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IBPS RRB Clerk sets 80 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 90 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 RRB Clerk stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Examination | 40 | 40 | — | 50% |
| Main Examination | 40 | 50 | — | 20% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the IBPS RRB Clerk 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.
Mensuration · solved example
The perimeter of a square is 56 cm. What is its area in square centimetres?
Solution
The side is a quarter of the perimeter, 56 / 4 = 14 cm. The area is the side squared, 14 x 14 = 196. Find the side first; squaring the perimeter is the classic slip.
Number series · solved example
What should come in place of the question mark? 7, 9, 16, 25, 41, ?
Solution
Each term from the third onwards is the sum of the two before it: 7 + 9 = 16, 9 + 16 = 25, and 16 + 25 = 41. So the next term is 25 + 41 = 66. A series that grows more slowly than doubling but faster than a constant difference is usually additive in this way, and it is worth testing early because it takes one subtraction to confirm.
Quadratic equations · solved example
Solve the two equations and choose the correct relation between x and y. I. x^2 - 27x + 180 = 0 II. y^2 - 15y + 56 = 0
Solution
For the first, 180 splits as 12 and 15 which add to 27, so x is 12 or 15. For the second, 56 splits as 7 and 8 which add to 15, so y is 7 or 8. The smallest x is 12 and the largest y is 8, so every value of x exceeds every value of y and the relation is strictly greater than, option A. Because the ranges do not touch, the answer is a strict inequality rather than the 'or equal to' form, which is the distinction options A and C exist to test.
Simplification · solved example
What is the value of 15% of 480 + 25% of 320?
Solution
15% of 480 = 480 x 15/100 = 72. 25% of 320 is a quarter of 320 = 80. Adding gives 72 + 80 = 152. Converting percentages to fractions first (15% is 3/20, 25% is 1/4) is faster than multiplying out, and it is the habit that saves seconds across a whole section.
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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
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Data interpretation
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Mensuration, mixtures and counting
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Number series
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Percentage, profit and averages
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Quadratic equations
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Interest, ratio and partnership
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Simplification and approximation
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Time, speed, distance and work
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Quantitative Aptitude shows up in every IBPS RRB Clerk mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
IBPS RRB Clerk 2026-27 cycle sets 80 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 90 marks, split across 40 in the Preliminary Examination and 40 in the Main Examination.
Yes. IBPS RRB Clerk 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 RRB Clerk syllabus lists Simplification and approximation, Number series, Data interpretation: tables, bar, line and pie, Quadratic equations, 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 RRB Clerk mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.