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RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam Analysis 2021 – Overall
RBI Grade B Exam Analysis 2021: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has successfully conducted the Phase-1 Exam today i.e. on March 06, 2021, and we have come up with a detailed section-wise analysis of the exam as per the reviews of the aspirants who have appeared in the Exam. The overall difficulty level of the RBI Grade B Phase-1 exam on March 06, 2021, was Moderate as per the candidate’s reviews. Go through the complete article and know the overall difficulty level of the exam, the pattern of the exam, types of questions asked, and General Awareness Questions asked in the Mains Exam. The RBI Grade B 2021 Exam is conducted in 3 phases. Today is Phase 1 of the RBI Grade B 2021 Exam. The Pattern of Phase 1 is:
The exam will be conducted in 2 Shifts today. In this article, we are covering Shift 2 of RBI Grade B 2021 Phase 1 Analysis. Overall the RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam was Moderate and calculative. The sequence of the exam was General Awareness, Reasoning, English then Quantitative Aptitude.
RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam Analysis 2021 – Video Analysis
RBI Grade B Phase 1 2021 Exam Analysis – Section-wise
RBI Grade Phase 1 2021 Exam was difficult as many new pattern questions were seen in the Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, & Reasoning Ability. Match the column was introduced in Quant while a new pattern phrase correction was asked in English along with 3 RCs.
RBI Grade B Exam Good Attempts
| Subjects | Time | Good Attempts |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 minutes | 12-14 (Difficult) |
| Reasoning | 45 minutes | 21-26 (Difficult) |
| English Language | 25 minutes | 11-14 (Difficult) |
| General Language | 25 minutes | 40-45 (Moderate) |
| Total | 120 minutes | 84-99 (Difficult) |
RBI Grade B Quantitative Aptitude Exam Analysis 2021
Quantitative Aptitude was the most difficult section. Pie Chart and Caselet DI were asked that were very confusing. Number Series of new pattern was asked in this shift. Questions asked from the Arithmetic Questions were asked from various topics like Mensuration, Partnership, and other topics.
| Topic | Based On | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation | Pie Chart & Caselet | 11 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Data Sufficiency | 2 statement | 4 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 3 statement | 2 | Difficult |
| Number Series | New Pattern 2 sets (3 questions each) | 6 | Difficult |
| Miscellaneous | Questions on (Time & Work, Percentage, Mensuration, Age, Partnership, Mixture & Allegation) | 7 | Difficult |
| Total | 30 | Difficult | |
RBI Grade B Exam Analysis 2021 for General Awareness
The General Awareness Section of RBI Grade B Phase 1 consists of 80 Questions. This is around 60 Questions that were asked from Current Affairs mainly from October 2020 till February 2021. The remaining 20 Questions were from Financial Awareness, Schemes, Static Awareness. Some main points were:
- Around 5 Questions from Schemes.
- 5 Questions from RBI Reports
- Around 5 Questions from Budget
- Around 4-5 Questions from Economic Survey
Questions Asked
Question related to PM WANI
Question related to Jigmet Dolma
Question on Kagiso Rabada (Purple Cap Winner)
Question on Spice Board – Related to Spice Exports Gender Equality Based
Question (Sustainable Development Goal 5)
Amitabh Ghos 1st Novel (The circle of Reason)
Indian Innovation Index by NITI Ayog
Min age decided by ICC to play International Cricket
Indian Coast Guard: on 14 December Offshore Petrol Vessel delivered by Goa Shipyard Limited
International Tea Day by UN
Wheat Producing States – Which is not among the Top 5 States
Production Linked Incentive for 13 Sectors – Total Fund Allocation
SBI Tied up with which company for Blockchain Technology
One District One Product
6 Pillars of Budget
IMF 190th Member (Latest Member)
Loan Limit for SC and ST for Greenfield Project
Khelo Youth Games
Seychelles is in which Ocean or Sea
Former Designation of Jamet Yellen
Moratorium Period by RBI during Pandemic
BB Pal Padma Vibhushan
Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme
23rd Jan is observed as
Sur Sarovar is in which state
RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam Analysis 2021 for Reasoning Ability
In this shift also, the seating arrangement and puzzle section was dominating. Most of the questions were asked from the seating arrangement and puzzle section. Coding-Decoding and Machine Input were not asked. This section was Difficult.
| Topic | Based On | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzle & Seating Arrangement | Circular Arrangement based on Blood Relation, Floor based Puzzle, Double row Linear arrangement, Unknown number of persons, Schedule based puzzle, tabular puzzle, designation based puzzle | 32 | Difficult |
| Reverse Syllogism | – | 2 | Difficult |
| Direction & Distance | – | 3 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | – | 2 | Moderate |
| Meaningful Word | Ask, Let | 1 | Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | – | 3 | Moderate |
| Logical | – | 9 | Difficult |
| Machine Input | – | 5 | Difficult |
| Alphanumeric | – | 3 | Moderate |
| Total | 60 | Difficult | |
RBI Grade B Phase 1 English Exam Analysis 2021
English Language section was of moderate to difficult level. Three reading comprehension were seen in this section which is very rare in the Preliminary exam. So this makes this section difficult. Word rearrangement questions were also asked.
| Topic | Based On | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | Economy based, Serbian king and his statue | 16 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Sentence Phrase Correction | New Pattern | 3 | Difficult |
| Word Rearrangement | Arrangement of Word with Error Detection | 4 | Difficult |
| Match the Column | – | 3 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Fillers | – | 4 | Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Difficult | |
RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam Analysis 2021 – Final Overview
Overall we can say that this is the most difficult paper of RBI Grade B compare to last year’s exam. We can expect the lowest cut-off ever. Let’s wait for the result.
| Sections | No. Of Questions | No. Of Marks | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| General Awareness | 80 | 80 | 40-45 | Moderate |
| Reasoning | 60 | 60 | 21-26 | Difficult |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 11-14 | Difficult |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | 12-14 | Difficult |
| Overall | 200 | 200 | 84-99 | Difficult |
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. What was the overall level of the exam?
Ans. The overall level can be considered Difficult. This is the reason the Good attempts dropped as compared to last year’s exam.
Q. How many Month’s current affairs questions were asked?
Ans. Most numbers of questions were asked from January and February Month. However, the questions were also asked from October to December.
Q. What will be the Good Attempts for RBI Grade B Phase I Exam?
Ans. The overall good attempts of RBI Grade B Exam 2021 can be 84 to 99.
Q. Which was the Most Difficult section out of 4 sections in RBI Grade B Exam?
Ans. Quantitative Aptitude and English were the most difficult section in RBI Grade B Exam 2021.
Q. Which was the Most Scoring section out of 4 sections in RBI Grade B Exam?
Ans. The General Awareness section was the most scoring section.
Q. Will there be any Normalization for both shifts?
Ans. Yes
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