Analytical Reasoning

Analytical Reasoning questions are major part of NTS GAT and NAT. The level of difficulty vary, in GAT the AR questions are some what difficult and comple that the questions in NAT.

Type of Questions
The analytical reasoning is made up of four type of pro!lems. "ach of these pro!lems has five or si questions attri!uta!le to each fact pattern. 1. Ordering: These pro!lems require the e aminee to place the #players# of the question in a certain sequence. 2. Selection: These pro!lems require the e aminee to compose a smaller group of #players# from a larger group !ased on certain criteria. 3. Allocation: These pro!lems require the e aminee to allocate the provided #players# into identified groups. 4. Connection: These pro!lems require the e aminee to connect some of the #players# in the set of conditions !ased on some criteria or characteristic.

Directions
The following questions or group of questions are !ased on a passage or set of statements. $hoose the !est answer for each question and !lac%en the corresponding space on your answer sheet. &t may !e helpful to draw rough diagrams or simple charts in attempting to answer these question types.

reparation
A lot of practice is necessary to prepare analytical reasoning section of the test. The strategies descri!ed in many !oo%s are not as effective as the strategies for other sections of any test. 'ou cannot rely merely on the e ercises given for practice in a !oo%. An average student must practice atleast ()) questions to achieve the target of a!out *+, score in this section.

Sa!ple Questions"Set #o.$1

State!ent Si films -.uest to /ope, Rats, Sam, Terror, 0ictory, and 1ellfleet are scheduled to !e screened at a film festival. No more than two films may !e screened during one day, !ut all of the films will !e screened e actly once during the festival held 1ednesday through Sunday. The screening schedule adheres to these parameters2 The producers of Terror will not allow it to !e screened anytime prior to the screening of 0ictory. Rats and Sam are complementary shorts and are to !e screened the same day. .uest to /ope and 1ellfleet are !oth !lac%3and3white films and should not !e screened the same day. Question 1 &f 0ictory and Terror are screened the same day, which of the following must !e true a!out the film festival schedule if it conforms to its parameters4 -A5 .uest to /ope and 1ellfleet will !e screened the same day. -65 0ictory cannot !e screened on Sunday. -$5 Sam and Rats will not !e screened the same day. -75 " actly one day of the schedule will not have any film screening. -"5 "ach day of the schedule will have at least one film screening. Question 2 All of the following conform to the parameters of the schedule "8$"9T -A5 Sam and 1ellfleet are !oth screened on :riday -65 1ellfleet and Terror are !oth screened on Thursday -$5 0ictory and 1ellfleet are !oth screened on Saturday -75 .uest to /ope is not screened on :riday -"5 Rats is not screened on Saturday Question 3 &f .uest to /ope, Rats, and Terror are scheduled for 1ednesday, Thursday, and :riday, respectively, and if the schedule conforms to the parameters, then it must !e true that -A5 0ictory is screened on 1ednesday -65 0ictory is not screened on :riday -$5 1ellfleet is screened on :riday -75 1ellfleet is screened on 1ednesday -"5 0ictory is not screened on Saturday Answers2 ;27 (2A <2"

Sa!ple Questions"Set #o.$2

State!ent "ach player of a si 3mem!er team -Ali, 6erti, $ap, 7ani, "van and :ran5 carries the !all and then passes it to another player. =n one play, each mem!er carried the !all e actly once. The following is true a!out that one play2 $ap passed the !all to :ran. 6erti received the !all from Ali. :ran carried the !all after "van carried it. 7ani carried the !all !efore Ali. Question 1 %&ic& of t&e follo'ing could (e t&e order in '&ic& t&e players carried t&e (all) -A5 "van, 7ani, Ali, $ap, :ran, 6erti -65 "van, 7ani, $ap, :ran, Ali, 6erti -$5 $ap, :ran, "van, 7ani, Ali, 6erti -75 Ali, 6erti, "van, 7ani, $ap, :ran -"5 "van, :ran, $ap, 7ani, Ali, 6erti Question 2 *f Dani carried t&e (all second+ '&o !ust &a,e carried t&e (all first) -A5 Ali -65 6erti -$5 $ap -75 :ran -"5 "van Question 3 *f -erti carried t&e (all fourt&+ '&ic& of t&e follo'ing !ust (e true) -A5 "van passed the !all to $ap. -65 "van passed the !all to 7ani. -$5 7ani passed the !all to "van. -75 6erti passed the !all to $ap. -"5 7ani passed the !all to Ali. Answers2 ;26 (2" <27