IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 – Strategy and last-minute tips for the Numerical Ability Section

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will conduct the IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 exam on September 19, 20 and 26, 2020. The IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam comprises two sections - Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability. The Numerical Ability section of IBPS RRB Prelims exam will comprise of a total 40 questions and candidates will be given a composite time of 45 minutes to solve 80 questions. As the exam day is approaching, students are finishing up with their preparations and revisions. In this article, we talk about some last-minute tips and preparation strategy for IBPS RRB Assistant 2020 exam.
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IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 - Numerical Ability

The numerical ability section of the IBPS RRB Prelims exam comprises of total 40 questions and candidates are advised to give a total of 20-25 minutes to this section. Each question in this section carries 1 mark. . In the IBPS RRB Mains exam, there are total 40 questions carrying total 50 marks. Candidates must give 25-30 minutes in their Mains exam. There is a provision of negative marking for both Prelims and Mains exam of IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 exam. Candidates will lose ¼ mark for each incorrect answer. Below given are the important topics of the section as per previous year papers and trends.

Important Topics for IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims exam

• Simplifications

• Number Series (Missing and Wrong Numbers)

• Data Interpretation

• Approximations

• Individual quant questions on Arithmetic

Important Topics for IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains exam

• Quadratic Comparisons

• Data Comparison (Important for Main exam)

• Data Sufficiency (Important for Main exam; very rarely asked in Prelim exam)

Data Integrations: There are 10-15 questions asked in the Mains exam from Data Interpretations. However, very few questions are asked from this topic in the Prelims exam.

The prelims exam will have questions from Table, Line Graph, Bar Graph, Single Pie chart. In the Mains exam the question type will include a combination of graphs like two pie charts, Caselets Etc. Around Five questions from Caselet are asked in the exam every year.

Simplifications & Approximations: This topic covers around 10-15 questions in the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims exam every year. Practise the below given concepts to score good in this topic:

• Multiplication Tables (20X20)

• Cubes of first 20 Natural numbers

• Squares of first 25 Natural numbers

• Powers of 3 (Upto 7)

• Powers of 2 (Up to 12)

• Complements of 100

• Fraction / Reciprocal values (Upto 12)

• Rules of Indices

• BODMAS

• Basic % concepts

The below-given table shows a comparison of the number of topic-specfic questions from 2017, 2018 and 2019

IBPS RRB Office Assistant - Strategy and Preparation

In the numerical ability section of the IBPS RRB exam, time management plays a very crucial rule as some tricky questions consume a lot of time. For better time management, students are advised to first attempt questions from Simplifications & Approximations, Quadratic Comparisons, Number Series, Individual questions on Arithmetic, Data Sufficiency and Number Series. Questions from Data Interpretations must be attempted at the end. In the Data Interpretation questions, attempt the Caselet-based questions at the last.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 - Preparation Tips

Candidates appearing for the exam can take help of the below-given preparation tips for better results:

• Students must analyse the previous year papers and figure out what are the important topics from where questions will be asked in the exam.

• Your speed and accuracy will play a major role in your scores and candidates are advised to focus on time management for both the sections.

• Practise numerical ability questions daily. This will help them maintain speed and accuracy.

• Amid their preparation, candidates must regularly analyze their preparations to know where they stand. This will help students to identify which areas they are lacking it and then prepare accordingly.

• Attempt a sufficient number of online tests, mock tests - this will help students to understand the exam pattern and type of questions and more importantly will enhance their speed and accuracy.

Best Books for IBPS RRB Office Assistant Numerical Ability Section

Apart from the online material, candidates are also recommended to refer to some recommended books for IBPS RRB numerical ability section that will help students with their preparations for the exam. The list of the best books for IBPS RRB Office Assistant Numerical Ability section has been given in the table below

Best Books for IBPS RRB 2020: Quantitative Ability

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