Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) is going to conduct the IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Analysis on 30th January 2021. The exam analysis is very useful to evaluate the level of the exam or if any changes were introduced this year. The exam analysis also benefits the candidates who are planning to appear for the exam in the next phase. Check here the detailed section-wise IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2021 for Mains to know the types and difficulty level of questions asked in the exam.
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- 1. IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2020-21 – Mains Exam Pattern
- IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Analysis 2020-21 | 30 January 2021
- IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Day 3 (31 December 2020)
- IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Day 2 (13 September 2020)
- IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Day 1 (12 September 2020)
1. IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2020-21 – Mains Exam Pattern
The IBPS RRB PO Mains contains 5 sections namely Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, English Language.
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | – | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2. | Computer Knowledge | – | 40 | 20 | |
| 3. | General Awareness | – | 40 | 40 | |
| 4.a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4.b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Quantitative Aptitude | – | 40 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | |||
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IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Analysis 2020-21 | 30 January 2021
Difficulty Level & Overall Attempts
A good number of attempts for each section and the overall attempts that would suffice this time is mentioned in the table below.
| Section | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning | 33-35 | Easy |
| General Awareness | 24-26 | Easy to Moderate |
| Numerical Ability | 18-20 | Easy to Moderate |
| English/Hindi Language | 22-24 | Easy to Moderate |
| Computer Knowledge | 22-24 | Easy |
| Overall | 119-129 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability
Overall difficulty level of the reasoning section of the IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Mains exam was of Easy. Here is a topic wise questions asked.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Puzzles | 20 |
| Inequality | 03 |
| Directions | 01 |
| Miscellaneous (Substitution Coding) | 03 |
| Blood Relations | 03 |
| Data Sufficiency | 05 |
| Logical Reasoning | 05 |
Puzzles were based on the following topics.
- Uncertain Linear Puzzle (North Facing)
- Day Based Puzzle (5 Days)
- Circular Based Puzzle (Age Based)
- Box Based Puzzle (2 variables)
Quantitative Aptitude
The quantitative aptitude was Easy to Moderate. The table below shows the topic wise distribution of questions in the quantitative aptitude section. The DI was based on Tabular DI (Laptop, Desktop, MacBook) and the Caselet DI (Profit-Loss Based).
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation | 10 |
| Data Sufficiency | 05 |
| Missing Number Series | 05 |
| Arithmetic (Word Problem) | 10 |
| Pie Chart | 05 |
| Caselet | 05 |
English Language
The English language section of the IBPS RRB Officer Scale I exam was Easy to Moderate. The table below shows the distribution of questions based on the questions asked in the Mains Exam 2021 paper:
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Filler | 4 |
| RC | 10 |
| Error Detection | 4 |
| Rearrangement | 6 |
| Word Replacement | 4 |
| Sentence Correction | 3 |
| Para Jumbled | 5 |
| Match the column | 4 |
Hindi Language
Question asked in the Hindi Language section in the IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam are from the following topics.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| गद्यांश | 08 |
| वाक्य में त्रुटी | 05 |
| रिक्त स्थान | 10 |
| वाक्य व्यवस्थीकरण | 01 |
| समानार्थी | 02 |
| विलोम | 01 |
General Awareness
This section featured questions from Static GK, Current Affairs and General Awareness. Here are some of the memory based questions asked in IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam on 30th January 2021.
- G20 Summit Theme
- Mudra Scheme- Limit Taran
- International Mountain Day Theme
- A Song of India Book
- Budget Theme
- The scheme not related to Education- options were provided
- ICC World Cup 2019 winning captain
- Champion related question
- World Population Day
- Fishery Sector Limit
- Small Finance Bank (on tap)
- Allahabad Bank merger
- 1st Small Finance Bank of India
- Special Drawing Right
- FDI Defence
- How to Be A Writer- Book
- NBFC Related Questions
- Agricultural loan
- PSL (Weaker Section)
Computer Knowledge
Some Questions Asked in Computer Knowledge Section are:
Shortcut for MS Excel/Powerpoint
Shortcut Key for Page Break
VIRUS
Protocols related questions
1st Generation Computer
2nd Generation Computer- Vacuum Tube replacement
Google Spreadsheet
File Transfer Protocol
Web Browser Related
Business Social Site Linkedin
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Day 3 (31 December 2020)
IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 1
Quantitative Aptitude
Difficulty Level: Moderate
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (Tabular, Line & DI) | 15 Qs |
| Quadratic Equation | 5-6 Qs |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 Qs |
| Approximation | 5 Qs |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 9-10 Qs |
Reasoning Ability
Difficulty Level: Easy
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | 20 Qs |
| Direction Sense | 3 Qs |
| Syllogism | 5 Qs |
| Inequalities | 5 Qs |
| Number Based | 1 Q |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 Qs |
| Miscellaneous question | 1 Q |
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Day 2 (13 September 2020)
IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 4
Overall Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude
- Box Puzzles: 5 questions
- Floor Questions with 10 floor: 5 questions
- Circular Seating Arrangement: 5 questions
- Linear Seating Arrangement – Short Puzzle: 5 question
- Syllogism: 5 questions
- Blood Relations: 5 questions
- Number Based: 1 question
- Alphabet: 1 question
- Miscellaneous: 7-8 questions
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Reasoning Ability
- Data Interpretation: 16 questions
