RRB JE Exam Analysis 2021

RRB JE Exam Analysis: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is conducting the recruitment drive for the Junior Engineer (JE) position) in the Indian Railways. It appoints candidates to the post of Junior Engineer, Junior Engineer Information Technology, Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) & Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA).

There are lakhs of candidates taking up the RRB JE Exam every year. It is important to know about the difficulty level of the RRB JE Exam. RRB JE Exam Analysis will help you to understand about exam and difficulty level.

We have created this article, to provide you the complete information on the RRB JE Exam Analysis.

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The Railways Recruitment Board conducts the RRB JE Exam in order to recruit candidates with science and engineering backgrounds to fill in the various technical posts available in the Indian Railways.

The Indian Railways is one of the largest railway networks in the world, ferrying close to a million passengers daily across many destinations in India. To keep it running, Junior Engineers play a crucial role.

Note: You should know that the RRB JE 2020-2021 Exam is not conducted yet. You will get RRB JE 2020-2021 Exam Analysis after completion of the exam. Here you can check RRB JE Exam Analysis for the previous year.

If you are appearing for the exam then you must go through the RRB JE Exam Analysis to know whether they are correct. Go through the blog completely to know more.

RRB JE Exam Analysis | Previous Years Exam Analysis

The Good Attempts and the questions asked in Shift 1 & 2 of the Stage 2 Junior Engineer exam are covered in the RRB JE Paper Analysis. Take a look at the good attempts in the RRB JE Exam.

RRB JE Exam Analysis | Review for CBT 2 – Shift 2

Good Attempts on 31st August 2019 according to the RRB JE Exam Analysis for Shift 2 have been mentioned in the table below:

Topics	No. of Questions	Good Attempts
General Awareness	15	9
Physics & Chemistry	15	9
Basics of Computers and Application	10	7
Basics of Environmental & Pollution	10	6
Technical Abilities	100	70-72
Total	150	101-103

RRB JE Exam Analysis | Review for CBT 2 – Shift 1

Candidates felt that the Shift 1 exam was of moderate level difficulty. The Good Attempts in Shift 1 have been mentioned in the table below & Go through the Questions asked in the RRB JE Shift 1 Exam

Topics	No. of Questions	Good Attempts
General Awareness	15	10
Physics & Chemistry	15	8
Basics of Computers and Application	10	6
Basics of Environmental & Pollution	10	6
Technical Abilities	100	68-72
Total	150	98 – 102

RRB JE Exam Analysis for CBT 2 May 22, 2019

Here is the complete analysis of the RRB JE Exam 2019. Candidates can go through the analysis of all shifts held on May 22 and 23, 2019.

Date	Shift
May 22, 2019	Shift 1	Shift 2
May 23, 2019	Shift 1	Shift 2

RRB JE Shift 1 Exam Analysis

Section	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
Maths	20-25	Moderate-Difficult	18-22
General Reasoning	20-25	Easy-Moderate	17-21
General Awareness	40-50	Easy-Moderate	32-36
General Science	10	Easy-Moderate	9
Overall	100	Easy-Moderate	76-88

Maths Analysis

Mathematics/Quant was easy.
There were 4-5 questions from Time and Work
There were easy questions asked from Simple Interest and Compound Interest. There were 3-4 questions in the exam.
Students can easily score 30 out of 30 marks
There were 2 questions from HCF and LCM.

Topics	Number of Questions
Profit, loss & Percentages	3
Trigonometry	3
Stats ( Median )	1
Averages	1
Compound Interest	2-3
Ratio Proportion	3
Simplification	1-2
Time & Work	1-2
Time, Speed & Distance	1
DI (Table)	2-3
TOTAL	21

General Reasoning and Awareness

There were 2 questions from the Seating Arrangement
The reasoning was of moderate difficulty
There were 2 questions from Puzzles- Rounded puzzles
There were questions based on Series

Topics	Number of Questions
Blood Relations	3
Statement & Conclusions	3
Coding-Decoding	1-2
Series	1-2
Puzzle	3
Venn Diagram	4
TOTAL	15

