IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims 2018 – 18th August – Exam Analysis- All shifts
The much anticipated of IBPS RRB office assistant Prelims 2018 was held today in four different shifts. A lot of aspirants appeared for the exam thus bringing them a step closer to the goal.
We interacted with many students throughout the day and these students helped us in analyzing the exam. We thereby have compiled for you all the details of today’s exam in this analysis. This analysis is going to help all those who have appeared for the exam, see where they stand in terms of good attempts. This will also benefit those aspirants whose exam is yet to come. You can analyze the difficulty level and the questions that were asked along with the marks distribution through this analysis.
For the detailed analysis of all the shifts of IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims 2018 – 18th August check,
Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3 Shift 4
Let’s check the overall analysis of the exam
OVERALL GOOD ATTEMPTS:
The exam overall was of easy to moderate level.
| Section | No. of Questions | Good Attempts | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 25-30 | Easy-Moderate |
| Reasoning ability | 40 | 27-32 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 80 | 65-72 | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 1:
Quantitative aptitude (Easy-Moderate)
The level of the paper was easy to moderate. Students who have prepared well are sure to score good marks.
A tabular DI and caselet were asked.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 10 | Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate)
The level of this section was easy to moderate. There were 4 different sets of puzzles and seating arrangement which are as follows:
- Linear Seating Arrangement, single line, 6 people
- Box-based puzzle, 7 boxes
- Month based puzzle
- Random arrangement based puzzled, the salary of 6 persons was given
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 3 | Moderate |
| Coding Decoding | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Numeric Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 4 | Moderate |
| Alphabet | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 2:
Quantitative aptitude (Easy-Moderate)
The level of the paper was easy to moderate. Students who have prepared well are sure to score good marks.
Only 1 DI was asked and the number of questions asked from arithmetic problems was more.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 5 | Moderate |
| Quadratic equation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 15 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate)
The level of this section was easy to moderate. There were 3 different sets of puzzles and seating arrangement which are as follows:
- Book based (7 Books)
- Linear Seating Arrangement (6 person)
- Random puzzle (8 person)
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 3 | Moderate |
| Coding Decoding | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Numeric Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 2 | Moderate |
| Alphabet | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| miscellaneous | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 3:
Quantitative aptitude (Easy-Moderate)
The level of the paper was easy to moderate. DI asked was based on a line graph. The questions were doable.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 5 | Moderate |
| Quadratic equation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification/approximation | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 15 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate)
The level of this section was easy to moderate. There were 3 different sets of puzzles and seating arrangement which are as follows:
- Circular based (8 persons)
- Linear Seating Arrangement (8 persons facing North)
- Random puzzle (7 days and 7 countries)
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Syllogism | 4 | Moderate |
| Alpha-Numeric-Symbol series | 5 | Easy |
| Numeric Series | 3 | Moderate |
| Inequalities | 4 | Easy |
| Alphabet | 2 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| miscellaneous | 4 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 4:
Quantitative aptitude (Easy-Moderate)
The level of the paper was easy to moderate. Like shift 2 and shift 3, only 1 DI (bar graph)was asked and the number of questions asked on simplification was more hence giving a higher edge to the students to score marks.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quadratic equation | 5 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification/approximation | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate)
The level of this section was easy to moderate. Unlike the other shifts, more questions on puzzles and seating arrangement were asked in this section. The types of puzzle and seating arrangement asked are as follows:
- Single Line Seating Arrangement (All persons are facing north)
- Circular Seating Arrangement (8 persons facing center)
- Parallel Seating Arrangement (6 persons, 2 person facing south and 4 facing north)
- Comparison based Random puzzle
- Floor Based puzzle (7 Floor and 7 Person)
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 22 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 5 | Moderate |
| Alpha-Numeric-Symbol series | 5 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabet | 2 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
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