Dear Aspirants,
IBPS PO is one of the most sought after exams of the country. The mains phase of this exam is scheduled for 20th November 2016. Quantitative Aptitude is a major part of this exam. Today we are sharing with you all the strategy that should be followed while you attempt this section in the exam.
A quick look at the exam pattern first –
As clearly mentioned in the pattern, 50 questions would be asked in this section and you will have to finish this section in 50 minutes. Let us have a look at the individual sections and the order in which you should attempt them.
Data Interpretation
If you have a look at the analysis of the previous year exam, 4 sets of DI were asked which included Line graph, Pie graph, Tabular DI and Caselet DI. A major portion of this section would be covered by Data Interpretation, hence a thorough practice of this topic is advisable. The questions of this topic are mainly based on the following arithmetic chapters –
1. Ratio
2. Percentage
2. Averages
If the basics of these topics are clear, attempting DI questions becomes quite easy. You just need sufficient practice to have a good hold over this topic. The questions may be asked from the following DI graphs –
- Pie Charts
- Line Charts
- Bar Graphs
- Tabular Charts
- Mixed Graphs
- Paragraph or Caselet DI
- Missing DI
You can go through the link below to have a clear understanding of the basics of this topic –
How to solve Data Interpretation
Beside this, you may also encounter Missing or Caselet DI in the exam. Missing D.I. are specific types of data presentation where the data is represented mostly in the form of table and some data are missing in table. In these types of questions, all data are related to each other and on the basis of one data you have to find missing data and then solve the questions asked. While attempting these questions, try to understand the various condition of missing DI table and the try to find relation between data in missing D.I on the basis of condition. As far as caselet DI is concerned, it is simply a piece of information presented in the form of paragraph. Tables or graphs are not provided in these questions. While attempting a caselet DI, try to arrange the information provided in the question in a tabular form. This would simplify your question to a great extent and attempting it would be easy.
Number Series
These questions basically comprise of a series of numbers which are all connected to each other logically. Once you have identified this pattern, solving the question becomes very simple. You may encounter series based on following –
- Prime Numbers
- Square/Cube Series
- Difference based Series
- Alternate term series
- Multiplication or Division Series
- Series involving combination of arithmetic functions
This topic is comparatively less time consuming and at the same time scoring. You just need to carefully observe the pattern. You can go through the link below to find out details of number series.
Simplification/ Approximation
Simplification/Approximation simply requires a final answer for a complex calculation. Simplification questions are asked to check the ability of a student to deal with numbers.Whenever an expression with multiple arithmetic operations is given, follow the BODMAS principle for calculating the final result. Rather than calculating the exact value in terms of decimals, calculate the approximate values and then perform the operations. You can go through the link below to understand the basics of this topic better –
How to solve Simplification/Approximation
Quadratic Equations
It is simply a polynomial equation of power two. It is of the form –
You’ll be given two equations of two different variables and you’ll need to establish a relationship between the two. Most of the equations can be solved easily by factorisation, however if that is not possible, you be aware of the following formula to evaluate the value of the variable.
To understand this topic better, you can go through the link below –
How to solve Quadratic Equations
Miscellaneous Questions
Following topics may be asked under the miscellaneous questions –
- Profit and loss
- Averages
- Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Ratio and Proportion
- Time and Work
- Time, Speed and Distance
- Boats and Streams
- Mixtures and Alligations
- Probability
Try to attempt these questions after you are done with the first three topics since these are individual questions (unlike DI which are in sets) and hence may be comparatively time taking. Brush up your basics of the topics mentioned above to get a good score in this section.
Try to attempt the following questions first, since they are less time consuming –
1. Number Series
2. Simplification / Approximation
3. Quadratic Equations
4. Data Interpretation (Ratio, Average and percentage based)
After that, if the time permits, you can move to the miscellaneous questions.
Keep in mind the following –
- As far as this section is concerned, Speed plays a vital role since questions are normally lengthy and so you need to take utmost care of the time you are spending on each question.
- Try to attempt all the questions with 100% accuracy that will enhance your marks and save time.
- Try to practice as many mock tests as you can. This will help you work on your speed, accuracy and time management.
- Make sure you evaluate your performance after every mock tests to identify the sections you are lagging at.
- Attempt the questions calmly. If you panic by looking at the length or the language of the question, you are bound to make mistakes and waste precious time.
All the best for you exams..
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