Aspirants preparing for the Reserve Bank of India Grade B exam and planning to appear in the upcoming 2026 exam must understand the growing competition and the increasing difficulty level of the paper each year. To crack the RBI Grade B exam, early and smart preparation is essential. Starting with a practice quiz is one of the best ways to check your preparation level.
In this blog, we have provided a short test covering all sections of the RBI Grade B phase 1 exam, along with a direct link to download the question PDF for the upcoming exam.
Download the RBI Grade B Practice Questions
We have provided 50 questions from each of the four sections of the RBI Grade B Phase 1 exam. Each question is designed in the same format as asked in the actual exam. Along with every question, we have included the correct answer and a detailed explanation. The direct link to download the RBI Grade B practice questions PDF is provided below.
RBI Grade B Practice Quiz (English)
Directions (Q1-4): Rearrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph and choose the correct sequence from the options given.
Q1. A) This action is intended to reduce borrowing costs across the economy. B) When inflation rises, the RBI typically increases the repo rate. C) Higher rates discourage borrowing and spending, thus cooling price pressures. D) Conversely, during slowdowns, the RBI may cut rates to stimulate growth. E) The repo rate is thus the central tool in the RBI’s inflation-targeting framework.
- A) BACDE
- B) ABCDE
- C) BCADE
- D) EBADC
- E) BDACE
Answer: A
Q2. A) Digital lending platforms have grown rapidly, offering instant credit to millions. B) However, predatory lending practices have also emerged alongside. C) The RBI responded by issuing a comprehensive digital lending framework in 2022. D) These guidelines focus on customer protection, transparency, and grievance redressal. E) Financial inclusion remains incomplete without regulated access to digital credit.
- A) EABCD
- B) ABDCE
- C) BCDEA
- D) ABCDE
- E) CDEBA
Answer: A
Q3. A) Foreign investors watch currency stability as a key determinant of investment decisions. B) Consequently, the RBI monitors capital flows and sterilises excess liquidity when needed. C) A volatile rupee can erode returns on investments made in Indian assets. D) India’s integration into global capital markets has made managing the exchange rate complex. E) This balancing act between openness and stability is the essence of modern forex management.
- A) DCABE
- B) ABCDE
- C) CADBE
- D) BDACE
- E) EABCD
Answer: A
Q4. A) Credit rating agencies assess the creditworthiness of borrowers and securities. B) Their ratings influence interest rates at which entities can borrow in capital markets. C) A downgrade can trigger a sharp sell-off in bonds and increase borrowing costs significantly. D) Hence, sovereign credit ratings also carry enormous weight in cross-border investment flows. E) Countries with strong ratings attract more foreign direct investment and portfolio investment.
- A) ABCDE
- B) BCADE
- C) ABDEC
- D) EABCD
- E) CDEBA
Answer: A
Directions (5-9): Each sentence is divided into five parts. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, choose option E.
Q5. (A) The RBI has recently / (B) announce a new framework / (C) for regulating / (D) digital lending platforms / (E) No error
- A) Part A
- B) Part B
- C) Part C
- D) Part D
- E) No error
Answer: B
Q6. (A) Neither the board members / (B) nor the chairman / (C) were present / (D) at the annual general meeting / (E) No error
- A) Part A
- B) Part B
- C) Part C
- D) Part D
- E) No error
Answer: C
Q7. (A) The committee has been / (B) working tirelessly to / (C) ensure that all citizens / (D) has access to basic banking services / (E) No error
- A) Part A
- B) Part B
- C) Part C
- D) Part D
- E) No error
Answer: D
Q8. (A) Despite of the challenges / (B) posed by high inflation / (C) the economy showed / (D) remarkable resilience in the last quarter / (E) No error
- A) Part A
- B) Part B
- C) Part C
- D) Part D
- E) No error
Answer: A
Q9. (A) The new monetary policy / (B) is expected to / (C) bring stability / (D) in both prices and employment levels / (E) No error
- A) Part A
- B) Part B
- C) Part C
- D) Part D
- E) No error
Answer: E
Directions (Q10): A paragraph is given with its last sentence missing. Choose the most appropriate sentence to complete it from the options given.
