General Abilities

Part-II: General Abilities (weightage = 20%) a) Basic Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry, (SSC Level) b) Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability c) General Mental Ability a) Basic Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry, (SSC Level) Well, this portion has been something quite alarming for the aspirants. Well, you don’t have to worry at all. You just have to go through the Mathematics of 5th and 8th standard. Keep it in mind that this very portion of Mathematics contains hardly 10 marks out of the paper of 200. Therefore, give it the time and value of 10 marks ONLY. I wish I could have contributed in this regard as well but I am not able to do so since I have a science and Arts background.  b) Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability This is the most interesting of all portions of NTS and my most favorite one too. There are hardly 25 to 30 TIPS for attempting this portion. It merely requires a delicate touch of IQ level along with good tinge of Common Sense. Analogy means comparing more or less similar situations and then drawing some result. The symbol ( : ) represents Analogy. Here are some tips for it. i. Try and put the first pair of words into a sentence ii. Try and eliminate the wrong answers using the limination Method in case you don’t know the right one. iii. Try and develop a closer comparison in case you have more than one correct option e.g. If Imran Khan : Pakistan then i. Steve Waugh : Australia ii. M. S. Dhoni : India iii. Allan Border : Australia iv. Jayasuriya : Sri Lanks v. David Camaron : England Now try and develop a relation between Imran Khan and Pakistan. If you say that Imran Khan is the citizen of Pakistan, then all the options would be correct since they are the citizins of their respective countries. Therfore, try and draw a closer relation. Imran Khan was the Pakistani Cricketer. And now you have 4 options as correct ones. Now, even closer relation. Imran Khan was Pakistan’s Cricket Team captain in World Cut. And now you have 3 right options. Closer relation would be that Imran Khan was Pakistan’s first cricket team captain who lifted the world cup. And now you have Allan Border as the right analogical answer. As neither Steve Waugh nor M. S. Dhoni was the first to lift the world cup for his country, Some of the analogical comparisons are as follows: i. Part Of Speech Thief : Steal ( Nounn ) : ( Verb ) ii. Definition Refuge : Shelter iii. Characteristics Goat : Herbivorous iv. Class and Member Human Being : Mammalia

v. Antonym ( Opposite and same part of speech as both are adjectives ) Poor : Rich vi. Antonym Variant ( Opposite and differant part of speech as both are adjective and other Adverb ) Careful : Carelessly vii. Synonym ( Similar and same part of speech as both are adjectives ) Brilliant : Magnificent viii. Synonym Variant ( Similar and different part of speech as both are adjective and other Adverb ) Cautious : Carefully ix. Degree of intensity Angry : Furious x. Worker and Creation Poet : Sonnet xi. Worker and Tool Woodcutter : Axe xii. Worker and Workplace Priest : Church xiii. Toola and Function Knife : Cut xiv. Cause and Effect Mistake : Punishment xv. Gender Drone : Bee xvi. Age Infant : Adult xvii. Spatial Sequence Birth : Death xviii. Symbolism Dove : Peace xix. Part and Whole Soldir : Army xx. Thing and lacking Athiest : Belief NOTE: LET ME POST A TEST IN THIS REGARD FOR YOUR PRACTICE.

ANALOGY TEST Question 1: If Oxygen : 8 then Sodium : ? A. 7 B. 11 C. 17 D. 9 E. 12 Question 2: If Thief : Prison Then Fish is to A. Synagogue B. Zoo C. Den D. Aquarium E. Bait Question 3: If Exit : Home then Out is to A. Neighbours B. Street C. House D. Room E. Lawn Question 4: If Sheep : Herbivorous Then Human being is to A. Omnivorous B. Carnivorous C. Cannibal D. Clever E. Earth Question 5: If Human being : Mammalia Then Tortoise is to A. Aves B. Amphibia C. Raptilia D. Agnatha E. Chondrichthyes Question 6: If benevolent : Unkind Then walk is to A. Feet B. Road C. Pedal D. Run E. Dance Question 7: If Earth : 3 Then Jupiter is to A. 4 B. 8 C. 5

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Question 8: If Speed : Pace then thin is to A. Slim B. Sharp C. Swift D. Amazing E. Alone Question 9: If Scour : Walk Then Angry is to A. Unhappy B. Annoyed C. Notorious D. Furious E. Powerful Question 10: If Speak : Shout Then Work : ? A. Toil B. Act C. Surpass D. Apply E. Supply Question 11: If Clouds : Rain The Drought : ? A. Earthquake B. Floods C. Productivity D. Feminine E. Famine Question 12: If Poet : Sonnet Then Artist : ? A. Elegy B. Epic C. Roads D. Portrait E. Building Question 13: If teacher : Chalk Then Soldier : ? A. Army B. Horse C. Spear D. Armor E. Helmet Question 14: If Vegetable : Herb Then Meat : ? A. omni-

