Introduction

Test of Reasoning is the only subject which is not taught in any school or colleges. It has to be practiced and applied through ones self sense of mind. Test of Reasoning is a bit of complex subject and hence many students fail to score well in Government Bank Exams conducted by SBI, RBI, RRB and IBPS for recruitment of Probaitonary Officers and Clerical Staff across India. This section gives you insights about the basics of Test of Reasoning. You can also download free notes and free PDF for Reasoning Aptitude of Government Bank Exams conducted by SBI, RBI, RRB and IBPS for the recruitment of Bank PO and clerical cadre staff.

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8.    NUMBER SERIES

 

In this catagory of questions, generally a long series of numbers is given. The candidate is required to find out how many times a number satisfying the condition specified in the question will occur.

 

Example - How many 9's are there in the following number sequence which are immediately preceded by 5 but not immediately followed by 3 ?

 

3 9 5 9 4 5 9 3 7 9 8 5 9 9 8 7 9 5 1 9 6 5 9 4 3 9 5 9 3 8

 

(1) One  (2) Two   (3) Three   (4) Four   (5) More than four

 

The numbers satisfying the given conditions can be shown as follows (Given in BOLD).

 

3  9  5  9  4  5  9  3  7  9  8  5  9  9  8  7  9  5  1  9  6  5  9  4  3  9  5  9  3  8

 

So, the answer is (3)

 

Ranking Test: In this, generally the ranks of a person both from the top and from the bottom will be mentioned and the total number of persons is to be found.

 

Example - Radha ranks twentyfirst from the top and twentieth from the bottom in a certain examination. How many students are there in her class?

 

(1) 40 (2) 41 (3) 42 (4) 45 (5) None of these

 

Clearly the whole class consists of

(i)    20 students who have a rank higher than Radha

(ii)   Radha

(iii)  19 students who have rank lower than Radha

 

i.e. (20 + 1 + 19) = 40. So, the answer is (1)

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