RBI Assistant Recruitment 2021-22: Mains Exam Analysis

May 9, 2022

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The RBI Assistant 2022 Mains examination was conducted on May 08, 2022. Therefore, in today’s blog, we will make a detailed analysis of the RBI Assistant Mains exam including the good attempts and the normalisation process . So, if you appeared for the RBI Assistant 2022 exam, we would urge you to go through all the details provided in this blog carefully.

RBI Assistant Recruitment 2021-22: Mains Exam Analysis

Why is Exam Analysis Important?

Going through the exam analysis is extremely important as it will enable you to prepare for the next recruitment cycle in an effective manner.
It will shine a light on the missing pieces in your earlier preparation strategy, and will enable you to modify your preparation accordingly.
Moreover, it also helps you in highlighting the questions where you made errors and questions you were unable to attempt. This will help you in identifying your weak topics/sections/concepts, and will enable you to work on the same before the next exam.
Therefore, if it is your goal to clear any competitive exam including the RBI Assistant exam, prioritising exam analysis will be a beneficial exercise.

RBI Assistant 2022: Mains Exam Analysis

This year, the overall level of the RBI Assistant Mains 2022 exam was moderate. Therefore, if you have attempted the exam properly, you should not worry about clearing the cut-off.

However, before going any further let’s go over the RBI Assistant exam pattern in brief. The RBI Assistant Mains exam assesses five subjects. The test consists of 200 questions to be solved in 135 minutes. Furthermore, 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Reasoning Ability
English Language
Quantitative Aptitude
General Awareness
Computer Knowledge

Also See: RBI Assistant 2022: Language Proficiency Test

RBI Assistant 2022: Subject-wise Exam Analysis

In this section we will be discussing each section in detail and the difficulty level of the questions asked from the respective sections-

English Language

The overall level of the English Language section was easy to moderate. Reading Comprehension formed a major chunk of the questions in this section-

Topics	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	20	Easy to Moderate
Connectors	5	Easy
Para Jumbles	5	Easy to Moderate
Double Fillers	5	Easy to Moderate
Miscellaneous	5	Easy to Moderate
Total	40	Easy to Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate. Most of the questions in this section were based on DI and Arithmetic word problems. Moreover, the DI questions were based on Caselet DI, Pie charts and Table DI. Let’s look at the breakdown of questions from this section-

Topics	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
DI	15	Easy to Moderate
Arithmetic Word Problems	10	Easy to Moderate
Approximation	5	Moderate
Missing Numbers Series	5	Moderate
Miscellaneous	5	Moderate
Total	40	Moderate

Reasoning Ability

This year, the level of the Reasoning section was easy to moderate. A large portion of this section was based on Puzzles & Seating Arrangement. Let’s understand in more detail-

Topics	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement	20	Easy to Moderate
Coding Decoding	5	Easy
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Blood Relation	3	Easy
Syllogism	4 to 5	Easy
Direction	1	Easy
Direction & Distance	1	Easy
Total	40	Easy to Moderate

Computer Knowledge

The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate. Given below are some of the questions that were asked from this section-

Total Function Keys
Undo (Shortcut)
Control Tab (Window Switch)
Web Address Url Code
Input-Output Device related
GUI full form
Printer based
Antivirus related
Secondary Memory
MS Excel
Primary Memory Statement
Data Based Management System
Internet based
Virus (Encrypt files)
Transistor replaced in Third Generation
Hyperlink Shortcut
Email Protocol
Data Processor based
Help Function Key
BUS related

General Awareness

The overall difficulty level of the GA section was moderate. Majority of the questions were asked from the banking awareness and current affairs of the last 4 to 5months. Let’s look at some of the questions that were asked in the exam-

Padma Shree Singer Winner
Where is Mudumalai National Park?
Largest Tulip garden in Asia
Which country topped the Self-made billionaire list?
Maximum One-horned Rhino in which state?
State Poverty Index topped by
First and Oldest insurance company in India
Pension Day
RBI Minutes publication time
PRAN by PFRDA (Full form of PRAN)
‘Whereabouts’ book Author
Dadasaheb Phalke Award best movie name
Name of ‘The Happy Life’ Author
Question related to VI shares
OBICUS Full Form
World Economic Forum (WEF) headquarters
International Labour Organization (ILO) Head- Gilbert Houngbo
E-Rupee statement related question
CPI Index related question
Laureus World Sports Awards Nominee before Neeraj Chopra- (Vinesh Phogat & Sachin Tendulkar)
Who did PV Sindhu in the Swiss Open- Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Ramsar sites in India related question
Which Ministry won the best tableau for the Republic Day parade 2022?
World Bank wildlife conservation bond- South Africa
Richest Women in the world 2022
First Drone School of India- Gwalior (MP)
Chinaman Related to which sport- Cricket
Rank of India in Steel Production
Which country is not related to EU
NGT Headquarter
PPF withdrawal
Civil Aviation

Also Read: RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis 2022: 26th March, Shift 1 Analysis

RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2022 Analysis: Good Attempts

Keeping the difficulty level in mind, the number of good attempts will be around 115-124 questions. The aspirants preparing for the upcoming RBI Assistant recruitment cycle will get a fair idea of the overall level of the exam. Let’s look at the section-wise breakdown of the number of good attempts in the table below-

Subject	Difficulty Level	Good Attempt
English Language	Easy-Moderate	26 to 28
Quantitative Aptitude	Moderate	20 to 23
Reasoning Ability	Easy-Moderate	25 to 27
Computer Knowledge	Easy-Moderate	30 to 32
General awareness	Moderate	22 to 24
Total	115-124	Moderate

RBI Assistant 2022: Normalisation of Scores

Generally, candidates have some confusion regarding what the ‘Normalisation process’ is and how it is done. So, we will discuss what ‘Normalisation’ is, in brief.

In India, many government/banking exams are conducted in various shifts due to the sheer volume of the candidates appearing for such exams. Therefore, the difficulty level also differs across various shifts. Hence, the Normalisation process is adopted by various recruiting bodies which organise competitive exams in multiple shifts. This is done to ensure that the performance of the candidates appearing in the competitive/banking exams is judged in an impartial manner. This process is mostly followed in the Prelims stage as the number of candidates appearing in this phase are higher in number.

How is Normalisation Done?

Normalisation is done through Equi-Percentile Method. Firstly, the percentile rank of the candidates is calculated for each shift of the exam. The formula is as follows-

Percentile Rank of the Candidate = (Total Students in a shift – Rank of the candidate in that shift) / ( Total Students in a shift – 1 ) * 100

After the calculation of the percentile, a cut-off percentile is fixed based on the number of vacancies available. Based on this cut-off score, the candidates are finally shortlisted for the next phase.

To learn more about the Normalisation process, you can refer to the video below-

We hope this information helps you.

All the best!!

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