How To Prepare Reasoning For SBI PO, Best tips to crack the exam!

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SBI PO Reasoning Exam Pattern
SBI PO Reasoning Section Exam Syllabus
Important Topics to be covered for Reasoning
Tips to attempt Reasoning Questions in Less Time
Best Books for Reasoning Section for SBI PO

SBI PO Reasoning-  Exam Pattern

Before the reasoning preparation for SBI PO, we should know the complete exam pattern as it will help us to make a proper strategy for the exam. Hence, below is the exam pattern of Reasoning for both SBI PO Prelims and Mains:
 

Subject	Maximum Questions Asked	Maximum marks	Allotted Time
Reasoning (SBI PO Prelims)	35	35	20 Minutes
Reasoning (SBI PO Mains)	45	60	60 Minutes

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SBI PO Reasoning Section Exam Syllabus:

The syllabus will help you to know which topic you have to focus on. Hence below is the SBI PO Reasoning syllabus with a number of expected questions from each topic:
 

Topics	Number of Expected Questions
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	Around 3 sets (15 questions) are asked from this topic in Prelims Around 4 to 5 sets (20-25 questions) are asked about this topic in Mains
Syllogism	Around 4-5 questions are asked about this topic in prelims In Mains questions based on Reverse Syllogism or new patterns can be asked.
Inequality	There are 5 questions asked on this topic in Prelims This is a less likely asked topic in the main
Coding-Decoding	Around 3 to 4 questions from a sentence or word coding are asked in the Prelims exam. In main, new pattern-based coding questions are asked
Input-Output	In the Main exam around 5 questions are asked about this topic in Mains This topic is generally not asked in Prelims
Data Sufficiency	Around 5 to 7 questions are asked in Mains from this topic Data Sufficiency is also asked in prelims
Miscellaneous Problems (Blood Relation, Alphanumeric Series, Order, and Ranking)	There are around 8 to 10 questions asked on this topic in Prelim exam In Mains, there are around 3 to 4 questions are asked on this topic
Logical Reasoning	Approx. 10 questions are asked from this topic in main exam In Prelims generally, this section is not asked

 

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Important Topics to be covered for Reasoning in SBI PO (Prelims & Mains)

It is necessary to know the important topics for reasoning preparation for banks which we have to focus on and the complete strategy for preparing them. Hence, below are the topics wise important tips and tricks which will help you to prepare for SBI PO (Prelims and Mains):

1. Puzzle and Seating Arrangement:

• Prepare well with the new types of puzzles of a moderate level.
• Don’t spend more time on a single puzzle.
• Always organize the information in the desired structure like a table, circle, or line.
• Most puzzles are in seating arrangements like linear, circular, triangular, rectangular, and sometimes hexagonal.
• Use Reasoning Tricks to solve the questions

2. Syllogism:

• Syllogism will help you to get a score if you are good at it.
• It is true that syllogism is one of the scoring and easiest topics of the reasoning section.
• Always try to solve questions from syllogism without pen or paper.
• Now, the questions are generally asked from reverse syllogism.
• Also, a few questions are asked from direct syllogism.

3. Inequality:

• In the prelims phases, the questions are generally asked on direct and coded inequality. You have to understand the symbol’s basic meaning and their priority order like between > and >= or < and <=.
• Always be clear with neither nor either-or on while practising.

4. Coding-Decoding:

• Questions can be asked from both old as well as new patterns.
• You have to learn all the basic rules of the topic before attempting the questions.
• Practice is the key, practice its questions for better and deep understanding.
• This topic generally comes under the easy category. Hence, it will be easier to get good marks on this topic.

5. Data Sufficiency:

• This section can help you to score well in the reasoning section.
• The levels of questions from this section are moderate.
• The answers to the question are not definite. We have to find out the most suitable one concerning the condition.
• The most important thing is the mindful reading of the questions. This will help you to give an accurate answer

6. Logical reasoning:

• The questions asked from this topic are based on assumptions, a course of action, cause and effect, conclusions, the strength of arguments, interference, etc.
• It is important to practice Reasoning verbally as much as possible.
• The questions asked from this topic are always of a moderate level. Hence, it is easy to attempt more questions without wasting time.
• This section always helps you to get good marks.

Tips to Attempt Reasoning Questions in Less Time:

• Practice is the key to success hence, always practice from the best books.
• This is important to pick the right questions. Your grasping ability while reading the question should be efficient. You should always know which question to skip for later and which one to be solved.
• Always do the easy questions first. This will help to save you time for difficult questions.
• Don’t be panic. Be easy and calm and do not get nervous as it will make it hard to solve even the easier questions.
• Time management is most important. Proper time management can help you to score well.
• Try to solve questions with reasoning tricks as it will help to solve questions faster.
• Section-wise tests will help you to check your performance. Hence do the section-wise tests.
   

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Best Books for Reasoning Section for SBI PO

Choosing the correct books for preparation also plays an important role. Hence, below are the best books for the preparation of the Reasoning ability of SBI PO (Prelims & Mains):

Best Books for Reasoning	Author/Publication
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal;	B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali
Analytical Reasoning	MK Pandey
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning;	R.S. Aggarwal
How to Crack the Test Of Reasoning	Jaikishan and Premkishan
Shortcuts in Reasoning for Competitive Exams	Disha Experts

 

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