Exam Review : RBI Grade "B" - 04.09.16 (I Shift)

Mahendra Guru

RBI Grade 'B' Officers Exam first shift (04-09-2016) is over. If we talk about the over-all difficulty level of the examination, then we can say that it was a Moderate. So, the cut-off may surge.

General Awareness (Easy To Moderate)

1- The Primary Focus was on Current Events

2- There was Special Focus on the latest events of the previous 2-3 months

3- Questions focus on Headquarters,Currencies and Capitals and Committees

4- Questions focused On Sports like India's Flagbearer, Tokyo Olympics and Hopman Cup, Andy Murray

5- It also Comprised of the "traditional" GA Pattern -

like - Appointments,Books and Authors, Committees, Sports, Economy (FDI)

Reasoning (High Level)

1- Inequality- 6

2- Syllogism- 5

3- Data Sufficiency - 5

4- Machine Input - 5

5- Substitutional Coding - 5

6- Coding Decoding - 2

7- Puzzle- 4

8- Blood Relation - 2

9- Logical Reasoning - 10

English

1. Double Fillers - 5

2. Error Detection - 5

3. Reading Comprehensions (5 marks each, based on economics) - 10

4. Close Test - 7 (Financial)

5. Linkers - 3

Quantitative Aptitude

Number Series - 5

Data Interpretation – 5 (Missing)

Data Interpretation – 5

Quadratic Equations - 5

Partnership - 1

Ages - 1

Profit and Loss - 1

Mensuration - 1

Mixture & Alligation - 1

Simple Interest & Compound Interest - 1

Time, Speed and Distance - 1

Boats & Stream - 1

Percentages - 1

Time & Work - 1