Percentage · solved example
Find 15% of 240.
- 36Correct
- 30
- 42
- 48
Solution
15% of 240 = 240 × 15/100 = 240 × 0.15 = 36.
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NABARD Office Attendant sets 30 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 30 marks in the Online Examination, 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 NABARD Office Attendant stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Examination | 30 | 30 | — | 25% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the NABARD Office Attendant 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
Find 15% of 240.
Solution
15% of 240 = 240 × 15/100 = 240 × 0.15 = 36.
Profit and loss · solved example
A pen is bought for Rs 40 and sold for Rs 50. What is the profit percentage?
Solution
Profit = 50 − 40 = 10. Profit % = (10/40) × 100 = 25%.
Simple interest · solved example
Find the simple interest on Rs 2,500 at 4% per annum for 5 years.
Solution
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 2500 × 4 × 5 / 100 = 500 rupees.
Mensuration · solved example
Find the perimeter of a rectangle 15 m long and 10 m wide.
Solution
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 × (length + breadth) = 2 × (15 + 10) = 2 × 25 = 50 metres.
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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
87 questions, instant feedback
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
Quantitative Aptitude shows up in every NABARD Office Attendant mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
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NABARD Office Attendant 2024-25 cycle (Advertisement 03/Office Attendant/2024-25) sets 30 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 30 marks in the Online Examination.
Yes. NABARD Office Attendant 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 each wrong answer.
The NABARD Office Attendant syllabus lists Number system and simplification, Percentage, ratio and proportion, Average, Profit, loss and discount, Simple and compound interest, Time, speed and distance 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 NABARD Office Attendant mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.