Reasoning and Language (Gujarati/English)
Reasoning and Language (Gujarati/English)
This domain tests logical reasoning and the candidate's control of Gujarati and English. Reasoning items include series, coding, blood relations, syllogism and seating; language items include grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and translation.
Core rules
- Number series: check differences, ratios, squares/cubes and alternating patterns before assuming a simple rule.
- Coding-decoding: convert letters to positions (A = 1, Z = 26) and test shift or reversal rules.
- Blood relations: draw a family tree with clear generation levels; do not assume gender from a relation word unless stated.
- Syllogism: draw Venn diagrams. A conclusion is valid only if it follows in every possible diagram; 'some' does not imply 'all'.
- Seating: fix one person, mark left/right and inside/outside facing before filling positions.
- English: subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, articles, prepositions, active/passive and direct/indirect speech.
- Gujarati: સંધિ, સમાસ, જોડણી, સમાનાર્થી, વિરુદ્ધાર્થી and શબ્દસમૂહો are common areas.
Worked example
Find the next term: 3, 7, 15, 31, ?. Differences are 4, 8, 16, so the next difference is 32. The next term is 31 + 32 = 63. The same series follows 2n + 1: 3 = 2×1 + 1, 7 = 2×3 + 1, 15 = 2×7 + 1, 31 = 2×15 + 1.
Traps
Do not overgeneralise a syllogism from one diagram. Do not ignore 'only', 'some' and 'no'. In Gujarati, check જોડણી carefully; in English, avoid double negatives and mismatched tenses.