IBPS has begun the first stage of Office Assistant exam i.e., the IBPS RRB Prelims exam. Candidates successfully clearing the Prelims exam will be eligible for the Mains Exam. Candidates who are appearing for the IBPS RRB can go through the detailed IBPS RRB Exam Review for Office Assistant Shift 1 exam here.

Check Complete IBPS RRB Exam Analysis to know the overall difficulty level of Prelims Officer Scale I Exam.

• The IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam is conducted in four shifts for 2 days.
• Check the IBPS RRB Cut Off to know the qualifying marks for next stage of the exam.
• Here is the IBPS RRB Exam Analysis & IBPS RRB Office Assistant Paper for Shift 1 that informs students about the difficulty level of the paper, good attempts, and number of questions from each section
• We have compiled the feedback from students who have appeared for the exam to provide the difficulty level of the paper.
• Also, know the number of good attempts and questions asked in the Office Assistant Prelims Exam.
• According to the feedback, candidates who had practiced IBPS RRB Previous Year Question Papers regularly were able to attempt most of the questions.

What did the Students say about IBPS RRB Office Assistant August 18, 2019, Shift 1 Exam?

• Students felt that numerical ability section was difficult in this shift. 
• No questions were asked from wrong number series.
• Students felt that reasoning was relatively easy to do and candidates could answer most questions. 

Sections	No. of Questions	Overall Good Attempts	Overall Difficulty Level
Reasoning	40	37-38	Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	40	30-31	Moderate to Difficult
Total	80	67-69	Moderate

IBPS RRB Shift 1 Exam Analysis - Reasoning

Following is the list of questions asked from eacth topic in the Logical Reasonin section of the IBPS RRB Shift 1 exam.

• Age based puzzle: 3 Questions
• Uncertain number of people Linear Arrangement: 5 Questions
• Dual Row: 5 Questions
• Square based arrangement: 5 questions
• Blood relation: 3 questions
• Odd One out: 1 questions
• inequalitites: 4 questions
• Random sequencing: 4 questions- The 4 words in random sequencing were PAT, RED, KIN & HUM
• Words backward forward arrangement: 2 questions
• Syllogism: 3 Questions

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Shift 1 Exam Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude

Following is the list of questions asked from each topic in the Numberical/Quantitative aptitude section.

1. Simplification: 12 Questions
2. Missing Number Series: 4 Questions
3. Quadratic: 3 Questions
4. Word Problem: 8 Questions
5. Table: 5 Questions
6. Line graph: 5 Questions
7. Caselet: 3 Questions

What did the Students say about IBPS RRB Office Assistant August 17, 2019, Shift 1 Exam?

Here are the reviews and comments for IBPS RRB Office Assistant Shift 1 Exam. Take a look at the feedback received by students who appeared for the examination.

• Overall the shift 1 paper was easy and most of the students could attempt all the questions.
• According to students, the IBPS RRB Exam paper was easy and most of the questions appeared from previous year paper.
• We have also updated section-wise solutions for the Quant section. Candidates can know how to answer tricky questions easily. 

Sections	No. of Questions	Overall Good Attempts	Overall Difficulty Level
Reasoning	40	34-37	Easy
Quantitative Aptitude	40	32-35	Easy-moderate
Total	80	68-72	Easy-moderate

IBPS RRB Clerk Shift 1 Exam Analysis - Reasoning

Here are the questions that appeared in the Reasoning section. 

• Question-based on North facing people
• Uncertain line question
• Weight-related puzzle (arrange the boxes based on the weight)
• Circle arrangement questions
• Row related puzzle
• Floor based question
• 4 Syllogism questions
• 4-5 Inequality questions
• 3 Direction related questions
• Pair rleated question in Miscellaneous section

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Shift 1 Exam Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude

Go through the Quant questions appeared in the exam.

• 4-5 Simplification problems
• Train related problem
• 1 Boat related problem
• DI - 1 bar graph, 1 table questions
• 4 questions from Wrong number series topic
• 4 quadratic equations
• Profit and loss, word problems - 12-13 questions

Solving Number Series Questions from IBPS RRB Clerk Shift 1 exam

Watch this video to know how to solve the number series questions that were asked in IBPS RRB today's Clerk exam. 

