Subject Mastery
May 28, 20265 min read

Reasoning Shortcuts: Solving Complex Blood Relations & Coded Directions

Learn generation-tree family mapping and degree-based vector turns to solve high-tier reasoning questions in 30 seconds.

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Ananya Deshmukh
Banking & Reasoning Specialist
Core Takeaways & Strategy Summary
  • Standardize family tree symbols: Squares for Male, Circles for Female, Double lines for Marriage, Vertical lines for Generations.
  • In coded blood relations (A+B means A is mother of B), decode from right to left using gender and generation elimination.
  • In Direction Sense, track net turns: 3 Left turns = 1 Right turn.

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Scoring full marks on Blood Relations and Directions in under 2 minutes frees up mental energy and clock time for complex seating arrangement sets.

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