Logical Reasoning
Alphabet, series, coding, direction, clock, calendar and puzzle shortcuts
Number Series
Spot the pattern and predict the next term
Target 15s
Letter-Mirror Analogies
A classic coding-decoding pattern used in SSC/Banking exams
Target 6s
Coding-Decoding (Letter Shift)
A classic cipher pattern: every letter shifts forward by a fixed amount
Target 10s
EJOTY Letter Positions Exam favourite
E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25 — anchors for any letter
Target 5s
Position from the End Exam favourite
Reverse position = 27 − position
Target 6s
Letter Series with Growing Gaps
Turn letters into numbers and find the gap pattern
Target 15s
Coding by Position Value
A word's code is the sum of its letter positions
Target 20s
Direction Sense Exam favourite
Net displacement, then Pythagoras
Target 25s
Clock Angle Exam favourite
Angle = |30H − 5.5M|
Target 20s
Calendar (Odd Days) Exam favourite
Only the remainder after dividing by 7 matters
Target 15s
Ranking Exam favourite
Total = rank from left + rank from right − 1
Target 10s
Painted Cube Exam favourite
Count painted faces with 8, 12(n−2), 6(n−2)², (n−2)³
Target 15s
Counting Squares in a Grid
An n×n grid has 1² + 2² + … + n² squares
Target 15s
Symbol Substitution
Swap in the real operations, then apply BODMAS
Target 25s
Missing Number in a Matrix
Find the rule that every row follows
Target 20s
Odd One Out (Number Property)
Test for squares, cubes, primes and multiples
Target 20s