What to expect
Questions range from straightforward arithmetic to multi-step problems and data-interpretation sets. The section is time-pressed, so deciding what to skip matters as much as what to solve.
Topics to cover
- Arithmetic: percentages, ratio, profit and loss, mixtures and interest
- Algebra and number system, geometry and mensuration
- Permutation, combination and probability basics
- Data interpretation with tables and charts
Mock-test routine
Use sectional tests to identify your quickest topics, and complete those first in the real paper. Review wrong answers by classifying them as concept, calculation or time-pressure errors. Fundamentals practice from percentage and data interpretation drills reduces errors under pressure.
Related: Verbal and Logical Ability, the XAT strategy and the XAT hub.