RRB Group Exam Analysis 2022, 17 August: Shift 1, 2 & 3 Paper Review, Expected Cut Off

By PARUL RISHI|Updated : August 17th, 2022

RRB Group Exam Analysis 2022, 17 August Shift 1, 2 & 3: The RRB Group D CBT Phase 1 exam will be conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board from August 17 to August 25, 2022. The RRB Group D exam is going to be administered in several shifts. To understand the level of the exam's complexity, candidates preparing for the RRB Group D computer-based online exam should review the RRB Group D paper review 2022 before going for the upcoming shifts.

We'll analyze the RRB Group D Phase 1 Exam section-by-section and Shift 1, 2 and 3 in this article to help applicants comprehend the format and level of the exam.

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  • Total Vacancies: 103769
  • Total Number of Questions: 100
  • Duration of examination: 90 mins.

RRB Group D Exam Analysis 17 August 2022

We will provide you with a thorough RRB Group D Exam Analysis in this article of  August 17, 2022. Every detail of the analysis, including the level of difficulty, the questions covered, etc., will be discussed. This will provide applicants who take exams during later shifts a better sense of the types of questions they might anticipate seeing throughout those hours.

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RRB Group D Exam Shift Timings

The RRB Group D Exam is being held by RRB from 17–25 August 2022, in three shifts for Phase 1. Nearly an hour before the exam start, candidates are recommended to arrive at the exam centre. For more details, please see the table below.

Shift 

Reporting Timing

Gate Closing Timing

Starting of Examination

Exam End Time

Shift 1

 7:30 AM

 8:30 AM

 9:00 AM

10:30 AM

Shift 2

11:15 AM

12:15 PM

12:45 PM

2:15 PM

Shift 3

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:00 PM

6:30 PM

RRB Group D Exam Highlights 17 August 2022 

Shift 3

Below are the important highlights of the exam that a candidate should refer to before going for the examination in the upcoming shifts:

  • The difficulty level of the Examination: The difficulty level of the examination can be considered Moderate
  • Difficulty Order of various sections: Math < Reasoning < General Science < General Awareness
  • Good Number of Attempts: 71-79
  • The Maths section was time-consuming and calculative as per the candidate's feedback
  • There were 4-5 current affairs questions asked majorly from 2022.
  • Current Affairs were related to Sports.

Shift 2

Below are the important highlights of the exam that a candidate should refer to before going for the examination in the upcoming shifts:

  • The difficulty level of the Examination: The difficulty level of the examination can be considered Easy-Moderate
  • Difficulty Order of various sections: Math < Reasoning < General Science < General Awareness
  • Good Number of Attempts: 70-78
  • The examination was time-consuming as per the candidate's feedback
  • There were several questions asked from Puzzles and Seating Arrangement in the Reasoning section.
  • There were 7-8 current affairs questions asked majorly from 2021 (80%) and 2022 (20%)
  • Current Affairs were related to Sports and Current Events.

Shift 1

Below are the important highlights of the exam that a candidate should refer to before going for the examination in the upcoming shifts:

  • The difficulty level of the Examination: The difficulty level of the examination can be considered Easy-Moderate
  • Difficulty Order of various sections: Math < Reasoning < General Science < General Awareness
  • Good Number of Attempts: 72-80
  • There were several questions asked from Puzzles and Seating Arrangement in the Reasoning section.
  • There were 4-5 current affairs questions asked  from 2022 (2 Ques) and 2021 (3 Ques)

RRB Group D Exam Analysis 17 August 2022: Difficulty Level

On day 1, shift 3, the exam's overall difficulty level was Easy-Moderate. Out of the four components, general awareness was the one that students found to be the most challenging. The question about logical Reasoning was the simplest.

Section

Level of the Section (Shift 3)

Level of the Section (Shift 2)

Level of the Section (Shift 1)

General Intelligence and Reasoning

Easy Easy-Moderate  Easy

Mathematics 

 Easy Easy Easy

General awareness and Current Affairs

 Moderate  Moderate Moderate

General Science

 Easy-Moderate  Easy-Moderate Easy-Moderate

Total 

 Moderate  Easy-Moderate Easy-Moderate

RRB Group D Analysis Section-wise 

The RRB Group D CBE test is broken into four sections: Math, Reasoning, General Science, and General Awareness, as you are undoubtedly already aware. Let's examine the topic-by-topic exam analysis of the weighted questions in shift 3 on August 17, 2022.

