SBI PO (Prelims) Exam - 2017 was flagged off on April 29, 2016. 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 May 7, 2017. A total of 100 questions had to be answered in 60 minutes. Each correct answer will fetch 1 mark while each incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
|
Section |
Total Questions |
Level of difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Good Score |
Approximate time taken |
|
English Language |
30 |
Moderate |
17-19 |
15-17 |
15 |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
16-18 |
14-16 |
25 |
|
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
20-22 |
18-20 |
20 |
|
Total |
100 |
Easy-Moderate |
56-62 |
51-58 |
60 |
PS: The overall difficulty level and pattern of the exam was almost similar to that of the last year's exam.
|
Subject |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
|
English Language (Out of 30) |
7.5-10 |
5-7 |
5-7 |
5-7 |
|
Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) |
7-9.5 |
4-6.5 |
4-6.5 |
4-6.5 |
|
Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) |
7-10 |
4-6.5 |
4-6.5 |
4-6.5 |
|
Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) |
46-51 |
43-48 |
37-42 |
28-33 |
|
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Reading Comprehension (Based on Cyber Security): There were 3-4 vocab based questions. |
10 |
Moderate |
|
Sentence Correction (Phrase Replacement) |
10 |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Cloze Test (Based on increasing education cost) |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
The Passage was moderate, based on internet security, the advantages and disadvantages, its safe use (like use of codes) and misuse these days. Phrase Replacement questions were basically framed to check the fundamentals of grammar. Questions were asked on prepositions, adverb, etc. Questions were of easy to moderate level. The Cloze Test was moderate in difficulty level. The passage was based on soaring cost of University education and how it was affecting other economic activities. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
|
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Number Series |
5 |
Easy |
|
Comparison of Variables |
5 |
Easy |
|
Simplification/Approximation |
5 |
Easy |
|
DI (Table) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
DI (Line Graph) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Time and Work |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Probability |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Simple Interest & Compound Interest |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Time, Speed and Distance |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Mixture and Alligation |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Partnership |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Percentage |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Ratio and Proportion |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Profit, Loss and Discount |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Age Based |
1 |
Easy |
DI part was calculative and time taking. Questions from topics like SI & CI, Mixture and alligations were little tricky .Simplification and quadratic equations questions were easy. Overall level was moderate. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Directions |
2 |
Easy |
|
Blood Relations |
2 |
Easy |
|
Ranking Arrangement |
2 |
Easy |
|
Coding Decoding |
1 |
Easy |
|
AR (Data Arrangement - number of candies based) |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
|
AR (Data Arrangement - Date of birth and ranking based) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
AR (Linear Arrangement - 8 Persons Facing North, Age given) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
AR (Data Arrangement- Puzzle Based) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
AR (Floor based Arrangement - 4 boxes, 4 fruits) |
3 |
Easy |
|
Mathematical Inequalities |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
The level of this section was easy to moderate. Linear Arrangement questions were time taking. Puzzles were moderate, not easy. The remaining part was easy.
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All the Best!
Team CL