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Question 15: If Languages : Philology Then Meanings : ? A. erudition B. philosophy C. ethics D. semantics E. grammar Question 16: If People : Democracy The Dictator : ? A. oligarchy B. oligopoly C. plutocracy D. timocracy E. autocracy Question 17: If Bread : Oven Then Pottery : ? A. stove B. crock C. bester D. burner E. kiln Question 18: If Two : BiThen Sun : ? A. diB. helioC. pedD. neuroE. symQuestion 19: If Mother : Matricide then King : ? A. homicide B. sororicide C. patricide D. regicide E. fratricide Question 20: If Square : Octagon Then Triangle : ? A. quadrilateral B. octagon C. pentagon D. octahedron E. hexagon

Question 21: If Ice : Liquid Then Water : ? A. Plasma B. Vapors C. solid D. meld E. pool Question 22: If Constantinople: Istanbul Then Sri Lanka : ? A. Kandy B. Galle C. Khatmandu D. Ceylon E. Colombo Question 23: If Atheism : Belief Then Insomnia A. Patient B. Walk C. fatigue D. Tiredness E. Sleep Question 24: If Gamble : Casino then Fight : ? A. lose B. arena C. warfare D. battle E. sword

Question 25: If Guard : Thief then Shield : ? A. pistol B. alarm C. castle D. rain E. arrow

Question 26: If Sun : Solar The Moon : ? A. Rounded B. White C. Night D. Sky E. Lunar

Question 29: If Roof : Foundation Then Zenith : ? A. Command B. Cruelty C. Kindness D. Strength E. Nadir Question 30: If Bite : Bitten Then Quit : ? A. Quitted B. Quitten C. Quits D. Quitting E. Quittened

Question 27: If Drone : Bee Then Fox : ? A. Vixen B. Foxes C. Sprat D. Bitch E. Mare Question 28: If Army : Soldier Then Brood : ? A. Stars B. Dogs C. Chickens D. Students E. Fish

c) General Mental Ability Well, this is another portion that basically requires a good IQ level along with a good Common Sense. This is just like the Command Task given in the ISSB. For this, I’ll share the TIPS along with the MCQ’s type test for the aspirants. General mental ability (GMA) is a term used to describe the level at which an individual learns, understands instructions, and solves problems. Tests of general mental ability include scales that measure specific constructs such as verbal, mechanical, numerical, social, and spatial ability. You can come across several websites having such Online Tests. I am sharing a specimen here.

1. Select the best alternative : Wizard : Witch :: Monk : ?

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Widow Nun Virgin 2. Select the lettered pair that has same relationship as the original pair of words : Jeweller : Ornament

Architect : Plans Artisan : Goldsmith Doctor : Patients Mechanic : Repair 3. In a certain code, BELIEF is written as AFKKDI . How is SELDOM written in that code ?

RDKCNL RFKENM RFKFNP TFKENP None of these 4. A man is facing south . He turns 135 derees in the anti-clockwise direction and then 180 degrees in the clockwise direction . Which direction is he facing now ?

North-East North-West South-East South-West Directions are for questions 5 to 7 : A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I are nine houses . C is 2 Km east of B . A is 1 Km north of B and H is 2 Km south of A . G is 1 Km west of H while D is 3 Km east of G and F is 2 Km north of G. I is situated just in middle of B and C while E is just in middle of H and D . 5. Distance between E and G is

1 Km 1.5 Km 2 Km 5 Km 6. Distance between E and I is :

1 Km 2 Km 3 Km 4 Km

7. Distance between A and F :

1 km 1.41 km 2 km 3 km 8. A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric . He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute . How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes ?

32 rolls 54 rolls 108 rolls 120 rolls 9. A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle . The boy is girl's :

Brother Son Uncle Son-in-law Nephew 10. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first :

Wasp Waste War Wrinkle Wrist

11. Find the missing term : 1,6,15, ? ,45,66,91

25 26 27 28 12. Complete the analogous pair : Giant : Dwarf :: Genius : ?

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Idiot Tiny 13. Complete the analogous pair : Cattle : Herd :: Sheep : ?

Flock Swarm Shoal Mob 14. In a certain code, TEACHER is written as VGCEJGT . How is CHILDREN written in that code ?

EJKNEGTP EGKNFITP EJKNFGTO EJKNFTGP

15. Find next two term in the series : A ,C ,F, J, ? , ?

L,P M,O O,U R,V 16. Complete the following series: BMX ,DNW ,FOV , ?

GHO GPS HPS HPU HQS 17. Select the best alternative: Ornaments : Gold :: Needle : ?

Stitch Prick Steel Thread 18. A man pointing to a photograph says, "The lady in the photograph is my nephew's maternal grandmother" . How is the lady in the photograph related to a man's sister who has no other sister ?

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Sister-in-law Mother Mother-in-law 19. Rita told Mani, "The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend's mother". How is the girl related to Rita's friend ?

Cousin Daughter Niece Friend Aunt 20. If 'cook' is called 'butler' ,'butler' is called 'manager', 'manager' is called 'teacher','teacher' is called 'clerk' and 'clerk' is called 'principal' , who will teach in a class ?

Cook Butler Manager Teacher Clerk

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Architect : Plans

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RFKFNP South-West

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120 rolls Brother

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11. 28 12. Idiot 13. Flock 14. EJKNFTGP

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O,U HPU Steel Mother Cousin clerk