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How to Prepare Reasoning for Railway Group D Exam

2018 (Topic-wise)
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Railway Group D recruitment 2018 has provided a great opportunity for aspirants to
start their career at entry level. The numbers of vacancies are huge and the
candidates can grab this opportunity with a systematic preparation strategy.
Through this article, we are sharing strategy to prepare for reasoning section of
RRB Group D exam. First and foremost important step is to understand the exam
pattern & level of efforts required for reasoning section. There will be a computer-
based test for the selection of the candidates for the RRB Group D Posts. The exact
details of CBT are given below.

RRB Group D Reasoning Preparation Strategy 2018

The computer-based test will contain the questions on Reasoning, Maths, General
Science & GK topics. The Question Papers will be available in 15 Regional
Languages (Recently Updated). On the basis of the computer-based test, the
candidates will be shortlisted for the further stages of the recruitment process.

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Total Marks of the CBT- 100 marks

TotalAll
Time
ExamsDuration of the Exam- 90 minutes (1 Hour 30 Minutes)

Mode of Language- Question Papers will be available in 15 Regional

Languages (Hindi, English, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada,
Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu).

Candidates can expect good weightage of reasoning section. The reasoning

section is easy to solve and very scoring as compared to other sections. The
candidates can score well with a proper preparation strategy. The candidates
should divide their preparation strategy into following steps:-

1. Completing syllabus from good sources.

2. Taking topic wise quizzes after completing every topic.

3. Taking mock tests and analysing weak areas.

The rst step is completing syllabus, for that topic wise strategy is given below in
table:

Topics Type

Number – Practice questions like nding odd number out,

remember the logic used so that you can get a hint in the new type
of questions.

Classi cation Letter- Practice questions from previous year papers.

GK – Questions based on known facts

Meaningful Words based – Like words having the same meaning

Letter – Remember corresponding numbers of alphabets, in

reverse order and pairs also

Number – Practice questions based on squares, cubes, series etc

Analogy

GK – Known facts based questions

Meaning based – Practice from previous year's questions

Coding Analogy – The questions based on famous analogy like sounds of

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Decoding animals, state and capital, opposite words etc.

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Letter shifting – Try to practice and remember questions based on

new and old patterns as well.

Coding Letters of a Word

Coding and decoding in ctitious language.

1 or 2 Matrix of letters with numbers are given from which correct

Matrix set of numbers for given word is to nd out. Try to solve such
questions using options.

Most of the time word cannot be formed is asked. These

Word questions are easy to score, candidates losses marks only
formation because of silly mistakes. Don’t rush to the answers take time and
mark right answer.

Arranging It can be a meaningful order of doing a certain task or following a

words in certain rule. Most probably, dictionary order based problems will
Meaningful be asked in which words are to be arranged according to
order or dictionary sequence in ascending or descending order. Using
Dictionary options you can solve such questions in less time and more
order accuracy.

Problems based on Venn Diagram, Syllogism, and Types of

Question: Represent the relation between Student, Teacher and
Venn diagram
Boys. Practice questions from previous year’s questions and
focus on the speed and accuracy.

Simple problems that can be solved by just drawing all

information on paper. In such questions, silly mistakes can
Directions; hamper your performance badly. Take care of directions, turns,
Distances angles and proper sequence of steps followed. Practice questions
from previous year’s questions and from online platforms also for
updated questions.

Blood Family Tree or General Blood Relation Problems. The problems

Relations based on family tree are easy to crack if you follow proper steps

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and tools in determining the relations. Apply the question to your

own
All Exams family structure. It will make it easy.

Find the missing number from the given matrix or diagram. These
Missing
questions are evergreen, the concepts used in such questions
Number
include questions from all previously covered concepts.

Number based puzzles like

 7 × 5 × 6 × 5 = 6575,
then 8 × 7 × 4 × 6 = ?
Or
Puzzles Find the correct equation type questions or Quant based
questions like on age, speed and distance or Seating arrangement
questions. The level of questions can be raised a little bit in such
topics, therefore try to solve questions from previous year’s
questions for experience and solve questions from online
platforms for the updated questions based on new patterns.

Mainly questions on Number, Alphabet series.

Series Question Type: Complete the given series
a_bc_ _cbad_bcd_cda

Non Verbal Questions like Complete the pattern, Assemble Image.

Mirror Image, Hidden Image, Counting Figures. Figure based

Reasoning Analogy/Classi cation/ Series or cube based questions may be
asked.

The next step is topic wise quizzes. Candidates should take topic wise
quizzes once the topic is covered to check their level of preparation. The
quality of content matters, therefore always take best quality quizzes only
which are well researched.
The nal and important step is to take online mock tests. The online mocks
help students in developing the examination aptitude by providing a real-time
environment and at the same time, it gives an opportunity to identify the gaps
to be lled to achieve a good score. The questions are sometimes
intentionally set in a confusing format but if you are familiar with the different

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question types, you will be able to solve them easily. For a kick start,
try  Railways
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The candidates are advised to follow the above strategy religiously and start
preparing for exams as they can expect a tough competition. Here we end up our
article on RRB Group D Reasoning Preparation. Revise whatever you learn during
your preparation at the end of the day. This will help you retain what you learned.

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