RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2020 Shift 2 (30th December): Exam Review, Difficulty Level, Questions Asked

By Parnab Mallick|Updated : December 30th, 2020

Railway board has started conducting the biggest examination of the year viz. is RRB NTPC and today, the third day has concluded successfully. In this post, we have covered the in-depth analysis of the 2nd shift of the third day of the examination. This analysis will help you get an essence about the number of questions asked, number of good attempts, the difficulty level of the exam, and topic-wise questions asked from different sections. All candidates who have a forthcoming examination must read this article thoroughly to get a fair idea about the examination.  

RRB NTPC offers one of the most sought-after posts such as Station Master, Commercial Apprentice, Accounts Clerk Cum Typist, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, etc. The board is organizing this examination to fill 35,208 vacancies containing 24,605 vacancies for Graduates and 10,603 vacancies for Undergraduates.

Around 1.25 crore candidates have registered for this examination and the board is conducting this examination in multiple shifts and phases. The first phase has started from December 28, 2020, and will end on January 13, 2021. Also, the second phase will start from January 16, 2021.

Before moving ahead to the RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2020, let us take a quick look at the pattern of this exam:

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RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 30th Dec 2020 (Shift 2): Highlights

Here are some important points regarding the exam analysis for Shift 2 of RRB NTPC exam held on 30th December 2020: 

  • The questions were not arranged section-wise, they were put up in a random manner
  • Majority of the questions were asked from last 10-month current affairs, however, last 2 to 3 years current affairs were also put up
  • Difficulty Level for the shift was in the order: Mathematics> General Awareness> General Intelligence & Reasoning

RRB NTPC Difficulty Level & Good Attempts 2020 (Shift 2)

The number of good attempts for 2nd shift of RRB NTPC Examination will give you a fair conception regarding the number of questions a candidate must aim to attempt if they have an exam in the upcoming shifts. Also, the exam difficulty level gives a notion of this examination. Section-wise good attempts and its difficulty level are tabulated below: 

Section

Good Attempts

Difficulty Level of Questions

Mathematics

20 to 22

Moderate

General Intelligence and Reasoning

24 to 27

Easy-Moderate

General Knowledge

32 to 35

Easy-Moderate

Overall

77 to 82

Easy-Moderate

Here is a video regarding RRB NTPC 2nd Shift conducted on 30th December:

 

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Timings 30th Dec 2020

The table mentioned below states the RRB NTPC Exam starting timing and finishing timing of the two shifts:

Number of Shift

RRB NTPC Exam Starting Timing

RRB NTPC Exam Finishing Timing

Shift 1

10:30 AM

12:00 PM

Shift 2

03:00 PM

04:30 PM

RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam Centre Guidelines 30th December 2020

Candidates who have an examination in the upcoming shifts of RRB NTPC 2020-21 Examination need to follow the guidelines as mentioned below: 

  • You must wear a mask all through the examination
  • You will be provided with hand sanitiser and pen, therefore, you do not need to carry these things
  • You need to have installed Aarogya Setu app on your smartphone and the app must show your risk profile for COVID-19
  • The registration of the candidate will be done with photo capture; therefore, you have to remove your mask only at that moment
  • There will be separate dropbox for rough sheets and call letters, you need to drop these in the designated boxes

Read more about the in-depth analysis of different shifts:

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 28th December (Shift 1)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 28th December (Shift 2)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 29th December (Shift 1)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 29th December (Shift 2)

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 30th December (Shift 1)

Go through the Questions in various shifts:

Questions asked in RRB NTPC 28th December 2020 / Questions asked in RRB NTPC 28th December 2020 / (PDF Available)

Questions asked in RRB NTPC 29th December 2020

Questions asked in RRB NTPC 30th December 2020 / Questions asked in RRB NTPC 30th December 2020 / (PDF Available)

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Analysis 30th December 2020 (2nd Shift)

We have provided a detailed section-wise analysis of the 1st shift of RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam which is as per the inputs shared by the candidates who have attempted the exam.

