Have you started your IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 preparation? We hope that you have started the same by now and must have already taken a free mock test. In this article today we are here to help the candidates preparing for IBPS RRB Office Assistant prelims 2022 by telling them the most asked topics in RRB Clerk which is based on the previous year’s papers. As we always say that aspirants must practice previous year’s papers in order to get an idea as what kind of questions have been asked in the past. This article is all about the this as to let know the candidates as what kind of questions you can expect in this year’s RRB Clerk Prelims exam. Candidates can even attempt RRB Clerk memory based test which is live there on our platform. So, here we are with the topics you must prepare for RRB Clerk prelims 2022.
Before, we begin with the complete analysis of past year’s paper and the important topics that have come earlier in the exam let’s first take a closer look at the RRB Clerk Prelims exam pattern. Knowing the exam pattern and syllabus thoroughly is a must.
RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 Exam Pattern
| Serial No. | Section Name | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Minimum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | English/Hindi | 40 | 40 | A composite time of 45 mins |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | English/Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
As far as the RRB Clerk exam dates are concerned, mentioned below is the complete table for important event dates.
IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| IBPS RRB Notification 2022 | 6th June 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Apply Online Start Date | 7th June 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Apply Last Date | 27th June 2022 |
| IBPS RRB 2022 Pre Exam Training | 18th July to 23rd July 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims | 14th, 20th, 21st August 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Clerk Mains | 01st October 2022 |
As you can see in the above table the IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 application process has already started and the last day to fill the online regostration is 27th June, 2022. So, hurry up & fill the form now. As far as previous year goes the IBPS RRB Clerk prelims was held in multiple shifts so, here we will be taking reference of 17th August and 18th August 2019.
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Analysis Shift – I – 17th August 2019
Reasoning
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Puzzles● Seating Arrangement (Circular – 7 persons – facing the centre)● Seating Arrangement (Parallel – 10 persons – 5 North and 5 South Facing )● Floor Based Puzzle (7 Persons and 7 Floors)● Unknown number Seating Arrangement (Linear Based) | 20 |
| Direction Sense Test | 3 |
| Inequalities | 4 |
| Syllogisms | 4 |
| Alphabet-Numbers based series | 5 |
| Order and Ranking | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 |
| Total | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation● Bar Graph● Table | 10 |
| Number Series (Wrong) | 5 |
| Equations Comparison (Quadratic) | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Word Problems (Averages, Profit and Loss, Compound Interest, Time and Work, Partnership etc.) | 10 |
| Total | 40 |
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IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Analysis Shift – I – 18th August 2019
Reasoning
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Puzzles● Seating Arrangement (Square – 8 persons – 4 corner facing outside; 4 middle facing inside)● Seating Arrangement (Parallel – 10 persons – 5 North and 5 South Facing )● Floor Based Puzzle (8 Persons and 8 Floors)● Unknown number Seating Arrangement (Linear Based) | 20 |
| Blood Relations | 3 |
| Inequalities | 5 |
| Syllogisms | 5 |
| Alphabet based series | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 |
| Total | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation● Bar Graph● Table● Caselet | 13 |
| Number Series (Wrong) | 5 |
| Equations Comparison (Quadratic) | 3 |
| Simplification | 11 |
| Word Problems (Profit and Loss, Compound Interest, Time and Work, Partnership etc.) | 8 |
| Total | 40 |
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IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Analysis Shift – I – 18th August 2018
Reasoning
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Coding-decoding | 5 |
| Box based puzzle | 6 |
| Month based puzzle | 5 |
| Linear arrangement (North-South) | 6 |
| Ranking based puzzle | 3 |
| Blood relation | 1 |
| Number related | 1 |
| Alphabet related | 1 |
| Direction related | 4 |
| Numbers based Series | 5 |
| Syllogism | 3 |
| Total | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Simplification | 12 |
| Approximation | 5 |
| Data Interpretation 1st set of 5 questions (Tabular DI based on data of subjects, marks and students) (easy); 2nd set also had 5 questions (Caselet – the parameters were employees, % of people and different departments) | 10 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Word Problems (Questions from Time and Work, Profit and Loss, Ages, Number System, Boats, Geometry) | 8 |
| Total | 40 |
| Subject | Good Attempts 2019 | Good Attempts 2018 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35-38 | 33-36 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 32-36 | 32-35 |
| Total | 71-75 | 65-69 |
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Most Asked Topics Of Quantitative Aptitude in RRB Clerk 2020
Quantitative Aptitude is one of the scoring sections which can fetch you a significant score, however it can only be done via practice. There are few topics which are always asked and carry a good weightage. As you can see in the above analysis topics like Data Interpretation, Number Series, Arithmetic Word Problems and Simplification/Approximation carried a significant weightage.
| Topics | No. of Questions (2019) | No. of Questions (2018) |
| Data Interpretation | 13 | 10 |
| Number Series | 5 | 5 |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 8 | 8 |
| Simplification/Approximation | 11 | 17 |
Most Asked Topics Of Reasoning in RRB Clerk 2020
Reasoning ability is another section which comprises of 40 marks. As we can see that Puzzles and Seating Arrangement is one of the most important topic that can help the candidates to score good marks. Mentioning the table below of important reasoning topics that has been majorly asked in the previous year’s exams.
| Topics | No. of Questions (2019) | No. of Questions (2018) |
| Syllogism | 5 | 5 |
| Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | 20 | 20 |
| Direction Sense | 3 | 4 |
| Coding Decoding | – | 5 |
| Blood Relation | 3 | 1 |
| Alphabetical Series | 5 | 1 |
These are some of the important topics that are to be must prepared by the candidates preparing for RRB Clerk Prelims 2020. If we specifically talk about puzzles and seating arrangements in the past year’s these are the types of puzzles that were asked:
- Floor based puzzle
- Box based puzzle
- Square based puzzle
- Parallel seating arrangement
This brings us to the end of the article. Make sure that you study and practice these topics thoroughly in order to stay an edge above other candidates preparing for IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 exam.
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