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IBPS PO sets 70 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 95 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
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.
How much Quantitative Aptitude is worth in each IBPS PO stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Examination | 35 | 35 | 20 min | 35% |
| Main Examination (objective) | 35 | 60 | 45 min | 23% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the IBPS 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.
Table interpretation · solved example
How many savings accounts (in thousands) were opened across all four quarters?
Solution
Add the savings column: 40 + 50 + 60 + 50 = 200 thousand. Pairing 40 with 60 to make 100 and 50 with 50 to make another 100 keeps the addition quick.
Table interpretation · solved example
How many current accounts (in thousands) were opened across all four quarters?
Solution
Add the current column: 15 + 20 + 30 + 25 = 90 thousand.
Table interpretation · solved example
In Q3, the number of current accounts is what percent of the number of savings accounts?
Solution
In Q3 there are 30 current and 60 savings accounts. The percentage is 30 / 60 x 100 = 50%, since current is exactly half of savings.
Table interpretation · solved example
What is the ratio of the total savings accounts to the total current accounts over the four quarters?
Solution
Total savings is 200 and total current is 90, both in thousands. The ratio 200 : 90 divides by 10 to 20 : 9, which has no further common factor.
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Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.
Calculation speed
195 questions, instant feedback
Data interpretation
105 questions, instant feedback
Mensuration, mixtures and counting
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Number series
93 questions, instant feedback
Percentage, profit and averages
123 questions, instant feedback
Quadratic equations
69 questions, instant feedback
Interest, ratio and partnership
117 questions, instant feedback
Simplification and approximation
108 questions, instant feedback
Time, speed, distance and work
108 questions, instant feedback
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Percentage, profit and averages: one idea in three disguises
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Quantitative aptitude formula sheet: every formula worth memorising, on one page
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Time, speed, distance and work: everything is one ratio
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Quantitative aptitude best practices: the habits that separate a 25 from a 40
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Number series: find the rule before you touch the arithmetic
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Quadratic equations: compare the roots without solving twice
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Simple and compound interest: the difference is the whole question
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Simplification and approximation: the cheapest marks in the paper
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Data interpretation: how to read a set before you solve it
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Calculation speed: the fraction, square and table values worth memorising
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Negative marking strategy: how many questions to attempt, and which to leave
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IBPS PO syllabus: every topic that actually appears, stage by stage
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Quantitative Aptitude shows up in every IBPS PO mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
Banking & General Awareness sprint (12 questions)
12 questions | 8 min
Hard-only sprint: Reasoning Ability (25 questions)
25 questions | 30 min
IBPS PO Main: full-length mock test 1
155 questions | 3 hr
IBPS PO Prelims: English Language sprint (11 questions)
10 questions | 11 min
IBPS PO Prelims: full-length mock test 1
100 questions | 1 hr
IBPS PO Prelims: Reasoning Ability sprint (16 questions)
16 questions | 16 min
IBPS PO Prelims: sectional timing practice set 1
20 questions | 12 min
IBPS PO 2026-27 cycle (CRP PO/MT-XVI) sets 70 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 95 marks, split across 35 in the Preliminary Examination and 35 in the Main Examination (objective).
Yes. IBPS PO deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, Quantitative Aptitude included, so unsure guesses cost you. One fourth of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for a wrong answer. Questions left blank carry no penalty.
The IBPS PO syllabus lists Data interpretation: tables, bar, line, pie and caselets, Number series: missing and wrong term, Quadratic equations and inequalities, Simplification and approximation, Percentage, ratio and proportion, Average, ages and partnership and more. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
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 IBPS PO mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.