This article
entails IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis, Paper Review and Level of Difficulty of each
section asked in today’s preliminary examination i.e
26 November 2016 (Shift 1) Morning Batch. If you have appeared
for the paper or are yet to appear, read the exam analysis thoroughly.
Before we begin
our paper review, lets get some basics out first. As we all know, the exam
was composed of 3 sections i.e. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and
English Language.
The exam
pattern in details is as follows.
Section Name
|
Number of Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
English Language
|
30
|
30
|
Numerical Ability
|
35
|
35
|
Reasoning Ability
|
35
|
35
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
As for IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis, it was mainly based on the same
pattern as it came in previous year 2015. The exam’s overall level of
difficulty ranged from Easy to Moderate. Most questions had a
familiar language and could be solved with the help of direct methods. Some
needed a little bit of brainstorming from your end.
Proceed further into detailed IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis with
Prelims section-wise paper review of each topic asked in today’s slot.
IBPS CLERK EXAM ANALYSIS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SECTION
· Good Attempts: 15-18
Questions
· Level of Difficulty: Easy
Beginning with English Language section in our IBPS Clerk
Prelims Exam Analysis, the section was the most easiest to attempt. The
topic-wise review and distribution is as follows.
- · Reading Comprehension- 10 Questions
- · Cloze Test- 10 Questions
- · Spotting the errors – 10 Questions
Only a handful candidates said RC questions required a little
bit of speed reading, thats it. A good attempt in this section would be
15-18 questions.
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EXAM ANALYSIS FOR REASONING ABILITY SECTION
- · Good Attempts: 19-22 Questions
- · Level of Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Moving to our next section, Reasoning Ability questions in
today’s IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis had a bit of Easy to Moderate
Difficulty Level range. The topic-wise review and distribution is as
follows.
- · Alphabetical or Number Series – 5 Questions
- · Coding Decoding – 5 Questions
- · Mathematical Inequalities – 5 Questions
- · Sitting Arrangements and Puzzles (Linear and Circular) – 10 Questions
- · Miscellaneous – 10 Questions
Most of the misc. questions were from Ranking, Direction
Test, Blood Relationships etc. For someone who’s not good at reasoning
questions, Coding Decoding and Number Series were the winners in Shift 1, being
super easy to solve. A good attempt in this section would be 19-22
questions.
IBPS CLERK EXAM ANALYSIS FOR QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE SECTION
- · Good Attempts: 18-20 Questions
- · Level of Difficulty: Moderate (Calculate, Slightly Tricky)
Our final part of IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis and Review ends with
Quant Section, which was moderate and filled with a bunch of
calculative and tricky questions. The topic-wise review and distribution is
as follows.
- · Simplification – 15 Questions
- · Data Interpretation (Tables and Tabular chart) – 5 Questions
- · Series – 5 Questions
- · Miscellaneous – 10 Questions
The misc. questions consists of Simple and Compound Interest,
Time Speed and Distance, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ratio,
Mensuration etc. DI Questions were quite easy to solve. A good attempt in this
section would be 18-20 questions. We conclude our
section-wise IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis here.
EXPECTED IBPS CLERKS CUT OFF 2016
For IBPS Clerk Prelims Examination, there will be both sectional
and overall cutoff. The cutoff marks usually vary according to a number of
factors, like
- · Number of vacancies
- · Total number of applicants
- · Level of Difficulty of the paper
Keeping in mind all the factors, here is the expected sectional
and overall cut-off for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016.
SECTIONAL IBPS CLERK PRELIMS CUT OFF 2016 (EXPECTED)
Section Name
|
Total Marks
|
General
|
OBC
|
SC/ST
|
PWD
|
Reasoning Ability
|
35
|
12-14
|
10-12
|
8-10
|
5-7
|
English Language
|
30
|
10-12
|
7-9
|
6-8
|
3-5
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
35
|
9-11
|
10-12
|
7-9
|
3-5
|
OVERALL IBPS CLERK PRELIMS CUT OFF 2016 (EXPECTED)
GEN
|
52-55
|
OBC
|
45-48
|
SC
|
32-35
|
ST
|
28-34
|
We hope this article on IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis and Prelims
Expected Cutoff 2016 for 26 November Shift-1 helps you understand the paper
better. We will be back soon with our next analysis and detailed paper review.
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