IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Main Exam (November 05, 2017) - Analysis (Slot - I)

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Main Exam 2017 was held on November 05, 2017. There were 200 questions spread across 5 sections namely, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language/Hindi Language and Computer Knowledge. All sections except the ‘language section’ were available bilingually. A candidate had to attempt either the section on English Language or Hindi Language. Each question had 5 options, with negative marking of one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question. The paper had to be attempted in 2 hours (120 minutes).

The detailed break-up of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Main Exam 2017 is as follows:

Section	Total Questions	Max. Marks	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Approximate Time Taken (In Minutes)
Reasoning	40	50	Moderate-Difficult	14-16	30
Quantitative Aptitude	40	50	Moderate-Difficult	12-15	35
General Awareness	40	40	Easy-Moderate	29-32	15
English Language/Hindi Language	40	40	Moderate	English -22 Hindi - 25	English - 25 Hindi - 25
Computer Knowledge	40	20	Easy	32-35	15
Total	200	200	Moderate-Difficult	123 - 128	120

Expected Cutoffs - These cannot be given at this stage since there are huge variations in cut-offs among different RRBs depending on their state.

Reasoning Section of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Main Exam 2017:

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
AR (Square Seating Arrangement - 2 variables)	5	Difficult
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement -3 variables)	5	Moderate-Difficult
AR (Data Arrangement - 5 variables)	6	Difficult
AR (Data Arrangement - Schedule -months based)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Data Sufficiency - 2 statements	5	Moderate-Difficult
Input-Output	5	Moderate
Directions	4	Moderate
Statements-Assumptions	5	Moderate-Difficult

The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. The reasoning section of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Main Exam 2017 was dominated by Analytical Reasoning questions.

Quantitative Aptitude Section of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Main Exam 2017:

Topic	Number of Questions (Approx)	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation (Table)	5	Difficult
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Data Interpretation (Pie Chart)	5	Easy - Moderate
Data Interpretation (Caselet)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Number Series -Odd One Out	5	Moderate-Difficult
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate-Difficult
TSD - Boat and Stream	1	Moderate-Difficult
Time and Work	1	Moderate
Ratio and Proportion	1	Moderate-Difficult
Partnership	1	Moderate-Difficult
Mixture/Alligation	1	Moderate
Probability	1	Difficult
SI/CI	1	Moderate-Difficult
PLD	1	Moderate-Difficult
Ages/Average	1	Moderate
Percentage	1	Moderate

The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. There were 4 sets of DI based on table, pie-chart, bar graph and caselet. In the number series questions, wrong number out of the given series had to be identified. The arithmetic part featured questions on Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Time & Work, Averages, Percentages, Ages, Ratio, Boats & Streams, Probability, etc.

English Language Section of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Main Exam 2017:

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension (1 + 1 - Economy based)	7 + 7	Moderate
Cloze Test (Sentence/Phrase based)	10	Easy-Moderate
Para Jumbles	5	Moderate
Fill in the blanks	6	Moderate
Sentence Improvement	5	Moderate

The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate. There were two sets Reading Comprehensions consisting 7 questions each.

General Awareness Section of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Main Exam 2017:

General Awareness was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. Most of the questions were from current affairs including government schemes, banking related schemes.

Computer Knowledge Section of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Main Exam 2017:

This section was easy to attempt. The main areas of focus were Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Networking, Basic Hardware and Software.

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