SBI PO Prelims exam is over .Here we bring you the First Shift Analysis which will help you understand the composition of SBI PO Pre exam. There are 3 Sections in SBI PO Pre exam namely English, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
In this shift we have found that the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate which a plus point is for students. The pattern of this paper was similar to last year’s SBI PO prelims exam. Also with being moderate we can say the paper was tricky. There were 5 puzzles asked in this first slot paper that is an important point to note. But those puzzles were of easy to moderate level.
The total time is 1 hour, so clearly Speed, Accuracy and Planning is surely needed to have good attempts.
The analysis is based on the review given by various students across the country. And here is the section wise review:
Over-all Analysis:
| Section | Level | Good Attempts |
| General English | Moderate | 18 -22 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | 20 -22 |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate-Difficult | 15-18 |
| Overall | Moderate | 54 – 57 |
English:
The level of English was moderate as it was in previous two day’s paper. There was only one Reading Comprehension on a quite familiar topic – Interest in Computer Science among girls and boys.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension
(Interest in Computer Science among girls and boys)
| 10 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test
(Technology Usage in Modern World)
| 5 | Easy |
| Para-jumbled
(Software technology in China)
| 5 | Difficult |
| Error | 5 | Moderate |
| Double Fillers | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Moderate |
Quantitative aptitude :
The level of quantitative aptitude was easy to moderate. Overall the pattern was again similar to what we have observed in previous shifts. Quadratic equations were a little bit lengthy but of easy level.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
| Number Series | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation
(Bar graph/Table)
| 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetic | 10 | Difficult |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning:
The level of reasoning was also moderate and had striking similarities with the earlier shift’s papers. There were no coding decoding question asked in this slot and also there were no questions from Syllogism.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
| Puzzle
(North South 8 People in same line/ Department and Persons/ Circular/ Boxes and their different colours)
| 20 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Seating Arrangement
(6 Person sitting from top to bottom)
| 5 | Moderate |
| Inequalities | 5 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 2 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Moderate-Difficult |
