Reasoning

Important points

1. 1

   Letter positions: A=1, E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25 — remember "EJOTY".

2. 2

   Opposite letters (A–Z, B–Y …) always have position values that add up to 27.

3. 3

   Clockwise, the directions are North → East → South → West.

4. 4

   In the morning, your shadow falls towards the west.

5. 5

   In a syllogism, "All A are B" does not mean "All B are A".

6. 6

   For blood relations, draw a family tree with symbols (+ male, − female).

7. 7

   In coding–decoding, first check letter shifts (+1, −1) and reverse positions.

8. 8

   For number series, check differences first, then ratios, then squares and cubes.

9. 9

   Clock angle = |30H − 5.5M| degrees.

10. 10

    Odd days: an ordinary year has 1 odd day and a leap year has 2.

11. 11

    Total persons in a row = rank from top + rank from bottom − 1.

12. 12

    Opposite faces of a standard die always add up to 7.

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