RRB Group D Exam Analysis 2022: Mathematics

Shift 3

  • Good Number of Attempts: 20-22
  • Difficulty Level: Easy

Shift 2

  • Good Number of Attempts: 19-21
  • Difficulty Level: Easy

Shift 1

  • Good Number of Attempts: 20-22 
  • Difficulty Level: Easy

Topic

Total Number of Questions (Shift 3)

Total Number of Questions (Shift 2)

Total Number of Questions (Shift 1)

Percentage

 1-2 31

Mensuration

 1 (Histogram) 1 2

Ratio

3 1-2 3

S.I, CI

 1 (SI) 1 (SI) 2

Pipe & Cistern

 - - -

Profit/ Loss

 1-2 1 2

Simplification

 2-3 3

Time and Work

 2 1 1

Number System

 1 1-2 2

Time, Speed and Distance

 1 1 1

Average

 - 3

Trigonometry

 1 1 (Formula Based)1

Total

25 25 

25

RRB Group D Exam Analysis 2022: Reasoning

Shift 3

  • Good Number of Attempts: 22-24
  • Difficulty Level: Easy

Shift 2

  • Good Number of Attempts: 23-25
  • Difficulty Level: Easy- Moderate

Shift 1

  • Good Number of Attempts: 25-27 
  • Difficulty Level: Easy

Topic

Total Number of Questions (Shift 3)

Total Number of Questions (Shift 2)

Total Number of Questions (Shift 1)

Syllogism

 3-4 3-4 2

Venn Diagram

 1-2 1 1

Mathematical Calculation

 2-3 2 2

Mirror Image

 - - -

Odd one out

 0-1 1 0-1

Coding-Decoding

 1-2 3 3-4

Analogy

 2 2 1 (Number Based)

Series

 2 1-2 3-4

Direction

 2 3 2

Statement & Conclusion

 1 1-2 1

Counting Figure

 - - -

Puzzle

 2 , 2 (Seating Arrangement) 4-5 (Seating Arrangement- 2 , Circular) 2 (Seating Arrangement Row Based- 1, Circular- 2)

Total

 30 30

30

RRB Group D Exam Analysis 2022: General Awareness

Shift 3

  • Good Number of Attempts: 12-14
  • Difficulty Level: Moderate

Shift 2

  • Good Number of Attempts: 13-15
  • Difficulty Level: Moderate

Shift 1

  • Good Number of Attempts: 12-15
  • Difficulty Level: Moderate

Topic

Total Number of Questions (Shift 3)

Total Number of Questions (Shift 2)

Total Number of Questions (Shift 1)

History

 2-3 2 2 (Modern History)

Polity

 1  2 (Fundament Rights, GST) 4 (Questions related to President and Dowry Cases)

Geography

 1 1 (River) 1 (River Based)

Economics

 2-3 1 1-2

Current Affairs

 4-5 (2022) 7-8 (2021) 5 

Total

 2020 

20

RRB Group D Exam Analysis 2022: General Science

Shift 3

  • Good Number of Attempts: 17-19
  • Difficulty Level: Easy-Moderate

Shift 2

  • Good Number of Attempts: 15-17
  • Difficulty Level: Easy-Moderate

Shift 1

  • Good Number of Attempts: 15-16
  • Difficulty Level: Easy-Moderate

Topic

Total Number of Questions (Shift 3)

Total Number of Questions (Shift 2)

Total Number of Questions (Shift 1)

Physics

 7-8 8-9 3-5

Chemistry

 5-6 7-8 4-5

Biology

 8-9 5-6 5-6

Total

 25 25

25

RRB Group D Exam Analysis 17 August 2022: Good Attempts

The good number of attempts for the RRB Group D exam can be considered to be between 70-78 where the section-wise good number of attempts is tabulated below in the table.

