Importance of Mental Ability and Quantitative Aptitude Tests

Taking the right deciesion, at the right time and place, is important particularly for those in management and administrative positions.Quick decision-making requires mental alertness and the ability to quickly interpret data, establish logical relationships,arrive at the correct conclusions ,make the right judgment and also plan carefully for the future.Organisations thay are recruiting employees or selecting students for higher study are keen to get people with these mental characteristics.Most organisations and institutions today are mental ability,intelligence and quantitave aptitude tests to help them select the right candidate.these tests form an important part of the entrance tests condusted by the UPSC,Banking Board,managment colleges,public and private sector organisations and many,many more.
If you are planing to sit for any entrance tests, it is essential test,it is essential that you prepare your self in the that you prepare yourself in the best possible way to get the highest score which you can. This Blog is meant to help you do just that.

How this BLOG Will Help You

You In this BLOG we have tried to include all possible kinds of verbal and non-verbal mental ability,and quantitive aptitude tests, which can form a part of the mental ability and quantitive aptitude test papers in various competitive examinations. To be succeessful in any examination it is essential to familiarise oneself with the pattern of the test papers. It is obvious that not all the question included in this BLOG would be asked in your examination. However,by critically analysing the various competitive examination test papers, we have tried to provide a very wide range of questions. We have included here all possible types of questions which may be expected in the competitive examinations.

You Will Know What to Study

As there is no specific syllabus for mental ability/intelligence test papers,most candidates fail to high score because they do not know what to study.This is a test preparation BLOG containing all possible types of questions that may be found in the mental ability/intelligence test papers.If you go through it throughly,working through various exercises and practice tests you will be fully equipped to attempt your test paper.

You Will Gain Confidence

The variety of mental ability tests covered in this BLOG will familiarise you with the type of questions that you may encounter in your examination. Hence, there will be no surprises and you will be able to go to the examination hall with confidence.

You will INDENTIFY YOUR WEAKNESSES and overcome them

As you go through the various sections of this BLOG and work through the exercises and practice tests, you will discover where weaknesses lie. You will then be able to overcome your weakness and be ready to trackle the test successfully.

You will get the “FEEL” of the actual examination

For each type of question, we have provided full length practice tests containing several questions. While working through this practice tests , you will experience something of the actual examination environment. In this BLOG full-length test papers also available which follow the pattern of the tests you will be facing. By attempting these test papers, under examination conditions ( that have been specified by instructions given at the beginning of the test papers),you will be fully prepared to tackle the actual test.

You will be able to cope with examination stress.

In all competitive examinations, the time factor is very important and many candidates fail to score high, not because the paper was difficult but because they failed to attempet all the questions.Time managment is a crucial factor governing success at competitiveexaminations because test paper contain a number of objective type questions to be answered in a relatively short time. Usually,less than a minute perquestionis available,and if extra seconds are spent on a few questions,there is a possibility of leaving several questions unattemped,even though they were familiar and easy. By working through the exercises and practice testsyou will learn to manage time. For this purpose the full length test papers will also teach you to manage your time.

You will actually improve your mental ability

The practice you get by working through the exercize andtests will improve your thinking power, and sharpen your analytical skills and imagination.You will be able to tackle other types of mental ability /intelligence test questions,even though they are not covered in this blog.

You will develop ‘SPEED’

As mentioned earlier, objective type tests in competitive examinations require not only your familiarity with the types of questions but also your ability to attempt as many questions as possible in the given time . By attempting the various exercises, practice tests, and test papers, and properly timing yourself, you will build the speed which is very essential for your success in the examination.

How to Get the Most From this BLOG

Please read this section slowly and carefully.The time you spend on this section right now will ensure that you extract the greatest benefit formyour investment in this blog.It is very important for you to undrstand that this blog is not simply a set of tests for practice. If used properly,you could develop and actuly improve yourmental ability and quantitative aptitude.It forms a full 'course',and should be taken seriously in small stages.Try and ensure that you have atleast one hour of undisturbed time with the BLOG, Keep a pencil,eraser and paper handy,and work at a table We suggest that you donot work for longer than two hours at a strech.

