Detailed IBPS RRB Prelims Syllabus

2018 for Officers & Office Assistant

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Exam 2018 preparation. Here's the IBPS RRB Prelims Syllabus for Officer Scale I &
Office Assistant. Have a look at this IBPS RRB Syllabus 2018 to know the
Weightage, Marks Distribution, Tips and set your IBPS RRB study plan
accordingly.

IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Pattern 2018

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2018.

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 2018

IBPS RRB Syllabus for Prelims 2018

IBPS RRB Prelims Syllabus - Logical Reasoning

The Reasoning Section will carry 40 marks. Here's the list of topics that are asked from
the Reasoning Section.

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(1) Coding & Decoding

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 5-7 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 5-6 Qs
• Level: Moderate in Difficulty, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming, Moderate
Accuracy possible.
• Question Types: Coding by Letter Shifting, Coding by Analogy, Coding in
Fictitious Language, Coding Letters of a Word.
• Tips: General Tips for Coding & Decoding, Coding Decoding in
Fictitious Language, Coding by Letter Shifting
• Quizzes: Quiz 3, Quiz 2,Quiz 1,

(2) Coded Inequalities/Mathematical Inequalities

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 5 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 3-5 Qs
• Level: Scoring, Easy if Steps Followed properly, Moderately Time Consuming,
High Accuracy possible.
• Question Types: Coded Relations between letters to be decoded and solved.
• Tips: How to Solve Coded Inequality, How to Solve Mathematical
Inequalities.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(3) Syllogisms

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 5 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 3-5 Qs
• Level: Easy to Moderate in difficulty, Less time consuming, Moderate Accuracy
possible, Very likely to appear.

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 • Question Types: Direct questions with 2-3 statements & 2-3 conclusions,
possibility based questions, negative information based questions.
• Tips: Basic Concepts of Syllogisms
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(4) Double Lineup

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I) : 5 Qs

• Level: Easy to moderate.

(5) Linear Seating Arrangement

• Weightage: 5 Qs
• Level: Moderate to Difficult, could be tricky, Moderate to Highly Time
Consuming, Moderate to High Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with
proper technique and step-by-step solving.
• Question Types: Single or Double rows facing each other/ away from each
other/ in the same direction.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(6) Circular Seating Arrangement

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I) : 5 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 5 Qs
• Level: Moderate to Difficult, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming, Moderate to
High Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-
by-step solving.
• Question Types: Uni- & Bi-directional problems on circular, square,
rectangular, hexagonal tables. May be combined with other information to make
it a Blood Relations or Double Lineup type problem as well.
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 • Tips: How to Approach Circular Arrangements, Circular
Arrangements Pt 2
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(7) Floor Puzzle

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 5 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 3-5 Qs
• Level: Easy to difficult.

(8) Scheduling

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 5 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 0-5 Qs
• Moderate to Difficult, Could be tricky, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming,
Moderate Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and
step-by-step solving.
• Question Types: Seven different persons work in 3 different department. Not
more than 2 works on each department. Some of them are males & some of them
are females.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(9) Data Sufficiency

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 4-5 Qs

• Level: Easy to difficult.
• Question Types: Scheduling, Blood Relation, Direction and Distance, Linear
Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Order & Ranking, Miscellaneous.

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(10) Arrangement & Pattern

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 3-6 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 10-12 Qs
• Level: Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy
possible.
• Question Types: Random Sequence of Alphabets (based on group of 5 terms
each of 3 alphabets OR series of alphabets), Number Arrangements (based on
group of 5 terms each of 3 digits OR series of numbers), Mixed Series Dictionary
or Alphabet based Arrangements etc.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(11) Blood Relations

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 2-5 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 1-2 Qs
• Moderate in difficulty, Low to Moderately time consuming, Moderate to High
Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-by-
step solving.
• Question Types: General Blood Relationship problems,Family Tree Problems,
Coded Blood Relations.
• Tips: General Understanding of Blood Relations, Complex Blood
Relations
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(12) Ordering & Ranking

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 2-3 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 1 Q

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 • Level: Easy to Moderate in difficulty, Less time consuming, High Accuracy
possible.
• Question Types: Floor Based Puzzles, Arranging by age, height, weight, rank,
order in row etc.
• Tips: Tricks to Crack Ordering & Ranking
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(13) Alphabet Series

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 1-5 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 0-1 Qs
• Easy to Moderate, Quick Solve, High Accuracy possible.
• Question Types: Complete the series, Missing Term, Wrong Term.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1

(14) Directions & Distances

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 1-3 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 1 Q
• Level: Easy but could be tricky, Less time consuming, High Accuracy possible,
Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-by-step solving.
• Question Types: Arranging by age, height, weight, rank, order in row etc.
• Tips: 3 Tricks for Directions & Distances
• Quizzes: Quiz1, Quiz 2

(15) Analytical Decision Making

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 0-5 Qs

• Level: Easy but could be tricky, Less time consuming, High Accuracy possible.

