[Studyplan] IBPS CWE PO/MT: Quantitative Aptitude, Maths, Data

Interpretation (DI), Speed Maths

1. Quantitative Aptitude: Topicwise Breakup
2. Ignore following topics
3. Speed Maths
4. Booklist for IBPS Quantitative Aptitude
5. #1: Data Interpretation (DI)
6. #2: BODMAS/Simplification
7. #3: Number sequence-series
8. #4: Linear Equations
9. #5: Permutation-Combination-Probability
10.

#6: Average

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#7: Ratio-Proportion-variations

12.

#8: Percentages, profit-loss, SI-CI

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#9: Number theory and Remainders

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#10: Geometry (Area-Volume-Perimeter)

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#11: Time-Speed-Work-Distance

Quantitative Aptitude: Topicwise Breakup

Topicwise Breakup IBPS CWE PO/MT

Data Interpretation (DI)
BODMAS/Simplification
number sequence-series(although reasoning topic but asked here)
Linear Equation
Permutation-Combination-Probability
Average
%, profit loss, simple-compound interest
Ratio-Proportion-Variation
Number theory (Remainders)
Time-Speed-Work
Geometry (Area-Volume-Perimeter)
total

2011
20
10
5
4
5
2
2
2
0
0
0
50

Obviously high priority = DI + BODMAS + Sequence-series.

And, Although not many questions are coming from the individual
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2012
15
10
5
3
2
1
3
3
1
1
6
50

topics of percentages, profit loss, simple-compound interest, Timespeed-word, ratio, averages etc. but collectively, these topics help you
raise your score by atleast 10 marks. Hence their Cost:Benefit is quite
good. (compared to the amount of data youve to memorize to get 10
marks out of Misc.GK/Sports/Persons in News type MCQs.) Therefore,
donot run away from Maths, prepare it diligently.

Ignore following topics

1. Quadratic equations (ax2+bx+c=0)
2. Geometry theory (except area-volume-perimeter)
3. Trigonometry
4. Coordinate Geometry
5. logarithm

Speed Maths
In Both previous years, at least 25 out of 30 questions came from Data
interpretation+ BODMAS only
for both ^these topics, speed Maths=essential. Although internet is full
of techniques of Speed Maths, Vedic Maths, but you must atleast
master following techniques:
1. Trachtenbergs Techniques for:
a. Multiplication by 5. It also indirectly helps you find out half
(50%)of the given number as well. Because mx5= 10m/2.
This helps you eliminate wrong answers quickly whenever
youve find percentages.
b. Multiplication by 9. It indirectly helps you guestimate the
division by 11 as well. Because m/11=~0.9m
c. Quick multiplication by 11. It indirectly helps you
guestimate the number division by 9 as well. Because
m/9=~0.11m

here is the wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachtenberg_system

1 Two digit division / long division / percentages approximation
explained on
http://mrunal.org/2012/11/aptitude-long-division-two-digit-divisioncalculation-without-tears-and-without-boring-vedic-speed-maths.html
1 Divisibility rules for various numbers (Given in NCERT,
Quantitative aptitude books)
1 Multiplication tables of 2 to 9, 12 to 25 must be learned by heart.
Especially the tables of 13, 17, 19 and 23.
1 Squares upto 29 and cubes upto 12 (required for the sequenceseries questions and BODMAS)
1 After that, as per your time and mood, learn the Vedic math
techniques for finding cube-roots, square-roots of large numbers;
three-digit multiplication etc.etc.etc.

Booklist for IBPS Quantitative Aptitude

NCERT Maths
for clearing the basic concepts:
Statistics Class 11 (Only 3 Chapters for DI/Avg. concepts)Download
Mathematics Class 8
Mathematics Class 9
Mathematics Class 10
Mathematics Class 11 (Only AP, GP)

Download
Download
Download
Download

Mrunal.org/aptitude
for simplified techniques on %, Compound interest, permutationcombination-probability etc.
Any one BankPO paperset

Require mainly for the Data interpretation practice.

1. Arihants paperset of previous Bank PO exams

2. Kiran Prakashans Practice book workbook for

IBPS PO/MT (with FREE CD for computer test)
3. If youve paperset from any other publication, thatll also
work just fine.

Any one book

onMaths/Quantitative
Aptitude

Im biased for Sarvesh Kumar (Quantam CAT) by

Arihant Publication

Reason: for the given price range Sarvesh Kumar helps in

all competitive exams: starting from SSC CGL, PSU,
IBPS, UPSC to all the way upto CAT.

While its competitors (RS.Aggarwal, M.Tyra etc) start

biting dust when it comes to geometry-theory,
trigonometry, and quadratic equations for SSC-CGL and
CDS.

However, As far as IBPS is concerned, all books work

fine.

