IBPS has conducted the RRB Officer Scale I Mains examination on 5th November 2017 successfully. The examination was conducted in one shift only. The mains exam consists 200 questions comprises of 5 sections which include Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language or Hindi Language, & Computer Knowledge. Total time allotted for the examination was 120 minutes.
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Analysis of Examination: The overall difficulty level of the exam was Difficult.
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The section wise details are as follows:
Quantitative Aptitude: This section was Difficult. There were 40 questions carrying 50 marks. There were 4 sets of DI. The Data Interpretation (DI) was difficult and DI covered various topics like percentage, profit and loss, average, ratio and proportion etc which made it calculative and time-consuming.
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| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (Bar Graph+ Caselet DI+ Table Graph+ Pie Chart) | 5+5+5+5=20 | Difficult and calculative |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Difficult |
| Number Series (based on Wrong number series pattern) | 5 | Difficult |
| Probability | 1 | Difficult |
| Miscellaneous (Average, Profit & loss, Mixture and Allegation , SI & CI, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Time & Work, Speed & Time, Boats and streams etc.) | 9 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 |
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Note: It is noticed that no question was asked from the topic quadratic equation and Simplification.
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Reasoning: This section was Difficult. Inequality and Syllogism were missing in this section. Puzzle was tough and time-consuming.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level |
| Puzzle | 5+5=10 | Difficult |
| Linear Seating Arrangement | 5 | Difficult |
| Square Seating Arrangement | 5 | Difficult |
| Input-Output (based on double shifting) | 5 | Difficult |
| Analytical Reasoning (statement and Assumption, Statement and Conclusion etc.) | 5 | Difficult |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Difficult |
| Direction Sense, Ranking | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 |
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Hindi Language: The section of Hindi Language was moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level |
| Reading Comprehension (अपठित गद्यांश) | 10 | Moderate |
| Sentence rearrangement (वाक्यों को क्रम में लगाना) | 5 | Moderate |
| Synonyms ('पर्यायवाची शब्द) | 5 | Moderate |
| Spotting error (वाक्य में त्रुटी) | 5 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test (रिक्त-स्थान की पूर्ति) | 10 | Easy |
| Word Usage | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 |
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Note: Candidates have to attempt either Hindi or English.
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English Language: English section was moderate this time. There were two sets of passages of moderate level. The passage was based on Economy. The new type of questions has introduced in this section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 7+7=14 | Moderate |
| Sentence improvement | 5 | Moderate |
| Identify the opposite pairs | 6 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test (conventional type) | 5+5=10 | Easy |
| Cloze Test (New Type- candidates have to filled sentence or phrase for each blank ) | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 |
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General Awareness: This section was Easy to Moderate. The majority of question asked from banking awareness, static GK and current affairs in this section. It was scoring section.
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