STRATEGY

&
EXPECTATIONS

RBI GRADE ‘B’ (GENERAL) - PHASE I - 2023

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 Exam Pattern
Name of the Tests No of Maximum Marks Duration
Questions
General Awareness 80 80 25 minutes

English Language 30 30 25 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude 30 30 25 minutes

Reasoning 60 60 45 minutes

Total 200 200 120 minutes

*1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer

*Candidates, who secure minimum marks separately for each Test, as prescribed, will be
shortlisted for Phase-II of the Examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in
Phase-I

Cut-off 2022
Cut-off 2022 (for General): 63.75

Percentile to Aim in this Test Series: 90 percentile

Section wise Scores to Aim in this Test Series:

General Awareness English Language

(out of 80) (out of 30)
35+ 16+

Quantitative Aptitude Reasoning

(out of 30) (out of 60)
14+ 19+

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 Previous Year (2022) Analysis
(*Attempt Memory Based Paper available on Website)

Quantitative Aptitude
• Tabular DI (missing data) – set of 5 questions
• Caselet – set of 5 questions [lengthy]
• Line Graph + table – set of 5 questions
• Miscellaneous Arithmetic (boats, partnership, SICI, etc) – 5 questions
• Number Series (2 series based) –set of 2 questions
• Quadratic Equations – 2 sets of set of 3 questions each [NEW TYPE – concept of roots]
• Quantity Comparison – 2 quantity based - 1 question [exponents based]
• Data Sufficiency 4 statements – 1 question

Reasoning
• Unknown no (certain no) circular AR – set of 5 questions (persons + colours)
• Linear + length Arrangement – set of 5 questions (with distances given in between)
• Designation based – set of 5 questions (persons + designations + no. of countries)
• Floors and Flats – set of 5 questions (persons + floors + flats + countries)
• Time Slots based – set of 5 questions
• Stacks based – set of 5 questions (double stacks of boxes with fruits)
• Year based – set of 5 questions (person+year+age+flower)
• Input Output – set of 5 questions
• Blood Relations – set of 4 questions (with ages)
• Syllogism (3 to 4 statements/conclusions) – 3 questions
• Data Sufficiency – 3 questions (2 statements based)
• Alphabet based – 2 questions [new types]
• Critical Reasoning (course of action, conclusion, etc) – 8 questions

English Language
• Reading Comprehension – set of 7 questions
• Reading Comprehension – set of 8 questions
• Idioms – 2 questions
• Connectors – 3 questions
• Parajumbles – 3 questions
• Error Spotting – 5 questions
• Fill in the Blanks (1 blank) – 2 questions

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 General Awareness

• Static – 20 to 30 questions
• Current Affairs – 55 to 60 questions
• Type of questions asked: Double blanks, lengthy statements followed by question,
statement-based, multiple correct option based, etc.
• Months covered: January to May 2022; most questions were from the exam’s month
i.e., May 2022 while some older CAs from even before January 2022 were asked.
• CA Topics: National, state news, scheme/campaigns,India's firsts, sports
related(venue,record,origin nation of the player etc ),international, committee, major
deals, important days, major appointments, budget, economic survey, ranks and
reports, economy based, awards, person in news, apps/portals, MoUs, summits, books
and authors etc
• Static Topics: some SSC type GK questions (polity, economy, books and authors, festival
etc), Banking and finance core awareness, static based on current affairs (terms used in
recent news, places in news, headquarters & members in an organisation etc), CEO of
companies, schemes etc.

Predictions for 2023 Exam

Number of Expected Questions Topic Wise:

DI (Graphs/Charts/Caselets/Tables): 10 to 17
Data Sufficiency: 2 to 6
Arithmetic: 2 to 5
Number Series: 0 to 6
Quantity Comparison/Quadratic Equations: 0 to 6

