RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2021 (17th January, Shift 1): Exam Review, Difficulty Level, Questions Asked

By Parnab Mallick|Updated : January 17th, 2021

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 1st Shift of 17th January 2021: The first shift of the second day of Phase 2 of RRB NTPC Exam 2021 has come to its culmination and we are back with our RRB NTPC Exam Shift 1 Analysis for the day. We have taken the feedback from the candidates who have attempted the first shift of second-day Phase 2 and found out that the exam was in the range of Easy to Moderate level.

The RRB NTPC Shift 1 review of 17th January 2021 will help you in a lot of ways namely make you aware with the difficulty level of the shift, type of questions asked, topic-wise questions, gauging the number of good-attempts, and expected cut-off. Let us not waste any time and take a glimpse at the exam pattern and weight that different sections carry.

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The Railway Board will continue to conduct the RRB NTPC Phase 2 exam till 30th January 2021 and we will continue to cover every shift and bring you the analysis details. Stay tuned with us as we bring the complete analysis of each and every shift pertaining to the RRB NTPC exam 2021. 

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 1st Shift of 17th January 2021: The first shift of the second day of Phase 2 of RRB NTPC Exam 2021 has come to its culmination and we are back with our RRB NTPC Exam Shift 1 Analysis for the day. We have taken the feedback from the candidates who have attempted the first shift of second-day Phase 2 and found out that the exam was in the range of Easy to Moderate level.

The RRB NTPC Shift 1 review of 17th January 2021 will help you in a lot of ways namely make you aware with the difficulty level of the shift, type of questions asked, topic-wise questions, gauging the number of good-attempts, and expected cut-off. Let us not waste any time and take a glimpse at the exam pattern and weight that different sections carry.

RRB NTPC Shift 1 Exam Analysis 17 January 2021: Major Highlights

  • The examination started at 10:00 AM and ended at 12:00 PM.
  • No questions from the respective topics were asked: Geometry, Average, Height and distance, Data Interpretation
  • The chosen language continues to be the same as the one chosen while applying for the RRB NTPC examination.
  • The order of level of difficulty is as follows: Mathematics> General Awareness> General Intelligence & Reasoning

RRB NTPC Shift 1 Difficulty Level & Good Attempts 2020

The table provided below enlists the level and the no of good attempts. Both these factors helps the students to gauge the questions he should attempt in order to take it to the merit list. Go through the table for number of googd attempts and difficulty level for various sections of RRB NTPC Examination. 

Section

Good Attempts

 Level of Questions

Mathematics

18-20

Moderate

General Intelligence and Reasoning

18-20

Easy-Moderate

General Knowledge

33-34

Easy

Overall

81-85

Moderate

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Timings 17th January 2021

The table below enlists the RRB NTPC 2021 Exam beginning and ending timing of the two shifts conducted on 17th January 2021:

Number of Shift

RRB NTPC Exam Starts at

RRB NTPC Exam Concludes at

Shift 1

10:30 AM

12:00 PM

Shift 1

03:00 PM

04:30 PM

RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam Centre Guidelines

Candidates who are going to appear in the upcoming shifts of RRB NTPC 2021 Examination need to follow the below-mentioned guidelines:

  • Candidates need to wear a mask in the exam hall.
  • The board has made all the precautionary arrangements such as the provision of a hand sanitiser and pen 
  • Candidate should have installed the Aarogya Setu app on their smartphone and the app must show your risk profile for COVID-19.
  • The registration of the candidate will be done with photo capture; therefore, candidates have to remove their mask only at that moment
  • There will be separate dropbox for rough sheets and call letters, candidates have to drop these in the designated boxes

Read more about the in-depth analysis of different shifts:

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 28th December (Shift 1)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 28th December (Shift 2)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 29th December (Shift 1)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 30th December (Shift 1)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 30th December (Shift 2)

Go through the Questions in various shifts:

Questions asked in RRB NTPC 28th December 2020 / Questions asked in RRB NTPC 28th December 2020 / (PDF Available)

Questions asked in RRB NTPC 29th December 2020

Questions asked in RRB NTPC 30th December 2020 / Questions asked in RRB NTPC 30th December 2020 / (PDF Available)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 17th January 2021 (1st Shift)

We have stated the detailed section-wise analysis of the 1st shift of RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam as shared by the exam takers.