General Knowledge

Topics	Number of Questions
Static GK	20-25
Current Affairs	24-28
TOTAL	46

Questions asked in GK Section

Where was Asian Games 2018 held in? A- Indonesia
Who is the Chairman of ICC? A-Shashank Manohar
Winner of Davis Cup? A
CM of Odisha – Naveen Patnaik
Where was the First World Cup of Cricket? A-England in 1975
Who is the CM of Karnataka – Kumaraswamy
Which is the cleanest Railway Station in India? – A-South Central Railway
Oscar Award 2019 for Best actor – Rami Malek
The formula of Washing Soda – Na2CO3
CEO of ICICI Bank- Sandeep Bakshi
What is the Latitude of Equator – 0 degrees
Which state has the maximum Ease of doing business – Andhra Pradesh
How many Lok Sabha seats in Punjab? A
Year of Runway Book was written about? A-Capital of Sweden
Stockholm Longest-serving Indian President – A-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Floating National Park is in? A-Kambi nanjo
The currency of Bangladesh – Taka
IPL 2019 was won by – Mumbai Indians
CIC Chairman- Sudheer Bhargava
Odissi dance belongs to which State? – Odisha
PM of Iran – Hasan Rouhani
Weller Lake is in? J&K
Jay Lalita’s Party Name – AIDMK
First ICC world Cup venue- England, Wales
AICTE Head- Anil Shastrbudhe
First women to receive Nobel Prize – Mother Teresa
DRDO Chairman – Satish Reddy
Capital of Kazakhstan?
Which Railway Station got Green ISO certification? –Guwahati
Economic Advisor of India- Kalyan
Where did Cyclone Fani come from– Odissa
China’s Currency? – Chinese yuan (CNY)
SEBI Chairman? – Ajay Tyagi
When did the Battle of Swally take place? – on 29–30 November 1612
Where is Bibi Ka Maqbara – tomb located in Aurangabad,
The currency of Japan – Yen
CEO of Google – Sundar Pichai
Full Form of GST – Goods and Services Tax
CEO of Nokia- Rajeev Suri
Full-Form of ECG – Electrocardiogram

General Science

Biology was the least asked topic in this shift of RRB JE CBT 1- 1 to 2 questions
The maximum number of questions were asked from Science- 20 to 22 questions
Physics and Chemistry were of moderate difficulty.

Topics	Number of Questions
General Science	8-10
Computers	8-10
TOTAL	18

RRB JE Shift 2 Exam Analysis

Section	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
Maths	20-25	Easy-Moderate	17-22
General Reasoning	20-25	Moderate-Difficult	15-19
General Awareness	40-50	Easy-Moderate	31-37
General Science	10	Easy-Moderate	9
Overall	100	Easy-Moderate	70-85

Mathematics

The Math Exam was easy and followed the same pattern as the previous years.

-All questions could be answered if the students had gone through Mock tests and previous year question papers.

-Calculations were not very time-consuming and could be finished with comfort.

Important Topics appeared from the Maths section

Ration
LCM & HCF
Mensuration
Time and Work
Pipe
SI/CI
Simplification
Height & Distance
Trigonometry
Boat & Streams
Time, speed & distance
Triangles
Averages

Questions asked in the RRB JE Math section

a:b :: 2:3. LCM = 48, What is the sum of the two numbers ( a & b)?
Formula to be used. a*b= LCM/HCF; Correct Answer = 40
Tan2A = cot( A- 18°) what is the value of A ?
2A+A-18° = 90°; Correct Answer= 36
What is the HCF & LCM of the reciprocal of 18 & 24?
Correct Answer (LCM)= 1/6; Correct Answer(HCF)= 1/72
The Base of an Isosceles triangle = Side*6/5, then what is the Area? Correct Answer = 12

General Intelligence and Reasoning

General Intelligence & Reasoning had a moderate difficulty level. The Questions were a bit tricky.

Important Topics appeared in RRB JE CBT 1 General Intelligence & Reasoning

Syllogisms
Coding-Decoding
Analogy
Venn Diagram
Odd One Out
Series
Direction based questions
Statement & Conclusions
Calander based questions
Figure Counting
Mirror Image

General Knowledge

Paper was very easy for the students.
All questions were asked from popular topics and could be answered with ease.

Questions asked in the GK Section RRB JE CBT 1

What is the longest river in Asia? A-Yanzte
There was a question based on article 324 (Election Commission)
What is the full form of PETA? A- People for Ethical treatment of animals
Who is the CM of West Bengal? A- Mamta Banerjee
Who is the CM of Himachal Pradesh? A- Jairam Thakur
What is the Capital of Peru? A- Lima
Where is the Sabarimala temple located? A-Kerla
Who is the chief election commissioner? A- Sunil Arora
What is meant by article 32 in the Indian Constitution?
Who is the CM of Kerla?
What is the capital of Norway? A-Oslo
Where is Dal Lake? A- Srinagar
Who is the education minister of Delhi? A- Manish Sisodia
Who is the chairman of ISRO? A- K Sivan
Who is the first Lokpal of India? A- PC Ghosh
Who is the governor of Uttrakhand?
Who is the chief of the Indian Navy? A- Karmaveer

General Science

Chemistry Questions Asked and Analysis

What is the atomic number for Gold?
The formula of Sindoor?
Who gave the theory of “Survival of the Fittest”?
What is the largest gland?
What is the smallest gland? A-
This section had an easy to moderate difficulty level and could be finished within the stipulated time.
How many metalloids are there in the periodic table?
There were 5 questions from the periodic table

