CUET 2024: How to approach reasoning questions of General Aptitude Test

VIYAM EDUCATION

Thu, 10 Apr 2025

Reasoning is an integral part of CUET examination and is also highly scoring ,its very important to master this section as these questions are 100 percent based on common sense and also for many of the aspirants its a new subject altogether .
CUET 2024 UG Syllabus for General Test: The General awareness section includes static General Knowledge ,while current affairs will gauge applicant's knowledge of national & International current affairs ,The topics for CUET General ability test includes 
1- General Knowledge        2-Current affairs         3- General mental Ability         4- Numerical Ability        5- Quantitative reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic /algebra /geometry /mensuration /stat taught till class VIII       6- Logical and Analytical Reasoning 
Different topics of reasoning .
NON VERBAL REASONING                                   
-Cube and dices
- Figure Matrix
- Figure series and analogy
- Mirror and water images
- Grouping of identical images & odd one out

VERBAL REASONING 
- Blood relation
- Coding-Decoding
- Statement and argument
- Critical reasoning
- Clock and Calenders
- Syllogism and venn diagrams
- logical reasoning and arguments
- Direction sense test
- Number and alphabet series

How to Improve your Reasoning skills

Some Facts on Reasoning Questions  (FAQ)

-----What are the common types of reasoning questions asked?
Common types of reasoning questions in CUET test a candidate's ability to analyse and solve problems using language-based information .Logical reasoning questions that evaluate a candidate ability to identify patterns ,relationships and sequences. Questions that require candidate's ability to analyse complex situations and draw logical conclusions ,it also requires ability to solve visual and spatial informative questions ,identifying patterns and sequences in shapes and diagrams.

----- How to improve reasoning skills for CUET?
To improve your reasoning skills for CUET exams, follow these steps: Practice regularly with a variety of reasoning questions and sample test .Viyam education offers you exhaustive practice and model papers for your preparation .Focus on improving your mental speed and accuracy by setting time limits for each practice session .Break down complex problems into smaller ,manageable steps.Strengthen your foundational knowledge of logical concepts ,such as syllogism ,inferences, and deductions . Learn to identify common question patterns and strategies to solve them