RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2021, 11th January (All Shifts): Exam Review, Questions, Difficulty Level

RRB NTPC phase 1 has started from 28th of December, 2020 and will continue till 13th January for the year 2020-21. We are here with an explicit analysis of the first and second shifts of the 11th of January.

The pattern observed in the questions asked in shift 1 and shift 2 of RRB NTPC exam conducted on 11 January 2021:

• As the questions were randomly arranged.
• Paper was moderate to tough
• General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude section were tough as compared to the earlier shifts.
• Quantitative Aptitude section was time-consuming as the questions were not arranged in a proper manner.

NTPC Exam Analysis 11th January 2021 (All Shifts): Main Highlights & Takeaways

RRB NTPC Difficulty Level & Good Attempts 11 January 2021 (All Shifts)

The number of good attempts will help candidates get clarity on the number of questions a student should opt to pass the level 1. The difficulty level of the exam shift gives a fair view of the questions pattern in examination. We have listed good attempts and difficulty level for each section as per the data collected from the students:

Exam Analysis 11th January 2021 (All Shifts): Main Highlights & Takeaways

RRB NTPC Difficulty Level & Good Attempts 11 January 2021 (All Shifts)

The number of good attempts for both the shifts of RRB NTPC Examination will help aspirants get a rough idea about the number of questions a student should attempt to clear the level 1. The difficulty level of the exam shift gives an idea about the exam. Level of the questions of both the shifts was almost the but compared to previous shifts, today's level of questions was tough especially quantitative aptitude and general awareness.

The table below mentions a good number of attempts and its difficulty level for each section as per the feedback given by the students:

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Timings:

As the RRB NTPC is one of the aspirants' most popular exams, almost 1.26 crore candidates have filled the exam form. Board is conducting the exam in two phases.

The below table mentions the timings of the two shifts:

RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam Centre Guidelines

Students should keep the following guidelines before going to the exam centre.

• A mask should be worn by a candidate throughout the examination
• Hand sanitiser and pen will be provided for students. So, candidates need not bring such things themselves. 
• Candidates should have the filled copy of the COVID-19 self-declaration form.
• The candidate is expected to remove the mask as the registration for the exam will be done by capturing the photo
• Candidates must give away the rough sheets in the designated boxes. 

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

Go through the Questions in various shifts:

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Analysis 11 January 2021 (All shifts)

According to the candidates feedback given by the candidates who have given exam in shift-1 and shift-2 of RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam held on 11th January 2021, we have come up with a detailed section-wise analysis:

RRB NTPC Exam Review 11 January 2021 (All Shifts): Mathematics

According to the feedback shared by the students who had given exam today in shift-1, Quant section was difficult. Questions were tougher than the questions asked in the shifts of previous days. The exam was a time-taking. Also, the questions were lengthy. Students can expect a good number of attempts to be 21 -23 in shift 1 of 11 January 2021. For shift-2 20 - 22 attempted questions can be considered as a good try.

The number of questions from different subsections in the Mathematics section of RRB NTPC Examination is listed below:

RRB NTPC Exam Review 11 January 2021: General Intelligence & Reasoning

Going by the insights shared by the students, in reasoning section, it was of moderate level. For shift - 1, 23 - 26 can be considered as a reasonable number of question attempted. Similarly for the shift - 2, 24 - 27 can be considered as a good attempt. In the shifts of 11 January 2021, questions based on Venn diagram were seen more in number as compared to earlier shifts.

The topic-wise question distribution of the General Intelligence & Reasoning section are listed below:

RRB NTPC Exam Review 11 January 2021 (All Shifts): General Awareness

Moving on to the General Awareness section, it was difficult as compared to the earlier shifts. Current affairs questions were asked from the past years too. All in all 30 - 32 would be a decent good attempt for shift 1. Talking about the shift- 2, 32 - 34 is expected to be a good attempt. Questions from the current affairs of 2018 were also seen. In the shift- 2 history questions were also seen more in number and fewer science questions.