Q29. ‘The government’s push for financial inclusion has led to millions of unbanked citizens gaining access to formal banking services. The Jan Dhan Yojana created over 500 million bank accounts, and the Direct Benefit Transfer system ensured subsidies reach beneficiaries without leakage. However, account ownership alone does not guarantee financial empowerment. _______________.’
- A) The government has been very successful in its financial inclusion mission.
- B) Most of these accounts remain dormant, and usage of formal financial services continues to be limited.
- C) Digital payments have overtaken cash transactions in rural areas.
- D) The RBI has issued detailed guidelines on financial inclusion targets.
- E) India’s GDP growth has been driven by consumer spending from new bank account holders.
Answer: B
RBI Grade B Practice Quiz (Quant)
Q1. A metallic sphere of radius 6 cm is melted to form a cylinder of radius 4 cm. What is the height of the cylinder? (π = 22/7)
- A) 27 cm
- B) 18 cm
- C) 21 cm
- D) 24 cm
- E) 32 cm
Answer: A) 27 cm
Q2. The ratio of incomes of A and B is 5:4, and the ratio of their expenditures is 3:2. If each saves ₹2,000, find A’s income.
- A) ₹8,000
- B) ₹10,000
- C) ₹12,000
- D) ₹6,000
- E) ₹15,000
Answer: B) ₹10,000
Q3. A sum of ₹5,880 is divided among A, B, and C such that A:B = 3:4 and B:C = 5:6. Find C’s share.
- A) ₹1,800
- B) ₹2,160
- C) ₹1,920
- D) ₹2,400
- E) ₹1,680
Answer: C) ₹1,920
Q4.Find the largest 4-digit number which when divided by 15, 20, and 36 leaves a remainder of 7 in each case.
- A) 9187
- B) 9547
- C) 9907
- D) 9727
- E) 9367
Answer: C) 9907
Q5. What is the unit digit of (795)³¹ × (358)²⁴ × (476)¹⁷?
- A) 8
- B) 4
- C) 6
- D) 2
- E) 0
Answer: D) 2
Q6. A number when divided by 5 gives remainder 3, when divided by 7 gives remainder 2. What is the smallest such number?
- A) 23
- B) 58
- C) 18
- D) 33
- E) 43
Answer: A) 23
Q7. Find the missing term: 4, 9, 25, 49, ?, 169
- A) 81
- B) 100
- C) 121
- D) 144
- E) 64
Answer: C) 121
Q8. Find the sum of series: 5 + 10 + 15 + … + 500
- A) 25,250
- B) 25,000
- C) 24,750
- D) 26,000
- E) 27,500
Answer: A) 25,250
Q9. The 7th term of a GP is 384 and the common ratio is 2. What is the first term?
- A) 3
- B) 6
- C) 8
- D) 4
- E) 12
Answer: B) 6
Q10. Ram’s salary is 40% more than Shyam’s salary. By what percentage is Shyam’s salary less than Ram’s?
- A) 28.56%
- B) 30%
- C) 25%
- D) 33.33%
- E) 35%
Answer: A) 28.56%
RBI Grade B Practice Quiz (Reasoning)
Twelve persons sit in two parallel rows of 6 each. Row 1 (P, Q, R, S, T, U) face south; Row 2 (A, B, C, D, E, F) face north.
- • Q faces B; B is not at an extreme end.
- • P sits third to the left of T; P is at an extreme.
- • D is second to the right of A; D faces S.
- • C faces R; C is not adjacent to B.
- • E sits second to the right of F.
- • U is not an immediate neighbour of S.
Q1: Who is sitting second to the right of the person who faces Q?
- A) F
- B) E
- C) A
- D) D
- E) C
Answer: B) E
Q Seven friends Aman, Bina, Charu, Dileep, Esha, Faiz and Geeta were born in different months: January, February, March, April, May, June and July (not necessarily in order).