Section

Number of Good Attempts (Shift 3)

Number of Good Attempts (Shift 2)

Number of Good Attempts (Shift 1)

General Intelligence and Reasoning

 22-24 23-25 25-27

Mathematics 

 20-2219-21 20-22

General awareness and Current Affairs

12-14  13-15 12-15

General Science

 17-19 15-17 15-16

Total 

71 -79 70-7872-80

RRB Group D Expected Cut Off 2022

The RRB Group D cut-off 2022 for various categories is provided below candidates can check the expected cut-off marks for the RRB Group D 2022.

Category 

RRB Group D Expected Cutoff

UR

70-80

SC

65-75

ST

60-70

PwD (VI)

40-50

PwD (HI)

42-52

PwD (LD)

50-60

PwD (MD)

30-40

OBC

70-75

Ex-Serviceman

28-35

CCAA

25-34

RRB Group D Exam Pattern

The RRB Group D exam pattern consists of basically 4 sections Maths, Reasoning, General Awareness and General Science. A total of 100 questions are asked in the examination and the duration of the examination is 90 mins.

Marks/Subjects

Mathematics

Reasoning

General Awareness

General Science

Marks

25

30

20

25

RRB Group D Questions Asked 

Shift 3

The questions that were asked in Shift 3 are as follows:

Reasoning 

  1. Sitting Arrangement - 3 ques (Square and Circle based)
  2. Direction - 2 ques, X moves 70m north, then turns left and moves 100 m, then turns left and moves 70m, then turns left again and moves 170 m. In which direction is he now from the starting point?

General Awareness

  1. National Science Day is celebrated on which date (Ans: 28 February)

General Science

  1. One question on double reaction in chemistry?

Shift 2

The questions that were asked in Shift 2 are as follows:

Reasoning 

  1. Sitting Arrangement - circular based (7 People)
  2. Puzzle - Floor Based - 6 people, Box Based 

General Awareness

  1. Dronacharya award 2021 - i.e. the mentioned award goes to whom.
  2. Which state is the poorest in India?

General Science

  1. One question related to Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule.
  2. One question related to myopia.

Math

  1. A certain sum amounts to Rs 1250 in 2 years and Rs 2000 in 5 years at the simple interest rate. Find the rate of interest.

Shift 1

The questions that were asked in Shift 1 are as follows:

Reasoning

  1. Statements and Conclusion - 4 -5 Questions 
  2. Clock => What is the angle between the hour and minute hands at 8:45?
  3. Venn Diagram - 1 Question, representative. 
  4. Coding Decoding - 7 -8  Questions, based on reverse letters.
  5. How many Pairs in the Word DAUGHTER (Both forward and Backward ).
  6. Direction and Distance - 1 Questions

General Awareness

  1. Who is the first chairman of planning commission? (Ans: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru)
  2. The Panchayati raj system started from which state? (Ans: Rajasthan) 
  3. Who is appointed as Lokpal in India? (Ans. Shri Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty)

General Science

  1. what is ohm's law? (Ans. Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points.)
  2. One question on resistance of Filament of Bulb?
  3. One question on image formation in light?

Math

  1. What is the simple interest on a sum of Rs 2000 at the rate of 8.5% for 73 days?

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FAQs

  • The Good number of attempts for the RRB Group D Exam conducted in shift 2 on 17 August 2022 can be taken as 71-79A good number of attempts is taken considering the 90% accuracy by an individual. It is also called safe attempts.

  • General awareness questions in the RRB Group D exam 2022 on 17 August 2022 were Moderate where the easiest section was found out to be Math as per exam analysis.

  • The Subjects included in the RRB Group D Exam are:

    • General Science
    • Maths
    • Reasoning
    • General Awareness
  • Math was the easiest section to attempt for the students who took the exam in shift 3 of the RRB Group D on 17 August 2022. Candidates can attempt 20-22 questions in this section.

  • You can find detailed RRB Group D exam analysis 2022 in this article where we have provided section-wise exam analysis of various sections along with the difficulty level and a good number of attempts.

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