Dear Aspirants,
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2018 (Shift-2):
IBPS has conducted its online examination for the post of Specialist Officers (SO) Prelims today, and the second shift is over now. This Computer Based Test was conducted by IBPS to select candidates for the Specialist Officers posts, who will be further appointed as SO in the various Banks. After IBPS SO Prelims 2018 Shift-2 is over, aspirants who will be appearing in the next banking exams must be eager to know about the Examination’s level, types of questions asked, all of which can help them to appear in the same.
This article will give you the opportunity to analyze the IBPS SO Prelims question asked in the English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. After critical analysis and review given by candidates who have appeared for the second shift, we would say that this year’s IBPS SO Prelims Shift-2 examination was of Moderate level.
IBPS SO Prelims Analysis (IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer): Overall
The Online Examination constituted of an objective test which had three sections namely English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability and there were 50 questions for 50 marks in Reasoning, 50 questions for 50 marks in Quantitative Aptitude and 50 questions for 25 marks in the English Language. The objective test had 40 minutes in each section.
Subjects
|
Good Attempts
|
---|---|
Reasoning
|
27-34
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
21-27
|
English Language
|
29-35
|
Overall
|
89-102
|
Reasoning ( Easy-Moderate )
There were 4 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-
- 2 Variable Puzzle (People and Things)
- Floor Based Puzzle
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Random Puzzle
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement
|
20
|
Moderate
|
Logical Reasoning
|
05
|
Easy- Moderate
|
Coding-Decoding
|
05
|
Moderate
|
Inequalities
|
05
|
Easy
|
Syllogism |
04
|
Moderate
|
Blood Relation |
04
|
Easy
|
Alphabet Based |
03
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Direction Sense |
02
|
Easy
|
Miscellaneous |
02
|
Easy- Moderate
|
Total
|
50
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
There were 3 sets of data interpretation, following were the types of DI:
- Tabular (Missing)
- Pie Chart
- Line Graph
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
---|---|---|
Data Interpretation
|
15
|
Moderate
|
Quadratic Equations
|
05
|
Moderate
|
Data Sufficiency
|
05
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Miscellaneous and Word Problems
|
25
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Total
|
50 | Moderate |
English Language (Moderate)
The level of this section was moderate. There were 2 sets of reading comprehensions, one was based on Blockchain Technology and the other one was based on NBFCs. They also included around 4 vocabulary based questions of synonyms and antonyms.
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Reading Comprehension
|
12
|
Moderate
|
Close Test
|
05
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Para Jumbles
|
05
|
Moderate
|
Word Replacement
|
05
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Double Fillers
|
05
|
Moderate
|
Error Detection
|
05
|
Moderate
|
Column Based
|
05
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Sentence Connectors
|
05
|
Moderate
|
Miscellaneous
|
03
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
50
|
Moderate
|