RBI GRADE B 2022 – AFTERNOON SHIFT ANALYSIS

GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.1) What is the wage limit under the Employee Provident Fund Scheme, 1952?

Ans – Rs 15,000/-

Covered in PIB 247

Q.2) Which bank was merged with Bank of Baroda on April 1, 2019?

Ans – Vijaya Bank

Covered in Spotlight
Q.3) What is the full form of NCAER?

Ans – National Council of Applied Economic Research

Covered in Spotlight
Q.4) Stand Up India Scheme was launched in 2016 to provide loans between Rs 10 lakhs to
Rs 1 crore to SC/ST/OBC/Women borrowers. Recently, it has been extended up to ____?

Ans – 2025

Covered in Spotlight, PIB 247, Govt schemes

Q.5) The world is experiencing multi-decadal high inflation due to ____?
i) Supply side disruption
ii) Geo-political tensions
iii) Tighter labor markets
iv) Fragility in inventory management

[a] Only I and II

[b] Only II
[c] Only I, II, III
[d] Only I and IV
[e] All I, II, III, and IV

Ans – A

Basic awareness question

Q.6) According to RBI’s guidelines, Special Mention Account are those assets/accounts that
shows symptoms of bad asset quality before it being identified as NPA. Which of the
following statements is/are correct with regards to the Special Mention Account-1?

[a] Where Principal or Interest Payment is overdue for 1 to 30 days

[b] Where Principal or Interest Payment is overdue for 31-60 days
[c] Where Principal or Interest Payment is overdue for 45-60 days
[d] Where Principal or Interest Payment is overdue for 61-90 days
[e] Where Principal or Interest Payment is overdue for 1 to 45 days

Ans – B

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Q.7) Where is the Serengeti National Park located?

Ans – Tanzania

Static GK
Q.8) ___ is characterized by slow economic growth, increasing unemployment, along with
rising prices?

Ans – Stagflation

Covered in RBI 247, Static Course

Q.9) Who has become the first Indian to win a gold medal at the IWF Junior World
Championships in May 2022?

Ans – Harshada Sharad Garud

Covered in May 2022 Spotlight

Q.10) Which of the following statements is are true about the SVAMITVA scheme?

i) The scheme aims to create proper land records by using technology

ii) The scheme allows the card holders to use their land property as an asset for taking
loans
iii) The scheme helps farmers in tax provisions

[a] Only I and II

[b] Only II and III
[c] Only I
[d] Only III
[e] Only I, II, and III

Ans – A

Covered in Govt schemes, PIB 247

[all the statements are memory-based, hence, are subject to change.]
Q.11) OPEC is a group of 13 countries. Which of the following countries is not a member of
OPEC?

Ans – Russia

Covered in Spotlight
Q.12) The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is an international coalition that
aims to promote disaster-resilient infrastructure. Where is the headquarters of CDRI
located?

Ans – New Delhi, India

Covered in Spotlight, Static GK

Q.13) How much is the authorized share capital of NABARD, as of now?

[a] Rs 15,000 crores

[b] Rs 27,000 crores
[c] Rs 30,000 crores
[d] Rs 20,000 crores
[e] None of those given as options

Ans – E

(Discretionary question)
Q.14) _____ is used by fraudsters to install a malware through public ports in the
customers’ mobile phones to steal data/emails/messages and other sensitive materials?

[a] Phishing
[b] Vishing
[c] Juice Jacking

Ans – Juice Jacking

Q.15) National Food Security Act, 2013 covers ____ percent of rural population and ____
percent of urban population?

Ans – 75%; 50%

Covered in PIB 247

Q.16) By which year the UN Energy Plan of Action will be implemented?

Ans – 2025

Covered in May Spotlight

Q.17) Which is the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender?

Ans – El Salvador

Covered in Spotlight
Q.18) Consumer Rights Day is celebrated to create awareness about the rights of the
consumer. When is the World Consumer Rights Day celebrated?

Ans – March 15

Covered in March Spotlight

Q.19) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana has been extended up to _____?

Ans – 2025-26

Covered in Spotlight, PIB 247, Govt schemes

Q.20) Which state has witnessed the highest sex ratio as per the Vital Statistics based on
Civil Registration System, released in May 2022?

Ans – Ladakh

Covered in Spotlight, PIB 247

Q.21) Which committee has suggested the merger of banks?

Ans - M. Narasimham Committee

Covered in Static GK course, Spotlight

Q.22) Which of the following statements are true about the recommendations of the RBI’s
Asset Reconstruction Committee?

Ans – Not Known

Covered in RBI 247

Q.23) Under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, additional food grain?

