Syllabus for IBPS RRB 2017 Exam

Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. Earlier students used to have a mindset of ignoring the complex puzzles, thereby solving the other questions that were comparatively easy. But to their dismay, this strategy won’t be working anymore as so many questions from the other topics like directions, etc. are being asked in the form of puzzles only. The only way to make the grade in this particular section in the forthcoming exam of IBPS RRB is to practice continuously with all your heart and soul. Following is the syllabus of Reasoning Ability for IBPS RRB 2017 Examination:

• Puzzles 
• Seating Arrangements 
• Direction Sense
• Blood Relation
• Syllogism
• Order and Ranking
• Coding-Decoding
• Machine Input-Output
• Inequalities
• Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
• Data Sufficiency
• Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Statement & Conclusion, Argument and Cause & Effect)

Worried regarding what was asked in the reasoning section of RRB Office Assistant and Officer Scale-I exam last year!! So here the complete analysis of reasoning section of  RRB Exam 2016. 

Topics	Office Assistant Prelims 2016	Office Assitant Mains 2016	Officer Scale-I Prelims 2016	Officer Scale-I Mains 2016
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	10	20	10	20
Blood Relation, Direction Sense	5
Syllogism	5	5	5	6
Coding-Decoding		5		1
Inequalities	5		5
Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series	5			3
Data Sufficiency		5
Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)				8
Miscellaneous( Ranking, Direction Sense, Blood Relation, etc.)	10	5	15	2

Quantitative Aptitude

This section has always been giving the aspirants heebie-jeebies when they appear for any examination. As the level of every other section is only getting complex and convoluted, there is no doubt that this section too will be making your blood run cold. As per the analysis of previous examinations, the questions asked in this section are calculative and very time consuming. Data Interpretation and topics from arithmetic section make it hard for one to deal with the section as easily as any other section. The level of questions asked in the previous year RRB Examination was moderate to difficult as most of the questions asked were from arithmetic section that almost every aspirant broke out in a cold sweat. Following is the syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS RRB 2017 Examination:

• Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
• Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
• Number Series
• Approximation and Simplification
• Data Sufficiency
• Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns).

So this was the syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS RRB Exam and here are the details of the questions asked in quantitative aptitude section of  IBPS RRB 2016 Exam.

Topics	Office Assistant Prelims 2016	Office Assistant Mains 2016	Officer Scale-I Prelims	Officer Scale-I Mains
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)	5	10	15	15
Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)/ Simplification	10	5	5	5
Number Series	5		5	5
Approximation and Simplification	5
Data Sufficiency		5
Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)	15	20	10	15

English Language

The questions asked in this section can be easily handled if your basics are clear. Sometimes, even those who can communicate very well in English, fail to perform to the best of their ability in competitive exams. Instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular section. Following is the syllabus of English Language for IBPS RRB 2017 Examination:

• Reading Comprehension
• Cloze Test
• Fillers
• Sentence Errors
• Vocabulary based questions
• Sentence Improvement
• Jumbled Paragraph 
• Word Usage
• Phrase/Connectors
• Paragraph related question (Para connectors, para completion, para restatement, paragraph inference, para fillers)

Following were the number and type of questions asked in English Language Section of IBPS RRB 2016 Exam:

Topics	Office Assistant Mains 2016	Officer Scale-I Mains 2016
Reading Comprehension	15	15
Cloze Test (odd one out)	10	10
Sentence Fillers	5	5
Sentence Errors	5	5
Jumbled Paragraph	5	5

General Awareness

So much is happening around the globe every day that unless you keep yourself abreast of these updates you cannot adjust yourself to deal with the GA section of any exam smoothly and easily. The questions asked in last year's General Awareness Section were mainly based on Banking Awareness, Static Awareness, and Current Affairs. Unless one knows the historical background or the geographical location of the events reported, they will convey little of value of importance. In short, one must bring to the reading of newspapers an educated mind, an informed judgment, and an essentially critical understanding, if they are to serve any purpose in the forthcoming competitive examinations.