Reasoning Questions Asked in IBPS RRB Clerk Shift 1 Exam

Here is the video that explains students to know which questions appeared from reasoning section and how to answer them.

What did the Students say about IBPS RRB Officer Scale I August 4, 2019, Shift 1 Exam?

We will update the remarks and comments received from students after the completion of the examination. Here is the table below comprising of the number of questions appeared from each section along with the number of Good attempts in Shift 1.

• Miscellaneous was calculative so it is advised for students to attempt them carefully
• Quant was easy with proper practice and solving questions from all topics
• According to candidates, most of the questions appeared from expected questions and previous year papers.
• The paper was easy according to the feedback received by most of the students.
• Reasoning section involved all trending questions.
• Overall the paper was easy to moderate level.

Sections	No. of Questions	Overall Good Attempts	Overall Difficulty Level
Reasoning	40	32-36	Easy
Quantitative Aptitude	40	34-36	Easy-moderate
Total	80	66-72	Easy-moderate

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Shift 1 Analysis - Reasoning

The overall difficulty level of shift 1 Reasoning for August 4, 2019, was easy. Candidates can check the questions asked in the examination here.

1. 5 Questions from Coding and Decoding

2. Blood relation question - 1 question

3. 1 question from Parallel line seating

4. Square-based puzzle

5. Date and month puzzle

6. North and south-facing puzzle

7. 5 questions from Inequality topic

8. Arrangement of letters

9. imperative word - find the number of pairs

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Shift 1 Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude

The overall difficulty level of shift 1 Quantitative Aptitude for August 4, 2019, was easy to moderate level. Candidates can check the questions asked in the examination here.

1. 2 DI Questions - Find the percentage of employees (males & females) question

2. find the next number in the series question: 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28. ....

3. Percentage based question

4. Questions of quadratic equations topic- 6 questions

5. series topic (missing series) - 6 questions

6. 1 question from Boat and streams, time and work, 

7. Partnership topic- 1 question

8. Series question: 3.5, __, 21, 84, 425, 2520

9 find the missing number: 4, 7, 12, 20, __

Here are the Solved Questions from Shift 1 Quantitative Aptitude Section

1) 7*0.5+1=4.5
4.5*1+1=5.5
5.5*2+1=12
12*4+1=49
49*8+1=393

2) 4. 7. 12. 20. 32. 49
3. 5. 8. 12. 17
2. 3. 4. 5

3) 13. 20. 46. 109. 233. 448
2³-1 3³-1 4³-1 5³-1. 6³-1

4) 46. 50. 41. 57. 32. 68
+2². -3². +4². -5². +6²

5) 66. 75. 70. 79. 74. 83
+9. -5. +9. -5. +9

6) 3.5. 7. 21. 84. 420. 2520
*2. *3. *4. *5. *6

7) Find the missing number questions (Number series questions): 66, 75, 70, 79, 74, 83 

Ans: +9, -5, +9, -5, 

8) 46, 50, 41, 57, 32, 68

Ans: +4, -9, +16, -25, +36

9) 3.5, 7, 21, 84, 420, 2520

Ans: x2, x3, x4, x5, x6

10) 4, 7, 12, 20, 32, 49

Ans: 3,   5,     8,    12,   17

         +2,   +3,  +4,   +5

IBPS RRB Memory Based Paper

Here are the IBPS RRB Memory Based Questions compiled from previous year Shift 1 examination. Candidates can go through these questions to know the expected questions in IBPS RRB Prelims Examination.

