All candidates who had applied for railway recruitment 2016 will be required to appear for an online Computer Based Test (CBT).Although the exact dates are not known, tt is scheduled to happen during the months of March – May, 2016.
According to the Railway RRB selection process, online CBT is a common test for all 9 positions.It shall have 100 objective type questions from the following sections: General awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning.
Since RRB exams are not regularly conducted, you wont be able to find many books for it in local bookstores.Even if they are available, you have to make sure if they are of latest edition or not.
After searching on the internet, we are here are the list of best books for railways exam 2016. We have personally bought & checked their features before recommending it below.So you can be sure of what it contains.
RRB (Non-Technical) Guide: This is the latest edition book from Arihant Publications. It is based on the new exam pattern & will serve as a common guide for all the positions.
With approx. 350 pages, the book covers all the topics under General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning.You also get 2 previous year solved papers using which you can know the distribution of questions.
Since this is a guide, the chapters are explained with examples followed by practice exercises at the end.
| * English: Click here to buy RRB Exam Guide for Rs.129 (many +ve reviews) * HINDI version Click here for same book in HINDI language for Rs.130 |
The RRB Exam guide will be a good reference for all those appearing for the first time.
Previous Year Question Papers: This is yet another product from the house of Arihant Publications especially for Indian railways RRB non-technical cadre exams.
As the title suggests, it contains only the questions with solutions and explanations of previous years (2004 – 2012).If you are looking to learn the concepts, buy this book along with the guide given above for maximum benefit.
In under 204 pages, the solved previous year papers will help you in understanding the CBT pattern.Also you get to know the type of questions asked by respective RRB`s over their past recruitments.
| * English: Click here to buy RRB Exam Guide for Rs.80 (best seller online) * HINDI version Click here for same book in HINDI language for Rs.90 |
These are two important sections in railways non-technical exam as you will questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology along with General Knowledge.
The RRB exam guide listed above also covers general science but its not extensive.Since one can expect atleast 10-15 questions from science background, its required to prepare with a separate book on general science.
‘Mega Yearbook 2016’ from Disha publication should be a very good reference material as it provides detailed information on GK, Current affairs & General science.Moreover it is designed mainly for competitive exams like Railways, SSC & UPSC.
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It will also help you in preparing for other bank exams & SSC CGL exams.So do checkout the review of this book.
The Manorama Yearbook doesn’t cover basics of General science.Hence it wont be of use for the upcoming railway exams.