Reserve Bank of India(RBI) 525 Assistant Syllabus, Previous Year Papers for Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability, General Awareness & Computer Knowledge

RBI Exam Update: Reserve Bank of India has again came up with the recruitment of Assistant and this time for the 506 post. The details of the examination, exam pattern is still the same as compared to the previous year. However we have updated over section with more new questions after previous year examination.  We have also created a new section this time for the candidates who want to prepare thoroughly for the examination. After going through these sample questions candidates can switch to new papers from the below link.
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RBI Assistant Exam Details
Reserve Bank of India(RBI) conducted the  recruitment exam for the selection of 525 Assistant. This page will help you to appear for the examination to be held shortly. Since the official advertisement does not show the Syllabus details for the examination so don't worry we will tell you how to prepare for the examination its not too late to start preparation.

Scheme of Selection: Candidates have to pass the Online Examination & an Interview to get selected. The details of the examination is given below.

Sr. No.	Name of the Test	No of Questions	Maximum Marks
1	Test of Reasoning	40	40
2	Test of English Language	40	40
3	Test of Numerical Ability	40	40
4	Test of General Awareness	40	40
5	Test of Computer Knowledge	40	40
	Total	200	200
Time Duration: 2 Hours

Please note the examination will be computer based test i.e online test, no paper based test. Candidates have to attempt mcq keeping in mind that their is 1/4th negative marking as well. The examination will have 5 parts we will go section by section to tell you its detail contents with some sample questions.
Please note that the candidates have to pass in each section individually hence you have to prepare for all the sections
Paper will be in bilingual hence candidates who studied in Hindi or English Medium will have equal chance to perform in the examination

Recommended Books
You can refer these books to prepare for the examination as it contains previous year papers with solution. We recommended these books for preparation for the examination.
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Part I : Test of Reasoning
This will test your mental ability its quite easy but time consuming just you need to understand what is being asked, so we recommend you to attempt this section at last.
for eg

1) Coding-Decoding: In this section the real alphabets in the word are replaced by the certain other alphabets according to specific pattern which we have to detect.
For Eg. Ques: If in a certain language MYSTIFY is coded as NZTUJGZ, how is NEMESIS coded in the language?
a) MDLHRDR b) OGNFTJT c) ODNHTDR d) PGOKUGU
Sol: Clearly each letter in the word MYSTIFY is moved one step forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the code
MYSTIFY
+1(to all letters)
NZTUJGZ

So NEMESIS  +1 will be  OGNFTJT which is the answer

Apart from this their might be questions on
1) Decision Making
2) Data Structure
Like you will be given an
I/P: 18, 12, 27, 11, 14, 25
Step-I: 27, 18, 12, 11, 14, 25
Step-II: 27, 25, 18, 12, 11, 14
Step III: 27, 25, 18, 14, 12, 11
Step IV: ?
You have to analyse the pattern & have to tell the step 4

3) Series
like 5, 7, 10, 15, 22, __
(1) 30(2) 38 (3) 33 (4) 42 (5) 50
Ans is 33
33 as you can see the diff. b/w 2 successive no. is  2, 3, 5, 7 & so on...

Series: 6, 15, 33, 39 , ___
a) 137, b) 141, c) 143, d) 147

Series: 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ___
a) 47, b) 87, c) 75, d) 85

4) Puzzles
Ques:Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

(1) 18(2) 20 (3) 24 (4) 27 (5) 30
Ans: is 24

The triangles are:  IJO, BCJ, CDK, KQL, MLQ, GFM, GHN, NIO, ABO, AHO, NIJ, IGP, ICP, DEQ, FEQ, KLM, LCP, LGP, HAB, DEF, LGI, GIC, ICL and GLC



5) Arrangement
Ques: A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends. R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P ?
(1) A(2) S (3) X  (4) Z (5) P
Ans is: right of P is X
 

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Part-II: Test of English Language
Here your basic English grammer skills will be tested, candidates having reading skills or who have read/found of reading novels will have a plus point in this section
Knowledge of: Verbs: past, present, future tense, nouns, participals, adjectives & all other basics

Ques: He quickly glanced .............................. the book to find what it said about the Indian economy.
(1) at (2) through (3) in (4) to (5) over
The correct answer is “through” which is answer No. 2.

