There are 5 Sections in BOB PO 2017 Exam namely English, Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and Descriptive Test. Each section had 50 questions for 50 marks and descriptive test of English Language had 2 questions for 50 marks.
Bank of Baroda PGCBF 2017-18 Exam ANALYSIS (OVER-ALL):
SECTIONS | GOOD ATTEMPTS |
---|---|
ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 21-24 |
REASONING ABILITY | 33-38 |
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | 18-23 |
GENERAL AWARENESS | 28-33 |
TOTAL | 114-125 |
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Difficult and Calculative)
The level of quantitative aptitude was difficult. There were four sets of DI.
- Pie Chart
- Caselet
- Bar Graph
- Tabular
The questions were:
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Approximation | 5 | Calculative |
Quadratic Equations | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
Data Interpretation | 20 | Difficult and Calculative |
Miscellaneous (SI, CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.) | 15 | Moderate |
Number Series (Missing) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
Total | 50 | Difficult |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Moderate- Difficult)
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Reading Comprehension | 12 | Moderate-Difficult |
Double fillers | 5 | Moderate |
Para-Jumbled | 5 | Moderate |
Error Detection | 7 | Moderate-Difficult |
Cloze Test | 8 | Moderate |
Sentence Improvement | 5 | Moderate (New Pattern) |
Sentence Connector | 8 | Difficult (New Pattern) |
Total | 50 | Moderate – Difficult |
REASONING ABILITY (Easy- Moderate)
The level of reasoning was moderate. There were 3 Seating Arrangements:
- Circular ( 1 Variable)
- Linear (2 Variable)
- Floor Based (2 Variable)
The questions were:
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Data Sufficiency
|
5
|
Difficult
|
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles (Linear, Circular, and Floor)
|
15
|
Moderate
|
Coded Inequality
|
7
|
Easy
|
Syllogism
|
5
|
Esay
|
Machine Input Output
|
5
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Ranking
|
3
|
Esay
|
Blood Relation
|
3
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Alphabetical Series
|
2
|
Esay
|
Logical
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
50 | Easy- Moderate |
GENERAL AWARENESS (Moderate)
DESCRIPTIVE TEST (Easy-Moderate)
Questions asked were a Letter to the editor or informal letter and an essay writing. There was a big change here that the word limit for both Essay and Letter was just 150 words.
Letter Writing (Limit: 150 words)
1) Write a letter to editor highlighting the issue of the nearby shopkeeper who charges 2Rs extra for cooling cold drink.
OR
2) Write a letter to your friend telling him about his son who is addicted to playing game whole time and showing concern over this issue.
Essay Writing (Limit: 150 words)
1) School days are best: Agree or Disagree and why?
2) Health care facilities in rural India.