IBPS RRB 2013 OFFICE ASSISTANT MULTIPURPOSE

ONLINE EXAM QUESTION PAPER ANALYSIS BY DAS

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There were 200 questions in the paper, which had to be answered

in 2 hours and 30 minutes. There were five sections in all Reasoning, Numerical Ability, General Awareness, English
Language/Hindi Language and Computer Knowledge. Other than
the fourth section, where in a candidate had to attempt either the
section on English Language or the one on Hindi Language, all the
other sections were available bilingually, that is, in both English
and Hindi. Each question had 5 options. There was negative
marking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that
question for all the sections.

The pattern of the test was as follows:

Section

Total
Max.
Questions Marks

Possible
Attempts

Possible
Score

30-34

37-42

50

Level of
Difficulty
EasyModerate
Easy

Reasoning

40

50

Numerical Ability
General
Awareness
English
Language/Hindi
Language
Computer
Knowledge
Total

40

34-36

40-45

40

40

Moderate

25

21-23

40

40

EasyModerate

35-38

33-36

40

20

EasyModerate

26-30

13-15

200

200

144-161

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The details of the individual sections are given below:

Reasoning
This section saw primarily saw moderate level of questions. A student
should have attempted at least 30 questions.
The details of the section are as follows:
Number of
Topic
Questions
Coding Decoding
6
Analytical Reasoning
1
Word arrangement
1
String Arrangement
5
Seating Arrangement (Linear
12
& Circular)
Direction
2
Dictionary Based Arrangement 5
Syllogism
5
Letter Series
1
Making Words
2
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English Language
Questions on Error spotting, Spelling and Cloze test dominated this
section. There was one Reading Comprehension passage with 10
questions. The questions in this section were fairly easy.
The details of the section are as follows:
Topic
Number of Questions
Reading
10( One Paragraph)
Comprehension
Error Spotting
10
Spelling and Usage of
5
Words
Para Jumble
5
Cloze Test
10

Hindi Language
The questions in Hindi Language were of the same pattern as was asked
in English.
Numerical Ability
Questions on BODMAS and Arithmetic dominated this section. In
general, it was of easy to moderate difficulty level. The questions on
approximation were slightly on the tougher side.
The details of the section are as follows:
Topic
Number of Questions
Approximation
5
BODMAS
15
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Number Series
Arithmetic
Mensuration
Clock

5
13
1
1

General Awareness
The maximum number of questions from this section was from Banking
and Economy. Some questions from Current Affairs were also there.
This section was of moderate difficulty level.

Computer Knowledge
This section comprised questions of moderate difficulty level based on
basic knowledge of computers. The main areas from which questions
were asked are: Windows, Networking, Hardware and Software.

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