Preparation for NTS Test – Guidelines,

Extract all the ideas of situation. If you confuse among them, you may write main points or parts on rough sheet. Be focused on all dimensions of situation and answer accordingly. The sharper minded you will be, the more quickly and correctly will you solve.

Example:   
Four employees Aslam, Shahid, Nasir and Waqas, each have to perform duties at Airport on four different days, Thursday to Sunday. Their duty schedule is that: Nasir has his duty day before Aslam, and, Waqas has his duty day after Shahid.

Q. 1. Which of the following can be possible order of duty of the four employees?
(A). Nasir, Waqas, Aslam, Shahid
(B). Waqas, Nasir, Aslam, Shahid
(C). Shahid, Nasir, Waqas, Aslam
(D). Aslam, Nasir, Waqas, Shahid

Q.2. If Nasir has his duty day on Saturday, who much have his duty day on Thursday?
(A). Either Aslam or Waqas
(B). Waqas
(C). Aslam
(D). Waqas
Answers:
Answer 1. C
Answer 2.  D

                                                          PART- 3

                                              Quantitative Reasoning

Quantitative reasoning consists of questions which normally involve the basics of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ratio and proportion, percentage), simple algebra and simple geometry. These questions are though very simple but they involve some tricks which make them seem difficult. Usually there is some missing data in question which you need to solve that question. You have to first extract that hidden/missing data from the given data of question. Similarly in question of geometry you have to use brain to make an extra sketch for the given diagram or question which may help you solve the question easily. Students find these questions difficult because they directly apply the arithmetic rules on given data and don’t try to analyze the given data if some extra helpful data may also be extracted.  You should learn the simple concepts of arithmetic, algebra and geometry as well as the art of exploring the tricks of such questions. To solve such question you should have command on the simple concepts and formulas of mathematics, i.e addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ratio and proportion, percentage, formulae for areas of circle, triangle, quadrilateral etc, simple formulae and rules for algebra.

Examples:
MCQ. A book is on sale Rs. 120 after a discount of 20%. Find the original price of book?
Options: (A). 100              (B). 140                 (C). 150                 (B). 180
Solution: The correct response is C. 150. It is an easy question involving simple and easy trick. That is that 20% means that if original price of book is Rs. 100, the discounted rate (after discount of 20%) of book will be Rs. 80. This data is hidden and is to be extracted in order to solve this question. Apply this extracted data on Rs. 120 (discounted rate for which original price is to be determined). i.e 100/80 x 120 = 150 Answer.

MCQ. There is 2 feet wide walk-tract around a garden. The length of this walk-tract is 20 feet and width of this walk-tract is 10 feet. Find the area of the garden.
Options: (A). 100 sq. ft  (B). 96 sq. ft        (C). 144 sq. ft     (B). 200 sq. ft
Solution: The correction option is 96 square feet. Though the width and length of garden is not given but we have to extract this data from the given data. We know that walk-tract is 2 feet wide, it means that length of garden will be 4 feet (deducting 2 feet on both sides) from the length of walk-tract. Similarly the width of garden will be 4 feet (deducting 2 feet on both sides) from the width of walk-tract. So length of garden will be (20-4=16) 16 and width of garden will be (10-4=6) 6. So area of garden will be 6 x 16 = 96


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