Today was the third day of the SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018. Spanning a period of one week (ending July 08, 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.
The detailed break-up of SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 is as follows:
Section |
Total Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Time Taken (In Minutes) |
English Language |
30 |
Moderate |
21-23 |
20 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
Moderate |
18-22 |
20 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
Moderate |
17-20 |
20 |
Total |
100 |
Moderate |
57-65 |
60 |
Sectional and overall expected cut-off of SBI PO Prelims Exam 2018:
Subject |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
English Language (Out of 30) |
8.5 -10.5 |
5.5-7.5 |
5.5-7.5 |
5.5-7.5 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) |
10 -12 |
6.5-8.5 |
6.5-8.5 |
6.5-8.5 |
Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) |
6 – 8 |
3.5-5.5 |
3.5-5.5 |
3.5-5.5 |
Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) |
51-55 |
48-52 |
43-47 |
31-35 |
English Language
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension: There were 2 vocab based questions. |
5 |
Moderate |
Fill in the Blanks (Double FIB) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase/Word Replacement
|
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Spot the Error | 7 |
Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 |
Moderate |
Reading Comprehension (RC) was moderate. Two questions were from Vocabulary (1 Synonym and 1 Antonym). The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Quantitative Aptitude
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Simplification/Approximation |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Comparison of two quantities : Quantity I and Quantity II |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
DI (Line Graph) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
DI (Table based) |
5 |
Moderate |
Comparison of Variables (Quadratic Equations) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Ratio and Proportion |
1 |
Moderate |
Time and Work |
1 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Quant based) |
8 |
Moderate |
DI part was calculative and time taking. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Ratio and Proportion, Time and Work, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Reasoning Ability
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
AR (Data Arrangement- Increasing/Decreasing order based) |
5 |
Moderate |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement –7 people – facing north/south) |
5 |
Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement) |
5 |
Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement) |
5 |
Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities |
5 |
Moderate |
Input-Output |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Direction based |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Blood Relation |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Odd One Out – Alphabet based |
1 |
Easy |
Analytical reasoning sets were moderate-lengthy, not easy. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
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Team CL