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BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018:
BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018: Section-wise Analysis
Subject | Good Attempt |
English Language | 21-24 |
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 33-38 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 27-31 |
General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 19-23 |
Total | 103-117 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate-Difficult)
- Tabular
- Pi Chart
- Caselet DI
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
Data Interpretation
|
17
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Approximation
|
5
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Wrong Number Series
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Quantity-1, Quantity-2
|
4
|
Moderate
|
Data Sufficiency
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Arithmetic Word Problems
|
4
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
40
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
English Language (Moderate)
English section was of moderate level, the questions asked in this section were of the conventional pattern of banking examinations. Catching up on the trend of number of questions set up by this year’s SBI Exam, in today’s BOB PO exam’s English section the reading comprehension had a set of 7 questions out of which 2 were related to vocabulary. The following table gives the details of topics and number questions asked in today’s 1st shift, as per the review given by candidates who have appeared in the examination:
Topic
No. of Questions
Level
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Plastic Wastage)
7
Moderate
Starters
5
Moderate
Double Fillers
5
Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test
5
Easy-Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement
5
Moderate
Error Detection
4
Moderate
Phrase Replacement
4
Moderate
Total
35
Moderate
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Plastic Wastage) | 7 | Moderate |
Starters | 5 | Moderate |
Double Fillers | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Moderate |
Error Detection | 4 | Moderate |
Phrase Replacement | 4 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Moderate)
- Linear Seating Arrangement, single line 11 people
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Dates, Months and Lectures: Puzzle, 3 Variable
- Age and Floor based Puzzle
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate -Difficult |
Logical Reasoning | 4 | Moderate |
Blood Relation | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Direction Sense | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
Syllogism | 3 | Moderate |
Coding Decoding | 4 | Moderate |
Data Sufficiency | 4 | Moderate |
Inequality | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Machine Input Output | 5 | Moderate |
Total | 50 | Moderate |
General/Economy/Banking Awareness (Difficult)
This section was of Difficult level when compared with the rest of the sections of the objective test. Most of the question in GA section were from banking and economic awareness. Most of the current affairs questions were covered from the news of April and May 2018. There were few question of static awareness as well.
Descriptive Writing (Easy-Moderate)
The Descriptive writing test of English Language was of 30 marks and had 2 questions- Essay and Letter Writing. 2 choices each for Essay and Letter Writing questions were given out which a candidate had to choose 1 for Essay and 1 for Letter.
Letter Writing: Word Limit (150 words)
1. Write a letter to newspaper editor for fake news and facts spread through social media..
2. Recently the results of 10th board exams were released. Your friend’s son who appeared in the examination has scored good overall marks but average in science. Your friend wants his son to choose the science stream against his wish. Write a letter to your friend convincing and guiding him to allow his son choose the right stream after class 10th.
Essay Writing: Word Limit (150 words)
1. Keeping animals in zoo is like keeping them in prison for our pleasure.
2. Investment in share market: Risks and Rewards