General Intelligence and Reasoning For SSC Exams | Syllabus & Booklist 

Reasoning is one of the key sections of SSC Exams. It is usually asked in the Prelims paper of major SSC Exams like SSC CGL, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL, SSC Selection Post exam. The syllabus for General Intelligence and Reasoning Exam is similar for all the exam. 

In this article, we have listed down the entire General Intelligence and Reasoning syllabus as well as important topics and book-list for Reasoning preparation for SSC Exams. 

General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning is one of the most important sections of the SSC Exams. It is usually a part of the Preliminary Round of most SSC Exams like SSC CGL, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL etc. The topics that are asked in this section are listed below:

S. No.

Topics

1

Discrimination & observation

2

Relationship concepts

3

Arithmetical Reasoning and figural classification

4

Arithmetic Number Series

5

Non-verbal series

6

Coding and Decoding

7

Statement conclusion

8

Number Series

9

Figural Series

10

Problem Solving

11

Word Building

12

Numerical Operations

13

Symbolic Operations

14

Embedded Figures

15

Space Orientation & Visualization

16

Venn Diagrams

17

Drawing inferences

18

Punched hole/ pattern–folding & Un-folding

19

Figural pattern–folding and completion

20

Critical thinking

21

Analogies

22

Similarities and Differences

23

Space visualization

24

Spatial orientation

25

Problem solving & Analysis

26

Judgment & Decision making

27

Visual memory

28

Syllogistic reasoning

29

Semantic Analogy

30

Symbolic/ Number Analogy

31

Figural Analogy

32

Semantic Classification

33

Symbolic/Number Classification

34

Figural Classification

35

Semantic Series

36

Address matching

37

Date & city matching

38

Classification of center codes/ roll numbers

39

Small & Capital letters/ numbers coding

40

Decoding and classification

Weightage-Wise Important Topics From General Intelligence & Reasoning

As per the recent trends, the topics listed below are more frequently asked. We’ve also mentioned the difficulty level of the topics as per the current trend:

Topic

Weightage

Difficulty Level

Classification

2-3

Moderate

Analogy

2-3

Moderate

Coding-Decoding

2-3

Difficult

Puzzles

2-3

Difficult

Series

2-3

Difficult

Missing Number

1-2

Difficult

Blood Relation

0-1

Moderate

Dictionary-Arrangement

1-2

Easy

Direction Test

1-2

Easy

Venn Diagram

1-2

Easy

Word Formation

1-2

Easy

Matrix

0-1

Easy

Non-Verbal Reasoning

4-5

Moderate

Verbal Reasoning

1-2

Easy

General Intelligence and Reasoning Booklist

SSC is one of the fairly easy sections in SSC Exams. Hence, you do not need to delve deeper into any topic besides number series, puzzles, missing numbers etc. Hence, to prepare this section well, you must refer to:

  • Previous Year Papers for SSC CGL, SSC CPO & SSC CHSL 

  • A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal

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