• Banking and Insurance Awareness 
• Financial Awareness 
• Govt. Schemes and Policies 
• Current Affairs 
• Static Awareness 

Computer Knowledge

Computer Knowledge is a subject, many students are already familiar with. With practice and the right approach this is surely a section which can fetch you those much easily attainable marks. To score well in this section you need to know some technical aspect and proper definitions. An important point for you to consider is that this section has good cut off in most examinations. Computer Knowledge or Awareness is a vast subject with each topic as a subject in itself. It is important for you to know what to study and how much to study for banking examinations. This is the syllabus of Computer Knowledge for IBPS RRB 2017 Exam:

• History and Generation of Computers 
• Introduction to Computer Organisation 
• Computer Memory 
• Computer Hardware and I/O Devices 
• Computer Software 
• Computer Languages 
• Operating System 
• Computer Network 
• Internet 
• MS Office Suit and Short cut keys 
• Basics of DBMS 
• Number System and Conversions 
• Computer and Network Security 

Banking Awareness

Q1. Interest on the savings bank accounts is compounded ____?

(a) Daily

(b) Yearly 

(c) Quarterly 

(d) Half-yearly

(e) All of the above

Q2. The Head of Reserve Bank of India is?

(a) Chief Executive Officer 

(b) Managing Director 

(c) Chief Banking Officer 

(d) Governor

(e) Other than the given options

Q3. Who supplies interest-charts for different maturities and for different rates of interest?

(a) IBA

(b) RBI

(c) Government of India

(d) IBRD

(e) Other than the given options

Q4. Rates of Interest on deposits are determined by ____?

(a) IBA 

(b) Ministry of Finance 

(c) The Bank Itself

(d) Government of India

(e) Other than the given options

Q5. Current account becomes dormant when there are no withdrawals for the last _____?

(a) 3 months

(b) 6 months

(c) 24 months

(d) 12 months 

(e) Other than the given options

Q6. One rupee notes bear the signature of..........?

(a) Governor of Reserve Bank of India

(b) Prime Minister of India

(c) President of India

(d) Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Government of India)

(e) Other than the given options

Q7. Mortgage is a..............?

(a) security on movable property for a loan given by a bank

(b) security on immovable property for a loan given by a bank

(c) concession on immovable property for a loan given by a bank

(d) facility on immovable property for a loan given by a bank

(e) security on immovable property for a deposit received by a bank

Q8. In terms of Section 5(1) (5) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, a ‘banking company’ means any company which-

(a) accepts deposits from the public

(b) undertakes lending of money

(c) transacts the business of banking in

(d) All of the above

(e) Other than the given options

Q9. Which of the following is not a negotiable instrument? 

(a) Cheque

(b) Pay order

(c) Bill of Exchange

(d) All of the above are negotiable instruments

(e) Other than the given options

Q10. Under the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) mechanism, loan assets of banks have been categorized. Which one of the following statements is not correct? 

(a) Assets belonging to Standard and Sub-Standard category come under category I

(b) Assets belonging to Doubtful category come under category II

(c) Assets belonging to Doubtful and Loss categories come under Category II

(d) Out of total Loan Assets, 90 per cent is Standard and Sub-standard and Doubtful is 10 per cent this lot comes under   Category I

(e) Other than the given options

Q11. These days Banks are offering Loans against Property? Under which business segment, this activity may be categorized? 

(a) Corporate Banking  

(b) Personal Banking

(c) Merchant Banking 

(d) Portfolio Management-Services 

(e) Other than the given options

Q12. What do we mean by “ECB” in financial terms?

(a) Essential Commercial Borrowings     

(b) Essential Credit & Borrowings  

(c) External Credit & Business 

(d) External Commercial Borrowings

(e) Other than the given options

Q13. “Currency Swap” is an instrument to manage ____?

(a) Currency Risk 

(b) Interest Rate Risk     

(c) Currency and Interest Rate Risk 

(d) Cash Flows in different currencies

(e) All of the above 

Q14. “Plastic Money” denotes ________?

(a) Bearer cheque

(b) Credit card

(c) Demand Draft   

(d) Traveller’s cheque

(e) Gift cheque

Q15. RBI has recently introduced Cheque Truncation System, which means that ______?

(a) Physical movement of a cheque is stopped between banks and instead an electronic image be exchanged for clearance of funds   

(b) The physical movement of a cheque for clearance of funds be made more secure 

(c) Issue of cheques to customers be made more secure by introducing more enhanced security features 

(d) A new technology to process payments between Banks exclusively  

(e) Other than the given options

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(a)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(c)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(b)
S8. Ans.(d)
S9. Ans.(d)
S10. Ans.(c) 
S11. Ans.(b)
S12. Ans.(d)
S13. Ans.(d)
S14. Ans.(b)

S15. Ans.(a)

Test of the Day

Q1. Name the Indian Shooter who claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol as India ended the Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017 shooting championships in Czech Republic with seven medals.

