How to enhance the speed to solve Questions of Quantitative Section in SSC CGL Exams?

Competition exams for government jobs are held every year, but in recent years there has been a rise in the number of contestants and difficulty level of almost all the exams. Higher secondary level exams generally has low difficulty level but high competition. Therefore, it is better to practice accuracy and speed to solve the questions especially in Quantitative Aptitude Section.  

Quantitative Aptitude section is a complex section and most of the candidates find it difficult to score well. It can be scoring in case it is prepared well practiced with time limit.

Significance of Speed in Competitive Exams 

In order to answer 100 questions in 60 minutes, it is very important to have speed in answering the questions and that too accurately. Let us discuss some speed building techniques to attempt the questions.

Tips to Boost Your Speed

1.   Know the syllabus and exam pattern

First and the most important part of the exam preparation is to know the latest syllabus and exam pattern of the exam you are going to take in the near future. Go through the notifications and note down the guidelines and syllabus accurately. Short list the topics according to their importance in the examination by consulting previous year question papers.

2.  Steps to Enchance Your Calculation Speed

Develop speed in calculating numbers with the required applications. Understand the basic calculating skills to make the long calculations easier and quicker. Never calculate in hurry because it might give you wrong answer. It is better to learn multiplication tables from 1 to 20 minimum. Learn the formulae and identities to speed up your calculations rather than doing it ethically. Learn the shortcut methods for calculations by understanding the basics first.  Practice extensively on each and every topic with complex calculations.

Go Through Previous Year Question Papers: This will help candidates to have an idea of the examination pattern. Aspirants should practice the papers during the revision time so that they can know the time limit and can practice weak areas.

Practice is the ultimate way to succeed: The Final thing you should do is practice more and more. The more you practice the more you develop the understanding. So practice the mock papers available at the official website, sample papers and the best source is the old year’s papers.

How to come up to solve Quant Section in SSC Exam 2021

a.  Quantitative section comprises of questions from topics such as:

-      ratio and proportion,

-     profit and loss,

-     time, distance and work,

-     average,

-     allegation,

-     elementary mensuration,

-     algebra,

-     trigonometry,

-     geometry etc.

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Quantitative aptitude section is determined on the following five topics.

1.  Trigonometry

2. Geometry

3. Data Interpretation

4. Algebra

5. Percentage/ Profit, Loss & Discount

Detailed Analysis of every Topic

1.Trigonometry:

By and large easy questions are asked on trigonometry therefore one needs to prepare basics of trigonometry. Always keep in mind the pattern of questions asked in. There is no need to learn all the formulas of Trigonometry only basic formulas can serve the purpose.

2.Geometry

It is one of the important topics for SSC CGL Exam 2021 as most of the questions asked are based on the properties. Therefore master the properties on lines, angles, triangles, quadrilateral, polygon, circles, concept of triplet, etc.

3.Data Interpretation

Data interpretation questions are based on Ratio, Percentage and Average.  Chapters of Arithmetic can be easily solved within 3 to 4 minutes but you need to acquire speed for Data Interpretation calculations as given below:

• Master the data interpretation topics such as Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts, Data Tables, Mixed Graphs, etc.
• Almost all DI questions are based on the three topics of Mathematics such as Percentages, Averages and Ratios. Learn the basis thoroughly.
• Understand the concepts thoroughly to achieve speed and accuracy in these topics by practicing more.

4. Algebra

To master Algebra learn the identities, practice factorization and simplification of polynomials extensively. Practice almost all types of questions based on these topics to attain speed and accuracy.

5. Percentage/ Profit, Loss & Discount:

Learn the basic rules of these topics by learning formulas and their application. Make the basic calculations strong along with approximation concept. Make use of shortcut tricks to save time.

By adopting such tips while preparing for Quantitative Aptitude section one can save 25 percent of time and gain 75 percent accuracy in the exam. It will help you score well in the examination especially in mathematics which is very scoring if we know the concepts thoroughly and can solve the questions quickly. You can go through SSC CGL Notification 2021 for better understandings.

Wishing you luck to get good score in the forthcoming exams!!!

Author Bio: Above content is written and published from India’s Top Bank & SSC coaching in Chandigarh – IBT Institute.