Preparation tips for reasoning section of SSC CPO Exam

SSC CPO 2020 exam is going to be notified anytime in the month of June 2020. SSC is going to recruit candidates for multiple posts.

SSC CPO Exam 2020

In the recruitment drive of 2019, around 1223 vacancies were filled. The posts which were filled were the posts of SI (Sub Inspector) in Delhi Police, SI (Sub Inspector) in CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces), and ASI (Assistant Sub Inspector) in CISF (Central Industrial Security Force). Those who are targeting SSC CPO 2020-21 exam need to know the study plan to qualify the exam with high score. It is a golden opportunity for them to make their prestigious career opening of the lifetime. Let us discuss some important facts and valuable tips which can be of great help to you.

Now, let us share some important tips to prepare the reasoning section for SSC CPO exam which is a scoring section.

Before you start with the exam preparation for SSC CPO EXAM it is important to do the following:

1. Familiarize with SSC CPO Exam Pattern

To prepare effectively for any competitive exam, the first basic step is to get familiarize with latest exam pattern of SSC CPO exam. This written competitive exam is an online trial of 200 checks in 120 minutes (2 hours).

The exam pattern of SSC CPO Exam comprises of two stages and they are Paper 1 and Paper 2. After successfully qualifying Paper 1, the selected students will have to appear for Physical Efficiency Test (PET).

After effectively qualifying PET/Medical, the students will be allowed to qualify for Paper 2.

One can join SSC CPO Coaching to prepare for Paper 1 of SSC CPO EXAM.

2. Familiarize with SSC CPO syllabus and distribution of Marks

The second major step is to get familiarize with the syllabus and distribution of marks of SSC CPO exam. The students are advised to properly examine and understand the entire syllabus. It will help them in making a systematic time-table where they can easily distribute their study hours, as per the subjects. After methodically studying the entire syllabus, the students should make note of distribution of marks topic-wise of each subject.

There are four subjects such as General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English and they comprise of 50 Questions each. Each of these subjects carries 50 marks each. The next important strategy will be preparing these subjects with full sincerity and thorough understanding.

Tips and tricks to prepare for General Intelligence and Reasoning

While preparing for SSC CPO exam, many students find General Intelligence and Reasoning subjects as easiest and trouble free subject. It comprises of 50 marks where asked questions are both verbal and non-verbal type. The frequently asked questions are from topics like Number arrangement, Coding-Decoding, Arrangement-Direction test, Non-verbal, Classification (oddball) test, Mathematical tasks, blocks and cubical dice test, Syllogisms, Statement conclusion etc. The questions are designed and prepared to examine imaginative power, reasoning abilities and patience of students. To attain accuracy and perfection, the students are required to practice problems related to topics on daily basis.

This section may include questions on:

Analogy- Approximately 6 to 8 questions can be asked and questions will be from topics like Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Letter & Number, Image & Meaning based.

Classification- Approximately 6 to 7 questions can be asked. The type of questions will be from topics such as Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification.

Series- Approximately 3 to 5 questions can be asked. The type of questions is expected to be from topics such as Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Mixed Series, Series based on General Knowledge.

Coding Decoding- Approximately 3 to 4 questions can be asked. The type of questions may be from topics such as Coding by analogy, coding by words, coding-decoding by letter shifting, etc.

Blood Relations- Approximately 1 to 3 questions can be asked. The type of questions will be related to the topics like Family Tree, Coded Blood Relation.

Ordering & Ranking- Approximately 1 to 2 questions can be asked.

Alphabet or Word Test- Approximately 3 to 5 questions can be asked. The type of questions will be from topics like Matrix, Jumbled words, sequence & word formation, Suffix etc.

Direction & Distance- Approximately 1 to 3 questions can be asked. The questions can be based on route and network.

Venn Diagrams- Approximately 4 to 5 questions can be asked. The questions can be asked from topics like Syllogisms, Logical, Venn Diagrams, etc.

Missing Number- Approximately 2to 3 questions can be asked. The questions can be asked from topics like Matrix & Diagrams (Number & Alphabet based)

Puzzles- Around 2 to3 questions can be asked. The questions can be asked from topics like Seating Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Linear Arrangement, Double Line Up etc.

Data Sufficiency- Around 5 to7 questions can be asked. The questions can be from topics like Arithmetic Operations, Cubes & Dices, etc.

Non-Verbal Reasoning- Around 5 to 7 questions can be asked. The questions can be from topics like Cubes, Dices, Paper Folding, Counting Figures etc.

This is the topic analysis of the questions expected for reasoning section of SSC CPO exam. Prepare them according to the number of questions being asked and give them appropriate time to understand and practice them well.

Hope it will help you score high in reasoning section to boost your overall score in SSC CPO EXAM!! You can join the reputed SSC CPO coaching institute to take the guidance and support from the subject experts who are the best source of learning and understanding.

All the best!!!

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