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IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis Trend: The IBPS RRB PO prelims exam consists of two sections i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude for 45 minutes. In this article, we will analyze both sections Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. We have prepared a chart and table representation for the last three years 2018, 2019, and 2020 which will help you understand the exam analysis trend. This article shows the topics which were dominating in the particular section and the changing pattern on types of questions.
IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis Trend: Reasoning Section
The reasoning section contains 40 questions that cover almost all the topics of the Reasoning subject in the IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam. The most dominating topic of Reasoning is the Puzzle and seating arrangement section. More than 20 questions are asked every year from the puzzles and seating arrangement. Direction sense was not asked in 2019 but 2018 and 2020. If we discuss the topic’s consistency, then the Alphabetical series is the only topic that was continuously asked in the exam in 2018, 2019, and 2020. The table given below shows the number of questions asked from each topic for 2018, 2019, and 2020.
| IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis Trend: Reasoning Section | |||
| Topics | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | 25 | 23 | 27 |
| Direction Sense | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Number Based Series | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alphabet Based Series | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inequality | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Day based miscellaneous question | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blood Relation | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Syllogism | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 |
IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis Trend: Quantitative Aptitude Section
The quantitative aptitude section contains 40 questions for the IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam. Half of the section consists of Data Interpretation and Arithmetic questions. Data interpretation weighs approx 10-15 questions every year and arithmetic weighs approx 11-15 questions.
| IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis Trend: Quantitative Aptitude Section | |||
| Topics | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Data Interpretation | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Missing/Wrong Number Series | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Quantity 1 and Quantity 2 based on inequality | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| Data Sufficiency | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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