Preparation Strategy for IDBI Executive Exam 2021

There will be a single test in the IDBI Executive selection process and it will be conducted online. Given below is the Exam pattern:

S. No.	Name of Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning Ability	50	50	Composite time of 90 minutes
2.	Working Knowledge of English Language	50	50
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
	Total	150	150

Note: The difficulty level of the exam is expected to be of a moderate level. Speed and accuracy matter a lot to clear the exam.

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Topics to cover in IDBI Executive Exam 2021

Before discussing the tips and tricks for all the subjects, let’s take a look at the reasoning topics which you need to cover in order to score well in the section. The topics have been selected taking into account the previous year’s IDBI executive exam.

Topic Name	Expected Questions
Syllogism	5
Inequality	5
Seating Arrangement & Puzzles	15
Alphanumeric & Numeric Series	5
Coding-Decoding	5
Input-Output	5
Blood Relations	3
Direction sense	3
Miscellaneous (Order & Ranking, etc.)	4

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Points to remember to score 45 + Marks in Reasoning Ability

Syllogism

Syllogism topic that you’ll find hard in the beginning but after regular practice, it becomes very easy to solve. You must learn some basic rules, like the Universal truth rule, which says that ‘all the positive statements cannot have a negative conclusion.’ 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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Inequalities

Questions on Inequalities can become very easy if you have mastered all the basic concepts of this topic. In Exam, you need to try to solve questions on this topic in less time, so that you can invest enough time in the other sections. 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.

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Puzzles & Seating Arrangement

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. There is no defined syllabus for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement questions. You must practice Linear, Floor based puzzles, Circular, Tabular Arrangements, scheduling-based, etc. Practice drawing diagrams to quickly solve the puzzles. Avoid investing more than the required time in solving questions on Puzzles and Seating Arrangements.

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Input/Output

In the Input/Output section, you will be required to do the arrangement of words and numbers, the input line of words and numbers is rearranged in the number of steps following a particular rule in each step. So, you have to practice this section wisely and carefully to understand the pattern quickly.

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Alphanumeric & number Series

Alphanumeric & number Series is one of the easiest and most scoring topics in the Reasoning section. Once you understand the basics of it like right, left, in the middle of, etc., you will easily handle the question related to it.

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Blood relation

Blood relation is an interesting topic to solve. An easy way to solve such questions is by trying to apply the question to your own near and dear ones and follow the structure of the question. You will quickly get the answer in less time. Blood relation can also be asked in combination with puzzles or arrangements. 

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Coding and Decoding

Coding and Decoding carry good weightage in IDBI Exams. A good practice will make you You just need to solve questions based on Coding and Decoding. The more you practice, the better will be your score. Revise questions on Coding-decoding. Revise all the concepts and tricks.

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5 marks strategy

You need to focus on topics that are interconnected. By it, you can straight away get scoring 5 marks. For instance, in puzzles and seating arrangements, questions are asked in a set of 5. If you can just master solving it you can easily attempt 5 questions. Practice it via Mock Tests and increases your speed and accuracy.

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Attempt Mock Tests

To master the Reasoning section, you will have to attempt as many online Mock Tests as you can. Practice a lot, without fail. With practice, your ability to identify the pattern of questions will improve or get better each day.

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Choose 35-40 questions

You need to try to complete the Reasoning section in a time span of 30 minutes by attempting 35-40 questions accurately. You have to carefully choose these 35-40 questions so that they can be attempted accurately.

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Mock Tests

Mock Test acts as a replica of the official online IDBI Exam, which enables you to experience the exam in real-time and you can evaluate your performance and find which questions took the maximum time and avoid taking them in the upcoming IDBI Executive exam 2021. You can also see your response and the correct response and detailed solutions. This is how Mock Tests really help in refining your skills for the actual Exam. Attempt as many Mock Tests as you can to take full advantage of it.