RRB ALP Exam Analysis 17th August 2018 & Questions asked

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Updated On : April 3, 2023

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RRB ALP Exam Analysis 17th August 2018 & Questions Asked

The 3rd Shift of RRB ALP Exam of 17th august 2018, is over now. Are you waiting for reviewing your performance in the exam? Or you are appearing in the next shift? We at Toprankers, have come up with a detailed analysis of the exam. This will help you to evaluate your performance and estimate your score. As you all know the First stage of RRB ALP CBT Exam consist of 4 sections - Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science and General Awareness & Current Affairs. The overall exam timing is 60 minutes and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted. Find the overall as well as sectional difficulty level, topic-wise weightage, no. of good attempts and Questions asked.

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Review Shift 3 – Good Attempts

The First stage of RRB ALP CBT Exam consist of 4 sections - Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science and General Awareness & Current Affairs. The overall exam timing is 60 minutes and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.

RRB ALP & Technician Good Attempts of 3rd shift, 17th August 2018
Name Of the Subject No. Of Questions Marks Difficulty Level No. Of Good Attempts
Mathematics 20 20 Easy 15-17
General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 25 Easy-Moderate 16-18
General Science 20 20 Easy 16-17
General Awareness & Current Affairs 10 10 Easy-Moderate 5-6
Overall 75 75 Easy to Moderate 54-57

Overview of 3rd Shift

There were questions asked from general science & current affairs. Reasoning was easy to moderate for most of the students. Maths was also easy according to the students feedback. In General Science section there were questions from all the three sections.

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RRB ALP Exam Analysis 2018 Shift 3 – Mathematics

Mathematics section was overall easy. Some of the questions were asked on:

RRB ALP General Science Shift 3 Exam Analysis 2018

General Science section was comparatively easy. Some of the questions were asked on:

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Analysis Shift 3 - General Awareness & Current Affairs

General Awareness Section was Easy to Moderate. Few of the questions asked were:

  • 5 Men or 10 Women does a work in 20 days, then 3 men and 4 Women will do the work in how many days?
  • 46% of 250=?
  • {1/(1+Sin theta)}+{1/(1-Sin theta)}
  • LCM of (36,72,126)
  • Rate=4%, Amount = Rs. 1250, Time = 6 yrs, Find Principle?
  • Geometry - 1Q
  • Statistic - 1Q
  • If a number x3311 is divided by 11 and the remainder is 0, then find the value of x?
  • FREE RRB ALP Mock Test

    RRB ALP Exam Analysis Shift 3 - General Intelligence and Reasoning

    The Reasoning section was comparatively easy-moderate. Some of the questions asked were on:

  • What is the degree of angle between hour and minute hand at 5.49am?
  • Number Series - 2,5,11,23..?
  • Alphabet Series - D,W,C,X,K,P,H,?
  • Syllogism - 1Q
  • Direction & Distance - 2Qs
  • Mirror Image - 2 Qs
  • Change in Velocity - 1Q
  • If incidence makes an angle of 30 degree, then what is the angle of reflection?
  • Reduction & Oxidation - 1Q
  • CuO+H2=?
  • What is the atomic number of Phosphorous?
  • Which Vitamin deficiency causes blood clot?
  • In which field is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award given?
  • In which ground did R.Aswin broke the record of Denis Lily's of fastest 300 test wickets?
  • Sangai festival is celebrated in which state?
  • Defense Minister of India?
  • Foreign Secretary of India?
  • Which Chinese person first visited the Nalanda University
  • Who won the 2014 Junior Hockey World Cup?
  • Who wrote the book "Anything but Khamosh"?
  • What is the Official language of Nagaland?

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Review Shift 2 – Good Attempts

RRB ALP & Technician Good Attempts of 2nd shift, 17th August 2018
Name Of the Subject No. Of Questions Marks Difficulty Level No. Of Good Attempts
Mathematics 20 20 Easy-Moderate 15-16
General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 25 Easy 20-21
General Science 20 20 Easy-Moderate 16-17
General Awareness & Current Affairs 10 10 Easy 6-7
Overall 75 75 Easy-Moderate 52-55

Overview of 2nd Shift

There were questions asked from general science & current affairs. Reasoning was easy for most of the students. Maths was also easy according to the students feedback. In General Science section there were more questions from physics.

