RBI ASSISTANT MAINS EXAM 2017 REVIEW, ANALYSIS AND QUESTIONS ASKED IN EXAM – DECEMBER 20, 2017

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The RBI Assistant Mains Examination 2017 is over now and you will be eagerly waiting for the review of the exam. The number of vacancies available for the RBI Assistant Mains Exam is 623 and aspirants are competing for these posts in the mains Examinations. The prelims exam was in the easier range and when considering the number of posts the total intake for the mains exam was less.


The Review of the RBI ASSISTANT MAINS EXAMINATION 2017  is here and we have some surprises in the exam. New Pattern questions were asked and some of the most expected topics in the Quantitative Aptitude section were not asked. This RBI assistant Mains Exam 2017 brought in sure surprise and this was unexpected and these surprises added this exam to the list of exams in a difference.

The Exam was in the moderate range and the feedback from the Aspirants states that this was in par with the other exams and definitely not in the easier range, so this clearly mentions the level of difficulty of the RBI ASSISTANT MAINS EXAM 2017.


The most intense and tough exam which should be cracked by the aspirants to become a part of the Premier Banking Regulator of our Country. So our eagerness to know the review of the exam is evident. This will be useful for the other candidates who have attended the RBI Assistant Exams and who didn’t qualify for the Mains Examination.

The Mains Examination of the RBI Assistant Prelims Exam 2017 is over and we will be updating the review of the RBI Assistant Mains Examination 2017 in a few moments. We are in need of a small favor from the aspirant’s side, please share with us the following if you have attended the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2017.


  1. How was the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2017 ?
  2. What are the best attempt in various section in the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2017 ?
  3. What is the difficulty range of the various sections in the RBI Assistant Mains Examination 2017 ?
  4. Questions asked in various section of the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2017
  5. Maximum Attempts from each section in the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2017
  6. General Awareness Questions asked in the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2017

How many attempts have you made in RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2017

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Quantitative Aptitude  – RBI ASSISTANT Mains Examination 2017 – SLOT 1

Good Attempt – 20

Best Attempt – 28+

  • 3 DI sets were asked.
  • One table (based on Items sold) , One Bar and One Caselette DI was asked.
  • No Number Series Questions were asked.
  • Quadratic Equations were asked after a long time in the Assistant Exams.
  • Only 5 Data Sufficiency Questions were asked.
  • Mostly Miscellaneous Questions were in the easier front for some problems.
  • No New Pattern Questions were asked.

Topics asked in Quantitative Aptitude Section 2017
Topics No. of Questions Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation 15 Moderate
Quadratic Equations 5 Moderate
Data Sufficiency 5 Moderate
Approximation 5 Easy
Miscellaneous Questions 10 Moderate

Reasoning Section – RBI Assistant Mains Examination 2017 – SLOT 1

Good Attempt – 20 – 25

Best Attempt – 30+

  • 2 Puzzle sets were asked
  • One puzzle was based on distance and One Puzzle was based on Floors.
  • One set of Arrangement which was in the easier side was asked.
  • One set of Input – Output questions was asked.
  • Alphanumeric series , Blood Relation , Direction and miscellaneous Questions had the maximum umber if questions in a combined manner.
  • MOT was the real surprise as this was asked this time.
Topics asked in Reasoning Ability Section 2017
Topics No. of Questions Difficulty Level
Puzzle 15 Moderate
Seating Arrangement 5 Moderate
Inequalities 2 Easy
Directions Based puzzle 5 Moderate
Blood Relation 2 Easy
Alphanumeric Series 2 Moderate
Sequential Input Output 5 Moderate
Miscellanoeus 4 Easy – Moderate

English Language – RBI Assistant Mains Examination 2017

Good Attempt – 15 – 18

Best Attempt – 25 +


  • Reading Comprehension consists of 10 Questions which had 4 questions from Antonyms and Synonyms.
  • US Economy based Paragraph was asked.
  • The reading Comprehension was based on the Old Pattern.
  • One Set of a Sentence Rearrangement was asked.
  • Sentence Replacement based on Idioms and Phrases were asked.
  • New Pattern Error Spotting was asked which was totally different this time.
Topics asked in English Language Section 2017
Topics No. of Questions Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension 10 Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement 5 EASY
Error Spotting 10 Moderate
Cloze test 10 Easy
Sentence Replacement using Idioms 5 Easy – moderate

General Awareness – RBI Assistant Mains Examination 2017

Good Attempt – 25

Best Attempt – 30+

This was the easiest section and this was the scoring section in the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2017. Most of teh questions were from the recent current affairs section.

The General Awareness Questions asked in the RBI ASSISTANT MAINS EXAM 2017 

  1. Gorakhpur is in the Banks of which River ? Rapti
  2. Amman is the capital of which country? Jordan
  3. The nation’s largest lender SBI is creating a 15,000-sqft innovation centre in which city in India ? , Navi Mumbai
  4. In BCSBI , the Letter “B” stands for ?
  5. What is the voting share of the Promoters in Payment Banks?
  6. In which Place Dhudhwa National Park is located at ?
  7. Who won the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold ?
  8. In which State , the Gudi Pahva festival is celebrated ?
  9. What is the Book name of the recently published autobiography of actress Hema Malini ?
  10. Which Bank have recently announced 100% cashback on EMI ?
  11. 10th November is observed as ? World Science Day for Peace Development
  12. In which city has Mastercard launched it’s First Mastercard Lab ? Pune
  13. What is Traditional Ethnic Dress of Meghalaya ?

NOTE : More Number of Questions will be added to this list once , we get the Updates.


Computer Knowledge – RBI Assistant Mains Examination 2017

Good Attempt –  25 +

Best Attempt – 30 +

This was also in the easier range and many candidates would have attended more than 30 + questions while considering the level of the questions.


Your valuable feedback about the exams and the questions asked in the RBI ASSISTANT Mains Examination 2017 will be helpful for the other candidates and also to the ones who wish to know things in the exam.

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You can check the changes in the RBI Assistant 2017 from the links given below and there is a major change in the sectional timing of the RBI Assistant 2017.


RBI Assistant : Changes in the Exam Pattern


The Language Proficiency Test is the last phase of the RBI Assistant 2017. The candidate has to clear the Language Proficiency Test to finally get selected in the RBI Assistant 2017. The regional Language Test is the local language which is mentioned in the Language list of the RBI in the notification. We have also provided the same in a separate post along with the How to approach Language Proficiency Test or Regional Language Test.


Know About Language Proficiency Test


To know more about the official languages of the regions , please read the following link to check the languages list.

RBI Assistant 2017 Notification Released


You can check the perks of being a RBI Assistant and the emoluments of the premier banking institution from the link given below.


PERKS OF BEING AN RBI ASSISTANT – SALARY,EMOLUMENTS, ALLOWANCES AND CAREER PROGRESSION


You can also write the FREE ALL INDIA MOCK TESTS which we have provided for the RBI ASSISTANT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2017, from the links given below.

FREE MOCK TEST – RBI ASSISTANT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2017