CAT prep 2014: 6 videos to improve your Logical Reasoning

LR or logical reasoning tests the analytical and logical abilities of a candidate. It’s all about using simple logic and wits with some mathematics.

Some of the common subjects covered under LR are Blood Relations, Linear and Sitting Arrangements, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Arrangements, Data Structures, Puzzles, Series, Clocks and Calenders.

According to our expert Ankur Agarwal from, “For these topics one can figure out an approach which suits them best, but, it is always better to get the analytical bent by practicing in order to tackle the unthinkable!”

In this article, we take a look at five LR topics through six preparatory videos:

 

Blood Relations

A thorough understanding of blood relations or relatives is the basic point here. One needs to know the names of all the relations from both paternal and maternal side along with generations. Generally, there three are kinds of blood relations:

1. Single Person Blood Relations problems
2. Mixed Blood Relations problems
3. Coded Blood Relations problems

View the following video for more details:

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Linear and Sitting Arrangements

Linear arrangement problems focus on lines and movement in an arrangement. Sitting arrangement is about circular, hexagonal and square arrangements. These problems can be time consuming. Practising is the key here. Sitting arrangement problems can also come in verbal reasoning sections. Here are two videos: one on linear arrangement, and the second one of sitting arrangement.

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Coding - Decoding

Coding and decoding problems are about putting a sequence of characters into a special format. The problems test a candidate’s ability to decipher underlying rule or principle that behind the codes of a particular word or message. Take a look at the following video

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Direction Sense

Direction sense problems are designed to judge the test-takers sense of direction or path. The problem involves movement from one point to another direction. The candidate has to solve the distance travelled from the starting or initial point to the final point.  Check the following for more details:

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Tournaments:

Tournament problems focus on the ordering of players, based on the relative position in each match. View this video for more clarity:

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