IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Prelims 2018 Exam Analysis and Questions asked – 11th and 12th Aug
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I is one of the most sought-after exams as it is conducted PAN India for recruitment to the rural banks. Lakhs of candidates apply for the exam every year. This year was no different. The Prelims exam is to be held on 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th & 25th August in four shifts each day. The exams for Day 1 and day 2 are already over.
After a detailed conversation with students who have appeared for the exam, we bring you an in-depth analysis of IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam held on 11th August and 12th August along with the questions asked. This will help you all in analyzing the difficulty level of the exam, the topics that were asked, good attempts and also in predicting the questions likely to be asked in your next exam.
Let’s not waste another moment, and directly go to the analysis.
OVERALL GOOD ATTEMPTS:
The exam overall was of moderate level. You can check the overall good attempts for Day 1 and Day 2 of the exam.
| Section | No. of Questions | Good Attempts | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 20-24 | Moderate |
| Reasoning ability | 40 | 22-30 | Moderate |
| Total | 80 | 52-56 | Moderate |
Quantitative aptitude (Moderate)
The level of paper was moderate. Students who have prepared well are sure to score good marks.
Given below is a breakage of questions asked in different shifts
| Topic | (12th Aug- Shift 1)No. of Questions | (12th Aug- Shift 1)Level | (12th Aug- Shift 2)No. of Questions | (12th Aug- Shift 2)Level | (12th Aug- Shift 3)No. of Questions | (12th Aug- Shift 3)Level | (12th Aug- Shift 4)No. of Questions | (12th Aug- Shift 4)Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 10 | Moderate | 15 | Moderate | 10 | Moderate | 10 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Moderate | 5 | Moderate | - | - | 5 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Moderate | 5 | Moderate | 5 | Moderate | 5 | Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Moderate | - | - | 5 | Moderate | 5 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Moderate | 10 | Moderate | 15 | Moderate | 15 | Moderate |
| Quantity 1 and Quantity 2 | 5 | Moderate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Data Sufficiency | - | - | 5 | Moderate | 5 | Moderate | - | - |
| Total | 40 | Moderate | 40 | Moderate | 40 | Moderate | 40 | Moderate |
Reasoning (Moderate)
The level of paper was moderate. There were around 4-5 sets of different puzzles and seating arrangement. As per the students, the question asked were
| Topic | (12th Aug- Shift 1)No. of Questions | (12th Aug- Shift 1)Level | (12th Aug- Shift 2)No. of Questions | (12th Aug- Shift 2)Level | (12th Aug- Shift 3)No. of Questions | (12th Aug- Shift 3)Level | (12th Aug- Shift 4)No. of Questions | (12th Aug- Shift 4)Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 25 | Moderate-Difficult | 25 | Moderate-Difficult | 20 | Moderate-Difficult | 25 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Inequality | 5 | Moderate | 4 | Easy-Moderate | 5 | Easy-Moderate | 5 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Moderate | 5 | Moderate | 3 | Moderate | 5 | Moderate |
| Numeric Series | 1 | Easy-Moderate | - | - | 1 | Moderate | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabets | 2 | Easy-Moderate | 1 | Easy-Moderate | 2 | Easy-Moderate | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 4 | Moderate | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Coding Decoding | - | - | 3 | Easy-Moderate | 5 | Moderate | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Syllogism | - | - | 5 | Moderate | - | - | - | - |
| Direction Sense | - | - | 2 | Moderate | - | - | - | - |
| Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Moderate | 40 | Moderate | 40 | Moderate | 40 | Moderate |
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