You might have observed from previous experiences that many questions in single choice question papers follow some sort of a pattern that unintentionally help make the correct options predictable or at least help with cutting down on the incorrect ones.
Some of the commonly known ones are:
- Same option number shouldn’t be selected for multiple consecutive questions
- Options like ‘All of these’ and ‘None of these’ are mostly incorrect (though ‘All of these’ is relatively more used)
- The lengthier and more comprehensive option is usually the correct
- If all other options are proven incorrect then the leftover one has to be correct
- If the same option is shared between multiple questions, all of them shouldn’t be correct simultaneously
Are there any other patterns you observed?
No.4 is the only correct assumption. The rest still relies on chance.
Now you could calculate the chances and make a strategy, but there’s a better option: Study and chose the correct answer.
You’re not studying to get a result on a test. You’re studying because you should hopefully learn the thing. The knowledge is much more worthwhile than the test result. For your own sake, spend your time studying the curriculum instead of studying how to beat the test. It’s probably easier too.