Defence | ITBP Constable (GD & Tradesman)
ITBP Constable (GD & Tradesman) sets 25 Mathematics questions for 25 marks in the Written Examination (CBT / OMR), so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
The quantitative core of the railway papers: arithmetic, mensuration, and time-speed-distance built on a secondary-school foundation. Fluency with fractions, percentages and ratios underlies almost every question, so that is where practice pays back fastest.
How much Mathematics is worth in each ITBP Constable (GD & Tradesman) stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination (CBT / OMR) | 25 | 25 | — | 25% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the ITBP Constable (GD & Tradesman) 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.
Percentage · solved example
A ration store has 500 kg of supplies. If 12% is kept as emergency reserve, how many kilograms are available for daily issue?
Solution
Reserve = 12% of 500 = 60 kg. Available = 500 − 60 = 440 kg.
Simple interest · solved example
Find the simple interest on Rs 5,000 at 8% per annum for 3 years.
Solution
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 5000 × 8 × 3 / 100 = 1,200 rupees.
Ratio · solved example
Divide Rs 720 among A and B in the ratio 5 : 4. How much does A receive?
Solution
A's share = 5/(5+4) × 720 = 5/9 × 720 = 400 rupees.
Time and distance · solved example
A vehicle covers 180 km in 4 hours. What is its average speed in km/h?
Solution
Average speed = distance ÷ time = 180 ÷ 4 = 45 km/h.
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ITBP Constable (GD & Tradesman) 2024 cycle (latest concluded) sets 25 Mathematics questions for 25 marks in the Written Examination (CBT / OMR).
No. The ITBP Constable (GD & Tradesman) written stage carries no negative marking, so it is worth attempting every Mathematics question you can.
The ITBP Constable (GD & Tradesman) syllabus lists Number system and basic arithmetic, Percentage, ratio, proportion and averages, Profit and loss, simple and compound interest, Time and work, time, speed and distance, Simple mensuration and basic geometry. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
Every Mathematics 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 ITBP Constable (GD & Tradesman) mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.