IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims 2017: A Detailed Exam Analysis
Check exam analysis of IBPS RRB Office Assistant prelims examination 2017. The analysis gives a clear idea of the difficulty level of examination. It will help candidates who have their examination in next slots.
IBPS conducted the preliminary examination for RRB Assistant exam 2017 on 16th and 17th September successfully. The exam was conducted for 80 marks comprised of 80 questions with a time of 45 minutes.
Pattern of Examination: The examination has 2 sections – Reasoning and Quantitative aptitude. Candidates shall be required to qualify in each section as per cut-off marks determined on the basis of performance in each section and also on the total weighted score. Negative marking is applicable for the Objective Test. For every wrong answer, one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
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The Banking team of Jagranjosh.com has come up with a comprehensive analysis of the question paper and the expected cut off for the examination.
Analysis of Examination: The overall difficulty level of the examination was Easy to Moderate.
| Section |
Total Ques. |
Level of Difficulty |
| Reasoning |
40 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
Easy to Moderate |
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The section wise details are as follows:
Reasoning:
The level of difficulty was Easy to Moderate for this section. If you practiced the subject enough, you can easily attempt 30+ questions.
| Topics |
Number of question |
Level of difficulty |
| Circular seating arrangement |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Linear arrangement |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Puzzle |
5+5=10 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Syllogism |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Inequalities |
5 |
Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Number arrangement, Alphabet series, Directions, Odd one out etc. |
5 |
Easy |
| Coding-decoding |
5 |
Easy |
| Total no. of question |
40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
The overall difficulty level of this section was Easy to Moderate. Highest numbers of questions were asked from Approximation/ Simplification and Miscellaneous.
| Topic |
Number of question |
Level of difficulty |
| Data Interpretation |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Approximation/ Simplification |
15 |
Easy |
| Number Series |
5 |
Easy |
| Miscellaneous |
15 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Total no. of question |
40 |
|
Expected Cutoff marks: As per our analysis and difficulty level of the examination, the following Cutoff marks are expected for different a category. It should be noted that IBPS release state-wise cut-off marks for the examination.
| General |
45-50 |
| OBC |
38-43 |
| SC |
22-27 |
Note: The candidates should note that the above cutoffs may vary as it depends upon various factors hence; it is not possible to predict the exact cutoff marks until IBPS declared it on its website. The IBPS will announce cut off marks when the process of selection is over.
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