Verble and non-verbal intelligence tests are classified into different sections of this BLOG. First read the introductory part of the section to familiarise yourself with the typeof material you are going to study in that particular section. For each type of test, one or two specimen questions are given along with the answer fully explained.You should carefully read and understand the question to know what you have to question.Now carefully read the explaination so that you know how such questions are to be tackled. Even if you know the answer,We recommend that you read the explanation given in this BLOG. There may be more than one way of solving a particular question and you may have used a method which may not be givenin this BLOG.Another method may be used here. If you read the explanation given here you will be equipped with two methods to solve the questions. Hence you learn something new.
Once you have understood the specimen question, attempt the exercise given under it. Do not go to the second specimen question unless you have worked through the whole exercise of the first specimen question. Atempt eachquestion given in the exercise, and match your answerswith those given in the BLOG. Now read the explanation given with the answer.If you have not been able to solve a particular question, the explanation will help you to understand it.
Once you have completed all the specimen questions and corrosponding exercises as explained above, attempt the practice tests given at the end of each section.It Would be good to time yourself.Try to answer one question on one or slightly less than one minute.First attempt the questions which find easy. After completing all the questions. Review the difficult ones and try to answer them as well. Once you have tried all the questions you can, look for the answer in the answer key given at the end of each practice test. Now check the answer key and try ti analyse any remainingerrors for yourself, armed with the knowledge of the right answer.Also,read all the explanations given along with the answer key to the practice tests.Go to the next section only after completing the practice test of the previous section.

Once you have completed a study of all the sections,attempt the test papers given in this BLOG. These test papers are meant to be attempted underactual examination conditions and the entire paper has to be completed at a stretch. Do not leave the test paper half way. Once you have started a test paper, make sure that you close BLOG only when all the questions have been attemted. When tackling a test paper, you must ensure that you are undisturbed for the full duration.

How to tackle the Actual Test

Read through this section rapidly. You should read it again more carefully, after you have completed this course. In this section we give some tips that would help you tackle the actual test. Choose the hints that seem to suit you most.

Time management

In many exams, you can find out in advance the number of questions that will be asked in the text. You can calculatethe average time you should spend per question. If you cannot do this calculation in advance, do it rapidly before you begin answering the questions.This will prevent you from spending far too much time any one question
After going through the various sections in this blog, you will have a good idea of the type of questions you find easy and those which you find time-consuming. Try ti finish answering the easy ones before you take up the ones which you might find time consuming.

Have a quick overall look at the question paper

Stay calm and composed. Have a quick look at the question paper. This will give you general idea about the type and number questions. You are sure to find many questions you are comfortable with.this will help to get you started with confidence.

There is no harm in intelligent guessing

In many tests, there is no negative marking for wrong answer ( you can find this out from the instructions given at the beginning of the examination booklet) . Where there is no negative marking, guessing does help you. If you are not sure of the correct as wrong, your chance of getting the right answer is improved, and it will be to your

Pay attention to details

First of all, read the instructions given at the beginning of paper carefully.Then read the instructions at the beginning of each question. Take note of small words like-some, almost ,generally, all etc. These are qualifying words and can change the questions compeletly. Pay special attention to these small words, as these tend to change the meaning of questions completely.

Do not start to answer the questions ( even if the question happens to be a familiar one ), without first reading the part that gives the instruction. The figure/ letters in the question may be familiar, but in the question itself,there may be something different which the examiner wants to know.

Rephrase the questions

If the outline of a question is not clear to you in the way it is given in the test, try to rephrase the question. A complete understanding of what you are required to answer is essential. By rephrasing. the questions you may get a clearer understanding of what is asked.

Reject obviously wrong answers outright

Objective type questions have four to six answer choices and, usually, you have to select only one correct choice from the choices available. If you are able to locate the correct answer immediately, do not waste time on the other choices. Reject the right answer outright. This will help you to save time

Select the best answer

From the answer choises , select the best answer. There may be questions where none of the answers seem one hundred per cent correct to you. Simply choose the one which seems the most correct to you.