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RRB ALP Exam Analysis 2018 Shift 2 – Mathematics

Mathematics section was overall moderate. Some of the questions were asked on:

  • 123+ 0.123+ 0.0123 + 0.00123 = ?
  • Square root of 0.09
  • Rate = 4%, Amount - 1250, Time = 6 years, Find Principle?
  • LCM of (36, 72, 126)
  • Partnership -
  • Calendar - If 12 September 2002 was a Sunday, Then 12th September 2003 was which day?
  • Mean, Mode Median -

RRB ALP Exam Analysis Shift 2 - General Intelligence and Reasoning

The Reasoning section was comparatively easy. Some of the questions asked were on:

  • Statement & Conclusion - No Orange is Mango, Some Mango is Apple.
  • Mirror Image and water Image - 2 Qs
  • Number Series - 7, 13, 25, 49,?
  • Blood Relation - 5-6 Qs
  • Trigonometry - If Sin theta + Cos theta = a, Sin theta - Cos theta = ?

RRB ALP General Science Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2018

General Science section was comparatively easy. Some of the questions were asked on:

  • Physics - Formula of Kinetic Energy
    • unit of Weight
    • Formula of Gravity
  • Chemistry - Periodic table - 2 Qs
    • Acid and Base - 1 Qs
    • Reaction between Caustic soda with HCL, What will be the products?
  • Life Science - Question related to Steam and Ovary
    • What deficiency causes Blood Clot?
    • What is seed made up of?
  • Earth Science
  • Computer & Mobile Technology
  • Nutrition
  • Diseases

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Analysis Shift 2 - General Awareness & Current Affairs

General Awareness Section was Moderate. Few of the questions asked were:

  • CEO of Flipkart
  • Who won FIFA World cup
  • Who is the Lok Sabha Speaker?
  • Who won Ranji Trophy 2018?
  • Where does President of India Ramanath Kovind bolng to?
  • Who won Junior Hockey Championship?
  • Who is owner of Delhi Dare Devil?
  • Who is the owner of Mumbai Indians?

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Review Shift 1 – Good Attempts

RRB ALP & Technician Good Attempts of 1st shift, 17th August 2018
Name Of the Subject No. Of Questions Marks Difficulty Level No. Of Good Attempts
Mathematics 20 20 Easy 16-18
General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 25 Easy-Moderate 18-20
General Science 20 20 Easy-Moderate 15-17
General Awareness & Current Affairs 10 10 Easy 6-7
Overall 75 75 Easy-Moderate 51-54

Overview of 1st Shift

There were questions asked from general science & current affairs. Reasoning was easy for most of the students. Maths was moderate according to the students feedback. In General Science section there were more questions from physics and Chemistry.

RRB ALP Exam Analysis 2018 Shift 1 – Mathematics

Mathematics section was overall Easy and solvable. Some of the questions were asked on:

  • Age - The Ration between the age of Ram & Radha is 1:2 & the sum of their ages is 87. Then what is the age of Ram?
  • What is the unit digit of (2153)^167
  • Ratio & Proportion - If 18 man takes 12 days to complete a work, working 6 hrs daily, then how many days it will take for 36 men to do the same work working 3 hrs daily
  • Square root of 576
  • What number should we add with 435 to make it a square root.
  • A is filling a tank in 2 hrs, B is a hole present in the tank. If both A and B works at the same time then it takes 7/3 hours to fill the tank. If the tank is full, then how many hours the tank will empty?
  • Trigonometry - Sin 30+ Cos 30 + (Cos 30/Sin 30) = ?
    • Sin A+ Cos A = 7/5, then Sin A -Cos A = ?
  • Height = 14, Base = 7, Then find the Hypotenuse?

