Railway RRB Quantitative Aptitude: Syllabus, Books, Strategy

Railway RRB Quantitative Aptitude: Indian Railways is one of the largest employers in the country. Every year RRB/RRC recruits candidates for various Technical and Non-Technical posts under Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’. Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) & Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs) have announced lakhs of vacancies in 2019 and from 15th December 2020 Railways will conduct exams for various posts like Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) & Group D. 

Due to the massive outbreak of Coronavirus (Covid-19), many exams conducting bodies have either cancelled or postponed the recruitment examinations. Now, since the dates have been announced the candidates must buckle up and prepare hard for their exams because the competition is going to be immense.

Railway RRB Quantitative Aptitude is one of the most important subjects not only for railway exams but for many other competitive exams. With the right guidance, resources, and practice candidates can get through this competition and crack this examination.

In this article, we will discuss the syllabus, books important tips and strategy for railway RRB quantitative aptitude.

Railway RRB Quantitative Aptitude: Syllabus

Candidates must go through the syllabus for railway RRB quantitative aptitude to get an idea of the topics to be covered.

• Number System
• HCF & LCM
• Simplification
• Decimal Fractions
• Ratio and Proportions
• Percentage
• Time and Distance
• Time and Work
• Profit and Loss
• Average
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Mensuration (2D and 3D)
• Algebra
• Data Interpretation

Railway RRB Quantitative Aptitude: Topics to Prepare First

If you are starting your preparation for railway RRB quantitative aptitude then you finish some topics before the others because these topics will help to make your base strong for other topics. Topics to be covered first are:

• Ratio and Proportion
• Percentages
• Profit and Loss

These are the topics you should start with if you have just started your railway RRB quantitative aptitude. These are topics if covered first will help you in all the other topics because these topics are related to the rest of the topics in one way or the other.

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Railway RRB Quantitative Aptitude: Important Books

Candidates must refer to some of the books to start their preparation with. Also, note that the candidates should refer to a lot of books. Keep your resources minimum and practice a lot. That is the only key to ace railway RRB quantitative aptitude section.

• Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
• Fast Track by Rajesh Verma
• Magical Books on Quicker Maths by M Tyra
• Railway Non-Technical CBT Question Bank 1997 till Date by Kiran Prakashan

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General Tips

Below are some of the tips that the candidates can refer to in order to ace this section.

• Practice Calculations daily: Candidates must give at least 20-30 mins daily for calculation practice.
• Learn Tables, Squares & Cubes: Candidates should learn tables up to 20, squares up to 30 and cubes up to 20. This will help in faster calculations which will help you save a lot of time.
• Build concepts: Candidates must cover the concepts properly and then start attempting questions for any particular topic.
• Complete topics one by one: Cover a topic’s basics first and then do a lot of questions and exam level quizzes and then move onto another topic.
• Learn important formulas: Candidates must learn the important formulae for topics such as algebra, mensuration and other important formulae and keep revising them from time to time.
• Go through previous year papers: Candidates must refer to the previous year papers so that they keep preparing, keeping in mind the demand of the exam without getting off-track.
• Attempt Mock Tests: After you have completed your syllabus and practised sufficient questions, you should start giving mocks to analyse your preparation level.
• Analysis of Mock Tests: Analysis of mock tests is very crucial after you are done with giving mock tests. Get to know your weak areas and start working on them.

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FAQs

Q1. What is the railway RRB quantitative aptitude syllabus?

Ans. Number System, HCF, LCM, Simplification, Decimal Fractions, Ratio and Proportions, Unitary Method, Percentage, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Profit and Loss, Average, Simple and Compound Interest, Mensuration (2D and 3D), Algebra, Data Interpretation.

Q2. Is attempting mock test necessary?

Ans. Yes, after you are done with your syllabus and some practice you should start giving mocks because it will help you get familiar with exam environment and also help you practice a variety of questions.

Q3. What are some of the books I can refer to for railway RRB quantitative aptitude?

Ans. Some of the books you can refer to are:

• Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
• Fast Track by Rajesh Verma
• Magical Books on Quicker Maths by M Tyra
• Railway Non-Technical CBT Question Bank 1997 till Date by Kiran Prakashan