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).
| 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 |
English - 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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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