RRB ALP Exam Analysis Shift 1 - General Intelligence and Reasoning

The Reasoning section was comparatively easy but time consuming. Some of the questions asked were on:

  • Statement & Assumption -
  • Statement & Conclusion - Some Cat is Rat, Some Cat is Monkey.
  • Data Sufficiency -
  • Number Series -
  • Counting of Figure -
  • Calendar- If today is Friday. So, what will be the day after 30 days?
    • 15th Feb 2018 is Thursday, then what is 15th Feb 2019

RRB ALP General Science Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2018

General Science section was comparatively easy. Some of the questions were asked on:

  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Life Science
  • Earth Science
  • Computer & Mobile Technology
  • Nutrition
  • Diseases

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Analysis Shift 1 - General Awareness & Current Affairs

General Awareness Section was Moderate. Few of the questions asked were:

  • Sports - Who won French Open 2017?
  • Asia Cup Hockey - 1 Qs
  • CEO of Master Card?
  • Politics - Who won best CM of the year?
  • History - Who Introduced Din-i-llahi
  • CEO of Nokia?
  • Who won the Booker Prize?
  • Full form of Pan Card?
  • Who wrote "Sita The Warrior of Mithila"?
  • Who of the following was not in the Navaratna?
  • Governor - 2 Qs
  • Who was the runner up in under 17 FIFA world cup 2017?
  • Which Indian gave a tabla performance in the Silk Road Summit?
Download RRB ALP Admit Card

Tips for upcoming Shifts

Some of the questions are repeating every day. So check our previous day analysis and know the questions asked in the RRB ALP Exam. Go through the concepts of Physic and Chemistry. Focus on the last few month current affairs.

The RRB ALP admit card are available for downloading in RRB official site. Keep visiting us regularly for more exam review and analysis of the upcoming exams. We are sure that you have worked hard to clear the RRB ALP Examination, and hence, we are confident that your efforts will be rewarded. Just keep going!

All the Best!

RRB ALP Exam Analysis 17th August 2018 & Questions asked

Author : Palak Khanna

April 3, 2023

SHARE

RRB ALP Exam Analysis 17th August 2018 & Questions Asked

The 3rd Shift of RRB ALP Exam of 17th august 2018, is over now. Are you waiting for reviewing your performance in the exam? Or you are appearing in the next shift? We at Toprankers, have come up with a detailed analysis of the exam. This will help you to evaluate your performance and estimate your score. As you all know the First stage of RRB ALP CBT Exam consist of 4 sections - Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science and General Awareness & Current Affairs. The overall exam timing is 60 minutes and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted. Find the overall as well as sectional difficulty level, topic-wise weightage, no. of good attempts and Questions asked.

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Review Shift 3 – Good Attempts

The First stage of RRB ALP CBT Exam consist of 4 sections - Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science and General Awareness & Current Affairs. The overall exam timing is 60 minutes and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.

RRB ALP & Technician Good Attempts of 3rd shift, 17th August 2018
Name Of the Subject No. Of Questions Marks Difficulty Level No. Of Good Attempts
Mathematics 20 20 Easy 15-17
General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 25 Easy-Moderate 16-18
General Science 20 20 Easy 16-17
General Awareness & Current Affairs 10 10 Easy-Moderate 5-6
Overall 75 75 Easy to Moderate 54-57

Overview of 3rd Shift

There were questions asked from general science & current affairs. Reasoning was easy to moderate for most of the students. Maths was also easy according to the students feedback. In General Science section there were questions from all the three sections.