IBPS RRB Shift 1 Questions - Reasoning

Study the following digit-letter-symbol sequence carefully and answer the questions given below:

S * V G L 2 $ D = H # 9 N % B < K 5 & A Y ? U E + Z @ 7 F 6

1. Which is sixth to the left of the eighteenth element from the left?

a) % 

b) C 

c) 5

d) 9 

e) None of these

2. If the above sequence is written in reverse order then which of the following will be sixth to the right of the sixteenth element from the right end? 

a) H

b) A 

c) K

d) U

e) None of these

3. If the first fifteen elements in the above sequence are written in reverse order, then which of the following will be twenty-fourth from the right end?

a) 2 

b) $ 

c) =

d) # 

e) None of these

4. What should come in place of question mark in the following on the basis of above sequence? 

* S G : F 6 @ L G $ : Z @ E D $ H : ?

a) # H N 

b) U E Y

c)  U ? + 

d)  U E ?

e) None of these

5. How many such numbers are there in the above sequence, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a symbol?

a) Nil 

b) One 

c) Three

d) Four

e) None of these

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eleven persons are sitting in a circular table facing center and M is one of the people among the group. B sits two places away from P. Q sits fourth to the right of B. Three persons are sitting between Q and H. A sits fourth to the right of R. Neither A nor R is an immediate neighbor of B or H. Y sits third to the right of X. F sits fourth to the right of G.

6. Who sits immediate left of M?

a) R

b) A

c) Q

d) Y

e) H

7. How many persons are sitting between B and F when counted from left of F?

a) 5

b) 6

c) 2

d) 4

e) 3

8. What is the position of H with respect to G?

a) Second to the right

b) Third to the right

c) Immediate right

d) Fourth to the right

e) Fourth to the left

9. Which of the following statement is true?

a) F sits fourth to the left of M

b) M and R are not immediate neighbor

c) P sits third to the right of G

d) A sits second to the left of H

e) None of them is correct

10. Four of the five among the following are similar in such a way to form a group, which one of the following doesn’t belong to group?

a) P, B

b) R, Q

c) A, Y

d) F, X

e) G, M

IBPS RRB Shift 1 Questions - Quantitative Aptitude

1. Find the wrong term in the series: 758, 800, 851, 927, 1053, 1258

a) 1053

b) 1258

c) 927

d) 758

e) 851

2. Find the term that to be placed in the series:  21, 23, 37, 71, 133, ? 

a) 321

b) 231

c) 319

d) 237

e) 235

3. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in:  

       11. 2115 ÷ ? = 94 × 15

a) 1.25

b) 2.75

c) 1.5

d) 3

e) 1.75

Solve the following quadratic equations to find out the values of p and q. After that, find out the relationship between p & q and mark your answer accordingly.

4. 9p2 – 21p + 12 = 0 ; 18q2 – 50q + 32 = 0

 a) p > q

b) p < q

c) p ≥ q

d) p ≤ q

e) p = q or no relation can be established between ‘p’ and ‘q’.

5. 3p2 – 8p – 60 = 0 ; 20q2 –288q + 1036 = 0

a) p > q

b) p < q

c) p ≥ q

d) p ≤ q

e) p = q or no relation can be established between ‘p’ and ‘q’

6. What is the approximate value of:   (32/7) of [8955.21 – 2368.13] + 234.5 =? + 3429.87

a) 31560

b) 22440

c) 26920

d) 34280

e) 17650

7. [(46.04)² ÷ 23 × 6.11] ÷ 12 = 2.99 ×? – 788 ÷ 3

a) 158

b) 103

c) 215

d) 267

e) 99

8. One rupee coins, 50paise coins and 25paise coins, whose numbers are proportional to 3, 3 ½ and 4 are together worth Rs.161. Find the number of 25paise coin

a) 132

b) 98

c) 112

d) 102

e) None of these

9. A bucket contains a mixture of milk and water in the proportion 2 : 1. If 6litres of mixture is replaced by 6litres of water, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 4 : 5, what was the quantity of water contained in the bucket?

a) 12

b) 10

c) 18

d) 15

e) None of these

10. A, B and C together complete the work in 6 12/43 days while B alone can complete the work in 15 days and C alone can complete the same work in 27 days. How many days A can take to complete the work alone?

a) 14 days

b) 22 days

c) 18 days

d) 16 days

e) None of these