IBPS RRB PO prelims 2019: The experts and the candidates rated the paper as moderate. Representational Image/ File
IBPS RRB PO prelims 2019: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted the RRB officer scale 1 prelims examination on Sunday, August 4, 2019. The candidates who appeared in the examination rated the paper as moderate. The experts also analysed the paper between easy to moderate.
Quant section
The difficulty level was between easy to moderate. The maximum questions in the section were asked from arithmetic.

There were some major surprises in the first shift in terms of the paper pattern as topics like approximation and simplification were not asked. The paper pattern in the previous year’s paper was heavily based on such topics.
Reasoning Ability

The section was between easy to moderate in difficulty. The surprise here was in terms of the lengthy puzzles asked, replacing conventional topics like syllogism.
Good Attempts
The below table shows the number of questions for a good attempt of the exam:

The Regional Recruitment Bank PO examination will be conducted on August 3, 4 and 11 and Office Assistant on August 17, 18 and 25.
– With inputs from Vijay Jha, Academic Head, Gradeup