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IBPS SO Today Exam Review: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has conducted the preliminary examination for the recruitment of Specialist Officer and the level of the exam was moderate. We are here providing you the exam review for the post of Agriculture field Officer and for the exam of this post there were the following sections- Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and English. Keep on reading to know about the detailed IBPS SO 1st shift analysis.
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis: Exam Pattern 2020
- Let’s look at the Exam Pattern for the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:
| No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
- For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 – Agriculture Field Officer
IBPS SO Good Attempts – Agriculture Field Officer
| Exam Paper Section | IBPS SO 1st Shift Good Attempts |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 34 to 39 |
| Reasoning Ability | 27 to 33 |
| English Language | 31 to 36 |
| Overall | 91 to 102 |
IBPS SO Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
The level of the questions asked in this section was moderate. There were 3 sets of DI of the following type- Tabular, Pie Chart and Caselet.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic | 15 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
IBPS SO Exam Analysis for Reasoning Ability (Moderate – Difficult)
This section was tougher among the rest in IBPS SO Prelims exam for the post of AFO. There were a total of 5 sets on Puzzles and Seating Arrangement-
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Linear Seating Arrangement
- 3 more puzzles
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 25 | Difficult |
| Syllogism ( 3 questions of only-a-few type) | 5 |
Moderate to Difficult
|
| Blood Relation | 1 |
Moderate to Difficult
|
| Machine Input Output | 5 |
Moderate to Difficult
|
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Inequality | 5 |
Moderate to Difficult
|
| Data Sufficiency | 2 |
Moderate to Difficult
|
| Logical Reasoning | 3 | Difficult |
| Number Based Order and Ranking | 1 | Easy |
| Total | 50 |
Moderate to Difficult
|
IBPS SO Exam Review English Language (Moderate)
English section has remained moderate in this exam. There were 2 sets of passages, one was based on a topic of biology and the other was based on COVID-19. The following are the details of the types of questions asked in this section in the shift-1 as per IBPS SO Prelims exam analysis:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 19 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 3 | Moderate |
| Identify the correct sentence | 3 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 10 | Moderate |
| Fillers | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Word Swap | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrasal Verb | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
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