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(16) Classification

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 0-1 Qs

• Level: Easy to Moderate, Quick Solve, High Accuracy possible.
• Question Types: Letter based, Meaningful Words based, GK based, Number
based.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1

IBPS RRB Prelims Syllabus - Quantitative

Aptitude

The Quantitative Section will carry 40 marks. Here's the list of topics that are asked
from the Quantitative Section.

(1) Data Interpretation

• Weightage: 5-10 Qs
• Level: Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High
Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types: Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, Miscellaneous
Infographics, Missing Data Type Caselets.
• Tips: Missing Data Problems, Tips for Line Graphs, Tips for
Maximum-Minimum Problems in DI
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(2) Algebra

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 5-7 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 1-3 Qs

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 • Level: Could be tricky sometimes.
• Question Types: Linear Equation in 1 or 2 variable, Quadratic Equation.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(3) Number Series

• Weightage: 5 Qs
• Level: Scoring, Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming.
• Question Types: Complete the Series, Find the Missing Term, Find the Wrong
Term etc.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1

(4) Mixture Problem

• Weightage: 5 Qs
• Level: Easy to Solve.
• Question Types: Make mixture from two or more things, Make mixture from
two mixtures.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2.

(5) Simplification

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 5 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 2-4 Qs
• Level: Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types: BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds &
Indices, Percentage, Fraction, etc.
• Tips: Simplification using BODMAS rule
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

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(6) Data Sufficiency

• Weightage: 3-5 Qs
• Level: Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, Tricky sometimes.
• Question Types: DS questions based on Number System, Averages,
Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest,
Time Speed & Distance, Time & Work, Problems on Age, Mensuration, Mixtures
& Alligations.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1

(7) Profit & Loss

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 2 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 2-4 Qs
• Level: Easy to Moderate
• Question Types: Dishonest Dealings, Successive Selling, Partnership, Discount
and MP, Sales Tax.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(8) Number System

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 1-3 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 1-3 Qs
• Level: Easy to Solve, Very Scoring.
• Question Types: Divisibility & Reminder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM &
HCF.

(9) Ratio & Proportion

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 1-2 Qs

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 • Level: Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types: Simple Ratio, Compound Ratio, Direct Indirect Proportion,
Componendo or Dividendo, Fourth Proportional, Third Proportion,
Mean Proportional.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(10) Permutation & Combination

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I & Office Assistant) : 1-2 Qs

• Level: Could be tricky sometimes.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(11) Mensuration

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 1-2 Qs

• Level: Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types: Square, Rectangle, Circle & Semi- circle, Triangle, Rhombus,
Trapezium, Parellelogram.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(12) Speed, Time & Distance

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I & Office Assistant) : 1-2 Qs

• Scoring, Moderately difficult.
• Question Types: Partial Speed, Relative Speed, Average Speed, Boat & River,
Problems on Train.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(13) Time & Work

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I & Office Assistant) : 1-2 Qs

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 • Level: Moderately Difficult.
• Question Types: Work Efficiency, Work & Wages, Pipe & Cistern.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(14) Interest

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 1 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 1-2 Qs
• Level: Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types: Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Simple & Compound,
Installments.
• Tips: How to Quickly find Rate of Simple Interest, Quickest Way to Solve
Compound Interest Problems
• Quizzes: Quiz 1

(15) Average

• Weightage: 0-1 Qs
• Level: Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types: Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money
Expenditure, Average Temperature etc. But the concept remains simple. We have
to use a single formula i.e. Average = Sum of Quantities/Number of Quantities
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(16) Percentage

• Weightage (For Officer Scale I ) : 0-1 Qs

• Weightage (For Office Assistant) : 1-2 Qs
• Level: Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types: Calculation-oriented basic percentage.
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 • Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(17) Probability

• Weightage: 0-1 Q
• Level: Less Time Consuming, Scoring, Easy if all cases considered.
• Question Types: Basic Selection & Arrangement Problems, Very basic
problems on Probability.
• Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

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