Syllabus:
- Number Series
- Simplifications
- Percentages
- Averages
- Ratio and Proportions
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Ages
- Partnership
- Time and Work
- Pipes and Cisterns
- Allegations and mixtures
- Time and Distance
- Problems on trains
- Boats and Streams
- Mensuration
- Quadratic Equation
- Data Interpretation
- Venn Diagrams
- Caselets
- Data Sufficiency
How to Prepare:
- Number series: this is the topic where one can expect 5 questions in prelims for sure . Even in mains 5 questions can be expected. The preparation methodology for this topic is be perfect with
- Prime Numbers upto-100
- Squares Upto-50
- Cubes Upto-20
| Number(N) | N2 | N3 | N2 +1 | N2-1 | N3-1 | N3+1 | Nn | Nn +1 | Nn/2 | N3+N | N3-N |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 28 | |||||||||
| 4 | 16 | 65 | |||||||||
| 5 | 25 | 126 | |||||||||
| 6 | 36 | 217 | |||||||||
| 7 | 49 | 344 | |||||||||
| 8 | 64 | 513 | |||||||||
| 9 | 81 | 730 | |||||||||
| 10 | 100 | 1001 |
Simplifications
Initially it was a scoring topic in quantitative aptitude but the level of difficulty in this topic is also increased . New variety of questions are being asked. For this one should look into the previous year questions and practice well.Quadratic Equation:
This is one of the scoring topics , In this topic only limited models are asked so that one can master this topic easily. If asked in mains problems related to Cube root , square root are also asked .Percentages + Averages+ Ratio-Proportions
These three are the most important topics as oxygen is important to humans. Whenever aspirant start practicing inter-relate these three topics. Start practicing from basic level of problems. If one can master these topics whole quantitative aptitude will be on your finger tips.Data-Interpretation
This topic is very important in both prelims and mains exams. Good number of questions are asked from this topic. For this topic it very important to clearly understand the given data before proceeding to problems. Missing DI is the frequently asked model in recent times. Follow the below stated books to master Data Interpretation.Data Sufficiency
This topic is one of the neglected topic by the aspirants, but it is very easy one and a scoring topic.How to attempt the Quantitative Aptitude Section:
- Never start the exam with single items like – Time and work, simple and compound interest etc..., unless you are very confident and comfortable with single items .
- Try to follow the order of answering as below – Simplifications - Quadratic Equation - Data Interpretation - Data Sufficiency - Single items
- Focus on short cuts for basic mathematical operations like BODMAS.
- First finish easy questions then move on to time consuming questions
- All the above mentioned can be possible only if one attempts good number of mock exams.
List of Books:
Quantitative Aptitude Made Easy
- Author: Ramandeep Singh
- Format: e-Book
- 1640 Questions with detailed explanations
- Based on latest exam pattern
- Number of pages - 494
- Edition - 3rd (2017)
- Useful for all the banking exams
How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT-
- Author:-Arun Sharma
- Publication:- Mc Graw Hill Education
How to prepare for Data-Interpretation for CAT
- Author:- Arun Sharma
- Publication:- Mc Graw Hill Education
- The above mentioned two books are good for their difficulty level. In today’s exam scenario it is necessary to increase the level of preparation. There are different levels of questions available in these books.
- Especially book on DI is very good book where one can find missing DI and difficult DIs . Even though explanation is not so comfortable questions and patterns are very useful for an aspirant.
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic:- Author- Rajesh Verma Publication:- Arihant
These two books are good for their short-cuts and models they covered.
Once again am specifying please do not concentrate on number of books , Choose and buy them wisely. Hope this information is useful for your preparation.
