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Pattern Intelligence

Every government exam question tests a pattern. Master it once, recognize it across SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, Banking PO, and Railways.

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Same Patterns, Different Exams

11pattern types repeat across SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, IBPS PO, SBI PO, and RRB NTPC. A “negation miss” in CGL Reasoning is the same trap as in CHSL or Banking PO. Train the pattern once, ace every exam.

Pattern Distribution

8,586 questions classified into 15 pattern types

🔮Spatial ReasoningCross-Exam
Medium Risk3345

Mirror images, paper folding, dice rotation, embedded figures. Visual processing under time pressure.

📖Vocabulary PrecisionCross-Exam
Medium Risk565

Synonyms, antonyms, idioms, one-word substitutions. Similar-sounding words that mean different things.

ΔTrig IdentityCross-Exam
Medium Risk308

sin↔cos confusion, complementary angles, identity manipulation. Know the 20 core identities = free marks.

🧠Logical DeductionCross-Exam
Medium Risk270

Syllogisms, Venn diagrams, coded relations, blood relations. Pure logic — no knowledge needed, just method.

✍️Grammar RuleCross-Exam
Low Risk267

Subject-verb agreement, tense, article, active/passive voice. Rules-based — learn the rule, never miss again.

½Partial CalculationCross-Exam
High Risk115

Solved for the wrong thing — area instead of perimeter, radius instead of diameter. The trap option is your intermediate step.

Negation MissCross-Exam
High Risk100

Questions with NOT, EXCEPT, or INCORRECT that flip what you're looking for. Easy to lose 0.5 marks if you read too fast.

📄Template Recognition
Low Risk80

"Select the most appropriate..." — fixed format questions. Recognize the template, apply the method.

Speed ArithmeticCross-Exam
Low Risk70

Short calculation questions designed for mental math. Under 36 seconds or you're losing time.

fxFormula MisapplyCross-Exam
Medium Risk21

Average speed ≠ average of speeds. Successive discounts ≠ sum of discounts. The shortcut you think works, doesn't.

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🔑Keyword TrapCross-Exam
High Risk10

"Increased BY 50%" vs "increased TO 50%". One word changes the entire answer. Read the preposition.

Unit Conversion
Medium Risk2

cm² → m² needs ÷10000, not ÷100. km/h → m/s = ÷3.6. One wrong factor = wrong answer.

Pattern Deep Dive

Click a pattern to expand its section breakdown, topics, and sample questions. First three are open by default.

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Spatial ReasoningCross-Exam

3345 questions

Medium Risk

Mirror images, paper folding, dice rotation, embedded figures. Visual processing under time pressure.

Reasoning: 3344General Awareness: 1
Non-Verbal ReasoningDice Cube Paper FoldingMirror Water ImageSeating ArrangementAnalogyStatic Gk Miscellaneous

Example Questions

Reasoning· Non-Verbal Reasoning

Reasoning· Non-Verbal Reasoning

Reasoning· Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Vocabulary PrecisionCross-Exam

565 questions

Medium Risk

Synonyms, antonyms, idioms, one-word substitutions. Similar-sounding words that mean different things.

English Language: 500General Awareness: 58Reasoning: 6Quantitative Aptitude: 1
Biology TerminologyVocabularySpelling CorrectionAntonymsOne Word SubstitutionSpelling Correction+4 more

Example Questions

Which of the following is used to control pest fish?

General Awareness· Biology Terminology

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. A colour blind person is not able to ______ between colours.

English Language· Vocabulary

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

English Language· Spelling Correction
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Trig IdentityCross-Exam

308 questions

Medium Risk

sin↔cos confusion, complementary angles, identity manipulation. Know the 20 core identities = free marks.

Quantitative Aptitude: 304General Awareness: 4
TrigonometryOther Gk

Example Questions

Meter in a vehicle that calculates distance covered by the vehicle is called __________.

Quantitative Aptitude· Trigonometry

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series. 21, 25, 52, 68, 193, ?

Quantitative Aptitude· Trigonometry

Who has won the 2016 Men's Single title at US Open?

Quantitative Aptitude· Trigonometry
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Logical DeductionCross-Exam

270 questions

Medium Risk

Syllogisms, Venn diagrams, coded relations, blood relations. Pure logic — no knowledge needed, just method.

Reasoning: 198English Language: 66Quantitative Aptitude: 4General Awareness: 2
Coding-DecodingBlood RelationsSentence RearrangementPara JumblesOdd One OutCoding Decoding+4 more

Example Questions

In a certain code language, 'REASON' is coded as '5410219' and 'HEALTHY' is coded as '716231216'.How will 'DIVULGE' be coded in that language?

Reasoning· Coding-Decoding

Pointing to the photograph of a girl, Raghav said, “She is my father’s mother’s daughter’s only brother’s daughter”. How is Raghav’s father related to that girl’s mother?

