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Quantitative Aptitude for NIACL AO

NIACL AO sets 85 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 85 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

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How to approach Quantitative Aptitude in NIACL AO

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 NIACL AO stage, from the official pattern.

StageQuestionsMarksTimeShare
Preliminary Examination353520 min35%
Main Examination (objective)505040 min25%

Quantitative Aptitude syllabus for NIACL AO

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

  • Data interpretation: tables, bar, line, pie and caselets
  • Number series and simplification
  • Percentage, ratio and proportion
  • Profit, loss and discount
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Time, speed, distance and work
  • Average, ages, mixture and alligation
  • Permutation, combination and probability

Sample Quantitative Aptitude questions with solutions

Written to the NIACL AO 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

What is 35% of 240?

  • 84Correct
  • 80
  • 72
  • 96
  • 68

Solution

35% of 240 is 35/100 multiplied by 240, which equals 84.

Simple interest · solved example

Find the simple interest (in Rs) on Rs 8,000 at 9% per annum for 2 years.

  • 1440Correct
  • 1200
  • 1600
  • 720
  • 1450

Solution

Simple interest is principal times rate times time divided by 100: 8000 x 9 x 2 / 100 = 1440.

Partnership · solved example

A and B invest Rs 12,000 and Rs 18,000 for the same period. If the total profit is Rs 2,500, find B's share (in Rs).

  • 1500Correct
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1800
  • 1600

Solution

For an equal period the profit splits in the ratio of the capitals, 12000 : 18000 = 2 : 3. B's share is 2500 x 18000 / (12000 + 18000) = 1500.

Averages · solved example

The average of five consecutive even numbers is 30. What is the largest of these numbers?

  • 34Correct
  • 36
  • 32
  • 38
  • 30

Solution

Five consecutive even numbers are symmetric about their average, so they are 26, 28, 30, 32, 34. The largest is the average plus 4, that is 30 + 4 = 34.

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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 NIACL AO mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

  • NIACL AO: 24-question practice mock

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Frequently asked questions

How many Quantitative Aptitude questions are asked in NIACL AO?

NIACL AO 2026 cycle (notification awaited) sets 85 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 85 marks, split across 35 in the Preliminary Examination and 50 in the Main Examination (objective).

Is there negative marking for Quantitative Aptitude in NIACL AO?

Yes. NIACL AO 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 in the objective tests. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.

Which Quantitative Aptitude topics matter most for NIACL AO?

The NIACL AO syllabus lists Data interpretation: tables, bar, line, pie and caselets, Number series and simplification, Percentage, ratio and proportion, Profit, loss and discount, Simple and compound interest, Time, speed, distance and work and more. 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 NIACL AO 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 NIACL AO mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.