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SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2019:
Today is the second day of SBI PO Prelims 2019 and the last shift is over now. 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. The level of this shift was Easy.
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2019: Section-wise Analysis
Subject | Good Attempt | Time |
English Language | 23-26 | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 30-34 | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 21-27 | 20 |
Total | 62-68 | 60 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
The level of the Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate. This was the last shift of SBI PO Prelims 2019 and the questions asked in this section were similar in type to those asked in previous shifts. There were 3 types of DI:
- Pie Chart
- Line Graph
- Caselet
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
Data Interpretation
|
15
|
Moderate
|
Wrong No. Series
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Quadratic Equation
|
5
|
Easy
|
Miscellaneous Word Problems
|
10
|
Moderate |
Total
|
35
|
Moderate
|
English Language (Easy)
The English section was of an easy level. There were only 6 questions in the set of Reading Comprehension out of which 2 questions were of vocabulary. The topic of RC was based on personality development and branding and the topic of cloze test was related to start-ups and work-life balance.
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 6 | Moderate |
Error Detection (Identify grammatically correct sentence) | 5 | Easy |
Phrase Replacement | 4 | Easy |
Single Fillers | 5 | Easy |
Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
Spelling Error
|
5 | Easy |
Total | 30 | Easy |
Reasoning (Easy)
The level of reasoning was also easy to moderate. There were 4 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement:
- Linear Arrangement in parallel rows, 12 people
- Floor Based Puzzle
- Circular Seating Arrangement, 2Variables
- Box Based Puzzle