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    Quantitative Aptitude

    Meghana Mohana KrishnanUpdated on 17 Sep 2019, 02:28 PM IST

    Quantitative Aptitude - One of the common sections in most competitive exams is quantitative aptitude. A subject that tests the numerical ability and problem-solving skills of the candidates, quantitative aptitude is scoring if one is sound in Maths. Quantitative aptitude in most competitive exams is based on class 10/ 12 Maths and can easily be learned and practices.
    Since most questions asked are in the form of MCQs, the real test lies in the speed of solving the questions in addition to knowing the subject. Aspirants can check the general topics that are asked in the quantitative aptitude section of most exams on this page along with practice questions and solutions to the same.

    Quantitative Aptitude
    Quantitative Aptitude

    How to prepare for quantitative aptitude?

    • First, you should brush up all the concepts and formulas related to each topic.

    • Then it's important you know how to use them to solve the quantitative aptitude questions.

    • Start practicing with sample papers and previous year papers.

    • Practising a lot of questions from diversified sources will help you to increase your speed.

    • For practice questions topic wise on quantitative aptitude, click on the links in the table below.

    Important Topics in Quantitative Aptitude

    Category

    Topic

    Number System

    Classification

    Divisibility Rules

    Cyclicity

    Factorials

    Factorization

    Factors

    HCF and LCM

    Remainders

    Arithmetic

    Percentages

    Profit Loss Discount

    Simple Interest

    Compound Interest

    Ratios & Proportions

    Averages & Weighted Averages

    Time, Speed & Distance

    Problems on Trains

    Time & Work

    Partnership Aptitude Questions

    Data Interpretation

    Advanced Mathematics

    Algebra

    Trigonometry

    Mensuration

    Geometry

    Coordinate geometry

    Miscellaneous

    Permutation & Combination

    Probability

    Set Theory

    Functions

    Logarithms

    Sequence and Series

    Quadratic Equations

    Quantity Comparison


    All candidates wishing to score well in quantitative aptitude must have tons of practice such that they understand how to solve the questions. One of the advantages of practicing is to learn how to solve quantitative aptitude questions faster.

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