IBPS RRB PO Mains Analysis : The IBPS RRB PO (Scale-I) mains exam was conducted today on 1st october 2022. In this article we bring to you a detailed IBPS RRB PO Mains Analysis main exam 2022. We would be talking about the sectional and overall difficulty levels of the paper. The article also enlists some pattern changes in the mains exam.
IBPS RRB PO (Scale-I) Main Exam: Overview of the Paper
As has been the case with all banking exams this year, the IBPS RRB PO mains paper too followed the trend. There was an increase in the overall difficult level of the paper along with pattern changes in the English Language paper.
| Section | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | Moderate-Difficult |
| English / Hindi Language | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
| General Awareness | 40 | Easy |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | Easy |
Let us now look at the each of these sections individually.
IBPS RRB PO Mains Good Attempts 2022
Here are the number of good attempts based on the feedback received from the students.
| Sections | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | 22-25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 15-16 |
| English/Hindi | 22-25 |
| General Awareness | 16-19 |
| Computer Knowledge | 19-22 |
| Overall | 94-107 |
IBPS RRB PO Mains exam analysis – Section-wise 2022
Here is the section-wise analysis of IBPS RRB PO mains exam held on 1st october 2022.
IBPS RRB PO Quant Analysis 2022
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Arithmetic word problems | 8 |
| Missing Number Series | 6 |
| Quantity 1 & Quantity 2 | 5 |
| Approximation | 3 |
| Quadratic Equation | 3 |
| Caselet DI | 4 |
| Double Pie Chart DI | 6 |
| Double Tabular DI | 5 |
| Total | 40 |
IBPS RRB PO Reasoning Analysis 2022
| Topic | No. of questions |
| Double Row Seating Arrangement -10 Persons- Fruits | 5 |
| Designation-Based Puzzle (City) | 5 |
| Day-Based Puzzle -On Fruits | 5 |
| Floor Based Puzzle | 2 |
| Input-Output | 4 |
| Syllogism | 3 |
| Inequality | 3 |
| Direction & Distance | 3 |
| Blood Relation | 2 |
| Number Based | 2 |
| Logical Reasoning | 6 |
| Total | 40 |
IBPS RRB PO English Analysis 2022
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension -Study on Unlucky number- 13 | 8 |
| Reading Comprehension -Heat Wave in China | 7 |
| Column Based | 4 |
| New Pattern Questions | 4 |
| Fillers | 4 |
| Error Detection | 2 |
| Cloze Test | 7 |
| Phrase Replacement | 4 |
| Total | 40 |
IBPS RRB PO Computer Analysis 2022
The level of this section in the IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam 2022 was of Easy to Moderate level, most of the questions basic knowledge of computer & its application. Some of the questions/topics asked:
- Full Form of IFA
- Formula
- MS Office – Word, Excel and Powerpoint
IBPS RRB PO GA Analysis 2022
Given below are some of the Financial Awareness questions that were asked in today’s IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam 2022:
- Regulated by RBI
- NABARD Based
- Director of IMF
- Chairman of Reliance Jio
- Credit Card Based
Also check IBPS RRB PO Previous year mains exam analysis for IBPS RRB PO 2021.
IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022
IBPS RRB PO (Scale-I) Main Exam: Quantitative Aptitude
The questions were quite calculative and thus time consuming, especially the DI sets. These DI sets had questions from topics such as: percentages, averages etc. which took the difficulty level a notch higher. The following table shows the topic-wise breakup of questions in this section.
| Topic | Number of Questions |
| Number Series (wrong number series) | 5 |
| Data Interpretation (pie-chart, bar graph, caselet, table) | 20 |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 |
| Time & Work | 1 |
| Probability | 1 |
| Average | 2 |
| Profit and loss | 2 |
| Ages | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Questions | 3 |
– Overall, the section was moderate-difficult.
IBPS RRB PO (Scale-I) Main Exam: Reasoning Ability
The questions in this section were doable and hence the section was moderate level The following table shows the breakup of the question types asked in this section.
| Topic | Number of Questions |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 22 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Logical Reasoning (Statement-Assumption) | 5 |
| Data Sufficiency (Statement-based) | 5 |
| Blood relation | 3 |
Some points to be noted:
- The puzzles were: Flat-floor based (1), Month-Year based
- Input-Output questions were: double shifting based
– There were no questions from Inequality and Syllogism in the reasoning section.
IBPS RRB PO Main Exam: English Language
- There was no change in the pattern of questions asked in this section.
- The questions of double-fillers were asked.
- There was a variation in the cloze test question type as well. Sentences which would fill the given blank of the passage aptly had to be identified.
The following table shows the topic-wise distribution of the questions.
| Topic | Number of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 14 |
| Cloze Test (2 sets)(1 conventional, 1 sentence based) | 10 |
| Miscellaneous (Fillers, Opposite Pairs, Sentence Connectors, error spotting) | 16 |
– Overall the section was moderate-difficult.
IBPS RRB PO Main Exam: Hindi Language
Overall the Hindi Language section was of a moderate level. The question types were as expected. The following table shows a topic-wise distribution of the various question types.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| गद्यांश | 08 | Easy to Moderate |
| वाक्य में त्रुटी | 05 | Easy |
| रिक्त स्थान | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
| वाक्य व्यवस्थीकरण | 01 | Easy |
| समानार्थी | 02 | Easy |
| विलोम | 01 | Easy |
IBPS RRB PO Main Exam: General Awareness
The questions asked in the general awareness section were mostly based on current affairs and banking awareness. The current affair questions were mainly related to the happenings in the month of September & October. The questions belonging the static GK section were also based on the events which were recently in news.
The difficulty level of the section can be stated as: easy.
For many, this section could be the key to increasing the overall scores as the other sections were quite difficult.
IBPS RRB PO Main Exam: Computer Knowledge
The computer knowledge section was easy. The questions asked were of the basic level. Broadly the questions asked were from the following topics:
- Software
- Internet
- Networking
- Powerpoint
- Excel
- Function keys
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