Check exam analysis and review of IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2018 or IBPS RRB Clerk Mains 2018. IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) conducted this exam on 7th October 2018.
Total 200 questions were asked in this computer-based online test. Each question carried one mark, and these questions were divided into sections, i.e. English/Hindi Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning, Computer Knowledge and General Awareness. Easy to moderate questions were asked in this test.
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IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Analysis: Exam Pattern
It was a computer-based online exam in which 200 objective questions were. Candidates needed to attempt all the questions in a time duration of 2 hours.
| Name of Tests (Medium of Exam) |
No. of Questions (Max. Marks) |
Duration |
| Reasoning (English/Hindi) |
40 (50) |
Composite time of 2 Hours |
| Numerical Ability (English/Hindi) |
40 (50) |
|
| General Awareness (English/Hindi) |
40 (40) |
|
| Computer Knowledge (English/Hindi) |
40 (20) |
|
| (a)# English Language (English) |
#40 (40) |
|
| (b)# Hindi Language (Hindi) |
#40 (40) |
|
| Total |
200 Questions (200 Marks) |
|
# Candidates can opt either (a) or (b).
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Analysis: Brief overview
| Name of Tests |
Average range of questions (attempted by candidates) |
| Numerical Ability |
18 – 24 |
| Reasoning |
22 – 58 |
| Computer Knowledge |
30 – 35 |
| General Awareness |
25 – 30 |
| Hindi Language or English Language |
25-32 or 25-20 |
| Total |
130 to 145 |
Section-wise analysis of IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam 2018:
Complete section-wise analysis of IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam is given below
Numerical Ability
Easy to moderate questions were asked in this section. More detail about topics from which questions were asked is given below
| Name of Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Data Interpretation |
20 |
Moderate to Difficult |
| Arithmetic Word Problems (Boat & Stream, Mensuration, CI and SI, Profit & Loss, Time & Work etc) |
15 |
Moderate |
| Total |
40 |
Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning
The difficulty level of the question asked in this section was moderate. . More detail about topics from which questions were asked is given below
| Name of Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Coding Decoding |
1 |
Easy |
| Machine Input Output |
1 |
Easy |
| Syllogism |
1 |
Easy |
| Direction Sense |
4 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Blood Relation |
3 |
Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles |
25 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Total |
40 |
Easy to Moderate |
English Language
| Name of Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Correct use of word in sentences |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Errors (Spell Check) |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Moderate |
| Cloze Test |
8 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Error Detection |
7 |
Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Moderate |
| Total |
40 |
Easy to Moderate |
Hindi Language
| Name of Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Cloze Test |
10 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Filler |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Moderate |
| Word Based Error |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Spotting Error |
5 |
Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Total |
40 |
Easy to Moderate |
Computer Knowledge
Basic questions were asked in this section. Most of the questions were related to shortcut keys, abbreviations, internet, Networking, basics of computer software etc.
General Awareness
Questions on current affairs were from the previous six months. About 8 to 10 questions in the exam were asked from static GK and banking awareness.