Hell, You can even do without a book, by combo of

NCERTs+ mrunal.org/aptitude +practice papersets.

#1: Data Interpretation (DI)

Can be of two types
DI

with photo (Chart)

1. pie chart
Example

2. bar graphs
3. line graphs

Essential
Skill

without photo
1. Paragraph/caselets (youre given a lengthy
paragraph on how a company has total 1200
workers out of them 500 are males and 300
union-workers etc.etc.etc.)
2. Youre given a big table about temperature,
number of students in university etc. and
youve solve questions based on that.

Addition-subtraction. (although sometimes will

1. percentage: calculation require %, ratio, division as well.)
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and approximation
2. multiplication and long
division (two-digit
division)
3. Ratios

How is Bank DI different from other exams?

In SSC CGL, LIC, State PCS exams, usually chart- based simple
case. Doesnt involve lengthy calculations.
In IBPS/Bank PO, even if chart-based DI is asked, often youll be
given an additional table showing ratio/sales etc. So youve to
utilize the information from both chart + table to derive the
answers.
How to approach?
Data interpretation doesnt have much theory, except in pie-chart case
(about conversion between % and circle degrees + when and where
will the answer = data-insufficient)
1. First master the minimum speed math techniques given above.
2. Understand the Ratio related concepts.
3. Understand the basic concepts of bar graph, pie-charts etc. from
Class 11 NCERT Statistics.
4. Then start solving DI questions given the paperset book
(Arihant / Kiran )

#2: BODMAS/Simplification
Bank exams (PO and Clerk) have an unwritten rule: first 10-12
questions must be from BODMAS.
Here are two sample questions

1. [Square root (6354)] x 34.993=?

2. 39.89% of 4331 divided by 58.779% of 5003=?
#1: first clear you basic concepts about following
Simplification (BODMAS)

NCERT Class 8 Chap 1

1. NCERT Class 8 Chap 12

Surds, indices
2. Then NCERT Class 9 Chap 1
Roots, squares, Cubes

Basics from NCERT Class 8 Chap 6 and 7.

#2: then master the speed math techniques I listed earlier.

#3: Have a target of solving atleast 10 questions from your paperset
every night, before going to sleep.

#3: Number sequence-series

Although it is a reasoning topic, but theyve asked it in Maths section.
Consider following examples from previous IBPS papers
Q. In the following number series, only one number is wrong. Find out
the wrong number
8424, 4212, 2106, 1051, 526.5, 263.25, 131.625
Answer-choices
A. 131.625
B. 1051
C. 4212
D. 8424
E. 263.25
Preparation source

1. for the warm up exercise, go through chapter 3 (Classification) of

RS Aggarwals Reasoning book
2. Then maximum practice, go through your paperset book.
Bad thing about such questions: Sometimes youll be able to decipher
the pattern within a minute, and sometimes, even after doing trialerror for more than 15 minutes, you might not see the pattern.
Therefore, my suggestion is: during the exam, you put the entire set of
sequence-series questions on mark and review. (And when youre
done with other sections, come back and solve these questions at the
end of exam.) Dont waste initial momentum here.

#4: Linear Equations

Another reliable area in IBPS. Sometimes, youll need to apply
concepts of linear equations, to tackle questions from Time-speeddistance, ratio-proportion-variation, averages etc as well.
Here are some samples questions from previous exams:
1. Rubina could get equal number of Rs. 55, Rs. 85 and Rs. 105
tickets for a movie. She spends Rs. 2940 for all the tickets. How
many of each did she buy?
2. The ratio of the present age of Manisha and Deepali is 5 : X.
Manisha is 9 years younger than Parineeta. Parineetas age after
9 years will be 33 years. The difference between Deepalis and
Manishas age is the same as the present age of Parineeta. What
should come in place of X?
3. Akash scored 73 marks in subject A. He scored 56% marks in
subject B and X marks in subject C. Maximum marks in each
subject were 150.The overall percentage marks obtained by
Akash in all the three subjects together were 54%. How many
marks did he score in subject C ?
Two things to be kept in mind, while solving questions on linear
equation:

#1: keep minimum variables

Suppose the question runs like this The sum of present ages of father
and son is 56, and 5 years ago Sons age was.blah blah
blah.find the present age of Father.
avoid this

do this

assume fathers present age

f

sons present age s

assume Sons present

Age=(56-f)

here you assumed two variables f and s=

lengthier calculations and chances of mistakes.

here youve to worry about

only one variable f

assume fathers present age f

#2: Cannot be determined

Suppose you end up with two equations like this:
I.

x+y=5

II.

y+z=6

Here youve two equations but three variables (x, y and z). You can
never find out the unique value of x, y, z in such situation. Hence
answer = Cannot be determined.
But sometimes, even two variable-two equation set can be impossible
to solve. For example
No solution
I.

infinite solution

x+ 2y=4
2x+ 3y=94x+ 6y=18

II.