- Wrong No Series: 5 questions
- Quadratic Equation: 6 questions
- Simplification: 5 questions
- Arithmetic Word Problems: 8 questions
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 3
Overall Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Interpretation: 15 questions
- Missing No Series: 5 questions
- Quadratic Equation: 5 questions
- Approximation: 5 questions
- Arithmetic World Problems: 10 questions
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Reasoning Ability
- Box Based Puzzles: 5 questions
- Linear Seating Arrangement (Uncertain No of people+Single Line North direction up): 10 questions
- Floor Based Puzzles: 5 questions
- Circular Seating Arrangement: 5 questions
- Syllogism: 5 questions
- Direction: 3 questions
- Inequality: 5 questions
- Coding Decoding; 1 questions
- Miscellaneous: 1 question
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 2
Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude
- Approximation: 5 questions
- Missing No Series: 6 questions
- DI Bar Graph: 5 questions
- Table DI: 5 questions
- Caselet DI: 4 questions
- Quadratic Equation: 5 questions
- Arithmetic: 10 Questions
Reasoning Ability
- Syllogism: 5 questions
- Direction: 3 questions
- Blood Relation: 3 questions
- Floor Puzzle: 5 questions
- Uncertain Puzzle: 5 questions
- Parallel Line Puzzle: 5 questions
- Month Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Pairing: 1 question
- Miscellaneous: 8 questions
IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 1
Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude
- Quadratic Equation: 5 questions
- Wrong No. Series: 5 questions
- Data Interpretation (Table + Line): 10 questions
- Age: 2 questions
- Boats & Streams: 1 question
- Ratio & Proportion: 2 questions
- Miscellaneous: 15 questions
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Reasoning Ability
- Box Puzzle: 5 questions
- Floor+Flat Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Row based puzzle: 5 questions
- Classification Puzzle: 5 questions
- Chinese Coding: 5 questions
- Uncertain: 5 questions
- Inequality: 5 questions
- Blood Relations: 3 questions
- Miscellaneous: 2 questions
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Day 1 (12 September 2020)
IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 5
Overall difficulty level: moderate
Quantitative Aptitude
Difficulty Level: Moderate
- Data Interpretation: 15 questions
- Quadratic Equation: 5 questions
- Missing No Series: 5 questions
- Arithmetic World Problems: 15 questions
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Reasoning Ability
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
- Puzzle and Seating Arrangement: 28 questions
- Blood Relation: 2 questions
- Syllogism: 3 questions
- Direction Sense: 3 questions
- Miscellaneous: 2 questions
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 4
Quantitative Aptitude
Difficulty Level: Moderate
- Caselet Data Interpretation: 6 questions
- Table DI: 6 questions
- Pie Chart: 6 questions
- Wrong No Series: 6 questions
- Quadratic Equation: 5 questions
- Arithmetic: 10-11 questions
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Reasoning Ability
Difficulty Level: Moderate
- Puzzles (box+ages+floor): 15 questions
- Inequality: 5 questions
- Syllogism: 5 questions
- Direction: 4 questions
- Chinese Coding: 5 questions
- Blood Relation: 1 question
- Circular Seating Arrangement: 5 questions
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 3
Overall Difficulty level – Moderate
The sequence of the 2 sections was Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning Ability.
Quantitative Aptitude
Difficulty Level: Moderate
- Approximation: 5 questions
- Bar Graph: 5 questions
- Line Graph: 5 questions
- Missing Number Series: 5 questions
- Q1 & Q2 based: 5 questions
- Arithmetic: 15 questions
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Reasoning Ability
Difficulty Level: Moderate
- Inequality: 5 questions
- Syllogism: 5 questions
- Chinese Coding-Decoding: 5 questions
- Blood Relations: 3 questions
- Pairing Based: 1 question
- Box Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Square Arrangement Puzzle: 5 questions
- Month + Date Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Month + City+Event Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Miscellaneous: 1 question
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 2
Overall Difficulty level – Moderate To Difficult
The sequence of the 2 sections was Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning Ability.
Quantitative Aptitude
Difficulty Level: Moderate To Difficult
- Quadratic Equation: 5 question
- Tabular DI: 3 questions
- Pie Chart: 5 questions
- Approximation: 5 questions
- Wrong No Series: 3 questions
- Arithmetic: 10-15 questions
- 1 Caselet: 5 questions
- Ages: 2 questions
- Simple Interest: 1 question
- Compound Interest: 1 question
- Time & Work: 1 question
- Q1 & Q2: 2 questions
- Miscellaneous: 2 questions
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Reasoning Ability
Difficulty Level: Moderate
- Floor Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Flat Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Day Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Square Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Linear Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Inequality: 5 questions
- Syllogism (Only a few): 5 questions
- Blood Relation: 3 questions
- Miscellaneous: 2 questions
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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis – Shift 1
Overall Difficulty level – Moderate To Difficult
The sequence of the 2 sections was Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning Ability.
Quantitative Aptitude
Difficulty Level: Moderate To Difficult
- Tabular Data Interpretation: 5 questions
- Pie Chart: 5 questions
- Quadratic Equation: 5 questions
- Missing No Series: 5 Questions
- Data Sufficiency: 5 questions
- Arithmetic: 15 questions
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Reasoning Ability
Difficulty Level: Moderate To Difficult
- Inequality: 5 questions
- Direction: 3 questions
- Chinese Coding-Decoding: 5 questions
- Uncertain Puzzle: 5 questions
- Box Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Flat Floor Puzzle: 5 questions
- Circle Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Straight Line Puzzle: 5 questions
- Order and Ranking: 1 question
- Alphanumeric: 1 question
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