IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims Exam Analysis : 6th November 2016 (Slot 2 & 3)

Dear Aspirants,

Hope you are doing good! The IBPS RRB examination 2016 is doing pretty well with the examination held on 6^th of November 2016. The timings of the 2nd and 3rd slots were 10: 30 AM onwards (slot 2) and 12: 00 PM onwards (slot 3).

The IBPS RRB examination on 6^th November 2016 was supposed to be conducted in five slots. Hence, we bring you the complete analysis of 2^nd and 3^rd slots of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I examination conducted on 6^th November 2016.

Slot 2

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims 2016 (Slot 2): Overall Analysis

The overall difficulty level of the slot was Moderate.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims 2016 (Slot 2): Summary of Analysis

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims 2016 (Slot 2): Section- wise Analysis

Let us go through the analysis of the individual sections:

(A) Quantitative Aptitude:

(i) Good Attempts- If you attempt (26 to 32) number of questions, you can easily pass through the cut off marks

(ii) Difficulty level: The level of difficulty of this section can be stated as (Easy-Moderate).

• Number Series – 5 Questions (Moderate) (Based on the same pattern as that of the previous slots)
• Approximation/ Simplification – 5 Questions (Easy )
• Data Interpretation (3 Sets) – 15 Questions (Easy to Moderate) (Calculative) Tabular graph ((based on the production of 2 companies M and N in different years), Pie Chart (Based on the percentage and ratio of Assistant Professors and Professors in a college) , Bar graph 
• Quadratic Equation – 5 Questions (Easy)
• Miscellaneous Questions – 10 Questions (Moderate)     
  The miscellaneous questions were asked from the following topics– Age, Probability, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Time & Work, etc.

(B) Reasoning Ability:

(i) Good Attempts- If you attempt (22 to 27) number of questions, you can easily pass through the cut off marks

(ii) Difficulty level: The level of difficulty of this section can be stated as (Moderate).

• Syllogism – 5 Questions (Easy)
• Inequality – 5 Questions (Easy)      
• Puzzle – (Floor) 10 Questions(Easy) (based on floor arrangement – 9 people on 9 different floors) , (person watching 7 different movies on different days of the week week)
• Seating Arrangement – Square – 5 Questions (Moderate) (8 people sitting on corners of a square, some facing outside and some facing inward)
• Linear Seating Arrangement – 5 Questions(Easy)
• Direction – 2 Questions(Easy)
• Blood Relation – 3 questions(Easy)
• Miscellaneous Questions – 5 Questions (Easy to Moderate) (Alphabetical Series, Coding – Decoding etc.)

Slot 3:

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims 2016 (Slot 3): Overall Analysis

The overall difficulty level of the slot was Moderate.                  

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims 2016 (Slot 3): Summary of Analysis

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims 2016 (Slot 3): Section- wise Analysis

(A) Quantitative Aptitude:

(i) Good Attempts- If you attempt (26 to 32) number of questions, you can easily pass through the cut off marks

(ii) Difficulty level: The level of difficulty of this section can be stated as (Easy-Moderate).

• Number Series – 5 Questions (Moderate) (Based on the same pattern as that of the previous slots)
• Approximation/ Simplification – 5 Questions (Easy )
• Data Interpretation (3 Sets) – 15 Questions (Easy to Moderate) Tabular graph(Tabulative), Pie Chart (Tabulative), Bar graph (Based on production of 2 companies)
• Quadratic Equation – 5 Questions (Easy)
• Miscellaneous Questions – 10 Questions (Moderate)     
  The miscellaneous questions were asked from the following topics– Age, Probability, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Time & Work, etc.

(B) Reasoning Ability:

(i) Good Attempts- If you attempt (22 to 27) number of questions, you can easily pass through the cut off marks

(ii) Difficulty level: The level of difficulty of this section can be stated as (Moderate).

• Syllogism – 5 Questions (Easy)
• Inequality – 5 Questions (Easy)      
• Puzzle – (Floor) 10 Questions(Easy) (based on floor arrangement), (other questions based on diff mobiles sold in different days of a week) 
• Seating Arrangement – Square – 5 Questions (Moderate) (people sitting around rectangle some facing outside and some facing inward)
• Linear Seating Arrangement – 5 Questions(Easy) (9 people all facing north)
• Direction – 2 Questions(Easy)
• Blood Relation – 3 questions(Easy)
• Miscellaneous Questions – 5 Questions (Easy to Moderate) (Alphabetical Series, Coding – Decoding etc.)

We hope that you this article is helpful for you. Stay in touch for more updates for forthcoming slot updates. Till then, we wish you good luck!