Ans – 5 Kg

Covered in Government Schemes, Spotlight, PIB 247

Q.24) Which among the following is the financial inclusion triad as per National strategy for
financial inclusion?
[1] Financial Inclusion Policies
[2] Grievance redressal
[3] Regulatory framework
[4] Financial Literacy
[5] Deregulation of interest

[a] Only 1 and 2

[b] Only 1, 2 and 4
[c] Only 2, 3 and 5
[d] Only 1, 3 and 4
[e] Only 2 and 4

Answer – [b]

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Q.25) The interest rates on the Small Savings Schemes are linked to the yields of the
Government securities. Government releases the interest rates of Small Savings Schemes
in how many intervals?

[a] Quarterly
[b] Half-yearly
[c] Annually
[d] Monthly
[e] None of the above

Answer – Quarterly

Covered in Spotlight
Q.26) PM Gram Sadak Yojana allocation in Union budget 2022-23

Answer – 19000 Crore

Covered in Budget, Spotlight, Government Schemes, PIB 247, Revision sessions

Q.27) Vice Chief of Army

Answer – Gen BS Raju

Covered – Spotlight
Q.28) Which of the following is the Life Science Capital of India?

Answer – Hyderabad
Q.29) Identify the incorrect match regarding post harvest festivals.

[a] Pongal – TN
[b] Nuakhai – Jharkhand
[c] Onam – Kerala
[d] Bihu – Assam
[e] Lohri – Punjab

Answer – [b], Nuakhai belongs to Odisha

Spotlight
Q.30) Wrestling Academy opened by Indian railways –

Answer – New Delhi

Covered in Spotlight February

Q.31) Cynthia Rosenzweig has won the World Food Prize 2022. What is the amount of the
prize?

Answer – USD 250,000

Covered in Spotlight
Q.32) Payment Infrastructure Development Fund Scheme Started in which year and has
been extended recently to which cities?

Answer – January 2021; Tier 1 and tier 2 centres; Earlier it was only for Tier 3 to tier 6 cities

Covered in – PIB 247, Government Schemes, Spotlight

Q.33) Fiscal deficit to 4% of GDP by which year as per 15th FC?

Answer – 2025-26

Covered in Spotlight, RBI 247, PIB 247

Q.34) Who has been selected as the West Indies ODI and T20 cricket team Captain?

Answer – Nicholas Pooran

Q.35) Defining characteristics of cryptocurrencies.

Options not available

Answer not available

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Q.36) Under PM Fasal Bima Yojana, how many farmers are targeted to be covered in FY 23?

Answer – 65 Lakhs
Q.37) As per RBI financial stability report, Gross NPA of PSB by Sept 2022 under Baseline
scenario?

Answer – 10.5%

Covered in Spotlight, RBI 247

Q.38) Aggregate holding of equity shares by a foreign country in pension funds under NPS?

Answer – 74%

Covered in Spotlight, RBI 247

Q.39) Highest number of ODF+ villages under SBM – Grameen?

Answer – Telangana

Covered in Spotlight
Q.40) Three floating border outposts inaugurated by Ministry of home affairs?

Answer – Sutlej, Kaveri and Narmada

Covered in May Spotlight

Q.41) Which companies are known as Decacorns?

Answer – Company valued at more than US $ 10 Billion

Covered in RBI 247 Session, Spotlight

Q.42) Find the correct statement regarding protection of women from sexual harassment at
workplace.

Options not available

Q.43) No dues certificate for small loan up to …………… to small and marginal farmers

Answer – Rs.50,000
Q.44) How many accounts have been opened under PMJDY till date?

Ans - 44.12 crore

Q.45) Which of the following is not a Money market instrument?

[a] Treasury Bills

[b] Certificate of deposits
[c] Bank Fixed Deposits
[d] Commercial paper
[e] Call money

Answer – Bank Fixed deposits

Covered in RBI 247 and Course

QUANT
S.No. Topic Questions
1 Speed time distance 3
2 CI and SI 3
3 Profit & loss 2
4 Mixtures & alligations 1
5 Ratio & proportion 1
6 Quadratic equation 3
7 Sequence series 4
8 Data interpretation 11
9 Ages 1
10 Partnership 1
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Data sufficiency
Q.1) Marked price is 1.45 times of cost price. Selling price is
Rs 1500. The profit is 25%. Find the discount percentage.

Answer = 14%
CP = 1200
SP = 1500
MP = 1740
Discount = 240
Q.2-3) Identify the wrong term (X) and answer the questions that
follow:
2 3 7 22 89 445 2677 18740

Wrong term (X) = 445

Pattern:
*1+1
*2+1
*3+1

Q.2) Find the LCM of (X – 400) and 25

Answer = 225

Q.3) 20% of X is same as which number from left?

20% * 445 = 89

X+4 is prime or not – X+4 = 449 (449 is a prime number)

Q.4) In Jar A, there is 40 litres milk and 6 litres water. In Jar B, there is 78 litres
mixture of milk and water and the ratio is 10:3. A and B jars are emptied in a Jar C.
In Jar C, there is already 6 litres water. What is the percentage of water in Jar C?