RRB NTPC Exam Review 30 December 2020 (Shift 2): Mathematics

According to the students who had appeared in the RRB NTPC examination, the difficulty level of the Mathematics section was in the range of Easy to Moderate. Questions from both the Arithmetic and Advanced sections were asked. In the below table, we have stated the topic-wise number of questions and its difficulty level for the Mathematics section:

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Mensuration

2 to 3

Easy-Moderate

CI & SI

2 to 3

Easy-Moderate

Ratio and Proportion

1 to 2

Easy

Profit and Loss

0 to 1

Easy-Moderate

Height and Distance

1

-

Geometry

--

 

Number System

4 to 5

Easy-Moderate

Trigonometry

1

Easy

Time and Work

2 to 3

Easy-Moderate

Simplification

2 to 3

Easy-Moderate

Statistics

-

-

Average

1 to 2

Easy-Moderate

Time, Speed and Distance

1

Moderate

DI (Tabular)

-

-

Overall

30

Easy-Moderate

RRB NTPC Exam Review 30 December 2020 (Shift 2): General Intelligence & Reasoning

Following the pattern of the previous shifts, most of the questions were asked from Coding-Decoding and Blood Relation topics in General Intelligence and Reasoning section. To be able to solve the maximum number of questions from this section candidates had to maintain a balance between speed and accuracy. The below table enlists the topic-wise distribution of difficulty level and the number of questions asked in the General Intelligence & Reasoning section:

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Coding-Decoding

3 to 4

Easy-Moderate

Venn Diagram

Easy

Puzzle

1 to 2 

Easy-Moderate

Blood Relation

2

Easy-Moderate

Statement and Conclusion

-

-

Statement & Assumption

-

-

Analogy

3 to 4

Easy-Moderate

Syllogism

2 to 3

Easy

Odd one out

3 to 4

Easy-Moderate

Mathematical Operations

-

-

Overall

 30

Easy-Moderate

RRB NTPC Exam Review 30 December 2020 (Shift 2): General Awareness

In the General Awareness section, the majority of the questions were asked from Current Affairs and History topics. Similar to the other shifts, the overall difficulty level of the General Awareness section was in the range of Easy to Moderate. We have collated the number of questions and its difficulty level on the topic-wise manner which is stated below: 

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

History

4 to 5

Easy-Moderate

Geography

1 to 2

Easy-Moderate

Static General Knowledge

3 to 4

Easy-Moderate

Polity

2 to 3 

Easy-Moderate

Biology

1

Moderate

Chemistry

1 to 2

Easy-Moderate

Physics

0 to 1

Easy-Moderate

Computers

2 to 3

Easy

Current Affairs

6 to 8

Easy-Moderate

Overall

40

Easy-Moderate

Question Asked in RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam 30 December 2020 (Shift 2)

Here are a few questions as shared by the candidates who have appeared in the 1st shift of RRB NTPC Examination conducted on 30th December 2020: 

 Q. When was the congress party formed?

Ans: December 1885

Q. When did Swachh Bharat Abhiyan start?

Ans: 2014

Q. What is the chemical formula of Methane?

Ans: CH4

Q. Olympic 2021 will be held in which country?

Ans: Tokyo, Japan

Q. Who discovered the cell?

Ans: Robert Hooke

Q. Who was the president of the first congress session?

Ans: Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

Q. Nobel prize is given in how many fields?

Ans: 6

Q. What is the SI unit of Force?

Ans: Newton

Q. Who is the founder of Facebook?

Ans: Mark Zuckerberg

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Expected Cut off 2020

Based on the feedback provided by the candidates who have attempted the RRB NTPC 2020-21 Exam, we will provide the expected cut-off for the exam. The expected cut off of the RRB NTPC Exam is calculated on the basis of the following factors:

  • The difficulty level of the RRB NTPC examination
  • Type of questions asked (in different shifts)
  • Number of candidates appeared in the examination (total candidates)
  • The total number of vacancies available (as mentioned in the notification)

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  • A. As per the candidates who attempted the exam conducted on 30th December 2020, the overall difficulty level was in the range of Easy to Moderate

  • A. As per the exam takers and exam experts, the Good Attempts is 77 to 82 with 100 per cent accuracy. 

  • A. Going by the candidates who appeared in the RRB NTPC Examination conducted on 30th December, there was no major changes observed by them this year.

  • A. The second shift of RRB NTPC Exam was conducted from 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM. 

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