11th December 2016 - Morning Slot
IBPS CWE RRB Officer Scale-I (Main) 2016 exam was held on December 11, 2016.The exam was conducted from 09:30 am to 11:30 am.
Here we bring to you in-depth analysis of the IBPS CWE RRB Officer Scale-I (Main) 2016 exam.
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).
The pattern of IBPS CWE RRB Officer Scale-I (Main) 2016 is as follows:
|
Section |
Total Questions |
Max. Marks |
Level of Difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Good Score |
Approximate Time Taken (In Minutes) |
|
Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
Moderate-Difficult |
30 |
26-28 |
30 |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
50 |
Moderate-Difficult |
25 |
21-23 |
35 |
|
General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
Moderate |
30 |
24-26 |
15 |
|
English Language/Hindi Language |
40 |
40 |
Moderate |
English - 25 and Hindi -29 |
English 20 -22 and Hindi 24 -26 |
English - 25, Hindi - 25 |
|
Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
Easy |
25 |
19 -22 |
15 |
|
Total |
200 |
200 |
Moderate-Difficult |
135 - 140 |
128 - 135 |
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.
The details of the individual sections in IBPS CWE RRB Officer Scale-I (Main) 2016 are given below:
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Syllogism |
6 |
Moderate |
|
Linear Seating Arrangement |
10 |
Moderate |
|
Puzzles |
10 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Logical Reasoning |
8 |
Moderate |
|
Alphabet Series |
3 |
Moderate |
|
Miscellaneous |
3 |
Moderate-Difficult |
The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. The reasoning section of IBPS CWE RRB Officer Scale-I (Main) 2016 exam was dominated by puzzles and seating arrangement questions. Linear seating arrangement had 12 people facing North and South.
There were 2 sets of puzzles. One of them was based on 7 boxes containing different articles, while the other puzzle was based on 7 cars of different colors that travel different distances.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions (Approx) |
Difficulty Level |
|
Number Series |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Quadratic Equations |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Data Interpretation |
15 |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Miscellaneous |
15 |
Moderate-Difficult |
The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. There were 3 sets of DI based on pie-chart, bar graph and missing DI. 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 |
10 |
Moderate |
|
Odd One Out |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Para Jumble |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Cloze Test |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Spot the Error |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Spelling |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate. In Para Jumbles, odd sentence out of the given sentences had to be identified.
General Awareness was moderate in terms of difficulty level. Most of the questions were from current affairs including government schemes, banking related schemes.
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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