Today was the second 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 Languages | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 22-25 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate | 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: 57-62 SC: 51-55 ST: 43-47 |
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Spot the Error – (4 words were bold in the sentence / spelling mistake, grammatical error) | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on Social Media) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Fill in the blanks – Single FIB | 4 | Easy |
| Para jumbles/Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Match the Statements: Column I/Column II | 3 | Easy |
| Spot the error – 4 statements were given. Find correct/incorrect statements and 5th option was ‘All are correct’. | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
The English Language section comprised of questions based on Reading Comprehension, Spot the Error, Match the statements: Column I/Column II, Fill in the blanks and Phrase Replacement. The Reading Comprehension was based on Social Media. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Data Interpretation (Table based ) | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Pie Chart) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 6 | Moderate |
| Comparison of Variables: Quadratic Equations | 6 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Time, Speed and Distance – Boats and Streams | 1 | Easy |
| Mixture | 1 | Easy |
| Compound Interest | 1 | Easy |
| Profit, Loss and Discount | 1 | Easy |
| Partnership | 1 | Moderate |
| Mensuration (based on circle and square) | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| 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 |
| Ratio | 1 | Easy |
| Linear equation | 1 | Easy |
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 – 6 boxes of different colors based) | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Square Seating Arrangement –8 people / square table based) | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – 10 persons / floor based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement - 6 people / birth day based puzzle) | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding Decoding (based on words/sentence) | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relation – 9 persons/3 generations based | 3 | Moderate |
| Mathematical Inequalities | 4 | Easy |
| Number based puzzle | 1 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
The Reasoning Ability section was dominated by questions based on Analytical Reasoning. There were one and three sets of Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement respectively. Five 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