FAST-NU Entry Test Analytical Skills and IQ Syllabus

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1. 1

   Logical Reasoning

   4 topics

   • Statement and Assumptions
   • Syllogisms
   • Cause and Effect
   • Logical Deductions
2. 2

   Series and Patterns

   3 topics

   • Number Series
   • Letter and Alphabet Series
   • Figure and Pattern Series
3. 3

   Verbal Analogies and Classification

   3 topics

   • Word Analogies
   • Odd One Out
   • Coding and Decoding
4. 4

   Spatial and Directional Reasoning

   3 topics

   • Direction Sense
   • Blood Relations
   • Mirror and Water Images
5. 5

   Arrangements and Puzzles

   3 topics

   • Seating Arrangements
   • Ordering and Ranking
   • Scenario-Based Puzzles
6. 6

   Non-Verbal Reasoning

   3 topics

   • Figure Completion
   • Embedded Figures
   • Paper Folding and Cubes

Analytical Skills and IQ flashcards for FAST-NU Entry Test

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1. In 'Statement and Assumptions' questions, what is an assumption?

   An assumption is something that is taken for granted or supposed to be true — an unstated idea that the speaker presumes while making the statement.

2. What is the standard rule for deciding if an assumption is implicit in a statement?

   An assumption is implicit only if it is necessarily presupposed by the statement (it must be taken for granted for the statement to make sense). Restated, contradictory, far-fetched, or already-stated facts are NOT valid implicit assumptions.

3. In Statement and Assumptions, why is an assumption that merely restates the statement rejected?

   Because an assumption must be an unstated, underlying idea. If it simply repeats what the statement says, it is given information, not a presupposition, so it is not implicit.

4. What is a syllogism?

   A syllogism is a form of logical reasoning where a conclusion is drawn from two or more given premises (statements) that are assumed to be true, regardless of real-world facts.

5. In syllogisms, what does the universal affirmative 'All A are B' allow you to conclude about the converse?

   From 'All A are B' you can only conclude 'Some B are A' (converse is particular, not universal). You cannot conclude 'All B are A'.

6. In syllogisms, what is the valid converse of 'Some A are B'?

   'Some B are A.' The 'Some...are' relationship is reversible (both directions are valid).

7. In syllogisms, what is the valid converse of 'No A is B'?

   'No B is A.' The universal negative is fully reversible.

8. In syllogisms, can a definite conclusion be drawn from two particular premises (both 'Some')?

   No. Two particular premises (e.g., 'Some A are B' and 'Some B are C') yield no definite conclusion.

9. In syllogisms, can a definite conclusion be drawn from two negative premises?

   No. Two negative premises give no valid conclusion.

10. What is the 'middle term' in a syllogism and what role does it play?

    The middle term is the term common to both premises. It links the premises together and must be eliminated to form the conclusion (the conclusion contains the other two terms).

11. In syllogisms, when premises are 'All A are B' and 'All B are C', what is the conclusion?

    'All A are C' (and therefore 'Some C are A'). The relation passes through the common term B.

12. What is the 'possibility' rule in syllogisms?

    A possibility conclusion (e.g., 'Some A being C is a possibility') is true only when the definite negative form is NOT already established; if a definite relation forbids it, the possibility is false.

13. In Cause and Effect questions, what defines the 'cause' and the 'effect'?

    The cause is the event/action that happens first and produces a result; the effect is the consequence that follows from and is produced by the cause.

14. In Cause and Effect reasoning, what must the time order between cause and effect always be?

    The cause must precede the effect in time; an effect can never occur before its cause.

15. In Cause and Effect questions, what does it mean if 'both statements are effects of a common cause'?

    It means neither given statement causes the other; instead, both result from some third, independent cause.

16. In Cause and Effect questions, what does it mean if two statements are 'independent causes'?

    Each statement is a cause in its own right and they are unrelated to each other — neither causes the other and they do not share a common cause.

17. What is a 'logical deduction' question testing?

    It tests whether a given conclusion logically and necessarily follows from one or more given statements/premises, using only the information provided.

18. In Logical Deductions, what is the key rule about using outside knowledge?

    You must treat the given statements as true even if they contradict real-world facts, and draw conclusions ONLY from the given information, not from outside/common knowledge.

19. What is a complementary pair (the 'Either-Or' case) in deductions/syllogisms?

    When two conclusions individually do not follow but together exhaust all possibilities (one of the form 'Some A are B' and the other 'No A is B' over the same terms), then 'Either I or II follows' is the answer.

20. In number series, what defines an arithmetic progression and how do you find the next term?

    An arithmetic progression has a constant common difference (d) between consecutive terms. The next term = previous term + d. nth term = a + (n−1)d.

21. In number series, what defines a geometric progression and how do you find the next term?

    A geometric progression has a constant common ratio (r): each term = previous term × r. nth term = a × r^(n−1).

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