Physics Questions

What is the use of a Hydrometer?
Question-based on Lens and Focal Distance
Which law is also called the law of Gallelio?
Whose unit is Decibel? A- Loudness of Sound
What is the value of the escape velocity of Earth? A-11.2 km/s
How is the unit to measure radioactivity? A- Curie
There was 1 question based on Motion
What is the range of a platinum thermometer? A -200 to 1000 degree Celsius
How many calories are there in 1 BTU? A-252 calories

RRB JE Exam Analysis for May 23, 2019

RRB JE Shift 1 Exam Analysis

SUBJECT	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
Maths	20-25	Moderate-Difficult	18-22
General Reasoning	20-25	Easy-Moderate	17-21
General Awareness	40-50	Easy-Moderate	32-36
General Science	10	Easy-Moderate	9
Overall	100	Easy-Moderate	76-88

Maths Section

There were questions from Decimal.
Many questions asked about Profit & Loss.
There were a few questions from Percentages

1. There is a hike in the price of Sugar by 20%, and we get 4kg less sugar in Rs 120, what is the original price?

A-Correct Answer = 6 per Kg

2. There is a circle with a tangent E to D intersecting chord AB at D. AB = 24, BD= 8 what is DE=?

A- (DE)2=BD X AD

(DE)2= 8 x 32

DE = 16

3. A invested Rs1400 & B invested Rs1800. A & B have invested half of their profits,what is the total profit?

A-Investment ratio=Profit Ratio= 7:9 (Time is constant)

4. The radius of a circle is 7/4 cm. If you have to travel 22m. How many circles will you have to take?

A- FORMULA used n (2 X 22/7 x r)

n (2x 22/7x r)= 22

Correct Answer = 200

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Important Topics appeared in RRB JE CBT 1 General Intelligence & Reasoning

Syllogisms
Coding-Decoding
Analogy
Alphabet Series
Number Series
Venn Diagram
Direction based questions
Statement & Conclusions
Assumption Base
Clock-Based questions

General Knowledge

The GK section was easy. The questions were majorly from Cricket (IPL), Constitution articles, History, etc.

Questions Asked in RRB JE CBT 1 GK section

What is the dance form practiced in Odisha? A-Odissi
Who was responsible for making Fatehpur Sikri? A-Akbar
Whose daughter is Sangh Mitra? A- Ashoka
What is the third-largest bank in India? A-Bank of Baroda
What does the article 29 & article 30 state? A-Relates to the minority
Who is the chief election commissioner?
Who is the captain of Chennai Super Kings? A- Mahinder Singh Dhoni
Who is the youngest player in T20?
Who fought in the third battle of Panipat? A- Fought between Marathas & MS Shah
Who won the best actor award in IIFA 2018? A- Ranbir Kapur for Sanju
Who is the governor of J&K? A-Satyapal Malik
Which state performs the dance from Bharatnatyam? A- Tamil Nadu

General Science

Biology was the least asked topic, with only 8 questions asked in this section. The Biology question was related to Chromosomes.
Questions related to acid & base were asked in Chemistry.
Details about the Ohms law were asked in the exam.
Physics and Chemistry were of moderate difficulty.

Questions asked in Science Section RRB JE 2019

There were questions related to Ohms law
Speed, wavelength & Frequency related
Charge and Electricity related formula based question
What will be the change when air passes through Glass?

FAQ- RRB JE Exam Analysis

Can you provide GK questions that have been asked in previous year’s RRB JE exam?

Yes. Read the above article for RRB JE Exam Analysis and few GK questions that have been asked in the previous year’s RRB JE exam.

Is RRB released CBT-1 Exam date for JE 2021?

Yes. RRB JE 2021 CBT-1 Exam is going to be held on 22nd May, 2021.

Can you provide me the RRB JE Exam Analysis of 2019?

Yes. Go through the above article for RRB JE Exam Analysis of the year 2019.

Is there negative marking for wrong attempts in RRB JE paper II?

Yes, there is a negative marking of 1/3rd marks for each wrong answer in the RRB JE CBT 2.

Is there any interview in RRB JE recruitment?

There is no interview round in the RRB JE recruitment process.

When was the 2019 RRB JE CBT 2 exam conducted?

The RRB JE CBT 2 exam was conducted from 28th August 2019 to 1st September 2019 & on 19th September 2019.

What was the Selection Process of RRB JE 2019?

The entire recruitment process of the RRB JE 2019 exam consisted of Computer Based Test (CBT), Phase II CBT, and Document Verification / Medical Examination in the first phase.

Railway JE 2019 exam was conducted in how many stages?

Railway JE 2019 exam was conducted in 4 different stages – 1)First Stage of CBT. 2)Second Stage of CBT. 3)Document Verification. 4)Medical Examination.

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