How to Prepare Reasoning for SSC CHSL – Most Important Tips

Reasoning for SSC CHSL: SSC CHSL 2022 is going to be conducted in May 2022. SSC CHSL aspirants have already started their preparation for the exam. SSC CHSL is a national level competitive exam where many candidates apply and in order to stand out from the crowd, a candidate needs to have a solid preparation strategy for the SSC CHSL exam.

Reasoning has always been a tough topic in competitive exams and candidates often find it difficult to navigate. Not to worry, in this blog, we will be discussing the most important tips and strategies for the general intelligence or reasoning section of SSC CHSL which will be beneficial for SSC CHSL preparation.

Reasoning for SSC CHSL

The section of reasoning or general intelligence comes under the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam along with other sections such as Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, General Awareness.

The Tier 1 exam is of 60 minutes duration and comprises 100 questions. The total number of marks for the exam is 200. Each of the 4 sections carries 50 marks each. The detailed exam pattern is as follows

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern

Subjects	Total Marks
General Awareness	50
General Intelligence	50
Quantitative Aptitude	50
English Language	50
Total	200

Now that we are aware of the exam pattern, let’s move on to the preparation tips.

SSC CHSL Reasoning Preparation – Most Important Tips

Here is a list of the most important tips that will be beneficial for SSC CHSL aspirants in their preparation for the exam.

1. The topics that will provide candidates with the most scoring option from Logical reasoning are analogy, classification, non-verbal reasoning, series, coding and decoding, series etc.
2. Candidates can work on and improve spatial visualisation skills that are neccessary for solving non-verbal questions in the best possible way. It is possible through practice.
3. The non-verbal questions are less time consuming and therefore it is a good practice to solve those questions first. It will save time for complex topics such as puzzles and numercial calculation.
4. Candidates can assess the difficulty level by consulting previous year papers and checking how the pattern and difficulty level has evolved over time.
5. Candidates can identify some common topics that are repeatedly asked in the exam and prepare accordingly.
6. Make it a habit to practice quant based puzzles, seating arrangements as these are most time consuming in the exam that can prevent you from attempting more questions. More practice ensures quicker solution.
7. Do not try to guess your answers as there will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks associated with all questions.
8. Expect 25 questions from SSC CHSL general intelligence paper, try to attempt 17-19 questions with good accuracy.
9. The best way to increase speed and accuracy is by attempting SSC CHSL mock tests. Take topic wise and sectional as well as full paper mock tests to enhance your speed and accuracy.
10. Do not try to learn any new concept just before the exam as it will hamper your preparation.
11. Do not take more than 40-50 seconds for each question, as you will eventually run out of time to attempt other questions.

Next, we will be discussing topic wise preparation tips for SSC CHSL.

SSC CHSL Reasoning Topic Wise Preparation Strategy

The SSC CHSL syllabus for reasoning comprises topics such as Logical Reasoning, Series, Analogy, Data Sufficiency, Coded Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Direction Sense, Input-Output and Coding-Decoding etc.

Here we will be sharing the most important tips for each topic that will be beneficial for the preparation.

Analogy

Aspirants can expect around 2-3 questions from this topic. It is a part of verbal reasoning and in such questions, one part of the question is related to the second part in some way, it can be synonym, antonyms, cause and effect relation, things and their uses etc. The questions can be of easy to moderate difficulty. It is recommended to practice questions from this topic as it will boost the chances of scoring more marks in SSC CHSL.

Coding-Decoding

In this topic, the questions are of the type where a word is given along with its coded form. Such questions test the ability of candidates to establish a relationship between the word and its code form.

Syllogism

The questions from this topic is based on statements and their conclusions, the candidate has to identify if one, both or none of the conclusion is agreeing with the statement. In such cases, aspirants are suggested to use Venn diagrams to reach the correct conclusion.

Blood Relations

This topic is scoring but sometimes can be confusing. Therefore, it is recommended to practice a good number of questions and also appear mock tests which help in scoring crucial marks from this topic.

Seating Arrangement

This is one of the difficult topics and the right way to prepare is to maintain a daily practice of various types of such questions. It will increase accuracy as well as avoid confusion in the exam hall.

Series

The questions on series involve a missing series that needs to be identified. The questions can come in the form of number series, alphanumeric series, letter series etc. The trick to solving such questions is to identify the pattern behind the question.

Non- Verbal Reasoning

The non-verbal reasoning part involves questions that are in the form of pictures, symbols or any other form. Candidates need to practice such questions every day for at least 15-20 minutes in order to score well.

Conclusion

That was all about the reasoning preparation tips for SSC CHSL. We hope that it will be helpful for the aspirants in their exam preparation. For more such updates, stay connected to Oliveboard.