RBI Grade B Phase I Exam Analysis/Review 16th August 2018(All shifts)

RBI Grade B Phase I Exam Analysis/Review 16th August 2018(All shifts)

The RBI Grade B Prelims (phase-1) Exam 2018 was held on 16th August. So we are here with all about this exam. We are sharing number of good attempts, level, memory based questions asked in GA, new pattern questions etc. 

RBI Grade B Phase 1- Analysis/Questions asked in 1^st Shift

The RBI Grade B Phase I Examination of 2018 consisted of all the sections having moderate to difficult level questions. The exam overall could be considered as approachable. The details are given below:

RBI Grade B Phase 1 - Exam Analysis 16th August 2018 for Quantitative Aptitude (1^st shift)

The details of all the chapters of the Quantitative Aptitude Section along with the number of questions asked from each chapter/topic of the RBI Grade B Exam that was held on 16th August 2018 is as follows:

• Quantity I and Quantity II - 5 Qs
• Profit & Loss - 2 Qs
• Simple & Compound Interest - 1 Q
• Boats & Streams - 1 Q
• Percentage - 1 Q
• Mensuration - 1 Q
• Train - 1 Q
• DI- 10 Qs (tabular and bar graph)
• Mixtures & Allegation - 1 Q
• Time & Distance - 1 Q
• Wrong Number Series - 5 Q
• Partnership - 1 Q

RBI Grade B Phase I- Exam Analysis 16th August 2018 for General awareness (1^st shift)

Mostly there were questions on current affairs from April to July month. Most of the terms were related to Banking and static Gk was also asked this time. There were 3-4 history questions also.

Questions asked in GA/GK(General Awareness) 1^st shift of RBI grade B phase1 -16^th August

• Who is the head of National Register Committee?
• Meeting held in February 2018 on Stress and Asset Management was headed by?
• Which tax does not come under GST?
• What is the full form of SIDBI?
• Which country imposed Import Duty Tax on India in Steel & Aluminium industry?
• When is MSME day celebrated?
• India's first heritage city?
• Hima Das, who recently won Gold medal, belonged to which state?
• 1 question based on Livelihood and Water Security.
• Where is the headquarters of ICAN?
• World Environment Day 2018 was hosted by which country?
• Jallikattu game belongs to which state?
• Ayushmaan Bharat Scheme related to what?
• Recently, India signed pact on Civil Aviation pact with which country?
• Who is known as Metro Man?
• What is the full form of SCOTUS?
• 1 question based on Saffir-Simpson scale.
• Kirana gharana belongs to which state?
• Shenzhen Stock Exchange is based in which country?
• Manav Thakkar is related to which sports?
• Where is Salarjung Museum located?
• 1 question related to National Biopharma Mission.
• Priority sector lending limit increases in metropolitan city upto?
• Where is Buddha Mountain located?
• 1 question related to S-400 Triumph Air Defence Missile.
• Name the person who climbed Mt. Everest twice.
• RBI Allow __ rising share upto 51% in IDBI.
• Name the famous Sarod player of India.
• 1 question related to fertilizer subsidy.
• First woman to climb and successfully reach the peak of Mount Everest in 5 days.
• 1 question related to RBI policy.
• Which is the cleanest city of India according to the the latest survey?
• Who is the author of the book titled 'Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra'?
• The book titled 'Bangalore Tiger' is based on which company?
• Where is the headquarters of INTERPOL?
• Where is the headquarters of Arab League?
• Which is the last country to join BRICS?
• Which is the most visited destination (country)?
• Vidyadhar Bhattacharya is the architect of which city?
• First nuclear bomb was dropped on which place?
• If repo rate increases, then what will be its effect on economy?
• Who is the author of the book titled 'Hit Refresh'?
• Financial Literacy Week.
• 1 question related to SLR rate.
• What is the full form of NPCI?
• What is the full form of CVV?
• What is the full form of RISE.
• 1 question related to Samoli district, UP.
• Where is the headquarter of AIIB?

RBI Grade B Exam Phase 1 - Analysis 16th August 2018 for Reasoning Ability (1^st shift)

The Reasoning section of RBI Grade B 2018 Exam included questions from all the main chapters, as given below:

• Puzzle – 25Q( 1Box Puzzle - 5 Qs, 1 linear seating – 5Q, 1 square siting -5Q, 1 year based puzzle – 5Q, 1 more puzzle – 5Q)
• Blood Relations - 5 Q
• Direction - 5 Q
• Data Sufficiency - 5 Q
• Inequality - 5 Q
• Coding & Decoding - 5 Q
• Alphabet(word) - 2 Q
• Verbal reasoning – 7 to 8Q

RBI Grade B Exam Phase 1 -Analysis 16th August 2018 for English Language (1^st shift)

The English section of RBI Grade B Exam consisted of broadly four types of question patterns, as follows:

• Cloze Test - 5 Qs based on new pattern
• Sentence Correction - 5 Qs
• Error Spotting - 5 Q
• Reading Comprehension - 15 Qs (3 sets )

RBI Grade B Phase 1- Analysis/Question asked in 2^nd shift

The 2nd Shift of RBI Grade B Exam followed a similar pattern as in the 1st shift, except that two of the sections were mainly moderate level rather than difficult.

