Today was the first day of the IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2019. 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 | Moderate | 22-25 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate-difficult | 20-22 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 24-27 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Moderate | 68-74 | 60 |
| Subject | General | SC/ST/OBC |
| English Language (Out of 30) | 8-10 | 5-7 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) | 7-9 | 4-6 |
| Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) | 8-10 | 5-7 |
| Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) | 60-65 | OBC: 57-62SC: 51-55ST: 43-47 |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Spot the Error - A sentence is divided into 4 parts -A, B, C, D. 5th option was No error. |
6 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension (Based on Purpose of Life/Leadership of Company) - One question was based on synonym. |
8 |
Moderate |
Phrase Replacement |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Fill in the blanks- Single FIB/3 statements -Multiple Options |
3 |
Easy |
Cloze Test (Based on Growth and Development of Economy) |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Interchanged of Bold word |
2 |
Easy |
The English Language section comprised of questions based on Reading Comprehension, Spot the Error, Cloze Test, Fill in the blanks and Phrase Replacement. The Reading Comprehension was based on Purpose of Life/Leadership of Company. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Data Interpretation (Table - Male/Female based) |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Line Graph- 2 candidates/3 subjects) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Missing Number Series |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Comparison of Variables: Quadratic Equations |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Time, Speed and Distance - Boats and Streams |
1 |
Easy |
Mixture |
1 |
Easy |
Simple Interest |
1 |
Easy |
Profit, Loss and Discount |
1 |
Easy |
Partnership |
1 |
Moderate |
Mensuration (Area of rectangle) |
1 |
Easy |
Time and Work - Pipes and Cistern |
1 |
Moderate |
Time and work |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mensuration -Cylinder (Curved surface of area) |
1 |
Moderate |
Ages |
1 |
Easy |
Percentage |
1 |
Easy |
Mixture (Milk/Water) |
1 |
Moderate |
There were two sets of Data Interpretation. Some commonly asked topics were Mensuration, Time Speed and Distance, Simple Interest, Partnership, Ages and Profit, Loss and Discount etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
AR (Data Arrangement - 9 Floors/9 people based) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement - 2 Parallel rows - facing North/South - 7 people in each row) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement - 5 persons/dresses/cost based) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
AR (Circular Seating Arrangement- facing the center- Persons/Color based) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement - 6 boxes and their weights based) |
3 |
Easy |
Blood Relation - 7 persons/2 generations based |
3 |
Moderate |
Direction set based |
3 |
Easy |
Odd One Out - Alphabet based |
1 |
Easy |
Meaningful word - Manufacture word was given. |
1 |
Easy |
Position of letters - Forming word was given. |
1 |
Easy |
Syllogism |
3 |
Easy to Moderate |
The Reasoning Ability section was dominated by questions based on Analytical Reasoning. There were five sets of Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement. Three questions based on Syllogism were there in the exam. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
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All the Best!
Team CL