Lesson MTS.2: Basic Quant & Reasoning Focused Practice

Introduction:
This lesson focuses on strengthening foundational concepts in Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning for the SSC MTS exam. Regular practice improves accuracy, speed, and confidence for objective questions.

1. Quantitative Aptitude Practice Areas

• Number System: Basic operations, divisibility, HCF, LCM

• Fractions, Decimals & Percentages: Quick conversions and calculations

• Ratio & Proportion: Solving practical problems efficiently

• Time, Speed & Distance / Time & Work: Shortcut formulas

• Profit, Loss & Discount: Using percentage tricks

• Simple & Compound Interest: Formulas and stepwise calculations

2. Reasoning Practice Areas

• Series Completion: Numbers, alphabets, mixed series

• Coding-Decoding: Letter/number substitution, symbolic coding

• Analogy & Classification: Identify relationships and patterns

• Blood Relations & Directions: Use diagrams for visual clarity

• Puzzles & Seating Arrangement: Simple tabular and linear arrangements

3. SSC Tips

• Solve daily 15–20 practice questions for each area

• Focus on accuracy before speed, gradually reducing time per question

• Keep a formula & shortcut notebook for quick revision

• Use mock sectional tests to simulate exam conditions

4. Practice Exercises

1. Number System: Find LCM of 12, 18, 24

2. Percentages: Increase 250 by 12%

3. Time-Speed-Distance: A car covers 180 km in 3 hours, calculate speed

4. Series: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?

5. Coding: If A → D, B → E, then CAT → ?

6. Blood Relations: X is Y’s mother’s brother. How is X related to Y?

7. Seating Arrangement: 5 people sitting in a row, find who is in the middle

8. Analogy: Dog : Puppy :: Cat : ?