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Quantitative Aptitude for ECGC PO

ECGC PO sets 50 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 50 marks in the Online Examination: Objective Test, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

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How to approach Quantitative Aptitude in ECGC PO

Speed decides this section. The arithmetic and data-interpretation sets are where the marks are, so the priority is a reliable method and quick calculation rather than exotic shortcuts. Lock down tables, squares and reciprocals, then drill data interpretation until reading the set is faster than solving it.

Weightage in the paper

How much Quantitative Aptitude is worth in each ECGC PO stage, from the official pattern.

Stage	Questions	Marks	Time	Share
Online Examination: Objective Test	50	50	40 min	25%

Quantitative Aptitude syllabus for ECGC PO

Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.

Data interpretation
Simplification, approximation and number series
Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, interest, time and work
Quadratic equations

Sample Quantitative Aptitude questions with solutions

Written to the ECGC PO pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.

Number series · solved example

Find the next term: 5, 9, 14, 20, 27, ?

39
21
49
35Correct
31

Solution

The gaps grow by one each step (4, 5, ...), so the next gap is 8, giving 27 + 8 = 35.

Time, speed and distance · solved example

A vehicle travels at 80 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it go?

230
290
350
410
320Correct

Solution

Distance = speed × time = 80 × 4 = 320 km.

Percentage · solved example

A quantity of 60 is decreased by 10%. What is the new value?

54Correct
40
68
52
56

Solution

10% of 60 is 6, so the new value is 54.

Number series · solved example

Find the next term: 5, 15, 45, 135, ?

465
390
405Correct
420
345

Solution

Each term is 3 times the previous, so the next term is 135 × 3 = 405.

Practise Quantitative Aptitude

Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.

Sit Quantitative Aptitude under a real clock

Quantitative Aptitude shows up in every ECGC PO mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Quantitative Aptitude questions are asked in ECGC PO?

ECGC PO 2026 cycle (notification awaited) sets 50 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 50 marks in the Online Examination: Objective Test.

Is there negative marking for Quantitative Aptitude in ECGC PO?

Yes. ECGC PO deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, Quantitative Aptitude included, so unsure guesses cost you. One fourth of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer.

Which Quantitative Aptitude topics matter most for ECGC PO?

The ECGC PO syllabus lists Data interpretation, Simplification, approximation and number series, Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, interest, time and work, Quadratic equations. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.

How can I practise Quantitative Aptitude for ECGC PO free?

Every Quantitative Aptitude question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the ECGC PO mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.