 Jeetu Rai

 Deepa Malik

 Heena Sindhu

 Aparna Ghosh

 Rupali Tomer

Solution:

Heena Sindhu claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol as India ended the Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017 shooting championships in Czech Republic with seven medals

Q2. Name the senior diplomat who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands.

 Gopal Rangasami

 Venu Rajamony

 Kavitha Kalavathi

 S S Kamath

 Anirudh Bhattacharya

Solution:

Press Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee and senior diplomat Venu Rajamony has been appointed India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands. Rajamony will also be India’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Prevention of Chemical Weapons based in The Hague and cover the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and other international organizations based in the Netherland.

Q3. Name the fast bowler who is now the leading wicket-taker in Women’s ODIs, as per the recent ICC data. 

 S.R. Taylor

 E. Bisht

 M. Kapp

 Jhulan Goswami

 A. Shrubsole

Solution:

Jhulan Goswami, India’s fast bowler, is now the leading wicket-taker in Women’s ODIs, going past Australia’s Cathryn Fitzpatrick record of 180 wickets. Jhulan, the former India captain, achieved the feat during the ongoing Women’s Quadrangular Series in South Africa. She now has 181 wickets in 153 matches at an average of 21.76 with two five-wicket and 4 four-wicket hauls.

Q4. Name the newly appointed President of South Korea.

 Park Geun-hye

 Lee Myung-bak

 Roh Moo-hyun

 Kim Dae-jung

 Moon Jae-In

Solution:

South Korea's liberal leader Moon Jae-In took the oath as president, tasked with navigating the country out of rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear program and the risk of a rift with the United States. Moon Jae-In has replaced Park Geun-Hye.

Q5. ECS stand for-

 External Commercial System

 Electronic Clearing System

 Electronic Commercial System

 Electrical Clearing Service

 Electronic Clearing Service

Solution:

ECS stands for Electronic Clearing Service. It allows companies, Government departments and institutions which have to make bulk payments in the form of dividend warrants and interest payments on bonds to investors to transfer the proceeds electronically to customers’ Bank accounts.

Directions (6-10): Following are the criteria for selection of officers in an organization. 
The candidate must 
(i) Have passed Intermediate examination in first class with at least 60% marks.
(ii) Have passed Graduation degree in any discipline with at least 55% marks.
(iii) Have completed a Certificate/Diploma/Degree course in Computer Science.
(iv) Be not less than 21 yr and not more than 30 yr of age as on 1.7.2008.
 If a candidate satisfies all the above mentioned criteria except. 
1. At (ii) above but is a Post Graduate, case may be referred to the Managing Director (MD).
2. At (iii) above but has studied Computer Science as one of subjects of curriculum, case may be referred to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
 In each of the questions below, information of one candidate is given. You have to take one of the following five decisions based on the information provided and the criteria and conditions given above. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01.07.2008. You have to indicate your decision by marking answers to each question as follows. Give answer 

Q6. Anubhavi is a B.Com passed in first class with 64% marks. She had passed Intermediate examination in first class with 70% marks. She has also completed a certificate course in Computer Science with ‘B’ grade. Her date of birth is 23.9.1984.

 If the case is to be referred to MD

 If the case is to be referred to CEO

 If the candidate is to be selected

 If the information is inadequate to take a decision

 If the candidate is not to be selected

Solution:

Anubhavi fulfills all conditions, so she is to be selected.

Q7. Vishakha is a B.A. with Computer Science passed in second class with 58% marks. She had passed Intermediate in first class with 76% marks. She has completed 25 yr of age in December 2007.

 If the case is to be referred to MD

 If the case is to be referred to CEO

 If the candidate is to be selected

 If the information is inadequate to take a decision

 If the candidate is not to be selected

Solution:

Vishakha fulfills all conditions, so she is to be selected.

Q8. Daksh passed Intermediate examination in first class with 85% marks and B.A. in second class with 57% marks. He has completed a computer certificate course very recently. His date of birth is 26.4.1982.

