IBPS RRB OS1/ PO 2021 Prelims- Reasoning Preparation

Banking aspirants must be waiting for IBPS RRB 2021 notification. As per the IBPS Calendar, the RRB PO & RRB Clerk exams are scheduled for August 1, 2021. Going by the current Covid-19 cases, it cannot be said if the exam dates for both RRB PO & RRB Clerk will be postponed or not. Irrespective of whenever the exam takes place, you should be ready for it. The best thing which you can resort to nowadays’ lockdown kind-of situation, is to keep preparing for the exams. In this article, we have come up with a complete strategy for one of the important sections of this exam viz. Reasoning. Have a look:

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You should use all the extra time you are getting towards your preparation. If you are already aware of the RRB PO Preliminary exam pattern, there are only 2 sections: Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude. If you start using all the time properly from now until the date of the exam, you can easily clear RRB PO 2021 Prelims. In this article, we have come up with a complete strategy for the reasoning section. Following this strategy will definitely help you get a good score in the Reasoning section but you need to dedicate 2-3 hours religiously on this section until the date of the exam.

IBPS RRB PO 2021 Prelims Exam Pattern

Below is the Exam Pattern of RRB PO 2020 since the IBPS RRB 2021 Notification hasn’t been released yet.

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IBPS RRB PO 2020 Prelims- Reasoning Syllabus

Apart from knowing the exam pattern, the other thing which you should perfectly know is the complete syllabus of the reasoning section of IBPS RRB PO 2021 Prelims. Knowing each & every topic of the syllabus will ensure that you don’t miss preparing for any topic. Also, keeping an eye on those topics of IBPS RRB PO 2021 Prelims syllabus, which are your weak areas will remind you to put extra efforts in those areas thereby improving your performance.

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

Preparation Strategy for Reasoning Section of IBPS RRB PO 2021 Prelims

Our team has already created PDFs for the preparation of certain topics mentioned above and are continuously working on preparing PDFs for the remaining topics. These PDFs first explain the concept of the respective topic with examples and then provide you tips along with questions for practice.

1. You should pick a topic and completely understand the concept. Practice at least 100 questions on each topic. This whole process should take 1-2 day(s) for each topic.
2. Solving a lot of questions will help you understand the respective concept in & out and will help you in even developing your own shortcuts.
3. Make a note of the questions you couldn’t understand or you answered incorrectly. Relook those questions and try to understand why you couldn’t answer them correctly.
4. In case of any confusion, revisit the concept. Take the help of books or online videos.

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Following these steps will definitely help get good marks in the reasoning section of IBPS RRB PO 2021 Prelims.

Topic-wise Tips for Reasoning Section

For your convenience, we have added tips for different topics below. Go through them and implement these tips when you solve questions. But before that, understand the tips properly. Using them without a proper understanding can lead to incorrect answers. If you use these tips properly, not only will these tips help you in answering the questions quickly but with accuracy as well.

Alphanumeric Series

• Read the question very carefully. These questions are easy and even a slight mistake can cost you precious marks.
• Practice as much as you can. Practice will make you acquainted with different kinds of questions and you can develop your own shortcuts to deal with them.
• Learn the placement of alphabets by heart. A trick is EJOTY where the alphabets E, J, O, T & Y are at 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th & 25th position of the standard English alphabet.
• If the alphabets are asked in the reverse order, the keyword is VQLGB which are at 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th & 25th position of the standard English alphabet (in reverse order).
• Be very clear with the understanding of to the right/ left of, in the middle of, immediately preceding, immediately succeeding etc.
• Make sure whether the question is asking from your left side or a letter’s left side.
• Remember that A, E, I, O U are vowels and remaining are consonants.

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We’ll be updating this article on a regular basis to include tips from other topics as well. If you have any feedback for us, please feel free to leave your comments in the box below.

Wishing you good luck with your preparation!