- • Faiz was born in a month with 31 days, 3 months before Geeta.
- • Bina was born immediately after Aman.
- • Charu was born in the month that has the fewest days.
- • Dileep was born in June.
- • Esha was born before Dileep but after Bina.
Q2: In which month was Geeta born?
- A) May
- B) June
- C) April
- D) July
- E) March
Answer: D) July
Q3. Who was born in May?
- A) Aman
- B) Esha
- C) Bina
- D) Faiz
- E) Geeta
Answer: B) Esha
Q. Eight boxes P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W are stacked from top (1) to bottom (8). Each contains a different fruit: Apple, Banana, Cherry, Date, Elderberry, Fig, Grape, Honeydew.
- • T is 3 boxes above U; neither is at an extreme.
- • Box with Banana is immediately above box with Date.
- • P is at the top; W is at the bottom.
- • V is between T and U (not adjacent to either extreme).
- • Q contains Grape and is immediately above R.
- • S contains Apple and is immediately below W.
- • Cherry is in box P.
Q4: Which box contains Fig?
- A) T
- B) U
- C) V
- D) Q
- E) R
Answer: A) T
Q. Five students Anu, Bob, Cee, Dan, Eva scored different marks in five subjects: Maths, English, Science, History, Geography.
- • Anu scored highest in Maths but lowest in English.
- • Bob scored higher than Eva in Science but lower than Cee.
- • Dan scored highest overall; Cee scored the second highest overall.
- • Eva scored lowest in History.
Q5: Who scored the second highest in Science?
- A) Anu
- B) Bob
- C) Cee
- D) Dan
- E) Eva
Answer: C) Cee
Q. Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G live on 7 floors of a building (Floor 1 = lowest, Floor 7 = highest). Each likes a different colour: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink, White.
- • B lives on an even-numbered floor above D.
- • A likes Green and lives on Floor 3.
- • The person on Floor 5 likes Orange.
- • C lives immediately above E; C likes Blue.
- • F lives on Floor 7 and likes Red.
- • G lives on Floor 2.
Q6: Who lives on Floor 4?
- A) D
- B) B
- C) E
- D) C
- E) G
Answer: D) C
Q7: What colour does the person on Floor 6 like?
- A) Pink
- B) Yellow
- C) Blue
- D) White
- E) Orange
Answer: C) Blue
Q8. Statements: Only a few bananas are oranges. No banana is mango. No grapes are oranges.
Conclusions:
- I. Some grapes can be mangoes.
- II. All bananas can be oranges.
- III. Some oranges can be mangoes.
Which conclusion does NOT logically follow?
- A) Only I
- B) Only II
- C) Only III
- D) Only I and III
- E) Only II and III
Answer: B) Only II
Q9. If in the word GOVERNMENT, the 1st and 6th letters are interchanged, 2nd and 7th are interchanged, and so on, which letter will be 3rd from the right in the new arrangement?
- A) V
- B) E
- C) G
- D) R
- E) O
Answer: C) G
Q10. Pointing to a photograph, Arun says, ‘He is the son of the only son of my grandfather.’ How is the man in the photograph related to Arun?
- A) Brother
- B) Uncle
- C) Cousin
- D) Nephew
- E) Son
Answer: A) Brother
RBI Grade B Practice Quiz (GA)
Q1. Who became the first Indian-American to be elected as Vice President of the United States?
- A) Sundar Pichai
- B) Indra Nooyi
- C) Kamala Harris
- D) Nikki Haley
- E) Preet Bharara
Answer: C
Q2. India won how many medals at the Paris Olympics 2024?
- A) 5
- B) 6
- C) 7
- D) 8
- E) 9
Answer: B
Q3. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 was jointly hosted by which two countries?
- A) India and Sri Lanka
- B) West Indies and USA
- C) Australia and New Zealand
- D) England and Ireland
- E) South Africa and Zimbabwe
Answer: B
Q4. Who won the Ballon d’Or award for the best footballer in the world in 2023?