Milk Water Total Ratio

Jar A 40 6 46 20:3
Jar B 60 18 78 10:3
Jar C 100 24+6=30 130 10:3

Percentage of water in Jar C = 3/13 * 100 = 23%

Q.5) Train A of length 280 m crosses a platform of 720 m in 25 seconds. Speed of
train A is 16 m/s more than train B. Length of train B is 200m more than A.

Speed of train A = 1000 m / 25 sec = 40 m/s

Speed of train B = 24 m/s
Length of A = 280m
Length of B = 480m
Q.6-7) 15 17 11 23 P 33
400 Q 300 750 2625 11812.5

P = 3; Q = 200

Q.6) If R is a composite value such that 14 < R < 18, what can be the
possible values of P + R?
(i) 18
(ii) 19
(iii) 20

*[a] 1 and 2
[b] 2 and 3
[c] 1 and 3
Q.8-10) ax2 – 9x + 7 = 0
by2 – 8y + 4 = 0

3 Conditions:
(i) a and b are positive integers
(ii) b > a
(iii) 6/b is the bigger root of second equation
(iv) The ratio of highest roots of equation 1 to 2 is 7:4

Answer:
b=3
Roots of second equation = 2 and 2/3
a=2
Roots of first equation = 1 and 7/2
Q.11) Question on ages

Fatima, Dev and Garima.

Question on partnership

Q.12) A invested 2000 more than B. A left the business after 8

months. If annual profit is 6800 and share of A is 400F, then find
the investment of B.
Note: 7F²= 472 - √576

[a] 2400

[b] 4000

*[c] 6000
Q.13) Question on mixtures and alligations

A clay comprising of two varieties of clay

Q.14-17) Data interpretation
Five commodities being manufactured as given in pie chart (in
degrees)
Below table shows articles unsold
Q.18-21) Data interpretation
Salary based question comprising of pay scale and DA
information

Q.22-24) Data interpretation

REASONING
S.No. Topics Questions
1 Puzzles 35
2 Critical reasoning 10
3 Coding decoding 4
4 inequalities 3
5 Data sufficiency 3
6 Alphabet test 3
7 Blood relations 1
8 Miscellaneous 1
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Q.1) Sugar and energy level in kids (6 – 12 years)
As per research, no correlation was found between sugar intake
and energy level.

Kids of 6-12 are anyways energetic

Q.2) State A is less developed but it is rich in minerals.
Government is investing money in the state.

[a] invest in technology

[b] promote export of mineral oils
[c] promote FDI in the state
Q.3) A group of mid age professionals were asked to join
workplace after being on a break for a long time. They
were sent on training from the company. After training,
company is conducting interview to rehire. Answer to
which of the following statement reply being no from
candidate will definitely give him selection and the
statements were
1. you might have to work under juniors will you be ok
with that
2. we will offer you less salary, will you be ok with that
and there were two more statements
3. Why you took sabbatical. Would you take sabbatical
again.
Q.4) Choices influence decision making. Nudges
Q.5-8) Coding decoding

Words were represented by 3 symbols

First symbol – first letter of the word
Second symbol – number of letters in the word (odd or even)
Third symbol – number of vowels
Q.9) Blood relations

H is son of L
Q.10) Blanket ban of crackers
Which of the following could be the reason for government not
imposing the ban?

[a] Tax revenue

[b] govt plans to impose using non-toxic materials in crackers

from next year

[c]

[d]
Q.11) From which of the below given words maximum words
can be formed by relacing the vowel with other vowels without
changing the position of any letter?

[a] SICK

*[b] LIST

[c] TICK
Q.12) In the word “REVOLUTION”, how many pairs of letters
has as many vowels between them as in the English Alphabet
from left to right?

[a] two

[b] three

[c] four

[d] more than four

Q.13) in which of the following pairs, at least one of the word
cannot be formed into any other word?

[a] Sink, tile

[b] deaf, bask

[c] face, dust

[d] clay, veil

[e] bean, arty

Q.14) W ≤ A ≤ S ≤ P = T
Z>T>Y>E
J=H≥K≥P

Check if J > S
Q.15-18) Square sitting arrangement
Q.19-22) 7 persons (ABCDEFG) and 7 objects : jacket, tank,
binoculars

Q.23-26) House puzzle

Q.27-30) stairs puzzle

Puzzles from seating arrangement – linear and square)

Data sufficiency questions – order & ranking

ENGLISH
S.NO TOPIC QUESTIONS
1 Jumbled sentences 2
2 Correct use of phrase in the 3
sentences (make in time)
3 Passage ( 9 + 6) 15
4 Words used in beginning, middle (2 3
sentences) (although, since,
because, etc)
5 Errors in 2 parts (A, B, C, D) (1 is 6
correct)
6 Miscellaneous 1
30