 If the case is to be referred to MD

 If the case is to be referred to CEO

 If the candidate is to be selected

 If the information is inadequate to take a decision

 If the candidate is not to be selected

Solution:

Daksh fulfills all conditions so he is to be selected.

Q9. Viral passed Intermediate examination in 2003 with 85% marks and BCA. degree examination in 2006 with 69% marks. He has studied Computer Science as one of the subject at BCA. His date of birth is 17.9.1984.

 If the case is to be referred to MD

 If the case is to be referred to CEO

 If the candidate is to be selected

 If the information is inadequate to take a decision

 If the candidate is not to be selected

Solution:

Viral fulfills conditions (2) instead of (iii), so his case may be referred to the CEO.

Q10. Neetu is B.A. Graduate passed in second class with 56% marks. She had passed Intermediate in second class with 59% marks. She has also completed a Computer diploma with 56% marks. Her date of birth is 11.5.1982.

 If the case is to be referred to MD

 If the case is to be referred to CEO

 If the candidate is to be selected

 If the information is inadequate to take a decision

 If the candidate is not to be selected

Solution:

Neetu does not fulfill condition (i), so she is not to be selected.

Directions (11-15): Study the following Bar-graph and answer the question carefully 
Percentage of people in a city (Total number of People = 40250)  

Q11. What is the respective ratio of the men to the women working in night shifts from the call center and Chemistry Industries respectively?

 22 : 3

 21 : 4

 23 : 5

 7 : 1

 None of these

Solution:

Q12. What is the approximate average number of females working in night shifts from all the industries together?

 2200

 2100

 2150

 2227

 None of these

Solution:

Q13. Total number of men is approximately what percent of total number of women working in night shifts from all industries together?

 200%

 250%

 20%

 100%

 None of the above

Solution:

Q14. The number of women working in night shifts from the gaming industry is approximately what percent of the total number of women working in the night shifts from all the industries together?

 11%

 13%

 15%

 17%

 None of these

Solution:

Q15. What is the difference between the total number of men and the total number of women working in night shifts from all the industries together?

 13500

 12542

 13524

 14000

 13000

Solution:

Directions (16-20): Find out the error, if any. If there is no error, the answer is (E), i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.) 

Q16. India’s travel and tourism (A)/ industry is poised (B)/ on growth at seven (C)/ percent this year alone. (D)/ No error (E).

 A

 B

 C

 D

 E

Solution:

Use ‘to grow’ in place of ‘on growth’. or (replace 'at' with 'by')

Q17. The Ministry was considered (A)/ several proposals for the (B)/ development of small and medium (C)/ enterprises during Budget discussions. (D)/ No error (E).

 A

 B

 C

 D

 E

Solution:

Remove ‘was’. [The doer is given, so keep this part of the sentence in the active voice.]

Q18. The amount of foreign (A)/ direct investment in (B)/ the country in 2008 is (C)/ doubled that received in 1997 (D)/ No error (E).

 A

 B

 C

 D

 E

Solution:

Use ‘double’ in place of ‘doubled’.

Q19. Government officials have been working (A)/ overtime to answer queries raised (B)/ by banks on numerous of (C)/ issues pertaining to the loan waiver. (D)/ No error (E).

 A

 B

 C

 D

 E

Solution:

Either remove ‘of’ or use ‘a number of’ in place of ‘numerous of’. [Numerous + Plural Noun]

Q20. We have sought (A)/ clearance in (B)/ additional expenditure incurred (C)/ during the project (D)/ No error (E).

 A

 B

 C

 D

 E

Solution:

Use ‘for’ in place of ‘in’. [Clearance (when it means ‘among’) + for]

Tentative answer key for Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I), 2017

F.No.18/01/2017-C.I(1)

STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION

Combined Graduate Level Examination(Tier-I), 2017

Uploading Answer Key

The Commission had conducted Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier I), 2017 from 05.08.2017 to 24.08.2017 in the Computer Based Mode. The tentative Answer Keys for the said Examination have been uploaded on the website of the Commission i.e. www.ssc.nic.in. The candidates may login using their same USER ID and Password which were used during the Examination and submit representations, if any, from 07.09.2017 (5.00 P.M.) to 12.09.2017 (5.00 P.M.) through on-line method only, on payment of Rs.100/- per answer.
Representation received after the due date will not be entertained under any circumstances.
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07.09.2017
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Tentative answer key for Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I), 2017