Dear Aspirants, The Most awaited RBI Grade-B 2017 Phase-1 exam is over, Now it's time for exam analysis of RBI Grade-B 2017 Phase-1 (17th June 2017), Shift-2. A lot of students have appeared for their mains exam today and this brings them to a step closer in their journey of getting a Job in Banking Sector. Without wasting any moment, let's get straight to the analysis For which you are all waiting for. The overall exam was moderate to difficult.
There are 4 Sections in RBI Grade-B 2017 Phase-1 exam namely English, Reasoning, General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude.
RBI GRADE-B 2017 PHASE-1 EXAM ANALYSIS (OVER-ALL):
| SECTIONS | GOOD ATTEMPTS |
|---|---|
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 10-12 |
| REASONING ABILITY | 31-34 |
| QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | 9-11 |
| GENERAL AWARENESS | 38-41 |
| TOTAL | 87-94 |
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Difficult)
The level of quantitative aptitude was difficult. There were three sets of DI one form Line Graph (With Missing DI) another one based on double pie chart and the third one was caselet DI.
The questions were:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Inequalities (New Pattern) | 5 | Difficult |
| Data Interpretation (Double Pie Chart and Line graph with missing DI) | 15 | Difficult |
| Miscellaneous(SI,CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.) | 10 | Difficult |
| Total | 30 | Difficult |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Difficult)
The level of English was Difficult. There were two set of RC in which one was based on new pattern(that came in SBI PO mains) and another one was based on old pattern.
Topics of Reading Comprehension:
Topics of Reading Comprehension:
- Valuation of currency (USD)
- European Central Bank.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Double fillers | 5 | Moderate |
| Idioms and Phrases | 3 | Difficult |
| Sentence Correction | 5 | Difficult |
| Total | 30 | Difficult |
REASONING ABILITY (Moderate-Difficult)
The level of reasoning was moderate - Difficult. There were 4 puzzles and sitting Arrangement based on following pattern:-
- Linear North- South
- Students and class (Odd Even)
- Month based Puzzle
- Floor based Puzzle with salary.
The questions were:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Input - Output | 6 | Difficult |
| Logical Reasoning | 11 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Moderate |
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles (Linear, Circular, and Floor) | 20 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Inequality | 5 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 7 | Moderate |
| Direction | 3 | Moderate |
| Total | 60 | Moderate |
GENERAL AWARENESS (Moderate)
General Awareness had 80 questions for 80 marks. This section is moderate for those who knows banking terms. Most of the current affairs questions were asked from Our GK POWER Capsule. Our Capsule is the first and last resource to all banking aspirants in India. The questions were mainly asked from banking and recently Current affairs (May and June). No questions were asked from budget and economy survey. Some questions were from static.