2x+ 4y= 12

To learn more about ^this, refer to NCERT Maths Class 10, Chapter3,
table given on the page #9.
Preparation source for Linear Equations
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1. Understand basic concepts from

a. NCERT Class 8 Chap 2 and 9.
b. Then NCERT Class 9 Chap 4
c. Lastly NCERT Class 10 Chap 3.
2. Then maximum practice from your Quantitative Aptitude book
and OR paper set book.

#5: Permutation-Combination-Probability
Most of that can be solved without memorizing any formulas. In my
opinion, this is the easiest of all math problems. Go through following
articles
Permutation-Combination
1. [Aptitude] Permutation Combination made easy without Formulas
2. [Aptitude] Combination: Coins possible Sums (without formula)
3. [Aptitude] PnC: arrange such that two people Always sitting together?
4. [Aptitude] PnC: How many Ways to arrange letters of word RECUPERATE
(Permutation without Formulas)

5. [Aptitude] PnC Arrange digits in ascending order to form numbers (asked

in UPSC 2009)

6. [Aptitude] PnC: Conditional Selection in Committee

7. [Aptitude] PnC: Binomial Expansion. How many ways to select one or
more out of given Items?

Probability
1. [Aptitude] Probability Made Easy (Extension of Permutation Combination
Concept!)

2. [Aptitude] Probability : Two Dice problems Sums and multiples

Then solve maximum questions from your Paperset book.
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Sample Questions from previous exams

1. (IBPS 2011) An urn contains 4 green, 5 blue, 2 red and 3 yellow
marbles. Answer following questions
1. If two marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability
that both are red or at least one is red?
2. If three marbles are drawn at random, what is the
probability that at least one is yellow?
3. If eight marbles are drawn at random, what is the
probability that there are equal numbers of marbles of each
colour?
4. If three marbles are drawn at random, what is the
probability that none is green?
5. If four marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability
that two are blue and two are red?
2. (IBPS 2012) A bag contains 13 white and 7 black balls. Two balls
drawn at random, what is the probability that both are of same
color?
3. (IBPS 2012) In How many different ways can the letters of the
word THERAPY can be arranged so that the vowels never come
together?

#6: Average
Go through following articles, then maximum practice from your paper
set book.
1. [Aptitude] Averages: Entry / Removal of 1 element => Increase / Decrease
in Average Shortcut method explained

2. [Aptitude] Averages: More than two elements added / removed : shortcut

technique explained

Sample questions

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1. The average marks in English of a class of 24 students is 56. If

the marks of three students were misread as 44, 45 and 61 in lieu
of the actual marks 48, 59 and 67 respectively, then what would
be the correct average?
2. The sum of the ages of 4 members of a family 5 years ago was 94
years. Today, when the daughter has been married off and
replaced by a daughter-in-law, the sum of their ages is 92.
Assuming that there has been no other change in the family
structure and all the people are alive, what is the difference in the
age of the daughter and the daughter-in-law?
3. In an entrance examination, Ritu scored 56 percent marks, Smita
scored 92 percent marks and Rina scored 634 marks. The
maximum marks of the examination is 875. What is the average
marks scored by all the three girls together?

Alligations (Wine-Water Mixture)

Although not asked in previous exams but since it is an allied topic of
averages, so just to be safe, go through following articles
1. [Aptitude] Alligations,Mixtures,Alloys: Water,Milk,Wine mixing: Weighted
Average Made Easy for CSAT,CAT,CMAT,IBPS Aptitude

2. [Aptitude] Alligation: Advanced applications in Interest rates, Profit-loss,

Average Wages (Wine-Water Concept)

#7: Ratio-Proportion-variations
NCERT Class 8 Chap 13.
then max practice from your Quantitative Aptitude book and or
papersets
Also prepare the allied topic: Partnership, using this
article http://mrunal.org/2012/05/aptitude-partnership-and-profitsharing.html

Sample Questions from previous papers

1. A certain amount was to be distributed among A, B and C in the
ratio 2 : 3 : 4 respectively, but was erroneously distributed in the
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ratio 7 : 2 : 5 respectively. As a result of this, B got? 40 less. What

is the amount?
2. Rs.73,689 are divided between A and B in the ratio 4 : 7. What is
the difference between thrice the share of A and twice the share
of B?
3. The fare of a bus is X for the first five kilometers and 13/- per
kilometer thereafter. If a passenger pays Rs. 2402/- for a journey
of 187 kilometers, what is the value of X?

#8: Percentages, profit-loss, SI-CI

No need to mugup any formulas. Can be solved effortlessly, just go
through following articles
1. [Aptitude] Concepts of Marked Price and Successive Discounts (ProfitLoss) without (stupid) formulas

2. [Aptitude] Compound Interest Rate, Population Growth without Formulas

3. [Aptitude] Product Consistency: If Sugar price increases then consumption
should be Decreased by What %, Time-Speed-Distance problems,

Then solve maximum sums at home.