Frequently asked Topic Trends in Recent Other Exams (such as SBI PO mains, IBPS PO
mains etc) which can be expected: [Refer Appendix A for few samples]
Quantitative
1) CALCULATIVE & LENGTHY DI sets
Aptitude
2) LOGICAL concepts in DI
3) Values given as Variables & Equations across the questions and DI sets
4) Concept of Roots in Quadratic Equations [High Chances to get in exam]
5) Multiple Series based Number Series [New types can be expected]
6) Values given in form of Exponents/Roots across the questions
7) Usage of Concepts of Number System (such as HCF-LCM, prime numbers, etc) across
different questions
8) Three or more statement based Data Sufficiency Questions
9) Arithmetic topics (SICI, profit loss, etc) can be asked in different variations such as with
blanks, statements, conditions, etc. [New types can be expected]
10) Match the Following type questions

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 Number of Expected Questions Topic Wise:
Puzzles: 25 to 37
Logical Reasoning (blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, inequality, coding,
etc): 10 to 20
Input Output/Series: 0 to 6
Alphabet/Number based: 1 to 4
Critical Reasoning: 6 to 11
Data Sufficiency: 1 to 6

Frequently asked Topic Trends in Recent Other Exams (such as SBI PO mains, IBPS PO
mains etc) which can be expected: [Refer Appendix B for few samples]

1) Unknown Number of persons based puzzle – with different variations such as Stacks,
floors, etc.
2) REVERSE/CODED Syllogism [new variations can be expected]
Reasoning
3) More number of Entities in puzzles (i.e. more no. of persons, items, etc.; for example:
12 persons, 11 items, 23 persons, etc.)
4) Lengthy and New Logic based Puzzles (For example: multiple stacks, lifts based,
Combination of two or more topics in same puzzle)
5) Coded Logical Reasoning (such as coded blood relation, coded direction sense)
6) New types in Input Output & Coding decoding – such as incorrect or missing elements
7) Lengthy statements in Critical Reasoning
8) Alphabet based/series – [new types expected]
9) Three or more statement based Data Sufficiency Questions

Number of Expected Questions Topic Wise:

Reading Comprehension: 2 sets – total 14 to 17 questions
Correct Usage of Idioms: 0 to 3
Phrase replacements: 0 to 3
Connectors/Sentence Formation: 0 to 4
Fill in the Blanks: 0 to 5
English Error Spotting: 0 to 5
Language Parajumbles: 0 to 5

Frequently asked Topic Trends in Recent Other Exams (such as SBI PO mains, IBPS PO
mains etc) which can be expected: [Refer Appendix C for few samples]

1) Economy based Comprehensions

2) Parajumble - Rearrangement of Parts of sentences/words
3) More than one correct option type Questions across topics such as Fill in the blanks
and Comprehensions.
4) Cloze Tests
5) Similar meaning sentences

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 Number of Expected Questions Topic Wise:
Static GK: 15 to 20 questions
Current Affairs: 60 to 65 questions

Frequently asked Topic Trends in Recent Other Exams (such as SBI PO mains, IBPS PO
mains etc) which can be expected:

1) Types of Questions:
• Two or more blanks
General • Lengthy Statements followed by Question
Awareness • More than one correct option based
• Other variations such as: Incorrect pair, match the following etc.
2) Expected Months to be covered: September to July 2023 with June 2023 being very
Important and expected to cover major portion
3) Questions from Union Budget, Economic Survey & Schemes
4) Specific numerical based answers
5) Static questions similar to SSC types
6) In-Depth Questions: Not asking the obvious data from the news - like asking for 3rd or
even 4th place from a report, asking some history behind important days, in depth
questions about a person who passed away etc.

Less Time Taking & High Scoring Topics

Most high scoring – Least time taking topic being ranked from the top

Quantitative Aptitude Reasoning

• Number Series • Inequality & Syllogism
• Quadratic Equations • Input Output
• Tables • Coding Decoding
• Line/Bar/Pie Charts • Blood Relation
• Caselets • Direction Sense

General Awareness English Language

• Focus on CA topics of the • Error Spotting
exam month and previous • Fill in the Blanks
month in particular from • Para jumbles – Parts of
BOLT. sentence & Word
● Schemes in news interchange
● Economic survey and Union
budget

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 Appendix A

Different format of Data/values

Variations in Arithmetic Questions

Concept of Roots in Quadratics

Usage of Exponents

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 Appendix B
Combination of Puzzles & arrangements

New Variations in Alphabet based

Multiple Rows & Stacks

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 Appendix C
Phrase Replacement

Cloze Test

Parajumbles – Word Interchange/rearrangement

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