IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims Exam Analysis
IBPS has begun the Prelims exam for RRB Officer Scale I today. The first and the second slot for the computer-based test is already over. The exam is being conducted in four slots, two in the morning and two in the evening. The exam will be conducted today, tomorrow (August 12) and on August 18. The test was of 45 minutes duration and covered two sections - Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
As per the analysis given by Mr. Mayank Garg, Mentor, Career Launcher, the detailed break-up of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims Exam 2018 is as follows:
Section | Total Questions | Level of difficulty | Good Attempts | Approximate time taken |
Reasoning | 40 | Easy-Moderate | 26-30 | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Easy-Moderate | 20-24 | 25 |
Total | 80 | Easy-Moderate | 55-60 | 45 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims, August 11, 2018, Slot 1 Analysis
Note: Section wise and overall cut-offs are not uniform for all states.
Reasoning:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 Parallel rows -14 persons – Facing North/South) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – 5 persons were facing the centre & 3 were facing outside the center) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 24 persons were in a single row) | 5 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – day/movie based) | 5 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – Box based) | 4 | Moderate |
AR (Arrange in order – Height arrangement) | 3 | Easy - Moderate |
Blood Relation | 3 | Moderate |
Directions | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Number based | 1 | Easy |
Alphabet based | 1 | Easy |
Syllogism | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
The reasoning section was dominated by questions based on analytical reasoning. There were 6 sets of Analytical Reasoning (Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement).The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Quantitative Aptitude:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph – based on No. of tigers in different years and parks.) | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Line Graph – based on 2 stores p and q) | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Caselet based – based on 2 schools/percentage of males and females) | 5 | Moderate |
Number Series (Odd one out series) | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
Comparison of Variables - Quadratic Equations | 5 | Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Quant based word problems - Profit, Loss & Discount, Mixture/Alligation, Time, Speed and Distance, Probability, Time & Work, Mensuration, Partnership, Ages etc.) | 15 | Moderate |
There were three sets of data interpretation. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate and questions were calculative.
IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims, August 11, 2018, Slot 2 Analysis
Reasoning:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 Parallel rows -12 persons – Facing North/South) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – 10 persons were facing the centre) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – No. of persons was to be calculated) | 5 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – Floor/Box based) | 4 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – 7 days/7 sports based) | 3 | Moderate |
Coding - Decoding | 5 | Easy - Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities | 5 | Moderate |
Directions | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Alphabet based | 1 | Easy |
Syllogism | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
The reasoning section was dominated by questions based on analytical reasoning. There were 5 sets of Analytical Reasoning (Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement).The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Quantitative Aptitude:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Data Interpretation (Table based) | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Table based) | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Caselet based) | 5 | Moderate |
Comparison of 2 Quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II | 5 | Moderate |
Number Series (Series Completion) | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
Comparison of Variables - Quadratic Equations | 5 | Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Quant based word problems - Profit, Loss & Discount, Mixture/Alligation, Time, Speed and Distance, Probability, Time & Work, Mensuration, Partnership, Ages etc.) | 10 | Moderate |
There were three sets of data interpretation. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate and questions were calculative,
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