Banking & Insurance
Quantitative Aptitude for SBI PO
In the prelims it is 30 questions on simplification, number series, quadratic comparisons and arithmetic. In the mains it becomes Data Analysis & Interpretation: 30 questions for 60 marks on tables, charts, caselets and data sufficiency, the highest marks per question in the paper.
8 guides·Conducted by State Bank of IndiaOfficial website
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- 1A quant and DI plan for SBI POThirty questions in 20 minutes in the prelims, and 30 DI questions worth 60 marks in the mains. SBI PO quant is really a data interpretation exam with arithmetic around it. Priorities, the core shortcuts and why they work, worked questions, an eight-week order and a practice set. 6 min read
- 2Simplification and approximation for SBI POIn the SBI PO prelims, simplification and approximation questions should take under 30 seconds each. BODMAS, fraction equivalents, fast squares and roots, digit-sum checks, safe rounding and using the gaps between options, with worked examples and a practice set. 6 min read
- 3Number series for SBI POSBI PO series hide two-level differences, rising multipliers, mixed alternate series and powers plus a constant. A fixed checking order finds most patterns within 30 seconds. The routine, why it works, worked examples of each pattern and a practice set with answers. 6 min read
- 4Quadratic equations and inequalities for SBI POTwo equations, one in x and one in y — find how x and y compare. These are quick marks once factorising is automatic. Factorising with and without a leading coefficient, the sign rule, the quick root trick, square and cube cases, linear pairs, worked examples and practice. 7 min read
- 5Table DI for SBI POTable DI is the most common DI format in bank PO exams. The numbers are exact, so the test is speed and accuracy. How to read a table, the fraction and comparison methods that save time, a fully worked SBI PO-level set and a practice set with answers. 7 min read
- 6Bar and line graph DI for SBI POBar and line graphs add one step to DI, reading values from a chart. Check the scale, read carefully, then calculate. How to read grouped bars and lines, the percentage-growth line trap, two worked sets and a practice set with answers. 6 min read
- 7Pie chart DI for SBI POA pie chart shows how a total is shared. Most questions need one conversion, from degrees or percentages to amounts. The conversions and why they work, a worked pie-plus-table set at SBI PO level, the changing-total trap and a practice set with answers. 6 min read
- 8Caselet DI for SBI POA caselet gives the data in a paragraph instead of a table. The method is to turn the paragraph into a two-way table before answering anything. The wording traps, a fully worked SBI PO-level caselet, an overlap caselet and a practice set with answers. 6 min read
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