We have listed the topic-wise number of questions from each category for the General Awareness section in the below table:

Question Asked in RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam 11 January 2021 (All Shifts)

Here are a few questions as shared by the candidates who have appeared in shift-1 and shift- 2 of RRB NTPC Examination conducted on 11th January 2021:

Questions asked in GA

Blood is which type of tissue?
Ans: Connective tissue

Full-Form of SLR?
Ans: Statutory Liquidity Ratio ( SLR ) 

Sanchi Stupa is near which city?
Ans: Bhopal 
(About 46 kilometres northeast of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh lies the Sanchi Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site)

When was the name of Imperial bank of India changed?
Ans: State Bank of India in July 1955 (After the nationalization of the Imperial Bank of India in 1955)

Headquarter of IAEA?
Ans: Vienna, Austria. (International Atomic Energy Agency)
IAEA was established as an autonomous organisation on 29 July 1957.

Indian Atomic Energy Commission was set up in which year?
Ans: Indian Atomic Energy Commission was first set up in August 1948 in the Department of Scientific Research.

Ranakpur temple is situated in which state?
Ans:Rajasthan

First round table conference was held in which year?
Ans: 1930

Who got the first Bharat Ratna Award?
Ans: The first Bharat Ratna awards were conferred to C Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and CV Raman in 1954.

Who is called the father of indian cinema?
Ans: Dadasaheb Phalke

Who is the brand ambassador of fastag?
Ans: Akshay Kumar

Who is the PM of Nepal?
Ans:K. P. Sharma Oli

Resolution of image is measured in ?
Ans: Pixels (pixels per inch(ppi))

Who won the 2020 US Open women's singles title?
Ans: Naomi Osaka

Who is called the father of economics?
Ans: Adam Smith

Which of the following is not an e-commerce company?
Ans: Twitter

How many ramsar wetland sites are there in India?
Ans: India currently has 42 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites).
This is the highest in South Asia.

Junagadh is famous for which mango?
Ans: Kesar Mango   

Battle of Plassey?
Ans: 23 June 1757

Article 263?
Ans: Provisions with respect to an inter State Council

Full Form of CAB?
Ans: Citizenship Amendment Bill

HQ of ILO?
Ans: Geneva, Switzerland.

What is the Valency of Carbon?
Ans: 4

National Waterway-2?
Ans: Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of the Brahmaputra river (891 Km) declared as National Waterway-2 in 1988 is located in the state of Assam.

Quantitative Aptitude:

• 2x + 3y + 11 = 0; 4x + ky + 33 = 0; Find the value of k if the given lines are parallel.
  
  
• 3⁶¹ + 3⁶² + 3⁶³ + 3⁶⁴ is divisible by
  
  
• A student has been asked to find 1/3rd of a number, but by mistake, he calculated 1/4th of the number. Find the percentage error.  
   
• Naresh and Kamlesh can complete a work in 3 days and 4 days respectively. If they got ₹3500 for doing the work together, then find the share of Naresh. 
  
  
• If 16cotA = 12, then find the value of (sinA+cosA)/(sinA-cosA)
  
  
• Find the interest earned on ₹16000 in 3 months at 20% per annum interest rate if the interest is compounded quarterly. 
  
  
• 148÷1.48 = 0.148÷x; find the value of x
  
  
• If sec x +  tan x = 7; find the value of sec x.
  
  
• In how much time a principal sum becomes 150% of itself at 6% per annum at simple interest.
  
  
• A man sells ¾ of the stock of cotton at 20% profit and remaining stock at 15% profit. Find his overall profit percent.
  
  
• Solve: ¼ + 1/(4x5) + 1/(4x5x6)
  
  
• A cuboid of dimensions 50 cm x 40 cm x 32 cm is melted and recast into a cube. Find the total surface area of the cube.
  
  
• Find the value of K in the quadratic equation x² - 5x + K = 0 if the difference of the roots is 1.
  
  
• Find the volume of the largest sphere that can exactly fit inside a cube of side 21 cm.

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Expected Cut off 2020

The expected cut-off is determined based on the following parameters:

• The difficulty of the questions asked in the examination

• Type of questions asked in different sections of the exam

• Candidates participation in the exam

• Number of vacancies available

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