{"id":92945,"date":"2022-03-07T20:47:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T15:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=92945"},"modified":"2022-03-07T20:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T15:17:58","slug":"general-intelligence-and-reasoning-for-psi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/general-intelligence-and-reasoning-for-psi\/","title":{"rendered":"General Intelligence and Reasoning- Syllabus and Tips to improve your skills for KPSI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/general-intelligence-and-reasoning-for-psi\/#General_intelligence\" >General intelligence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/general-intelligence-and-reasoning-for-psi\/#The_General_Intelligence_and_reasoning_syllabus_for_PSI_exam\" >The General Intelligence and reasoning syllabus for PSI exam&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/general-intelligence-and-reasoning-for-psi\/#Core_Components_of_the_General_Intelligence\" >Core Components of the General Intelligence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/general-intelligence-and-reasoning-for-psi\/#How_to_Improve_your_General_Intelligence_and_reasoning_ability\" >How to Improve your General Intelligence and reasoning ability&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>General Intelligence<\/strong> is a topic you need to be familiar with when you are dreaming of becoming a PSI officer. In Karnataka PSI exam paper 2, under the current Affairs section you will be expected to answer<strong> general intelligence questions<\/strong>. So in this blog you will learn about <strong>general intelligence, <\/strong>and ways to improve your<strong> general intelligence and reasoning <\/strong>skills which helps your preparation move faster. For PSI aspirants OliveBoard has started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/karnataka-psi\/?ref=cont-soum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PSI exam paper 1 course<\/a>, you can visit our visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/karnataka-exams\/?ref=cont-soum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karnataka exams<\/a> section for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_intelligence\"><\/span>General intelligence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, <strong>general intelligence<\/strong> is defined as a construct composed of different types of cognitive skills. Cognitive abilities enable people to acquire knowledge and to solve problems. So in the PSI exam through the <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> they will test your mental ability and problem solving capabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you might be wondering what cognitive ability is? As defined by the Oxford University Press, Cognition means an action of gaining knowledge through experience, senses and thought. Now Cognitive ability means if you are able to acquire knowledge and sense of the information given in the <strong>general intelligence questions<\/strong>. These <strong>general intelligence questions<\/strong> test your numerical, mechanical and verbal abilities. Reasoning is the main aspect of <strong>general intelligence. <\/strong>Hence, <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> is very important when it comes to any competitive exam. <strong>General intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> is a common subject in almost every competitive exam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the PSI exam paper is for 150 marks you can\u2019t take <strong>general intelligence<\/strong> easily. You need to practice and learn about the <strong>general intelligence questions<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/karnataka-psi\/?ref=cont-soum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a free PSI mock test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_General_Intelligence_and_reasoning_syllabus_for_PSI_exam\"><\/span>The <strong>General Intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> syllabus for PSI exam&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Data Interpretation.<\/li><li>Coding &amp; Decoding<\/li><li>Mixture and Alligation.<\/li><li>Boats and Streams.<\/li><li>Simple &amp; Compound Interest.<\/li><li>Time and Work.<\/li><li>Discounts.<\/li><li>Average.<\/li><li>Number System.<\/li><li>Profit and Loss.<\/li><li>Time and Distance.<\/li><li>Problems on Trains.<\/li><li>Percentages.<\/li><li>Ratios and Proportion.<\/li><li>H.C.F. and L.C.M.<\/li><li>Pipes and Cisterns.<\/li><li>Problems in Ages.<\/li><li>Clocks and Calendars.<\/li><li>Number Series&nbsp;<\/li><li>Alphabet Series&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These above mentioned topics will be covered for the <strong>general intelligence and reasoning <\/strong>section.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Core_Components_of_the_General_Intelligence\"><\/span>Core Components of the <strong>General Intelligence<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Various factors that contribute to general intelligence. Based on the write up of Kendra chelly which was reviewed by the Phd scholar David Susman there are 5 components which contribute to the <strong>general intelligence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fluid reasoning\u00a0<\/li><li>Knowledge\u00a0<\/li><li>Quantitative Reasoning<\/li><li>Visual-Spatial Reasoning<\/li><li>Working Memory\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fluid Reasoning<\/strong> &#8211; Thinking logically and solving problems in new situations is related to this ability of Fluid reasoning\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Knowledge<\/strong>&#8211; It can be compared to crystallized intelligence, which defines a person&#8217;s general understanding of a wide range of subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quantitative Reasoning<\/strong>&#8211; This is the ability of a person to solve problems which includes numerals or numbers\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visual-Spatial Reasoning<\/strong>&#8211; This is the ability of an individual to interpret and manipulate the visual information given in the <strong>general intelligence questions<\/strong>. In the PSI exam sometimes a chart or graph may be given and you need to interpret and solve the given <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Working Memory<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0 This is the test of short term memory. Such as listing down the items you just saw.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These\u00a0may be the components which contribute to the <strong>general intelligence<\/strong> but in the PSI exam <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> section, you broadly require your Quantitative reasoning, Knowledge and fluid reasoning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Improve_your_General_Intelligence_and_reasoning_ability\"><\/span>How to Improve your <strong>General Intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> ability&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is nothing a man can\u2019t do. If you have the zeal to do something you will do it without doubt. The PSI exam has <strong>general intelligence questions <\/strong>but you need to improve your <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> skills for your further usage as well. These skills help your brain stay active. So how can someone improve their<strong> general intelligence<\/strong> abilities?