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SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2019:
Today was the first day of SBI PO Prelims 2019. Aspirants appeared for the exam in great numbers and that too with great enthusiasm. It’s a dream job for most of the banking aspirants so we can expect a tough competition this year as well. This makes the analysis and review of the examination important so that students who have the exam in upcoming shifts get the gist of the pattern followed by the questions in Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language sections. SBI introduced the sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section last year and this pattern will be followed this year as well.
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2019: Section-wise Analysis
Subject | Good Attempt | Time |
English Language | 22-25 | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 26-30 | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 21-24 | 20 |
Total | 61-67 | 60 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
The level of the Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate. One can easily attempt questions if they have practiced well. There were 2 sets of DIs namely:
- Bar Graph
- Tabular DI (Students, teachers & working staff)
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
Data Interpretation
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Wrong No. Series
|
05
|
Easy
|
Quadratic Equations
|
05
|
Easy
|
Data Sufficiency
|
05
|
Easy
|
Miscellaneous Word Problems
|
10
|
Moderate |
Total
|
35
|
Moderate
|
English Language (Easy)
The English section was of an y level. There were only 7 questions in the set of Reading Comprehension out of which 2 questions were of vocabulary. The topic of RC was based on Fake News via Social Media.
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 07 | Moderate |
Cloze Test | 07 | Moderate |
Error Detection (Sentence Based) | 07 | Easy |
Error Detection (Word Based) | 05 | Easy |
Sentence Replacement
|
04 | Easy |
Total | 30 | Easy |
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate)
The level of reasoning was also easy to moderate. There were 4 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement:
- Circular Puzzle (inwards/outwards)
- Linear Seating Arrangement (10 people)
- Month Based Puzzle (Jan, May, Sep)
- Puzzle (based on profession)
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 21 | Moderate |
Syllogism | 05 | Easy |
Direction Sense | 04 | Moderate |
Order & Ranking (Weight) | 03 | Easy |
Alphabet based | 02 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
Keep up your calm and confidence and you’ll surely do well in the exam!