The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts the ASM examination, to fill vacancies for Assistant Station Master posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the vacancies through online mode. The Assistant Station Master post falls under Non-Technical Popular Category, famously known as NTPC. The exam which was conducted as CBT -1, is now divided into two phases namely CBT- 1 and CBT -2. The RRB ASM previous year vacancy was 35,208, but the number of applicants that applied for the posts were 12,630,885. Therefore the examination had to be conducted in phases. This article on RRB ASM Exam Analysis 2022 will provide you with information on RRB ASM detailed exam analysis.
RRB ASM Exam Analysis 2022 – Overview
Particulars |
Details |
Selection Process of RRB ASM Exam 2021 |
Screening and Qualifying in nature |
Total number of Questions |
100 |
Total Marks |
100 (Each question carrying 1 mark) |
Questions Pattern |
Mathematics 30 questions of 1 mark = 30 marks |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
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General Awareness |
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Negative Marking Scheme |
⅓ marks for each wrong answer |
Time Duration |
90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes) |
RRB ASM Phase I Exam Analysis
The aspiring candidates for RRB Assistant Station Master examination can access detailed examination analysis below.
- Most of the questions for Mathematics subject was based on direct application of formula and arithmetic was calculative.
- Most of the questions for General Intelligence and Reasoning could be solved easily, without extra effort.
- For General Awareness it is advised to read Arihant General Awareness and Lucent books.
Sections |
Good Attempts | Exam Difficulty Level |
Mathematics | 20 – 22 |
Moderate |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
20 – 21 | Easy to Moderate |
General Awareness | 18 – 20 |
Moderate |
Total |
65 – 70 |
Easy to Moderate |
RRB ASM Phase II Exam Analysis
- In Mathematics, Statistics was based tough and other questions were mostly on direct application
- Coding – decoding was tough and time consuming in General Awareness section
- Current Affairs questions were asked from 2019 – 2020. Polity questions were a bit confusing and tricky.
Section |
Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
Mathematics | 15 to 18 |
Moderate/ Difficult |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
18 to 20 | Moderate/ Difficult |
General Awareness | 20 to 22 |
Moderate |
Overall |
53 to 60 | Moderate/ Difficult |
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RRB ASM Phase III Exam Analysis
Shift 1
Sections |
Good Attempts | Exam Difficulty Level |
Mathematics | 19 to 22 |
Moderate |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
20 to 24 | Moderate/Easy |
General Awareness | 24 to 28 |
Easy |
Overall |
65 to 75 |
Moderate/Easy |
Shift 2
Sections |
Good Attempts | Exam Difficulty Level |
Mathematics | 21 to 24 |
Moderate/Easy |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
22 to 25 | Moderate/Easy |
General Awareness | 20 to 22 |
Moderate |
Overall |
60 to 70 |
Moderate/Easy |
RRB ASM Phase IV Exam Analysis
Shift 1
Sections |
Good Attempts | Exam Difficulty Level |
Mathematics | 21 to 23 |
Moderate |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
19 to 22 | Moderate |
General Awareness | 20 to 23 |
Moderate |
Overall |
60 to 65 |
Moderate |
Shift 2
Sections |
Good Attempts | Exam Difficulty Level |
Mathematics | 20 to 26 |
Moderate/Easy |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
18 to 21 | Moderate |
General Awareness | 22 to 24 |
Easy |
Overall |
62 to 67 |
Moderate |
RRB ASM Phase V Exam Analysis
Shift 1
Sections |
Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
Mathematics | 21-23 |
Moderate |
General Awareness |
24-28 | Easy |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 22-26 |
Easy to Moderate |
Total |
70-77 |
Easy |
Shift 2
Sections |
Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
Mathematics | 20-22 |
Moderate |
General Awareness |
23-25 | Easy to Moderate |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25-29 |
Easy |
Total |
68-78 |
Easy |
RRB ASM Phase VI Exam Analysis
Date |
Shift | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
April 1, 2021 | Morning | 58-65 |
Moderate |
Afternoon |
61-67 | Moderate | |
April 2, 2021 | Morning | 57-62 |
Moderate |
Afternoon |
58-65 | Moderate | |
April 3, 2021 | Morning | 58-65 |
Moderate |
Afternoon |
62-69 | Moderate | |
April 4, 2021 | Morning | 65-70 |
Moderate |
Afternoon |
63-68 | Moderate | |
April 5, 2021 | Morning | 65-70 |
Easy |
Afternoon |
68-72 |
Easy |
RRB ASM General Knowledge Questions
Below you can go through some of the important previous year questions on General knowledge topic.
1. Which country is land locked country in south America?
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Bolivia
Answer : Bolivia
2. Canary Islands belongs to which country
- Norway
- Spain
- New Zealand
- Portugal
Answer: Spain
3. Titan is the largest natural satellite of which planet
- Mercury
- Venus
- Saturn
- Neptune
Answer: Saturn
4. Which of the following planets has a clock wise rotation?
- Pluto
- Jupiter
- Venus
- Mercury
Answer: Venus
5. A difference of 1 degree in longitude at the Equator is equivalent to nearly
- 101 km
- 111 km
- 121 km
- 125 km
Answer: 111 km
6. The earliest known Indian script is
- Mori
- Devanagari
- Brahmi
- Kharosthi
Answer: Brahmi
7. How many times has the preamble been amended?
- once
- twice
- thrice
- four times
Answer: Once
8. The term socialist was added in the Preamble by the amendment
- 40th
- 42nd
- 44th
- 49th
Answer: 42nd
9. The state with the lowest population in India
- Goa
- Tripura
- Mizoram
- Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim
10. Which person or organization has received the Nobel Prize three times so far?
- Madame Curie
- Linus Pauling
- Alexander Fleming
- International Committee of the Red Cross
Answer: International Committee of the Red Cross
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