Today was the second day of the IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2018. The exam is being conducted in four time slots: 2 each in morning and evening.
A total of 100 questions had to be answered in 60 minutes. All the sections, except English Language, were available in both English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
| Section | Total Questions | Level of difficulty | Good Attempts | Time taken (in minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 17-20 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate | 18-20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 21-24 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 56-64 | 60 |
| Subject | General | SC/ST/OBC |
| English Language (Out of 30) | 5-7.5 | 3-5 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) | 7.5-9.5 | 5-7 |
| Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) | 10-12.5 | 7-9 |
| Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) | 48.5-51.5 | OBC: 47.5-50.5 SC: 38-42 ST: 31.5-33.5 |
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on Global Warming) | 5 | Moderate |
| Phrase/Word Replacement | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Spot the error | 7 | Moderate |
| Parajumbles/Sentence Arrangements | 5 | Moderate |
| Word Usage | 5 | Easy |
| Fill in the blanks | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
The English Language section comprised of questions based on Reading Comprehension, Phrase/Word Replacement, Spot the error, Fill in the blanks etc. The Reading Comprehension was based on Global Warming. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number Series (Series Completion) | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Pie Chart) | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Bar Graph) | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Caselet) | 5 | Moderate |
| Comparison of two variables: Quadratic Equations | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Quant based word problems - PLD, Ages, SI/CI etc.) | 5 | Moderate |
There were three sets of Data Interpretation. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate, and most of the questions were calculative.
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 parallel rows – 7 persons in each row – facing north/south) | 5 | Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – 6 persons/6 colors based) | 5 | Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – 5 months based) | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
| AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – 8 persons) | 5 | Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement) | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Direction – set based | 5 | Easy |
The Reasoning Ability section was dominated by questions based on Analytical Reasoning. There were five different sets of Analytical Reasoning based on various kinds of Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
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