IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis

The IBPS RRB PO exam 2024 is highly anticipated, demanding thorough understanding of its intricacies, especially the IBPS RRB PO exam's difficulty level. Familiarizing oneself with previous exam analyses provides valuable insights for crafting an efficient preparation strategy. Exploring into such analyses aids in assessing the exam's complexity, enabling candidates to identify strengths and areas needing attention and improvement. This proactive approach enhances readiness and confidence, crucial for tackling the challenges posed by the IBPS RRB PO exam. Stay informed, analyze diligently, and strategize wisely to optimize your chances of success in this eagerly awaited examination. 

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Previous Year Exam Analysis: Mains

The IBPS RRB PO Mains exam was conducted in various shifts. The RRB PO Mains exam was scheduled for one day only i.e. January 30, 2021. The questions asked were of high level. Therefore, the cut-off was also very high. The tables given below will help you to know the topic-wise break up in each section of the IBPS RRB PO exam last year.

Quantitative Aptitude

Topic NameNumber of Questions
Boat Streak 2 questions
Simplification 5 questions
DI 3 questions
  • Tabular
  • Caselete
  • Bar Graph
Word Problem 10 questions (2 questions each)
  • Partnership
  • Probability
Data sufficiency 5 questions
Miscellaneous 10 questions

Reasoning Ability

Topic nameNumber of Questions
Seating arrangement 5 questions
Puzzle 10 questions
  • Year
  • Fruits and Person
  • Based on month
  • Find out the year
Logical Reasoning 5-7 questions
  • Inference based
  • Paragraph
  • Cause and effect based questions
Data Sufficiency 5 questions
Machine Input 5 questions

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English Language

Topic nameNumber of Questions
Reading Comprehension 10 questions
Cloze test 10 questions
Spotting errors 5 questions
Fillers 5 questions
Sentence rearrangements 5 questions
contextual Vocabulary 5 questions

Hindi Language

Topic nameNumber of Questions
Reading Comprehension (अपठित गद्यांश) 10 questions)
Error Spotting / Sentence Correction (वाक्य में त्रुटि) 5 questions
Cloze Test (क्लोज़ परीक्षण) 10 questions
Sentence Rearrangement (वाक्य पुनर्व्यवस्था) 5 questions
Word Usage (शब्द प्रयोग) 5 questions
Vocab Based- Errors (शब्दावली आधारित- त्रुटियाँ) 5 questions

General Awareness

In the IBPS RRB PO Mains exam under the General Awareness section following questions were asked.

Question 1: What was the theme of the Union Budget?

Question 2: Date of World Population Day?

Question 3: One question related to the PSB merger was also asked.

Question 4: Who wrote A Song of India Book?

Question 5: The theme of International Mountain Day?

Question 6: One question related to MUDRA Scheme?

Question 7: Questions related to G20 Summit?

Question 8: Who was the caption of the ICC World Cup 2019 winning team?

Question 9: Question-related to Agricultural Loan was asked

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis: Prelims

IBPS RRB Officer PO Prelims exam 2023 was conducted across cities. It was conducted in various shifts in September and December respectively. The question asked in RRB PO was different in each shift. The difficulty level of the IBPS RRB PO exam was moderate to difficult. You can have a look at the table below to know IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis in detail. Section-wise details of the IBPS RRB PO Scale 1 Officer exam are given below.

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Reasoning Ability

40 questions (of 50 Marks) were asked from this section of moderate difficulty. The details are given below.

Topic NameNumber of Questions
Syllogism 5 questions
Blood Relation 4 questions
Data Sufficiency 3 questions
Direction and Distance 3 questions
Inequality 4 questions
Box Puzzle 5 questions
Circular Seating Arrangement 5 questions
Day based puzzle 5 questions
Linear Arrangement 5 questions
Alphabet Based Problem 1 questions

Quantitative Aptitude

This section had 40 questions (of 50 Marks) of moderate difficulty level. The details are given below.

Topic nameNo. and Type of Questions
Data Interpretation 3 sets (15 questions)
  • Tabular
  • Caselete
  • Bar Graph
Miscellaneous Questions 15 questions
  • Problems on ages
  • Profit and loss
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Average
  • Partnership
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Pipes and cistern
  • Time and work
  • Boats and cistern
  • Mixture and Alligation
  • Probability
Approximation 5 questions
Wrong Number series 5 questions