NABARD Grade A Reasoning Ability Syllabus

Reasoning Ability syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Verbal and Logical Reasoning

   4 topics

   • Syllogism
     • Statements and conclusions
     • Possibility cases
   • Statement-based Reasoning
     • Statement and assumptions
     • Statement and arguments
     • Cause and effect
   • Coding-Decoding
     • Letter and number coding
     • New pattern coding-decoding
   • Blood Relations and Direction Sense
     • Family tree problems
     • Direction and distance
2. 2

   Analytical Reasoning and Arrangements

   3 topics

   • Seating Arrangement
     • Linear arrangement
     • Circular and rectangular arrangement
   • Puzzles
     • Floor and box puzzles
     • Scheduling (day, month, year) puzzles
   • Ordering, Ranking and Distribution
     • Comparison and ranking
     • Categorisation puzzles
3. 3

   Critical Reasoning and Data-based Reasoning

   3 topics

   • Input-Output
     • Machine input arrangement steps
   • Data Sufficiency in Reasoning
     • Sufficiency for arrangements and relations
   • Logical Deductions
     • Course of action
     • Inferences and conclusions
4. 4

   Non-Verbal and Miscellaneous Reasoning

   3 topics

   • Series and Analogy
     • Alphanumeric series
     • Analogy and classification
   • Order and Sequence
     • Alphabet and word arrangement
   • Miscellaneous
     • Inequalities (coded and direct)
     • Machine and logical patterns

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1. In syllogism, what is a 'syllogism' and what are its three standard parts?

   A syllogism is a form of deductive reasoning where a conclusion is drawn from two given premises. Its three parts are the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion.

2. What do the syllogism quantifiers 'All', 'No', 'Some', and 'Some...not' represent (A, E, I, O propositions)?

   A = All (universal affirmative), E = No (universal negative), I = Some (particular affirmative), O = Some...not (particular negative).

3. In syllogisms, which two universal statements, when combined, can give a definite conclusion, and which combination gives no conclusion?

   All + All gives a definite 'All' conclusion; All + No gives a 'No' conclusion. Two particular premises (Some + Some) give NO definite conclusion.

4. What is the 'possibility' rule in syllogism for a definite negative statement?

   If a definite negative conclusion (No A is B) is established, then the possibility 'Some A are B' is false; but if no definite relation exists, a possibility case can be true.

5. What is the complementary (either-or) pair rule in syllogisms?

   When two conclusions are individually false but together exhaust all possibilities (e.g., 'Some A are B' and 'No A is B' between the same terms), they form an Either-Or pair and the 'either-or' is valid.

6. In statement-based reasoning (Statement & Assumptions), what is an 'assumption'?

   An assumption is something that is taken for granted or supposed; it is an unstated idea that must be true for the statement to hold.

7. In Statement & Conclusion questions, what is the rule for a valid conclusion?

   A conclusion is valid only if it logically and necessarily follows from the information given in the statement, without adding outside knowledge.

8. In Statement & Course of Action questions, when is a course of action considered to 'follow'?

   A course of action follows if it is a practical, feasible step that genuinely addresses or improves the problem described in the statement.

9. In Statement & Argument questions, what makes an argument 'strong' versus 'weak'?

   A strong argument is directly related to the question, important, and practical; a weak argument is irrelevant, trivial, ambiguous, or based on an individual example.

10. In Cause and Effect reasoning, how do you identify which event is the cause and which is the effect?

    The cause is the event that occurs first and brings about the second; the effect is the result that follows. The cause precedes the effect in time and logically produces it.

11. In letter coding-decoding, how do you decode a word shifted by +1 in the alphabet (e.g., 'CAT' coded as 'DBU')?

    Each letter moves forward by one position (C->D, A->B, T->U). To decode, shift each letter backward by the same number of positions.

12. What is the EJOTY trick used in coding-decoding?

    EJOTY helps recall letter positions quickly: E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25. Other positions are calculated relative to these landmarks.

13. What is the alphabet position of A and Z, and what is the sum of opposite-letter positions (e.g., A+Z)?

    A=1 and Z=26. Opposite letters always sum to 27 (A+Z=1+26=27, B+Y=2+25=27, etc.).

14. In substitution coding, how is a message decoded when words are replaced by other words (e.g., 'sky is blue' means '...')?

    By comparing multiple coded sentences that share common words, you map each code word to its actual meaning, then substitute to decode the target sentence.

15. In a blood relations question, who is your father's sister's husband?

    Your father's sister is your aunt (bua); her husband is your uncle (your uncle by marriage).

16. In blood relations, who is the only son of your mother's father (maternal grandfather)?

    The only son of your mother's father is your maternal uncle (mama), the brother of your mother.

17. In a coded relation puzzle, what do the symbols typically mean: A+B, A-B, A*B (or A×B), A/B (or A÷B)?

    Conventionally: A+B = A is father/parent of B; A-B = A is mother of B; A×B = A is brother of B; A÷B = A is sister of B. (Exact meaning is defined by each question's key.)

18. In direction sense, if you face North and turn right, then right again, which direction do you face?

    Facing North, turning right gives East; turning right again gives South.

19. What is the formula to find the shortest (straight-line) distance between the start and end point of a path with perpendicular movements?

    Use the Pythagoras theorem: shortest distance = sqrt(horizontal_displacement^2 + vertical_displacement^2).

20. In direction sense, what is the relationship between the four cardinal and four ordinal directions?

    Cardinal: North, South, East, West (90 degrees apart). Ordinal: NE, NW, SE, SW lie exactly between adjacent cardinal directions (45 degrees from each).

21. In a circular seating arrangement, when all people face the CENTRE, where is a person's right and left?

    When facing the centre, a person's left side is in the clockwise direction and their right side is in the anti-clockwise direction.

22. In a circular seating arrangement, when all people face OUTSIDE (away from centre), where is right and left?

    When facing outside, a person's right side is in the clockwise direction and their left side is in the anti-clockwise direction.

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