Reasoning Questions For Bank Exams: List of Topics, Practice PDFs for Prelims and Mains
Are you preparing the reasoning topics for bank exams? Inequality, Syllogism, Distance and Direction Sense, and Alphanumerical Series are all important Reasoning Ability topics. Let's learn more about them below.
Reasoning topics for bank exams
Reasoning Topics for Bank Exams: Reasoning is the important part in banking examinations such as IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS RRB, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant, etc. This section appears in both prelims and mains exams and carries the maximum weightage.
- Bank Syllabus for Reasoning
- Bank Exams: Tips & Tricks to Prepare for Reasoning Section
- Weightage of Reasoning Ability for Bank Exams
Bank Syllabus for Reasoning
Bank syllabus for Reasoning section is given below.
| Reasoning Ability Section |
Topics/Sub-topics |
|---|---|
|
Alphabet Test Blood Relations Calendars Clock Reasoning Data Sufficiency Decision Making Distance & Directions Input-Output Puzzle Seating Arrangement |
| Non-verbal Reasoning |
Analogy Classification Number Series Mixed Series Counting Figures Mirror Image & Water Image Cube and Dice, etc. |
| Miscellaneous Logical Reasoning |
Syllogism Coded Inequalities Order & Ranking Tabulation Statements Coding-Decoding Input-Output Missing Number Cause & Effect Venn Diagram |
Bank Exams: Tips & Tricks to Prepare for Reasoning Section
The tips and tricks to ace this section are given below.
Practice
Practice reasoning questions of various kinds.
Strategy
Prepare proper strategy to cover the entire syllabus.
The descriptive paper comprises questions based on Essays and Letters. This paper test the and English Language and writing skills of candidates. The descriptive paper carries two questions. The total marks allotted to this paper are 50.
Mock Tests
It is important to solve mock tests based on various Reasoning topics.
Shortcuts
Learn shortcut techniques of solving questions./
Weightage of Reasoning Ability for Bank Exams
The exam-wise weightage given to the Reasoning section is given below:
| Bank Exam Name | Exam-wise Weightage of Reasoning Questions | |
|---|---|---|
| Prelims | Mains | |
| 35 |
40 |
|
| 35 |
45 |
|
| 40 |
40 |
|
| 35 |
50 |
|
| 35 |
50 |
|
| IBPS RRB Clerk |
40 |
40 |
| 50 |
||
| 50 |
- |
|
| 60 |
- |
|
| 35 |
40 |
|
| 20+10 |
- |
|
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The table below provides the topic-wise distribution of questions in IBPS PO prelims exam.
Quant
| Topics | Weightage |
|---|---|
Number Series | 5 questions |
Simplification/ Approximation | 5 questions |
Quadratic Equation | 5 questions |
Data Interpretation | 10-15 questions |
Arithmetic Problems | 10-15 questions |
Quantity-based questions | 5 questions |
Reasoning
| Topics | Weightage |
|---|---|
Seating Arrangement | 15 questions |
Inequality | 5 questions |
Syllogism | 5 questions |
Coding-Decoding | 3-4 questions |
English
| Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|
Reading Comprehension | 1 set (7-10 questions) |
Cloze Test | 5-10 questions |
Spotting Errors | 5-7 questions |
Para jumbles/ Sentence Rearrangement | Varies |
Sentence Improvement | 5 questions |
Fill in the blanks | 5 questions |
Sentence Connectors | 5 questions |
New pattern questions | 5-10 questions |
IBPS Clerk exam is conducted in 13 regional languages. Earlier, the question papers are framed in English and Hindi only.
The IBPS RRB PO interview include questions related to your education, work experience, etc. Total marks allotted to interview are 100.