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UGC NET PAPER 1 · CODE 00 · UNIT 05

UGC NET Paper 1 Mathematical Reasoning: Detailed Study Notes

Unit 5 carries about five questions (ten marks) and is the easiest unit to score in if you drill formulas and shortcuts. The notes follow the official syllabus: types of reasoning, number and letter series, coding and relationships, then the arithmetic topics. Every topic is built the same way: the concept in plain words, the formulas, tricks, worked examples and the traps examiners set. Do the quick topics (series, coding, relations) first in the exam, and practise the arithmetic topics with a timer.

  • 7modules
  • 18topics
  • 124sub-topics
  • 1.5 hto read once

Start here: Exam Overview and How to Use These NotesRapid-recall sheet

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How to use these notes

  1. Round 1: LearnStart at Topic 0 for the exam pattern and time strategy, then go in order. Read each concept, then solve the worked examples on paper before reading the solution.
  2. Round 2: ReviseSwitch on Revision mode on any topic page to keep only the formulas, tricks and tables. Re-do the traps list of every topic you got wrong in MCQs.
  3. Last week: RecallUse the rapid-recall formula sheet and Topic 17 (ten costly mistakes, seven-day plan, last-minute checklist), then practise MCQs topic by topic.

Full syllabus map

Every topic and sub-topic in this chapter, in study order.

Module 1Start Here: Exam Overview

Syllabus, how questions are framed and the time strategy for the unit.

1 topic · 4 sub-topics · 2 min

Module 2Reasoning, Series, Codes and Relations

Types of reasoning, number and letter series, coding-decoding and blood relations: the quick-scoring part of the unit.

5 topics · 35 sub-topics · 25 min

Module 3Number System and Speed Maths

Divisibility, HCF, LCM, remainders, fractions, squares and calculation shortcuts that every later topic uses.

2 topics · 17 sub-topics · 13 min

Module 4Ratio, Percentage and Money

Ratio and partnership, percentage, profit and loss, and interest and discounting.

4 topics · 31 sub-topics · 19 min

Module 5Averages, Work and Motion

Averages and ages, time and work, and time, speed and distance.

3 topics · 20 sub-topics · 16 min

Module 6Geometry, Counting and Probability

Mensuration, permutations and combinations and basic probability.

1 topic · 6 sub-topics · 6 min

Module 7Exam Strategy and Revision

Question patterns, the distractor map, the master formula sheet and a seven-day plan.

2 topics · 11 sub-topics · 10 min

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