RBI Grade B Phase 1 - Exam Analysis 16th August 2018 for Quantitative Aptitude (2^nd shift)

The Quantitative Aptitude section in the 2nd shift of RBI Grade B Exam 2018 consisted most of the questions from the following chapters:

• Missing D.I. - 5 Qs(Boys & girls given in % & number, few data was missing)
• Caselet D.I. - 5 Qs( Number of scholars in A, B & C)
• Mixed DI - 5 Qs, Pie Chart & Missing Data in Tabular Graph
• Data sufficiency - 4 Qs
• Partnership - 1 Q
• Percentage - 1 Q
• Approximation - 5 Qs
• Boat & stream - 2 Qs
• Ratio & Proportion - 1 Q
• Simple & Compound Interest - 1 Q

RBI Grade B Exam Phase 1 - Analysis 16th August 2018 for Reasoning Ability (2^nd shift)

The Reasoning section of RBI Grade B Shift 2 consisted of questions from the following topics: 

• Verbal reasoning – 10Q
• Puzzle – 25 Q( 5Q- Circular Seating Arrangement , Month based puzzle - 5 Qs, Linear Seating Arrangement - 5 Qs, Floor based puzzle - 5 Qs, 1 More puzzle- 5 Qs)
• Syllogism - 5 Qs
• Data Sufficiency - 5 Qs
• Input output - 5 Qs
• Blood Relations - 4 Qs
• Direction & Distance - 3 Qs
• Ranking – 3 Q

RBI Grade B Exam Phase 1 -Analysis 16th August 2018 for English Language (2^nd shift)

• Reading Comprehension - 3 Sets, 15 Qs (1 passage on cloud computing-5Q, 1 passage on ATM charges-10Q)
• Double Fillers - 5 Qs
• Sentence Correction - 5 Qs
• Parajumbles - 5 Qs

RBI Grade B Phase I- Exam Analysis 16th August 2018 for General awareness (2^nd shift)

Current Affairs questions were mostly asked from June, July, and May months. 10 Questions were from static Gk. 30 Questions were from banking awareness.

Questions asked in GA/GK(General Awareness) 2^nd shift of RBI grade B Phase 1 -16^th August

Some of the questions asked in then Phase 1 of RBI Grade B Exam are given below:

1. PFMS full from - 'F' stands for?
2. Gangtok is capital of- Sikkim
3. Bansagar dam is in UP, Bihar & - MP
4. 24181 people in census 2011 accepted as mother tongue- Sanskrit
5. Hirakund dam is on which river -?
6. BRICS 2018 summit held at -?
7. BRICS last 5th member added -South Africa
8. Kunchikal fall - Karnataka
9. Some bank - 5 days - ? hr - last RBI question
10. 1 que from national park
11. 1 que from wildlife santuactry
12. Corporation bank headquarter- ?
13. Country capital. 
14. CWG 2022 - ?
15. Small Finance Bank - 40%
16. Samradh Sukanya - 250Rs minimun yearly
17. Jan small bank - hQ - Bangalore
18. 1 que on Wall Mart partnered with - Microsoft
19. RANI KA VAV - 100 RS NOTE - WHICH STATE- Gujarat
20. CURRENT REPO RATE - 6.5% 
21. 1 Que on Phone Pay'
22. Ram Nath Kovind nominated 4 persons - 1 is MP from which state - UP
23. Best actress at dadasaheb film award - Sonam Kapoor
24. Commitee on mob violence headed by - Rajiv Guaba
25. Golden Globe award winner - ?
26. Junior Squash Championship held at -?
27. Raman Magsaysay award winner- ?
28. The peace mission 2018 between India & PAk, ambassdor from ____ to india - russia
29. Nekrek National Park - Meghalaya
30. 'Why I am a Hindu? book author- Shahsi tharoor'
31. Which airport won Earth prize 2018 for most clean airport? - Cochin airport
32. Which IIT launched treadmill for removing stress? - IIT Kanpur
33. Fakhar Zaman made quickest 1000 runs in cricket from which country? - Pakistan 
34. Indian Air Force particpated in pitch black exercise held at - ?
35. 18th SCO summit was held in Qingdao at? - China
36. AIFF PLAYER of Award -
37. BIMSTEC FILL FORM - STANDS FOR -?
38. FIRST CFO OF RBI - ?
39. 1 que on social pay launched by which bank-?
40. Which state FDI crossed 300% growth - karnataka?
41. In which year PM launches Suknaya Samridhhi as a part of Beti Bachao - 2015?
42. Lusaka is capital of ?- Zambia
43. Sabarimala Ayyappa temple is located in - Kerala
44. Which is not the service provided by payment bank? - Issue of credit cards