RRB Group D syllabus and Important Books
Published on Sep 29, 2020
The Railway Recruitment Board has released the notification for 1,00,000+ vacancies in the Group D cadre. The RRB has also released the Railway Group D notifications in the year 2019 for Lineman, Peon, Sweeper, and Trackman posts. The recruitment board is also likely to commence the stage 1 examination soon as notified by the Railway board. The students who have filled the application form can check the RRB Group D syllabus and important books for the post.
Summarised details of RRB Group D
The important details of RRB Group D recruitment are given in a summarised form in the table below. The students can check the important details from the table given below:
Important Events
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Summary/ Dates
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Recruitment name
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RRB Group D/ Railway Group D
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Conducting body
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Railway Recruitment Board
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Major Profiles
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Lineman, Peon, Sweeper, and Trackman
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Total Vacancies
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1,00,000+ vacancies
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Selection Process
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Stage 1 Exam
Physical Efficiency test
Document Verification
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Expected date of notification
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November 2019
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Exam Dates of Railway Group D
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To be announced soon
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Official Website
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Click here
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RRB Group D Exam Pattern
The examination pattern of RRB Group D contains an online examination for which the students have to appear. The students who manage to clear the examination will get absorbed in various vacancies released for Railways Group D:
- The examination will be conducted in bilingual language
- The total duration will be 90 minutes and there will be extra time for the candidates with a disability.
- There will be 1 mark for a correct answer while ¼ marks for the wrong answer.
Subjects
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Maximum Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Time duration
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General Awareness & Current Affairs
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20
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20
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General Science,
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25
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25
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90 minutes
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Mathematics
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25
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25
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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30
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30
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Total
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100 questions
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100 Marks
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1 hour 30 minutes
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RRB Group D Syllabus
Subjects
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Syllabus
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General Awareness & Current Affairs
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General Awareness and Current Affairs in Science & Technology,
Sports
Culture
Personalities
Economics
Politics and any other subject of importance.
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General Science,
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Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences
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Mathematics
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Number system,
BODMAS,
Decimals,
Fractions,
LCM and HCF,
Algebra
Geometry and Trigonometry
Age Calculations
Calendar & Clock
Ratio and Proportion
Percentages
Mensuration
Time and Work
Time and Distance
Simple and Compound Interest
Profit and Loss
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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Alphabetical and Number Series
Directions
Jumbling
Coding-Decoding
Relationships
Classification
Syllogism
Conclusions and Decision making
Statement – Arguments and Assumptions
Analogies
Similarities-Differences
Analytical Reasoning
Data Interpretation and Sufficiency
Mathematical operations
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RRB Group D Important Books
Subjects
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Important Books
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General Awareness & Current Affairs
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Lucent General Knowledge for Lucent Publications.
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General Science
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Lucent Science for Lucent Publications.
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Mathematics
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Fast-track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant Publications
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R S Aggarwal
Practice Book on Quicker Maths by M Tyra
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal
Verbal Reasoning by Arihant Publications
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