Today was the second day of IBPS PO (Preliminary) Exam 2017. It has been held in four time slots – 2 each in morning and evening. The exam will span over a period of one week, ending on October 15, 2017.
A total of 100 questions had to be answered in 60 minutes. All the other sections, except the English Language section, were available bilingually, that is, in both English and Hindi. Each correct answer will fetch 1 mark while each incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
The detailed break- up of IBPS PO Preliminary exam 2017 is as follows:
Section |
Total Questions |
Level of difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Approximate time taken |
English Language |
30 |
Moderate-Difficult |
14-16 |
15 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
20-22 |
20 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
17-19 |
25 |
Total |
100 |
Moderate |
51-57 |
60 |
Sectional and overall expected cut-off of IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2017:
Subject |
General |
SC/ST/OBC |
English Language (Out of 30) |
7-9 |
4.5-6 |
Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) |
8-10 |
5.5-7 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) |
8-10 |
5-7 |
Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) |
47-50 |
OBC: 46-47 |
English Language Section of IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2017:
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension (Financial conditions of the country based) |
10 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Spot the Error (To find out one incorrect sentence among the given sentences) |
10 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Phrase Replacement |
10 |
Moderate-Difficult |
The English Language section of IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2017 comprised of questions based on Reading Comprehension, Spot the Errors and Phrase Replacement. The Reading Comprehension was based on economy. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult.
Reasoning Ability Section of IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2017:
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Number of letters same as in English alphabets(Word was “ADJOURNS”) |
1 |
Easy |
Comparison of variables based on their heights |
1 |
Easy |
Blood Relations |
3 |
Easy |
Syllogism |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Directions |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
AR (Based on variables taking class on weekdays) |
1 |
Easy |
Coding Decoding |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Circular Arrangement(8 people and Different colours were given) |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Linear Arrangement(2 parallel rows) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Arrangement(Floor Based and different cities were given) |
5 |
Moderate |
Puzzle (Several professors and their grades based) |
5 |
Moderate |
The Reasoning Ability section of IBPS PO Preliminary 2017 was dominated by questions based on Analytical Reasoning. There were two sets of Data Arrangement questions with two variables to be arranged. In Circular Arrangement, people were seated facing the centre liking different coours. In Floor based Arrangement, 8 people living in different cities were to be ordered. Direction and Floor arrangement based questions required a smart approach. Syllogism questions were easy-moderate. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
Quantitative Aptitude Section of IBPS PO Preliminary Exam2017:
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Percentage |
1 |
Easy - Moderate |
Mixture and Alligation |
1 |
Easy - Moderate |
Time, Speed and Distance –Trains based |
1 |
Easy |
Time, Speed and Distance - Boats and Boats and Streams |
1 |
Easy |
Number Series |
5 |
Moderate |
Profit , Loss and Discount |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest |
1 |
Difficult |
Time & Work |
1 |
Moderate |
Approximations |
5 |
Easy |
Partnership |
1 |
Moderate |
DI(Pie Chart) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
DI(Table) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mensuration |
1 |
Moderate |
Age |
1 |
Easy |
Comparison of variables |
5 |
Easy |
The Quantitative Aptitude section of IBPS PO Preliminary 2017 saw questions from a variety of topics. Some commonly asked topics were Time and Work, Mensuration, Time Speed and Distance, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Partnership, Age, Mixtures & Allegations and Profit, Loss and Discount. There were two sets of data interpretation. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate,
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