IBPS RRB Officer Scale-1 Prelims Exam Analysis:
As per the inputs shared by many students, the overall level of paper can be considered Easy to Moderate. The students have attempted quite decent number of questions and again, the Time Management, played an important role in the exam. Let us look at the below table to have a look:
| Subjects | Maximum Marks | Good Attempts | Level |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 25-32 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantitative aptitude | 40 | 22-26 | Moderate |
| Total | 80 | 54-59 | Easy-Moderate |
The good attempts are based on the average attempts of various students we have sampled at different centres. And don’t get disheartened before the final result as it is just the estimate. Now let us look at the Section Wise Analysis.
Reasoning Ability:
The Reasoning was a bit difficult. The questions were asked from various topics and students have reported that it was difficult to maintain the composure. The only relief was the less number of puzzle questions.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Syllogism | 5 | Moderate |
| Puzzles (Floor Based, Linear and Square) | 15 | Moderate |
| Inequality | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 2 | Easy |
| Direction | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Ranking, Alpha-Numerical, Direction Sense, Blood Relations, etc.) | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude:
The questions were as usual that IBPS have been asking in the year 2016. The questions were not hard to attempt but were time consuming. Let us have a look at the table below:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Simplification | 5 | Easy |
| Inequality(Quadratic) | 5 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation
(tabular/pie/bar graph) |
15 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Profit Loss, Average, Boats and Stream, CI/SI, Time and Work, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.) | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Moderate |
