RBI Grade B Exam Analysis: Previous Year Analysis for Phase-I & Phase-II Exam

RBI Grade B Exam Analysis 2021:RBI Grade B exam analysis through previous year papers is a very important part of the preparation for the RBI Grade B exam. Lakhs of aspirants apply for the prestigious job of Grade B officer at Reserve Bank of India. Reserve Bank of India is the apex in the banking sector and a job at RBI is considered the best in this sector.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts the RBI Grade B Exam for the recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘B’ (General) – DR, DEPR (Department of Economic & Policy Research) and DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management) in Common Seniority Group (CSG).

RBI had released the notification for Grade B officers 2021. The online registration for RBI Grade -B officer post starts from January 28, 2021, to February 15, 2021.RBI Grade B exam analysis 2021 will be available to the aspirants after the prelims exam.RBI Grade B exam analysis 2021 will give the overall idea about the difficulty level of the exam and overall attempts.

In this article, we will see the RBI Grade B exam analysis of the Phase-I and Phase-II for the previous year of which will help you devise your preparation strategy for the upcoming RBI Grade B exam.

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RBI Grade B Exam Analysis: Phase-I Exam Pattern

Before we get into the RBI Grade B exam analysis, we must clearly understand the exam pattern of RBI Grade B.

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
General Awareness	80	80	Composite time of 2 hours
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
English Language	30	30
Reasoning	60	60
Total	200	200

• One marks will be awarded for questions marked as right.
• 0.25 marks will be deducted for questions marked as wrong.
• No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.

RBI Grade B Exam Analysis for Phase-I 2019

Let us take a look at the RBI Grade B exam analysis subject wise for the year 2019 with the average number of questions asked from each topic and difficulty level of the topics.

1. Overall RBI Grade B Exam Analysis for Phase-I

Section	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
General Awareness	80	Easy-Moderate	45 – 52
English Language	30	Easy-Moderate	23 – 25
Quantitative Aptitude	30	Easy-Moderate	20 – 23
Reasoning	60	Moderate- Difficult	32 – 34
Total	200	Easy-Moderate	100 – 120

2. Quantitative Aptitude

Let us now look at the RBI Grade B analysis of the Quantitative Aptitude section of Prelims:

Topics	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation	10	Easy-Moderate
Approximation	05	Easy-Moderate
wrong Number Series	05	Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous (Percentage, Time and Work, Partnership, Boat and Stream)	10	Easy-Moderate
Total	30	Easy-Moderate

• It had two DI’s one was of Bar Graph and the other was Caselet.
• The Quants paper was bit calculative and time-consuming.

3. Reasoning Ability

RBI Grade B analysis for the reasoning section is as below:

Topics	No of Questions	Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement (Floor based, Month Based)	25	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	05	Moderate
Machine Input-Output	05	Moderate
Syllogism	05	Moderate
Direction Sense	05	Moderate
Alphanumeric	02	Moderate
Logical Reasoning	08	Moderate
Miscellaneous	10	Moderate
Total	60	Moderate

• This section was heavily dominated by puzzles.
• Candidates found this section to be on a tougher side.

4. General Awareness

• Majority of the questions were based on current affairs.
• Static GK consisted of 5-6 questions
• Banking awareness consisted of 6-7 questions based on the current budget and economic issues.

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5. English Comprehension

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	10	Moderate
Error spotting & Phrase Replacement	05	Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test	05	Easy-Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement	05	Easy-Moderate
Word Swap	05	Easy-Moderate
Total	30	Easy-Moderate

• Two sets of RC were asked in this section.
• The paper level was easy to moderate.

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RBI Grade B Exam Analysis: Phase-II Exam Pattern

Let us now look at the Phase-II exam pattern before we look at the RBI Grade B exam analysis for the Mains section.

Paper No.	Paper	Type	Max Marks	Time Duration
1.	Economic and Social Issues	Objective Test	100	90 min
2.	Finance and Management	Objective Test	100	90 min
3.	English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive Test	100	90 min
	Total		300	4hr 30min

• The English section is a descriptive paper with a Precis Writing, Essay Writing and Reading Comprehension questions.
• Rest two papers will be objective in nature.

Let us now see the RBI Grade B exam analysis for Phase-II.

RBI Grade B Exam Analysis for Phase-II 2019

Paper 1 – Economic and Social Issues

RBi Grade B previous year paper analysis is given below for your reference.

This paper was divided into two parts: Part A and Part B.

• Part A consisted of questions based on passages from which the context of the passage was to be understood to give the answers and had 35 questions of 2 marks each.
• Part B consisted of questions which were more factual based and data-oriented had 30 questions of 1 mark each.
• Some of the topics from which the questions were asked are:

1. Latest Government initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat, MNREGA, PM Kishan Samman Nidhi Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojna.
2. MSF/SLR definition
3. FDI based questions
4. Other Budget and Survey related questions.
5. Capital Infused by the Government in PSB.

Paper 2 – Finance and Management

Paper 2 was also on the same pattern with the paper divided into two parts: Part A and Part B.

• Part A consisted of questions from Finance. It contained 35 questions of 2 marks each.
• Questions from Finance were only factual based and no numerical questions were asked.
• Part B consisted of questions from Management. It had a total of 30 questions of 1 mark each.
• Questions from Finance included topics such as:

1. Financial Instruments
2. Financial Markets
3. Bonds & Derivatives
4. Operational Risk
5. GST council structure
6. IPO and other methods of raising money

• Questions from Management includes:

1. Corporate Governance
2. Communication
3. Career Path, Development & Management
4. Leadership Style
5. Motivation Theories

Paper 3 – English

The RBI Grade B previous year paper analysis for the English section is as follows:

• It is a descriptive based paper.
• Only 3 questions were asked from this section.
• The first question was of essay of 40 marks and the word limit was 300 words. The Topics of the essay were:

1. Importance of voting in a democracy.
2. Scope of 5G in India.
3. NBFC Loan collection issues.
4. Higher Education.
5. Stress Among Youth

• In the second question, candidates were required to write a precis which was of 30 marks with 170 words limit.
• The Topic of the precis was ‘Capital and Current Account Convertibility
• The third question was of Reading Comprehension based on IMF & its Functionality.

That is it from this blog. Hope it helped you understand the RBI Grade B exam analysis of Phase-I and Phase-II 2019 and also helped you understand the type of questions asked from each section.

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RBI Grade B Exam Analysis FAQs

Q. How many questions are asked in the General Awareness section?

A. General Awareness section consists of 80 questions of 1 mark each.

Q. From what topic are most questions asked in the General Awareness section?

A. Most questions in the General Awareness section are from Current Affairs.

Q. What was the level of reasoning section in the Phase-I exam?

A. The Reasoning section was on a tougher side with more questions from puzzles and seating arrangements.

Q. What was the level of Finance paper in Phase-II?

A. Finance paper was of moderate level with 35 questions of 2 marks each.

Q. Is there a word limit in the essay and precis writing of the English section in Phase-II?

A. Yes, the word limit of essay is 300 words and the word limit of precis is 170 words.