The first day of the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary Exam was conducted on 7th August 2022. The board has announced around 4500+ vacancies for the clerical cadre in the Grameen bank across states. As we know that the selection process of the RRB Office Assistant comprises two levels i.e., preliminary exam and the Mains exam. To choose deserving candidates for the same, the Preliminary examination has been scheduled for August 07th, 13th and August 14th, 2022.
The candidates who have appeared for the exam on the first day have shared their valuable feedback with us. As per the feedback, we have compiled this article and try mentioning the important topics that could be asked in the examination on August 14, 2022. The candidates can go through the same and plan their examination accordingly.
The candidates who have appeared for the exam on the first day have shared their valuable feedback with us. As per the feedback, we have compiled this article and try mentioning the important topics that could be asked in the examination on August 14, 2022. The candidates can go through the same and plan their examination accordingly.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary Exam
The IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary exam is the first stage of the selection process and comprises two subjects i.e. Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. Each section will have 40 questions making the total number of questions 80.
- The preliminary exam of the RRB Office Assistant will be held online.
- There will be only two subjects in the exam i.e. Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability and each subject will have 40 questions.
- The language of the questions asked in the exam will be in English or the official language of the state.
- The candidate will get 1 mark for each correct answer while 0.25 marks will be deducted for the wrong answer marked.
- The candidates will get a composite timing of 45 minutes to complete the preliminary test,
| Subjects | Maximum Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary Exam Analysis
IBPS has conducted the IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam in multiple shifts on Day 1 i.e. 07 August 2022. The candidates can check out the section-wise analysis of the Clerk exam in the space below:
Reasoning Ability
Reasoning Ability is the first section of the preliminary exam and has 40 questions. The majority of the questions asked in this section is from the Puzzle and Seating Arrangement while other miscellaneous topics have less weightage:
| Topics | Number of Questions | Level of Questions asked |
| Floor Based Puzzle (7 floors) | 5 | Easy |
| Box Based Puzzle (7 boxes) | 5 | Easy |
| Circular Seating Arrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Uncertain Linear Seating Arrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 1 | Easy |
| Direction & Distance | 4 | Easy |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Overall | 40 | Easy |
Quantitative Aptitude
Similar to the Reasoning Ability, the Quantitative Aptitude Section also has 40 questions and the candidates can check the weightage of each topic along with the level of questions below:
| Topics | Number of Questions | Level of Questions asked |
| Tabular Data Interpretation | 5 | Easy |
| Bar Graph | 5 | Easy |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Missing Series | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Questions | 10 | Easy |
| Overall | 40 | Easy |
Overall IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary Exam Analysis
As per the feedback for all the shifts of the IBPS RRB Clerk, the exam analysis was Easy and the candidates can easily attempt maximum questions. The section-wise and overall good score for the IBPS RRB Office Assistant is below:
| Subjects | Overall Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | 34-37 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35-38 |
| Total | 69-75 |
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