- A) Kylian Mbappe
- B) Erling Haaland
- C) Lionel Messi
- D) Vinicius Jr.
- E) Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer: C
Q5. India’s Aditya-L1 mission, launched in September 2023, is designed to study which celestial body?
- A) Moon
- B) Mars
- C) The Sun
- D) Jupiter
- E) Venus
Answer: C
Q6. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 was awarded for experiments using ‘attosecond pulses of light’ to study the dynamics of electrons. Who received this prize?
- A) John Clauser, Alain Aspect & Anton Zeilinger
- B) Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann & Giorgio Parisi
- C) Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz & Anne L’Huillier
- D) Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel & Andrea Ghez
- E) Higgs Boson discovery team
Answer: C
Q7. India’s UPI crossed a landmark of how many transactions per month in 2023?
- A) 5 billion
- B) 10 billion
- C) 15 billion
- D) 20 billion
- E) 50 billion
Answer: B
Q8. Narendra Modi was awarded the ‘Order of St. Andrew the Apostle’, Russia’s highest state honour, in 2024 by which country?
- A) Ukraine
- B) Russia
- C) Belarus
- D) Kazakhstan
- E) Georgia
Answer: B
Q9. The Sahitya Akademi Award is given by India’s national academy of letters. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for 2023?
- A) Prabha Varma
- B) Ramdarash Mishra
- C) Geetanjali Shree
- D) Vinod Kumar Shukla
- E) Namita Gokhale
Answer: D
Q10. India’s Panchamrit climate targets, announced at COP26 in Glasgow (2021), include reaching net-zero emissions by which year?
- A) 2030
- B) 2040
- C) 2050
- D) 2070
- E) 2060
Answer: D
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What is the RBI Grade B exam pattern?
The RBI Grade B exam pattern consists of three phases. Phase 1 is the preliminary exam and includes Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and English. It has 200 questions for 200 marks, lasts 120 minutes, and has sectional timing. A penalty of 1/4th mark is applied for each wrong answer.
Phase 2 is the mains exam with three papers. Paper I and Paper III have both objective and descriptive questions, while Paper II is fully descriptive. Marks from Phase 2 are considered for the final merit list.
Phase 3 is the interview, which carries 75 marks. The final selection is based on the marks obtained in Phase 2 and the interview.
| Phase | Exam Details | Key Points |
| Phase 1(Preliminary) | Subjects: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English200 questions / 200 marks Duration: 120 minutes | Sectional timing Negative marking: 1/4 per wrong answer |
| Phase 2 (Mains) | Paper 1 & 3: Objective + Descriptive Paper 2: Descriptive | Marks of all papers considered for final result |
| Phase 3(Interview) | 75 marks | Final selection based on Phase 2 marks + interview score |
Also Check: RBI Grade B Syllabus
RBI Grade B Daily Quiz Challenge
The RBI Grade B Daily Quiz Challenge is a specially designed daily practice quiz aimed at helping aspirants test their knowledge, improve accuracy, and stay exam-ready. These quizzes usually cover important topics from the RBI Grade B syllabus such as:
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability
- English Language
- Economic and Social Issues (ESI)
- Finance and Management (FM)
The challenge typically includes a set of MCQs that simulate the exam environment, helping candidates stay in touch with all sections of the exam.
Where to attempt RBI Grade B Daily Quiz Challenge?
To make your preparation even more effective, we host a Daily RBI Grade B Quiz Challenge on our YouTube channel where expert mentors discuss important questions, share tips, and guide you through detailed solutions. It’s a great way to practice, learn new tricks, and stay updated. Don’t forget to check out the link below and join us daily!
Daily RBI Grade B Quiz Challenge
FAQs
The RBI Grade B exam is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India to recruit officers in managerial positions.
The exam has three phases Phase 1 (Prelims), Phase 2 (Mains), and Phase 3 (Interview) with final selection based on Phase 2 and interview marks.
Yes, 1/4th of the marks assigned to a question are deducted for each wrong answer in Phase 1.
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