RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 Exam-Last Minute Tips from Toppers
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The RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 exam is all set to greet you on 07th, 13th, and 14th August 2022. And there are only 5 days left for the Exam. Therefore, we are here for you with some proven last-minute revision tips recommended by subject experts and used by toppers to beat the upcoming RRB Clerk 2022 exam. Don’t forget that right now you should do everything right to revise the syllabus and craft a perfect exam strategy to deal with every section of the exam. Hence, it becomes mandatory to have a calculated section-wise strategy to clear the exam, as the RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 is going to test your knowledge, speed, and time-management skills, simultaneously.

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So, to ensure you enter the exam room fully prepared and equipped with the best strategy needed to answer all the questions in a time-bound manner, we are sharing with you some last-minute tips that will ensure solid performance in the actual exam.

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RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 Exam -Latest Exam Pattern

But before heading towards those last-minute revision tips, let’s revisit the exam pattern and important topics for Quick Revision:

IBPS RRB Office Assistant or Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern

S. No.SectionQuestionMarksDuration
1Reasoning4040Composite Time of
45 minutes
2Numerical Ability4040
Total8080

Note: No interview will be conducted for selecting candidates for the post of Office Assistant. Selection will be made purely on the marks obtained by the candidate in his/her Mains Examination. Plus, there will be a Negative Marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect response marked by the candidate. The test will be objective in nature.

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Important Topics for Clerk Prelims Exam 2022

Have you covered all the most important and scoring topics? Well, there are many topics that attract questions in the RRB Clerk Prelims every year. Revise to master these topics before the exams. Here are all the details about all the important topics that can help you clear the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2022:

I. Numerical Ability

QA section of the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam will test your maths skills with 40 questions. Each question carries equal marks i.e., one mark will be rewarded for each correct answer. You need to master the theories of the following important topics given below to fetch maximum marks in this section of the exam:

1. Simplification/Approximation:

  • You can expect 5 to 7 to 10 questions from these topics in the exam.
  • Good Calculation speed will help save time and increase accuracy.

How to increase your Calculation Speed?

Learn tables till 20, squares till 25, and cubes till 15. Also, remember the decimal value of fractions till 1/15. Practice using the BODMAS rule while solving questions of Simplification/ Approximation. Practice as much as you can via the latest IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 Mock Tests.

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2. Number Series or Wrong number series:

  • Missing number series or Wrong number series are important and you can expect 4-5 questions on this topic in IBPS PO/Clerk 2022 exam.
S. No.Common patterns for Number series
1.Square pattern
2.Cube pattern
3.Prime Number pattern
4.Multiplication pattern   
5.Addition/Subtraction pattern     
6.Arithmetic Progression pattern
7.Combination of the above-mentioned pattern

How to master questions on Number Series or Wrong number series?

Practice as many questions as you can on number series and familiarize yourself with the common patterns given above in the box.

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3. Quadratic Equations:

  • Pay heed to questions on Root comparison. This is a part of quadratic equations that keep appearing in the IBPS RRB exams and can well become the part of IBPS RRB Exam 2022 too. 
  • You can expect questions consisting of 2 quadratic equations, where you have to get the roots (say X and Y) of the equations. Then, you will have to identify the relationship between these roots. 
  • You can expect 4-5 questions on this topic in the upcoming exam.

How to master the art of solving Quadratic Equations?

Learn the basics and tricks to solve these questions to counter this topic easily.

4. Data Interpretation:

Be ready to face 10-15 questions in the IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 exam. Data Interpretation Questions are based on:

  • Pie Chart 
  • Line Chart
  • Bar Graph
  • Radar Graph
  • Tabulation
  • Caselet
  • Missing DI etc.

How you can master questions on Data Interpretation?

Go through the concepts of Average, Ratio, Percentage, profit, and loss, if you want to easily counter the Data Interpretation questions.  Questions on DI are mostly based on these concepts.

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5. Arithmetic:

Arithmetic Questions based on topics like:

  • Age-based problems
  • Profit, Loss, and Discount
  • Time, Work, and Wages
  • Mixture and Allegation
  • Simple (SI) and Compound (CI) Interest
  • Time, Distance, and Speed
  • Pipes and Cisterns
  • Partnerships
  • Averages
  • Boat and Streams
  • Ratio and Averages

What to expect from Arithmetic?

Be ready to face around 8-10 questions with 1-2 questions from every topic mentioned above. 

II. Reasoning Ability

The reasoning section will test your brain with 40 questions in both IBPS RRB Officer Assistant and Officer Scale 1 Prelims exam.

Here are the most important and scoring topics that you should focus more on:

1. Inequality:

  • Practice questions on both direct inequalities and coded inequalities. 
  • Be ready to deal with 5 questions on this topic.  

2. Coding-Decoding:

  • Be ready to face a question in which a set of 3/4 statements will be given along with their coded form. You will have to decode the code for a specific word.
  • You can expect 5 questions on this topic.

3. Syllogism:

  • Questions on syllogisms will be based on Only/Only a few types of patterns. The questions may contain 2/3 statements followed by 2/3 conclusions. 
  • Be ready to face 4-5 questions on this topic.

4. Miscellaneous:

Given below are the miscellaneous topics in the reasoning section with the expected number of Questions:

Topic Expected Number of Questions 
Blood Relations2-3 
Direction and Distance 2-3
Alphanumeric Series / Alphabet Test5
Order and Ranking1-2

What to expect?

Around 10-12 Questions can be asked on these topics.

4. Seating Arrangements & Puzzles:

  • Puzzles form a major part of the reasoning section of the IBPS RRB exams.
  • You can expect 10-15 questions from the puzzles and seating arrangement topic.
S. No.Expected Topics
1.Linear seating arrangement
2.Dual Row seating arrangement
3.Circular seating arrangement
4.Floor-based puzzles
5.Square seating arrangement
6.Scheduling – Day/Week/Year/Date/Time
7.Tabulation

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RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 Exam-Last Minute Preparation Tips

Given below are the 6 most important last-minute tips you can follow to maximize your marks in the upcoming RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 exam:

1.     Revise all important/scoring topics

Revise all the important (scoring) topics that you have prepared so far. Do not forget to revise them at the last moment.

2.     Revise all the basic concepts and formulas

It is essential to revise all the formulas and tricks to apply them by solving different types of questions. Revising formulas will help you keep them in mind.

3.     Solve previous years’ question papers

This is the most important factor in getting good marks. To improve accuracy, you need to solve previous years’ question papers and mock tests.

4.     Don’t go after a new topic

You should not touch on any new topic before the exam. This will be of no good and will lead to confusion.

5.     Work on your speed

Speed, accuracy, and knowledge are needed in clearing any banking exam. Hence, it is important to improve your speed if you want to attempt the maximum number of questions in the actual exam.

6.     Take exam-like RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Tests

Analyze your performance through PracticeMock’s exam like Mock Test to identify your weakness. After analyzing yourself, work on it and make possible improvements. Mock Tests help you to clear the concepts and improve your skills.

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As the RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 exam is just 8 days away, a good and quick revision is a must for all those candidates who want to clear this year’s Exam. They have a very easy and effective option of revising the entire syllabus via PracticeMock’s latest RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Tests. This will boost their preparation and help them cover all the topics from the syllabus, including all the important ones. Plus, this will also help them in dealing with all the patterns of questions that the actual exams will test them with. Hence, they should quickly go for as many Mock Tests if they cherish a desire to clear the exam on the very first attempt.

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