A Modern Approach To Verbal And Non-Verbal Reasoning

About the Book: Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning

The perfect book enumerating the different types of questions asked in various competitive examinations with fully solved examples and explanatory answers. It is a useful guide for anyone struggling with the reasoning part of any examination paper especially competitive entrance examinations.

Competitive exams are very important for anyone who wishes to pursue further studies after high school. For many it is an obstacle course whose finish line they must cross under any circumstances. Fear not! This guide to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning will help even the most hopeless students figure out the reasoning sections. The book answers all questions related to reasoning and is divided into Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. It is subdivided into General, Mental Ability and Logical Deduction and is used to answer questions applying to Mathematical Operations, Verification of Truth, Arithmetic Reasoning, Cause and Effect Reasoning, Deriving Conclusions from Passages and Analytical Reasoning, to name a few. Filled with helpful exercises, tips and explanations as well as a question paper section, this book is useful for all major entrance exams including Bank tests, MBA entrance exams, UPSC exams and government tests for Railways and Tax department.

Contents

PART I – VERBAL REASONING

SECTION I – General Mental Ability

Series Completion

Analogy

Classification

Coding-Decoding

Blood Relations

Puzzle Test

Sequential Output Tracing

Direction Sense Test

Logical Venn Diagrams

Alphabet Test

Alpha – Numeric Sequence Puzzle

Number, Ranking & Time Sequence Test

Mathematical Operations

Logical Sequence of Words

Arithmetical Reasoning

Inserting The Missing Character

Data Sufficiency

Eligibility Test

Assertion and Reason

Situation Reaction Test

Verification of Truth of the Statement

SECTION II – LOGICAL DEDUCTION

Logic

Statement - Arguments

Statement - Assumptions

Statement - Courses of Action

Statement - Conclusions

Deriving Conclusions from Passages

Theme Detection

Cause and Effect Reasoning

PART II – NONVERBAL REASONING

Series

Analogy

Classification

Analytical Reasoning

Mirror– Images

Water–Images

Spotting out The Embedded Figures

Completion of Incomplete Pattern

Figure Matrix

Paper Folding

Paper Cutting

Rule Detection

Grouping of Identical Figures

Cubes and Dice

Dot Situation

Construction of Squares and Triangles

Figure Formation & Analysis

About the Author: R. S. Aggarwal

R. S. Aggarwal is the author of several books on quantitative aptitude, data interpretation and verbal reasoning as well as books on various aptitude tests. His works include A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning, Arithmetic: Subjective and Objective and Advance Objective General Knowledge.