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 |
20-23 |
20 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
Moderate |
19-21 |
20 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
Moderate |
18-21 |
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 |
6 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Para-jumbles |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Fill in the Blank (Double FIB) |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Spot the Error (Old Pattern) | 7 |
Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reading Comprehension (RC) was moderate-moderate. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Quantitative Aptitude
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Number Series (Wrong Number Series) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Comparison of two quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II (Ages, Average, TSD – Boat and Stream, etc.) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Comparison of variables (Quadratic Equations) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
DI (Bar Graph) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
DI (Table) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Simple Interest/Compound Interest |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Profit, Loss and Discount |
1 |
Moderate |
Partnership |
1 |
Moderate |
Ratio and Proportion |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Quant based) |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
DI part was calculative and time taking. The questions on Number Series were moderate to difficult. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Partnership, Profit, Loss & Discount, Time, Speed and Distance, SI/CI, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Reasoning Ability
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
AR (Data Arrangement – Comparison based - 2 variables) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 variables) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 Parallel Rows - -facing north/south - 2 variables) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Blood Relation – Set based |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities |
4 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Coding-Decoding |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Direction –Set based |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Coding-Decoding – Single |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Word Arrangement |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Odd One Word |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Analytical reasoning sets were moderate-lengthy, not easy. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
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All the Best!
Team CL