Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Revised Edition (English, Paperback, R S Aggarwal)

Published in the year 2012, A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning is a book that is geared towards enabling its readers to better their reasoning abilities and crack this section in competitive examinations.

Summary Of The Book

This book, A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning, has been written by one of the most highly experienced authors in the arena of educational books.

This book has been divided into two parts, each of which covers several important topics. The first part of this book, Verbal Reasoning, has two sections. Some of the chapters covered in the first section, General Mental Ability, include Verification Of Truth Of The Statement, Assertion And Reason, Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle, Direction Sense Test, Series Completion, Inserting The Missing Character, Logical Sequence Of Words, and Logical Venn Diagrams. In the second section, Logical Deduction, the chapters include Cause And Effect Reasoning, Statement-Conclusions, Theme Detection, Statement-Arguments, Deriving Conclusions From Passages, Logic, Statement-Assumptions, and Statement-Course Of Action.

In the second part, Non-verbal Reasoning, some of the chapters include Construction Of Squares And Triangles, Classification, Figure Formation & Analysis, Series, Completion Of Incomplete Pattern, Paper Folding, Analogy, Analytical Reasoning, Cubes And Dice, and Spotting Out The Embedded Figures.

A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning is of great use to students preparing for a number of entrance examinations, whether it be for an MBA or for a job in the Civil Services. It will also be useful for students writing exams to get jobs in banks, the tax department and the railway department. One of the primary reasons as to why students should use this book is that it contains a great deal of practice questions, some of which come with the hints needed for solving problems. The book also contains solved problems.

About R. S. Aggarwal

R. S. Aggarwal is a leading author in the arena of publishing reference books. Apart from this book, Aggarwal has written several other educational books, and they include Senior Secondary School Mathematics For Class 11, Quick Learning Objective General English, A Modern Approach To Logical Reasoning, Arithmetic For Competitive Examinations, and A Comprehensive Guide To MCA Entrance Examination.

Aggarwal was born on the 2nd of January, 1946, near Delhi. He holds a degree from Kirori Mal College, Delhi, and a Master’s degree in Mathematics. Aggarwal also attended Delhi University, where he completed his doctorate degree. Till date, he has published more than 75 educational books, catering to the needs of students attending kindergarten, and those preparing for entrance tests into various colleges. He has worked for MMH College, Ghaziabad, in the position of a reader. He retired in 2003.

Table of Contents

Part- I Verbal Reasoning

Section I - General Mental Ability

1. Series Completion
2. Analogy
3. Classification
4. Coding-Decoding
5. Blood Relations
6. Puzzle Test
7. Sequential Output Tracing
8. Direction Sense Test
9. Logical Venn Diagrams
10. Alphabet Test
11. Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle
12. Number, Ranking & Time Sequence Test
13. Mathematical Operations
14. Logical Sequence of Words
15. Arithmetical Reasoning
16. Inserting The Missing Character
17. Data Sufficiency
18. Eligibility Test
19. Assertion and Reason
20. Situation Reaction Test
21. Verification of Truth of the Statement

Section- II Logical Deduction

1. Logic
2. Statement - Arguments
3. Statement - Assumptions
4. Statement - Courses of Action
5. Statement - Conclusions
6. Deriving Conclusions From Passages
7. Theme Detection
8. Cause and Effect Reasoning

Part- II Non Verbal Reasoning

Chapters

1. Series
2. Analogy
3. Classification
4. Analytical Reasoning
5. Mirror Images
6. Water Images
7. Spotting Out The Embedded Figures
8. Completion Of Incomplete Pattern
9. Figure Matrix
10. Paper Folding
11. Paper Cutting
12. Rule Detection
13. Grouping Of Identical Figures
14. Cubes and Dice
15. Dot Situation
16. Construction Of Squares And Triangles
17. Figure Formation & Analysis