Reasoning· Blood Relations

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. Information Communication Technology tools have brou...

English Language· Sentence Rearrangement
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Grammar RuleCross-Exam

267 questions

Low Risk

Subject-verb agreement, tense, article, active/passive voice. Rules-based — learn the rule, never miss again.

English Language: 267
Sentence ImprovementPronoun UsageSentence ImprovementVerb TensesActive Passive VoiceGrammar Error+4 more

Example Questions

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". I woul...

English Language· Sentence Improvement

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 3.

English Language· Pronoun Usage

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. I wish if I was the Principal of my school.

English Language· Sentence Improvement
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Partial CalculationCross-Exam

115 questions

High Risk

Solved for the wrong thing — area instead of perimeter, radius instead of diameter. The trap option is your intermediate step.

Quantitative Aptitude: 109Reasoning: 5General Awareness: 1
MensurationRatio ProportionGeometryPercentageMathematical OperationsOther Quant+4 more

Example Questions

______________ scheme launched by the Central Government aims to spur social, economic and infrastructure development in rural areas by developing a cluster of 300 Smart Villages.

Quantitative Aptitude· Mensuration

If area of country B is 20,00,000 sq km, what is its population?

Quantitative Aptitude· Mensuration

What is the area (in sq cm) of a regular hexagon of side 6 cm?

Quantitative Aptitude· Mensuration

Negation MissCross-Exam

100 questions

High Risk

Questions with NOT, EXCEPT, or INCORRECT that flip what you're looking for. Easy to lose 0.5 marks if you read too fast.

General Awareness: 59Reasoning: 30Quantitative Aptitude: 8English Language: 3
BiologyOther EnglishIndian GeographyClassification Odd One OutOther GkPolity Constitution+4 more

Example Questions

Which among the following does not have a cell wall?

General Awareness· Biology

Which one of the following films was not directed by Satyajit Ray?

English Language· Other English

Which of the following country is not a member of 'The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)'?

General Awareness· Indian Geography
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Template Recognition

80 questions

Low Risk

"Select the most appropriate..." — fixed format questions. Recognize the template, apply the method.

Reasoning: 39English Language: 36General Awareness: 5
Cloze TestOther GkFill In BlanksAlphabet SeriesSeries CompletionLetter Series+4 more

Example Questions

Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 3

English Language· Cloze Test

Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 4

English Language· Cloze Test

Select the correct option: Convert decimal 99 to binary.

General Awareness· Other Gk

Speed ArithmeticCross-Exam

70 questions

Low Risk

Short calculation questions designed for mental math. Under 36 seconds or you're losing time.

Quantitative Aptitude: 60Reasoning: 10
Number SystemTrigonometryAlgebraGeometryRatio ProportionMathematical Operations+4 more

Example Questions

Find the product: 1.5 * 3 * 2.5

Quantitative Aptitude· Number System

Which of the following can be the value of 'k' so that the number 217924k is divisible by 6?

Quantitative Aptitude· Number System

Simplify: 1 / (5 + √3) + 1 / (5 - √3)

Quantitative Aptitude· Number System
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Formula MisapplyCross-Exam

21 questions

Medium Risk

Average speed ≠ average of speeds. Successive discounts ≠ sum of discounts. The shortcut you think works, doesn't.

Quantitative Aptitude: 11General Awareness: 10
PercentagePolity ConstitutionOther GkSpeed Distance TimeProfit LossInterest Si Ci

Example Questions

The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum for 2 year at 20% per annum is Rs 200. If the interest is compounded half yearly, then what is the difference (in Rs) between comp...

Quantitative Aptitude· Percentage

After two successive discounts of 20% and 12% an article is sold for Rs 16896. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article? ?

General Awareness· Polity Constitution

The marked price of a sofa set is Rs 4800 which is sold at Rs 3672 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 10%, then what will be the second discount (in %)?

General Awareness· Other Gk
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16 questions

? Risk

General Awareness: 16

Example Questions

Select the options in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (541, 14, 737)

General Awareness·

General Awareness·

General Awareness·
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Keyword TrapCross-Exam

10 questions

High Risk

"Increased BY 50%" vs "increased TO 50%". One word changes the entire answer. Read the preposition.

General Awareness: 5Quantitative Aptitude: 5
Other GkPercentageGovernanceMensuration

Example Questions

When a number is increased by 120, it becomes 130% of itself. What is the number?

General Awareness· Other Gk

If A is 6 times more than B, then by what percentage is B is less than A? ?

Quantitative Aptitude· Percentage

When a number is increased by 24, it becomes 104% of itself. What is the number?

General Awareness· Governance

Knowledge-Based Questions

These questions test factual recall rather than a specific reasoning pattern. No shortcut — you either know it or you don't.

2,325
Adjacent Fact (GK, History, Geography)
1,092
Close Distractor (needs precise knowledge)

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