IBPS SO Prelims Quick Revision Tips for Quantitative Aptitude

IBPS is all set to roll its Prelims exam for this year that is to be scheduled for 26th Dec, 2021. It’s high time that aspirants must realize that IBPS SO Prelims is the last Prelims exam which is falling in the year 2021, so one must prepare accordingly if you wish to clear Prelims exam in this year only. IBPS SO recruitment notification was released in the month of November 2021. For those who are preparing for the posts of IT, Agriculture and Marketing Officer must prepare for Quantitative Aptitude as a section.

Before digging deep into the quant section and its quick preparation tips, lets first take a look at the IBPS SO Prelims exam pattern.

For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Sr. No.Name of Tests No. of
Questions
Maximum
Marks
Medium of ExamDuration
1.English Language5025English40 minutes
2.Reasoning5050English and Hindi40 minutes
3.Quantitative Aptitude5050English and Hindi40 minutes
Total150125

IBPS SO Prelims free mock test2 2021

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

Sr. No.Name of TestsNo. of
Questions
Maximum
Marks
Medium of ExamDuration
1.English Language5025English40 minutes
2.Reasoning5050English and Hindi40 minutes
3.General Awareness with Special
Reference to Banking Industry
5050English and Hindi40 minutes
Total150125

As far as quant is concerned there are 50 questions worth 50 marks, thus it is important for the aspirants to focus equally on each and every section. This comprehensive article talks about quick preparation tips for quants for IBPS SO Prelims 2021 exam. Quant forms a major part of this particular exam and it could be the most difficult section for almost ever aspirant. Few important topics to be covered in quantitative aptitude are:

  • Number system
  • Data Interpretation
  • Ratio & Proportion
  • Average
  • Simplification& Approximation
  • Percentage
  • Inequality/Quadratic Equations
  • Speed & Distance

Data Interpretation

Types of DI to be covered are:

  • Tabular
  • Bar Graphs
  • Line Graph
  • Pie Charts
  • Caselet DI
  • Missing DI
  • Radar DI
  • Funnel DI

IBPS SO Prelims Quick Revision Tips for Quant

Aspirants those who are giving the exam for the first time may be feeling puzzled, but we are here to guide you. Mentioned below are few tips to be checked:

  • Understanding and learning of the basic formulae is important. Aspirants need to memorize these.
  • Take IBPS SO Prelims mock test and analyze your performance and work accordingly on your strengths and weaknesses.
  • After getting complete clarity of easy topics first, let’s move onto the difficult ones.
  • Solve as many questions of each topic as possible in order to improve your performance.
  • Prepare notes of the important topics as you will be needing those at the time of revision.
  • Keep practicing miscellaneous questions as it will help you analyze your capabilities to tackle different type of questions.
  • Keep all the study material for IBPS SO quant at one place including books, free mock test etc.
  • Work on your speed, accuracy and time management which are most important for banking exams.
  • Practice is the only key, practice as much as you can.

Tips to Improve Calculation Speed for IBPS SO Prelims 2021

Quant as we all know is all about speed and accuracy at the same time. Speedy calculations are of prime importance in order to ace this particular section in the IBPS SO exam or for that matter any such competitive exam. Here are few tips as how you can improve upon your calculation speed.

  • Try and perform calculations in your mind. Avoid pen and paper as it will save you lot of time in the actual exam.
  • Practice lots and lots of quizzes related to simplification and approximation. To practice quant quizzes & mini mocks, download PracticeMock app.
  • Try to find the square, cube, division, multiplication of the any random numbers that you see around. This will surely help you increase your speed.
  • Quit using calculators as your speed to tackle questions will be restricted and moreover, calculators are not allowed in any of these competitive exams.
  • Practice as much as you can with PracticeMock IBPS SO prelims test series.

So, those preparing for IBPS SO Prelims 2021 must not leave any topic untouched as everything is important from exam point of view. We will be giving the detailed exam analysis for the IBPS SO Prelims examination 2021, so stay tuned & keep practicing for this upcoming examination.

Cheena Sawhney

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