FREE RRB ALP Mock Test

RRB ALP Exam Analysis 2018 Shift 3 – Mathematics

Mathematics section was overall easy. Some of the questions were asked on:

RRB ALP General Science Shift 3 Exam Analysis 2018

General Science section was comparatively easy. Some of the questions were asked on:

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Analysis Shift 3 - General Awareness & Current Affairs

General Awareness Section was Easy to Moderate. Few of the questions asked were:

  • 5 Men or 10 Women does a work in 20 days, then 3 men and 4 Women will do the work in how many days?
  • 46% of 250=?
  • {1/(1+Sin theta)}+{1/(1-Sin theta)}
  • LCM of (36,72,126)
  • Rate=4%, Amount = Rs. 1250, Time = 6 yrs, Find Principle?
  • Geometry - 1Q
  • Statistic - 1Q
  • If a number x3311 is divided by 11 and the remainder is 0, then find the value of x?
  • FREE RRB ALP Mock Test

    RRB ALP Exam Analysis Shift 3 - General Intelligence and Reasoning

    The Reasoning section was comparatively easy-moderate. Some of the questions asked were on:

  • What is the degree of angle between hour and minute hand at 5.49am?
  • Number Series - 2,5,11,23..?
  • Alphabet Series - D,W,C,X,K,P,H,?
  • Syllogism - 1Q
  • Direction & Distance - 2Qs
  • Mirror Image - 2 Qs
  • Change in Velocity - 1Q
  • If incidence makes an angle of 30 degree, then what is the angle of reflection?
  • Reduction & Oxidation - 1Q
  • CuO+H2=?
  • What is the atomic number of Phosphorous?
  • Which Vitamin deficiency causes blood clot?
  • In which field is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award given?
  • In which ground did R.Aswin broke the record of Denis Lily's of fastest 300 test wickets?
  • Sangai festival is celebrated in which state?
  • Defense Minister of India?
  • Foreign Secretary of India?
  • Which Chinese person first visited the Nalanda University
  • Who won the 2014 Junior Hockey World Cup?
  • Who wrote the book "Anything but Khamosh"?
  • What is the Official language of Nagaland?

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Review Shift 2 – Good Attempts

RRB ALP & Technician Good Attempts of 2nd shift, 17th August 2018
Name Of the Subject No. Of Questions Marks Difficulty Level No. Of Good Attempts
Mathematics 20 20 Easy-Moderate 15-16
General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 25 Easy 20-21
General Science 20 20 Easy-Moderate 16-17
General Awareness & Current Affairs 10 10 Easy 6-7
Overall 75 75 Easy-Moderate 52-55

Overview of 2nd Shift

There were questions asked from general science & current affairs. Reasoning was easy for most of the students. Maths was also easy according to the students feedback. In General Science section there were more questions from physics.

FREE RRB ALP Mock Test

RRB ALP Exam Analysis 2018 Shift 2 – Mathematics

Mathematics section was overall moderate. Some of the questions were asked on:

  • 123+ 0.123+ 0.0123 + 0.00123 = ?
  • Square root of 0.09
  • Rate = 4%, Amount - 1250, Time = 6 years, Find Principle?
  • LCM of (36, 72, 126)
  • Partnership -
  • Calendar - If 12 September 2002 was a Sunday, Then 12th September 2003 was which day?
  • Mean, Mode Median -

RRB ALP Exam Analysis Shift 2 - General Intelligence and Reasoning

The Reasoning section was comparatively easy. Some of the questions asked were on:

  • Statement & Conclusion - No Orange is Mango, Some Mango is Apple.
  • Mirror Image and water Image - 2 Qs
  • Number Series - 7, 13, 25, 49,?
  • Blood Relation - 5-6 Qs
  • Trigonometry - If Sin theta + Cos theta = a, Sin theta - Cos theta = ?

RRB ALP General Science Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2018

General Science section was comparatively easy. Some of the questions were asked on:

  • Physics - Formula of Kinetic Energy
    • unit of Weight
    • Formula of Gravity
  • Chemistry - Periodic table - 2 Qs
    • Acid and Base - 1 Qs
    • Reaction between Caustic soda with HCL, What will be the products?
  • Life Science - Question related to Steam and Ovary
    • What deficiency causes Blood Clot?
    • What is seed made up of?
  • Earth Science
  • Computer & Mobile Technology
  • Nutrition
  • Diseases

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Analysis Shift 2 - General Awareness & Current Affairs

General Awareness Section was Moderate. Few of the questions asked were:

  • CEO of Flipkart
  • Who won FIFA World cup
  • Who is the Lok Sabha Speaker?
  • Who won Ranji Trophy 2018?
  • Where does President of India Ramanath Kovind bolng to?
  • Who won Junior Hockey Championship?
  • Who is owner of Delhi Dare Devil?
  • Who is the owner of Mumbai Indians?

