IBPS has conducted the RRB Officer Scale I Mains examination on 11th December 2016. The mains exam consist 200 questions comprises of 5 sections which includes Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language or Hindi Language, & Computer Knowledge.
Analysis of Examination: The overall difficulty level of the exam was Moderate to Difficult.
The Banking team of Jagranjosh.com has come up with comprehensive analysis of the question paper and the expected cut off for the examination.
The section wise details are as follows:
Quantitative Aptitude: This section was Moderate to difficult.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Difficult |
| Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Average, Profit & loss, Ages, SI & CI, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Time & Work, Time, Speed & Time, Boats and streams etc.) | 15 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 |
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Reasoning: This section was Moderate to Difficult.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
| Linear Arrangement | 5 | Difficult |
| Circular arrangement | 5 | Difficult |
| Puzzle | 10 | Easy |
| Analytical Reasoning | 5 | Moderate |
| Coding and decoding | 2 | Difficult |
| Alphabet Series | 3 | Easy |
| Misc (Ranking, Direction sense) | 5 | Easy |
English Language: English section was moderate this time. There were two sets of passages.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 15 | Difficult |
| Sentence fillers | 5 | Moderate |
| Para-jumbles | 5 | Moderate |
| Spotting error | 5 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 10 | Easy |
General Awareness: This section was Easy. The majority of question asked from banking and current affairs in this section. It was scoring section.
Computer Knowledge: The question asked in this section was easy and included the basics only.
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