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Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS PO

Simplification, number series, quadratic equations, data interpretation of every kind, data sufficiency, quantity comparison and arithmetic. It is a 30-mark prelims section and becomes Data Analysis and Interpretation, worth 60 marks, in the mains.

8 guides·Conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel SelectionOfficial website

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  1. 1A quant plan for IBPS POIBPS PO quant is a speed test in the prelims and a data interpretation test in the mains. Which topics to master first, a six-week order, the calculation shortcuts that save minutes and why they work, five worked questions, and practice with solutions. 7 min read
  2. 2Simplification and approximation for IBPS POA set of simplification or approximation questions often opens the IBPS PO quant section, and it is the fastest block of marks in the paper if your calculation is sharp. BODMAS, percentage and fraction shortcuts, squares, roots and cubes, rounding rules, worked examples and practice with solutions. 7 min read
  3. 3Number series (missing and wrong) for IBPS POIBPS PO number series are built from a small family of patterns: differences, ×n + k rules, squares and cubes, division by rising numbers and mixed series. A checking routine that cracks most series in about 20 seconds, why it works, worked examples of both "missing" and "wrong term" types, and practice with solutions. 6 min read
  4. 4Quadratic equations for IBPS POTwo equations, one in x and one in y: find the relation. Quadratic equation questions are among the fastest marks in IBPS PO prelims. Factorising in seconds, the sign-flip shortcut and why it works, comparing roots, the square-root trap, worked examples and practice with solutions. 8 min read
  5. 5Table data interpretation for IBPS POA table of numbers and five questions on growth, averages, ratios and totals. Table DI is the most common DI form in IBPS PO. A reading method, the calculations and shortcuts that matter, two full worked sets at prelims and mains level, and practice with answers. 7 min read
  6. 6Bar, line and pie chart DI for IBPS POCharts test the same percentages and ratios as tables, but first you have to read the picture correctly. How to read bar, line and pie charts, the growth-rate line trap, the central-angle method, three worked sets and practice with answers. 7 min read
  7. 7Caselet and missing DI for IBPS POIn a caselet the data comes as a paragraph, not a table. In missing DI some cells are blank and you fill them from clues. Both are mains favourites. How to turn text into a table, fill gaps in the right order, check your work, and answer fast, with three worked sets and practice. 7 min read
  8. 8Quantitative data sufficiency for IBPS POYou don't have to find the answer, only decide whether the statements give enough information to find one. The standard options, a checking order, yes/no questions, the three-statement version, and the traps where even both statements are not enough, with worked examples and practice. 7 min read

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