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Review Shift 1 – Good Attempts

RRB ALP & Technician Good Attempts of 1st shift, 17th August 2018
Name Of the Subject No. Of Questions Marks Difficulty Level No. Of Good Attempts
Mathematics 20 20 Easy 16-18
General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 25 Easy-Moderate 18-20
General Science 20 20 Easy-Moderate 15-17
General Awareness & Current Affairs 10 10 Easy 6-7
Overall 75 75 Easy-Moderate 51-54

Overview of 1st Shift

There were questions asked from general science & current affairs. Reasoning was easy for most of the students. Maths was moderate according to the students feedback. In General Science section there were more questions from physics and Chemistry.

RRB ALP Exam Analysis 2018 Shift 1 – Mathematics

Mathematics section was overall Easy and solvable. Some of the questions were asked on:

  • Age - The Ration between the age of Ram & Radha is 1:2 & the sum of their ages is 87. Then what is the age of Ram?
  • What is the unit digit of (2153)^167
  • Ratio & Proportion - If 18 man takes 12 days to complete a work, working 6 hrs daily, then how many days it will take for 36 men to do the same work working 3 hrs daily
  • Square root of 576
  • What number should we add with 435 to make it a square root.
  • A is filling a tank in 2 hrs, B is a hole present in the tank. If both A and B works at the same time then it takes 7/3 hours to fill the tank. If the tank is full, then how many hours the tank will empty?
  • Trigonometry - Sin 30+ Cos 30 + (Cos 30/Sin 30) = ?
    • Sin A+ Cos A = 7/5, then Sin A -Cos A = ?
  • Height = 14, Base = 7, Then find the Hypotenuse?

RRB ALP Exam Analysis Shift 1 - General Intelligence and Reasoning

The Reasoning section was comparatively easy but time consuming. Some of the questions asked were on:

  • Statement & Assumption -
  • Statement & Conclusion - Some Cat is Rat, Some Cat is Monkey.
  • Data Sufficiency -
  • Number Series -
  • Counting of Figure -
  • Calendar- If today is Friday. So, what will be the day after 30 days?
    • 15th Feb 2018 is Thursday, then what is 15th Feb 2019

RRB ALP General Science Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2018

General Science section was comparatively easy. Some of the questions were asked on:

  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Life Science
  • Earth Science
  • Computer & Mobile Technology
  • Nutrition
  • Diseases

RRB ALP & Technician Exam Analysis Shift 1 - General Awareness & Current Affairs

General Awareness Section was Moderate. Few of the questions asked were:

  • Sports - Who won French Open 2017?
  • Asia Cup Hockey - 1 Qs
  • CEO of Master Card?
  • Politics - Who won best CM of the year?
  • History - Who Introduced Din-i-llahi
  • CEO of Nokia?
  • Who won the Booker Prize?
  • Full form of Pan Card?
  • Who wrote "Sita The Warrior of Mithila"?
  • Who of the following was not in the Navaratna?
  • Governor - 2 Qs
  • Who was the runner up in under 17 FIFA world cup 2017?
  • Which Indian gave a tabla performance in the Silk Road Summit?
Download RRB ALP Admit Card

Tips for upcoming Shifts

Some of the questions are repeating every day. So check our previous day analysis and know the questions asked in the RRB ALP Exam. Go through the concepts of Physic and Chemistry. Focus on the last few month current affairs.

The RRB ALP admit card are available for downloading in RRB official site. Keep visiting us regularly for more exam review and analysis of the upcoming exams. We are sure that you have worked hard to clear the RRB ALP Examination, and hence, we are confident that your efforts will be rewarded. Just keep going!

All the Best!

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