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How to prepare for Arithmetic in Railways Non Tech exam in 15

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This article is the 1st in a series of 3 articles that will provide a subject wise schedule to prepare for
RRB NTPC exam. In this article we will cover Arithmetic.
There are 100 questions in total in the RRB NTPC (or railways non tech) exam. Out of these,
Arithmetic enjoys a 30% weightage. This implies that 30 questions of 1 mark each, are asked from
different chapters of the arithmetic syllabus in the RRB NTPC exam.
Now let us have a look on How to prepare for the Arithmetic section. The table below provides details
on the following headings :
1. Schedule : This provides a schedule of the day on which you should be covering the concerned
topic(s).
2. Topic : Lists the important topics of the chapter, that you definitely need to cover. There are
links on the topic of the free videos organized for you related to the topic. You shall need to
login to access the same.
3. Chapter : This is the basis of our analysis on Importance of the chapter.
4. Importance : A ranking of High, Medium and Low, based on the degree to which the
concepts of a chapter are expected to be used in solving the arithmetic portion of the exam.
5. Description : provides a detail on why the chapter is important and the concepts you need to
prepare for.

15 day Schedule for preparing the Arithmetic section for RRB NTPC exam
Sched
ule

Topics to be
Covered

From
Chapter

Day 1

Operations
(Addition,
Subtraction,

Operations
on Numbers

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Importa
nce
High

Description
Operations on Numbers is the most important
chapter for the Arithmetic section, as, solving
each question would require you to be good

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Multiplication
and Division) &
Conversions of
integers,
Decimals &
Fractions;
Squares &
Cubes;
BODMAS
Day 2

Percentage

Day 3

at calculations and also because there are a

few direct questions based on BODMAS. It
holds a total weightage of 42% in solving the
railways non tech paper. Conversion of
Decimals, Normal fraction & Mixed Fraction
between one-another; Squares from 1-30 and
Cubes from 1-15 form the important topics of
this chapter.
High

The concept of percentage is the most

important topic from this chapter.
Percentages are used in questions from across
other chapters as well and also a high number
of questions can be expected from its
applications such as Inflation, Discount, Profit
& Loss, and Simple and Compound Interest.

Profit & Loss,

discount,
inflation

High

Basics of Algebra, specifically, to form linear

equations and solving them are required to
solve various questions on work, speed,
mensuration, etc. Also, 1 or 2 questions can
only be solved with a good knowledge of
forming equations; Forming equations for
questions like Father & Son's Age type, Price
of 2 things, Amount of some material into
mixtures etc

Day 4

Simple Interest
& Compound
Interest

High

Questions based on area, perimeter and

diagonals of rectangles and squares find a
regular appearance in the RRB papers

Day5

Forming linear
Equations

Basic
Algebra
Concepts

Medium There are a couple of questions directly from

this chapter. But LCM finds great use in
solving for fractions too. Square Roots & Cube
Roots

Rectangle &
Square

2D
Mensuration

Medium Questions based on area, perimeter and

diagonals of rectangles and squares find a
regular appearance in the RRB papers

Factors, Prime
Factors &

Factors &
Multiples

Medium There are a couple of questions directly from

this chapter. But LCM finds great use in

Day 6

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Percentage
& its
Applications

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Multiples; HCF
and LCM of
Integers &
Fractions

solving for fractions too. Square Roots & Cube

Roots

Day 7

Divisibility
Rules, Cyclicity;
Prime,
Composite &
Co-prime
Numbers

Day 8

Ratios &
Proportions

Ratio,
Medium Ratios and proportions have a few direct
Proportion &
questions. Apart from this, these are used
Partnership
along with percentages in numerous settings.
The most important concept is to know about
the difference between a ratio and a
proportion and which one to use in the
question.

Day 9

Units of Time &

Length; Ages,
Work and Work
& Wages

Time

Medium Most of the questions from this section are

based on Work, a few on Ages and the least
on a combination of Work and Wages where
you need to calculate the proportion of wage
to a worker based on his / her work

Day
10

Units of Speed;
Time, Distance
& Speed;

Speed &
Travel

Day
11

Trains; Boats &

Streams, Pipes
& Cisterns

Medium Most question are of Trains. Some general

questions from time, distance and speed and
may be pipes & cisterns. But you should be
conversant with
Medium

Day
12

Average of
Numbers or
Groups;
Average when
number added
or excluded

Averages

Medium Averages is another type which can be used in

solving questions from some other chapters as
well. But specifically from this, you need to
understand the concept of averages and how
it changes when some terms are increased or
reduced.

Day
13

Linear
Equations,

Solving
Equations

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Medium

Low

Mostly questions are asked related to linear

equations. Sometimes, solving for Quadratic

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Quadratic
Equations,
Inequalities

Day
14

Day
15

equations and Inequalities may also be asked

Arithmetic &
Geometric
Progressions

Progressions

Low

Rare questions on progressions, and finding

the nth term are asked

Cube, Cuboid &

Cylinder

3D
Mensuration

Low

Concepts of Volume and surface area and

their units (and conversion from one unit to
another) for Cubes, Cuboids and Cylinders
mostly figure in the exam. Common question
varieties include melting a cube or cylinder or
painting it

Sum of Internal
& External
Angles

Polygons

Low

Once in a while question based on internal

and external angle of polygons may be asked

Forming tables
from the Data

Tables

Low

Once in a while, a small caselet may be

provided (related to percentage or ratio) and
you will need to put the data into a table and
solve for the question.

Even Numbers
& Odd Numbers

Types of
Numbers

Low

A general idea of number systems, types of

numbers is also good, as an easy question may
be solved through it.

The above provides you with a definitive guide on the topic areas that you need to cover to do well in
the RRB NTPC exams. The above would be very helpful if you are new to preparing for competitive
exams. In that case, you need to first revise all the subject content, as per above schedule, and then
start taking practice tests. However, if you have been preparing for competitive exams, then you
should start with taking a practice test and analyze the weak areas. Then study for these weak areas
and take another test and so on.
Eclonline.com also provides a range of online practice tests in Hindi and English for the railways non
tech exam, from a set of very good publishers.
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