Sample Questions from previous IBPS PO Exams:
1. An article was purchased for Rs.78.350/. Its price was marked up
by 30%. It was sold at a discount of 20% on the marked up price.
What was the profit percent on the cost price?
2. What is the difference between the simple and compound interest
on Rs. 7,300/- at the rate of 6% per annum in 2 years?
3. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 22,500 at the
end of four years is Rs. 10,800. What would be the compound
interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate of interest
at the end of two years?
4. Ramolas monthly income is three times Ravinas monthly
income, Ravinas monthly income is fifteen percent more that

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Ruchikas monthly income. Ruchikas monthly income is Rs.

32,000. What is Ramolas annual income?

#9: Number theory and Remainders

topic

approach

This article explaining the concept of HCF,

LCM click me

LCM and HCF

NCERT Class 7 Chap 2, 9 (fraction)

Unknown numbers from given

conditions

NCERT Class 10 Chap 1 (divisibility)

Fractions-comparisons.

Finally practice sums from your Quantitative

aptitude book / Papersets.

Divisibility, remainders

Sample Questions from previous papers

1. When X is subtracted from the numbers 9, 15 and 27, the
remainders are in continued proportion. What is the value of X?
2. The product of three consecutive even numbers is 4032. The
product of the first and the third number is 252. What is five
times the second number?
3. Sum of three consecutive numbers is 2262. What is 41% of the
highest number?

#10: Geometry (Area-Volume-Perimeter)

1. Basics from
a. NCERT Class 8 Chap 3, 11.
b. NCERT Class 9 Chap 9, 12, 13.
c. NCERT Class 10 Chap 13
2. Then maximum practice @home.
Sample Questions from IBPS-2012
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I.

II.

The area of a square is 1444 square meters. The breadth of a

rectangle is 1/4th the side of the square and the length of the
rectangle is thrice the breadth. What is the difference between
the area of the square and the area of the rectangle?
The premises of a bank are to be renovated. The renovation is in
terms of flooring. Certain areas are to be floored either with
marble or wood. All rooms/halls and pantry are rectangular. The
area to be renovated comprises of a hall for customer transaction
measuring 23 m by 29 m, branch managers room measuring 13
m by 17 m, a pantry measuring 14 m by 13 m, a record keeping
cum server room measuring 21rn by 13 m and locker area
measuring 29 m by 21 m. The total area of the bank is 2000
square meters. The cost of wooden flooring is t 170/- per square
meter and the cost of marble flooring is Rs.190/- per square
meter. The locker area, record keeping cum server room and
pantry are to be floored with marble. The branch managers room
and the hall for customer transaction are to be floored with wood.
No other area is to be renovated in terms of flooring.
1.

What is the respective ratio of the total cost of wooden

flooring to the total cost of marble flooring?

2.

If the four walls and ceiling of the branch managers room

(The height of the room is 12 meters) are to be painted at
the cost of 1901- per square meter, how much will be the
total cost of renovation of the branch managers room
including the cost of flooring?

3.

If the remaining area of the bank is to be carpeted at the

rate of Rs. 110/- per square meter, how much will be the
increment in the total cost of renovation of bank premises?

4.

What is the percentage area of the bank that is not to be

renovated?

5.

What is the total cost of renovation of the hall for customer

transaction and the locker area?

#11: Time-Speed-Work-Distance

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All of them can be solved with our universal STD formula. See following
articles to learn the concept
1. [Aptitude] Trains, Platforms TSD (Time,Speed,Distance) made easy
2. [Aptitude] TSD: Average Speed made easy without Formulas
3. [Aptitude] Pipes and Cistern problem: 3 pipes, 2 work together
4. [Aptitude] Time n Work : P and Q start together but P leaves after some
days

5. [Aptitude] Boats and Streams made-easy using our STD-Table Method

6. [Aptitude] TnW: A is thrice as good as workman as B
7. [Aptitude] Time n Work: 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8
Days then

8. [Aptitude] Time n Work :Daily Wages and Share in Payment

Sample Questions from previous IBPS exams
1. A and B together can complete a task in 20 days. B and C
together can complete the same task in 30 days. A and C
together can complete the same task in 40 days. What is the
respective ratio of the number of days taken by A when
completing the same task alone to the number of days taken by
C when completing the same task alone?

AP-GP
Although these questions were not seen in recent exams but if youve
time and mood left, prepare the basics from NCERT and practice a few
MCQs. You might get lucky for question or two!
Arithmetic Progression
Geometric Progression

NCERT Class 10 Chap 5.

NCERT class 11 chapter 9.

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