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Last 2 Years IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: Important Questions & Topics

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 25th, 2023

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam is going to be held in August 2022. Serious candidates should be aware of the previous year’s exam overview, takeaway, and analysis. It is highly expected that you may come across a similar level and pattern in IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 prelims too.

Students preparing for the IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 Prelims exam may expect a similar level and questions as that of the previous year’s exams. Even if you have prepared well and completed the whole syllabus it is highly crucial to go through the previous year’s exam trend. Let’s go through the important takeaways and toppics for the upcoming IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 Prelims exam from the previous year’s exam analysis.

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern

In this post, we’ll look at the previous two year’s exam analysis and try to anticipate the most expected pattern for the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam 2022. But, before we get into the analysis, let’s get a better understanding of the IBPS RRB Clerk exam pattern and IBPS RRB Clerk syllabus

Name of Subject No. of Questions Maximum Marks Time Duration
Quantitative Aptitude 40 40 45 Minutes
Reasoning Ability 40 40
Total 80 80

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2022: Expected Difficulty Level

We can predict the general difficulty level of the IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 Prelims exam, after going through the difficulty level parameters of the previous year’s exam. Kindly go through the difficulty level of the IBPS RRB Clerk exam 2021.

Subject Difficulty Level
Quantitative Aptitude Easy to moderate
Reasoning Ability  Easy
Overall Difficulty Level Easy

Takeaways for IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2022 Quantitative Aptitude

Let’s discuss the topic-wise questions asked in the quantitative aptitude section in the previous year’s exam and based on that what we can expect in the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 exam. Questions were asked about Data interpretation, missing number series, simplification-approximation, quadratic equations, and various arithmetic chapters.

Topic Name

Topic Details and no of questions(2020)

Topic Details and no of questions(2021)

What to Expect in IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 Prelims?

Data Interpretation

Line chart: 5

Tabular DI: 5

Bar graph; 5

Tabular: 4

 2 sets can be expected

Missing Number Series

 5

 5 5 questions can be expected

Simplification – approximation

 10  10 10 questions can be expected
Caselet DI

 0

 0 2-3 questions can be expected (Low chance)

Arithmetic Questions

 15

 16  13-16 questions are expected

Quadratic Equation

0

0  4-5 questions can be expected

Things to Keep in Mind

  • Simplification-approximation and arithmetic can be the major topic that will be asked in the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam 2022.
  • Practice various types of Data Interpretation such as tabular, Pie chart, line graph, etc.
  • Practice missing number series regularly.
  • Revise important arithmetic chapters such as time-work, partnership, speed distance, interest, probability, etc.
  • Last but not the least, practice IBPS RRB Clerk Exam previous year’s paper before attending the exam.

Takeaways for IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Reasoning Ability

Let’s discuss the topic-wise questions asked in the reasoning ability section in the previous year’s exam and based on that what we can expect in the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2022.

Name of the topic

Topic Details(2020)

Topic Details(2021)

What to Expect in IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 exam?

Puzzles & Seating Arrangements

  • Linear – 7 people
  • Square-based- 8
  • Month-based
  • Uncertain linear

Total of 20 questions with 5 questions from each type

Box puzzle: 5Q: 7 boxes
Floor-based – 5Q (7-floor puzzle)
Circular- 5 Questions

Uncertain linear: 5

4 sets can be expected with a total of 20 questions
Alphabet  7    4-5 questions can be expected
Alphanumeric    5 4-5 questions can be expected

Syllogism

 5  5 4-5 questions can be expected

Inequality

   5 4-5 questions can be expected
Direction distance  5  2 3-4 questions can be expected
Blood relation    2 1-2 questions can be expected

Order Ranking

 1   1-2 questions can be expected

Coding-decoding

   1 1-2 questions can be expected

Input-output

 1   1-2 questions can be expected

Odd one out

 1   1-2 questions can be expected

Things to Keep in Mind

  • You can expect 4 sets of puzzles including seating arrangements.
  • You can expect 10-12 questions in total from inequality, syllogism, and alphabet/alphanumeric series.
  • Similarly, you can expect 5-8 questions on direction sense, blood relation, coding-decoding, and other miscellaneous topics.
  • Also do not forget to check the previous year’s IBPS RRB Clerk cut off to have a clear idea.

Expert Tips to Clear IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2022

Last 2 Years IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: Important Questions & Topics

So this is all about the previous year’s exam analysis of the IBPS RRB Clerk exam and based on that what you can expect in the upcoming IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2022.

Important Related Links

IBPS RRB Notification 2022 IBPS RRB Application Form 2022
IBPS RRB Exam Date 2022 IBPS RRB Salary
IBPS RRB Question Papers  IBPS RRB Mock Test
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