GMAT Quantitative Section : Structure & Question Types

The Graduate Management Admission Test [GMAT] is conducted by GMAC. This test measures your aptitude for management education. It seeks to find out how well you can use whatever you do know. GMAT Test takes 3 hours and 7 minutes to solve, excluding breaks.

The score Range is 200–800

GMAT is a computer-adaptive test. So, things you should know :

• Once you answer a question, you can’t go back to it.
• You will get harder or easier question depending on whether your previous answers were right or wrong.
  If the answer to the previous question is incorrect, the following question will be of lower difficulty level and will get scored accordingly.
• You can select Section order.
• The calculator is not permitted in Quantitative Section

Let’s talk about the Quant Section on GMAT:

Quantitative Section has 31 questions to be completed in 62 minutes. So, you have 2 minutes per question.
This section evaluates your ability to analyze data and draw conclusions using reasoning skills.

Quant Topics tested on GMAT are:

Arithmetic:

1. Number System
2. Multiples and factors
3. Fractions
4. Decimals
5. Percentages
6. Averages
7. Powers and roots
8. Profit and Loss
9. Simple and Compound Interest
10. Speed, Time, and Distance
11. Pipes, Cisterns, and Work Time
12. Ratio and Proportion
13. Mixtures and Alligations
14. Descriptive statistics
15. Sets
16. Probability
17. Permutations and Combinations
18. Algebra:
19. Monomials, polynomials
20. Algebraic expressions and equations
21. Functions
22. Exponents
23. Arithmetic and Geometric Progression
24. Quadratic Equations
25. Inequalities and Basic statistics

Geometry:

1. Lines and angles
2. Triangles
3. Quadrilaterals
4. Circles
5. Rectangular solids and Cylinders
6. Coordinate geometry

There are two Question Formats in Quantitative Section:

1. Problem Solving: PS is the same old MCQs type questions for which you need to calculate the answer and choose one out of the given 5 answer choices.

Let’s look at sample PS Question

2. Data Sufficiency: For DS type questions, all you need to do is interpret whether the given data is sufficient to answer or not. You don’t have to solve anything in this type.

There are fixed answer choices in the DS type.

Now Let’s have a look at the Sample DS question:

Now, the question arises- How to study for GMAT Quant??

Practice, Practice, Practice.

This is the only key as the Math you need here is what you learned in high school. You just need to be clear on basic concepts and the rest is about applying what you know using the tricks and strategies.

All the best!