Ques:  The counsel urged the court to ........................... down the obnoxious law.
(1) enact (2) enforce (3) cancel (4) strike (5) declare

Ques: The local official ........................... the Minister of the situation.
(1) explained (2) warned (3) apprised (4) told (5) intimated
Ans is 5

Part-III: Test of Numerical Ability
Here it will be pure mathematics, candidates having strong basic maths can make it easily
It will contain
Topics to be covered

1. Profit loss: CP, SP, Loss%, Profit %
2. Numbers
3. Surds & indices
4. Percentage
5. Set theory
6. Ratio & Proportion
7. Probability
8. Progressions: AP, GP
9. Linear, Quadratic Equations
10. Functions
11. Simple & Compound Interest etc..

These chapters you might have done in your 8th, 9th & 10th. So if your maths is strong you will find yourself quite comfortable in this section

Sample Questions
Ques: Successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 20% are equal to a single discount of __
(a). 57.6% (b). 42.4% (c) 50% (d) 43.4 (e) none
Ans is 42.4%

Ques: The average of 13 papers is 40. The average of the first 7 papers is 42 and of the last seven papers is 35. Find the marks obtained in the 7th paper?
(a) 23 (b) 38 (c)19 (d) 33 (e) None of these
Ans is 19

Ques: 15% of 300 =
(a)20 (b) 45 (c) 40 (d) 35
Ans is 45
In such questions just break the percentage, like it is easy to find 10% of something
So 15% = 10% + 5%
So 10% is 30 & 5% is 15 So total is 45%

Part-IV: Test of General Awareness
For this you have to go for current affairs & happening in past 1 or 2 years including
Banking sector like details of RBI, ICICI, Axis, SBI, HDFC & other pubic & private banks
Insurance sector like details & past history of National, Oriental, New India & United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
Financial Sector: This include details of BSE, NSE including Gold, Silver rates fluctuation, latest IPO etc
Current Affairs: For this people reading news paper daily will be at the plus point, current affairs like IPL spot fixing, Kingfisher airlines & lots of current topics which are buzzing around India

Do you know?
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India's central banking institution, which formulates the monetary policy with regard to the Indian rupee.

Few sample Questions are:-

Ques: Reserve Bank of India has its headquater at 
A.Delhi , B.Mumbai, C.Chennai, D Kolkata
Ans is B.Mumbai

The Governor of Reserve Bank of India is?
A) Duvvuri Subbarao B) K C Chakrabarty C) Urjit Patel D)Shri Anand Sinha
Ans is A) Duvvuri Subbarao

RBI was established in ?
A) 1945, B( 1930, C) 1935, D) 1925
Ans is C) 1935

Ques: How many RBI Finance Ministry representative are there?
A) 1, B) 2, C) 3, D) 4
Ans is B) 2

Ques: Which of the following authorities issues licences to LIC agents in India ?
(1) IRDA (2) RBI (3) LIC (4) SEBI (5) None of these

Ques: RBI has  local boards headquartered at?
A) Mumbai B) Kolkata, C) Chennai and D) New Delhi E) All of these
Ans is E) All of these

Part-IV: Test of Computer Knowledge
Here your basic Computer knowledge will be tested like what is Software, hardware, use of Ram, Graphic card, Modem, Hard disk, Functions of CPU, Motherboard, SMP & similar questions
1 kb = 1024 bytes not 1000 bytes & similar questions
Names of Operating Systems, Linx, XP, Windows 7 their functions, Just all basic concepts wil work in this section

Ques: Which of these is a hardware?
A) Windows,  B) Joystick, C) Antivirus, D) Browser
Ans is B) Joystick

Ques: Which of these is a Software?
A) Mouse, B) Keyboard, C) Antivirus D) Hard disk
Ans is C) Antivirus

Ques: Every component of your computer is either ____
(1) software or CPU / RAM (2) hardware or software
(3) application software or system software (4) an input device or output device
(5) None of these
Ans is 2

Ques: The function of CPU is –––
(1) to provide external storage of text
(2) to create a hard copy
(3) to create a new software
(4) to read, interpret and process the information and instruction
(5) none of these
Ans is 4

Ques: Pick the odd man out.
(1) Monitor (2) Keyboard (3) Floppy drive (4) Windows (5) Hard-disk drive

Ques: The full form of LAN is –––
(1) Local Access Network (2) Local Area Network (3) Long Area Node
(4) Local Area Node (5) None of these
Ans is 2

The above tests except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and
Hindi.
ii) A candidate has to qualify in each part of theObjective test separately. There will be negative
marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests.
iii) Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information
Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter for
examination from the RBI’s website

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