RRB NTPC Exam Review 2021 (Shift 1): Mathematics

The table depicts the number of questions asked from different topics along with its level of difficulty for the quant section of RRB NTPC 2021 Examination:

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Mensuration

3-4

Moderate

CI & SI

2-3

Easy

Ratio and Proportion

2

Easy-Moderate

Profit and Loss

2

Easy

Height and Distance

-

-

Geometry

4-5Easy-Moderate

Number System

3-4

Easy

Trigonometry

3

Easy-Moderate

Time and Work

2-3

Easy-Moderate

Simplification

2

Easy-Moderate

Statistics

1

Easy-Moderate

Average

1-2Easy-Moderate

Time, Speed and Distance

2-3

Easy-Moderate

DI 

3-4

Easy-Moderate

Overall

30

Easy-Moderate

RRB NTPC Exam Review 17 January 2021 (Shift 1): General Intelligence & Reasoning

As per the candidates' feedback, in reasoning section more number of questions were asked from coding-decoding and puzzle topics. If the candidate had practised enough then he/ she could easily do such questions. The below table enlists the topic-wise distribution and difficulty level of the General Intelligence & Reasoning section:

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Coding-Decoding

3-4

Easy

Venn Diagram

2

Easy-Moderate

Puzzle (Linear)

3-4

Easy-Moderate

Blood Relation

-

-

Statement and Conclusion

2-3Easy-Moderate

Statement & Assumption

1-2

Easy-Moderate

Analogy

3-4

Easy-Moderate

Odd one out

1

Easy-Moderate

Mathematical Operations

1-2

Easy

Overall

 30

Easy-Moderate

RRB NTPC Exam Review 17 January 2021 (Shift 1): General Awareness/General Science

Following the pattern of other shifts, most of the questions were put up from the static GK namely Polity, History, General Science and Geography. The level of the questions was in the range of Easy to Moderate. We have collated the topic-wise questions along with its difficulty level in the table below: 

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

History

3-4

Easy-Moderate

Geography

2-3

Easy-Moderate

Static GK

3-4

Easy-Moderate

Polity

2-3

Easy-Moderate

Biology

2-3

Easy

Chemistry

1-2

Easy-Moderate

Physics

1-2

Easy-Moderate

Computers

3-4

Easy-Moderate

Current Affairs

5-6

Easy-Moderate

Overall

40

Easy-Moderate

Question Asked in RRB NTPC Exam 17th January 2021 (Shift 1)

Here are a few questions as shared by the candidates who have attempted the 1st shift of RRB NTPC Examination conducted on 17th January 2021: 

Which scheme was started by PM Narendra Modi related to LPG?
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in 2016

First woman speaker of Lok Sabha?
Ans: Meira Kumar

Who discovered the Mohenjo Daro site?

Ans: Discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji

Nalanda university?
Ans: established during the reign of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta 1

Which is the Longest National Highway?

Ans: NH 44 is the longest National Highway In India, is 3,745 km long. from Srinagar in the north and ends in Kanyakumari in the south

Who was the CJI before SA Bobde?
Ans: Ranjan Gogoi

Barometer is used to measure?
Ans: Atmospheric pressure

Which is the First social humanoid robot in the world?

Ans: Sophia

Founder of Harappa along with the year?
Ans: Daya Ram Sahani in 1921

Painting which depicts the life of krishna often used in ornaments ? tanjore, madubhani, warni Ans. Madhubani Painting

Voltmeter measures?
Ans: measures voltages in volts, millivolts (0.001 volt), or kilovolts (1,000 volts).

Ans: Instagram

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