Today (January 24, 2017) was Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Assistant Main Exam 2016. There were 200 questions, which had to be answered in 120 minutes. There were five sections, namely, Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability, General Awareness and Computer Knowledge. All the sections except the section on English Language were available bilingually, that is, both in English and in Hindi. Each question had 5 options. There was negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to any given question.
|
Section |
Total Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Level of Difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Approximate time taken (in minutes) |
|
Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
Moderate-Difficult |
30-32 |
30 |
|
English Language |
40 |
40 |
Moderate-Difficult |
26-28 |
25 |
|
Numerical Ability |
40 |
40 |
Moderate |
23-26 |
35 |
|
General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
Easy |
25-28 |
15 |
|
Computer Knowledge |
40 |
40 |
Moderate |
28-30 |
15 |
|
Total |
200 |
200 |
|
175-180 |
120 |
|
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Analytical Reasoning (Rank Based Puzzle) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Analytical Reasoning (Data Arrangement-8 People working on 2 different dates of 4 different months) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Analytical Reasoning (Linear row arrangement-8 people) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Mathematical Inequalities |
5 |
Easy |
|
Data Sufficiency (2 statement based) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Blood Relation |
3 |
Easy |
|
Alpha Numeric Series |
2 |
Moderate |
|
Alphabet Based Series |
5 |
Easy |
|
Syllogism |
5 |
Easy |
This section primarily saw moderate-difficult level of questions. A candidate could have easily attempted at least 30 questions with good accuracy.
|
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
|
Reading Comprehension (2 RCs - one based
|
15 |
Moderate |
|
Fill in the blanks |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Para-jumbles |
2 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Error Spotting |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
|
Correct/Incorrect Words (5 words were in a sentence) |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
|
Vocab based |
3 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Miscellaneous |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
This section primarily saw moderate-difficult level of questions. A candidate could have easily attempted at least 25 questions with good accuracy.
| Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Data Interpretation (Table-Male/Female Ratio ) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Data Interpretation (Pie Chart ) |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Comparison of Variables |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency (2 statements) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Number Series (Missing Number) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
SI/CI |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Time, Speed and Distance |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Profit, Loss and Discount |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Average |
1 |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Ages |
1 |
Easy |
|
Work and Time |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Ratio & Proportion |
1 |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Miscellaneous (Quant Based) |
8 |
Moderate-Difficult |
This section primarily saw moderate level of questions. A candidate could have easily attempted at least 25 questions with good accuracy.
In general, the difficulty level of this section was easy. This section saw a mix of questions from Current Affairs and Banking. Some questions were from Static Part. 10-15 were asked from Banking and 15-20 questions were asked from current affairs. A candidate could have easily attempted at least 25 questions with good accuracy.
This section comprised questions of moderate level. The questions tested candidates’ basic knowledge of computers. The questions were based on Internet, Microsoft Office, Networking, Hardware and Software. A candidate who has basic knowledge of computers could have easily attempted at-least 25 questions.
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