IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) Mains 2019 Exam Analysis (Over-All):
SECTIONS GOOD ATTEMPTS
**Hindi Language 21-26
**English Language 24-28
Reasoning 27-32
Quantitative Aptitude 12-16
Computer Knowledge 23-27
General Awareness 26-30
TOTAL 139-152
**Candidates need to attempt any one section.
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate-Difficult)
This section had 40 questions for 50 marks. The level of Quantitative Aptitude was Moderate and there were 4 sets of Data Interpretation Questions.
Following were the types of DI:
(i) Caselet DI (Based on Year, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015)
(ii) Tabular DI (Based on Apple & Banana)
(iii) Double Pie Chart DI (Based on teaching & non-teaching staff)
(iv) Caselet DI (Based on sale of 2 wheelers,3 wheelers & 4 wheelers)
Topic No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 20 Moderate
Quantity 1: Quantity 2 05 Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous (Train Based,
Boat & Stream,
CI and SI, Profit & Loss,
Time and Work, Partnership,
Age Based, Mensuration etc.) 15 Moderate
Total 40 Moderate
**English Language (Easy-Moderate)
The level of English Language section was Easy-Moderate. There was one set of Reading Comprehension which consisted of 10 questions. Out of 10 questions 1 question was based on filler. The theme of RC was Dolphin and Human interaction. The cloze test was based on Artificial Intelligence.
Topic No. of Questions Level
Reading Comprehension 10 Easy-Moderate
Word Swapping 05 Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test 10 Easy-Moderate
Sentence Correction 05 Easy
Single Word Fillers 05 Easy
Sentence Rearrangement 05 Easy-Moderate
Total 40 Easy-Moderate
Reasoning Ability (Easy-Moderate)
The level of reasoning was Easy-Moderate. Total 40 questions were asked in this topic. Following were the types of puzzles asked:
(i) Circular Seating Arrangement (8 People facing inside, based on Age)
(ii) Floor Based Puzzle (9 Floors, single variable)
(iii) Box Based Puzzle (10 boxes)
(iv) Parallel Row Puzzle (North South direction, 7 people each side)
(v) Month Based Puzzle (3 months, 2 dates, 6 people, 6 city)
The questions were:
Topic No. of Questions Level
Direction Based 03 Easy
Alphabet Based 01 Easy
Number Based 01 Easy-Moderate
Coding Decoding 05 Easy
Order & Ranking (Based on Direction) 03 Easy
Blood Relation 03 Easy
Total 40 Easy
Computer Knowledge (Easy-Moderate)
The level of this section was very basic most of the questions basic knowledge of computer & its application. Some of the questions/topics asked:
(i) MS Office
(ii) Shortcut Key
(iii) Binary to Decimal
(iv) Operating System
(v) MAC Address
(vi) Common Pointing Device
General Awareness (Easy-Moderate)
Most of the questions were asked from current affairs. Current Affairs of August, May, June & July dominated. No question was asked from static awareness, Union Budget and Economy Survey. Some of the questions/topics Asked:
(i) NASA Apollo 11
(ii) Operation Sunrise
(iii) Question based on Autobiography
(iv) National park
(v) Hemis Festival
(vi) Wimbledon 2019
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