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five simple things you can do to improve your <strong>general&nbsp; intelligence<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Involve in new things<\/li><li>Give a dare to yourself!<\/li><li>Think Innovatively\u00a0<\/li><li>Opt for tougher ways<\/li><li>Connect with the world\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As listed by the science writer Andrea Kuszewski these five things will help you brush your <strong>general intelligence and reasoning <\/strong>skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/karnataka-psi\/?ref=cont-soum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a free PSI mock test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Involve in new things<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you engage yourself with new things your mind responds well and it starts seeking and receiving new information. This helps your brain to increase its neural activity which makes it more active. Our brain is capable of doing more than what we are doing and you need to fulfill the need of your brain so that it can work efficiently. If you are involved with new things or hobbies or activities your brain develops interest in learning and helps your <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> ability.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Give a dare to yourself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dare yourself to solve problems and engage yourself with brain challenging activities. To increase your <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> skills challenge yourself in solving games like sudoku. There are significant studies which implies that if you engage yourself with only one type of such activities won\u2019t help your <strong>general intelligence<\/strong> to improve. Once you have mastered playing certain games, move to the other games. This change and new learning and new challenges helps your problem solving abilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Think Innovatively&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the point if you have the same way of thinking? How can anyone improve their <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> skills in this way? To solve the <strong>general intelligence questions <\/strong>you need to think creatively. You might have heard about the phrase \u201cOut of the box thinking\u201d in order to be able to think out of the box, you need to change the way you think. Even for the smaller things try to approach in a different way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opt for tougher way<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lethargy has made even our brain lethargic. In order to make your brain active you need to stop opting for easier ways of work. Try some difficult way of doing things at regular intervals. Force your brain to do certain tasks differently. This way helps your brain to bring options to solve a problem and then you can solve the <strong>general intelligence questions <\/strong>easily.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with people. Talk to your friends and discuss such <strong>general intelligence questions<\/strong>. See how they are approaching a problem. Don\u2019t just discuss for answers, discuss the way in which\u00a0 they solved the problem. This way you can explore different types of approaches to a single problem. You can improve your <strong>general intelligence and reasoning skills<\/strong> if you involve yourself with things which make you think, act and solve problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">take a free PSI mock test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some activities to Improve reasoning skills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engaging yourselves in activities that will invokes critical thoughts-<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0These are some some activities that invokes critical thoughts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keep trying new things<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Exercise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Writing everyday journal about your day to day life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Playing games which require reasoning skills like chess, sudoku, scribble, rubic\u02bcs cubes\u00a0 and solving puzzle games etc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Creating something new like craft, drawing, composing music , writing stories or poems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Reading and watching fictional stories especially thrillers\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Altering thought patterns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These are some points which will help us to alter your thought pattern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. By consciously considering consequences of your actions as how they will affect people around you and the situation that you are involved<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Try to always keep in mind whether our actions fulfil your purpose or not<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a03. Identify whether you are biased regarding certain things or not and try to avoid being  biased<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognizing irrational thoughts that comes in mind<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These are few steps that you can use to recognize your irrational thoughts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pay attention to analyze and read the situation that you are in.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Stop making assumptions and strive to attain utmost clarity about things around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Stop overgeneralizing things and situations around you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Be aware of the catastrophic situation that you can be in but at the same time try to look at the brighter side no matter how unpleasant the situation is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> is not tough, it is in a complex way like for example- son-in-law or husband of the daughter both are the same. In order to live easily, we can\u2019t digest anything that is twisted hence <strong>general intelligence<\/strong> is important and improving your <strong>general intelligence and reasoning<\/strong> skill is also important. Solve <strong>general intelligence questions<\/strong> regularly, and try to engage in brain training activities and games. 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