IBPS PO 2017 Prelims Exam Analysis - 07 October 2017 - Slot 3
IBPS PO 2017 Prelims Exam Analysis : The Third Shift of IBPS PO 2017 Prelims Exam has been finally conducted at various centres across the country. Now it’s time to have a look at the much awaited IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis. The overall difficulty level of IBPS PO Prelims paper was Moderate. Questions were direct and formula based. IBPS PO Prelims 2017 Exam is next scheduled on 8th, 14th and 15th October 2017.
For now, let’s have a look at the detailed IBPS PO 2017 Prelims Exam Analysis - 07 October 2017 - Slot 3
The Prelims Exam for IBPS PO will be held in total 4 slots.
The time slots are as follows : 8:00 am, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm & 3.30 pm.
Exam Pattern of IBPS PO 2017 Prelims Exam :
The Prelims Examination will consist of three sections namely Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and English Language.
- The Question paper is of 100 marks and time allotted for the exam is 1 hour.
- Negative marking of 0.25 marks is applied on each wrong answer.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis Over-all: Moderate
Three sections in total were asked in IBPS PO Preliminary Examination: English Language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude. Overall level of the IBPS PO exam can be categorised as Moderate.
Some of the questions like Inequality etc were easy to attempt while others like Puzzles and miscellaneous questions of quant section were comparatively difficult to attempt.
Based on the sectional and overall level of the exam of IBPS PO conducted in 1st slot, here is the number of good attempts:
| English Language | 13-15 Questions |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 14-16 Questions |
| Reasoning Ability | 19-25 Questions |
| Overall Attempts | 53-56 Questions |
IBPS PO Exam Analysis Quantitative Aptitude: Moderate
In Quantitative Aptitude Section, the level of paper was Moderate.
- The only change seen in this shift is that questions from Quadratic Equations were asked in place of Number Series.
- Questions were asked from Number Series, DI, Line graph and from Tables.
- There were only 2 sets of DI:
- Tabular
- Line Graph
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
Quadratic Equations
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Simplification
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Approximation
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Data Interpretation
|
12
|
Calculative & Difficult
|
Discount
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Compound Interest
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Profit & Loss
|
2
|
Moderate
|
Time & Work
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Problem on Ages
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Ratio & Proportion
|
1
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Boat & Stream
|
1
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Total
|
35
|
Moderate
|
IBPS PO Exam Analysis English Language: Moderate-Difficult
As expected, English Language section was twisted and the level of paper was Moderate to Difficult compared to the other two sections asked in IBPS PO Prelims.
- The topic of reading comprehension was related to eCommerce.
- There were 02 questions of Antonyms and 01 question of Synonym with the passage.
- The level of Error Detection questions is Moderate, maximum error related questions were from the subject-verb agreement.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
Reading Comprehension
|
10
|
Difficult
|
Phrasal Replacement
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Spotting Errors (New Pattern)
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
30
|
Moderate - Difficult
|
IBPS PO Exam Analysis Reasoning Ability: Easy - Moderate
The level of Reasoning Ability section asked in IBPS PO Prelims 2017 was Moderate.
The questions were:- There were no major changes in this section.
- Maximum Questions were asked from Syllogism, Inequalities, Sitting Arrangement, and Puzzles.
- There were 4 puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-
- Linear (2 Variable)
- Circular (1 Variable - in and out arrangement)
- Day and Color (2 Variable)
- Box and Floor (2 Variable)
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
Inequalities
|
5
|
Easy- Moderate
|
Syllogism
|
5
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Sitting Arrangement & Puzzles
(Linear, Circular, Day and Color, Floor)
|
20
|
Moderate to Difficult
|
Oder Ranking
|
2
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Direction Sense
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Blood Relation
|
2
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
35
|
Easy to Moderate
|
IBPS PO Prelims Expected Cut Off 2017
You can check out the expected cutoff of IBPS PO Preliminary exam 2017, based on the level of the exam conducted today.| English Language | 8-9 marks |
| Reasoning Ability | 9-10 marks |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 9-10 marks |
| Overall Expected Cut Off | 50-52 marks |
Note: Only recommendation for aspirants who are yet to attempt IBPS PO 2017 Exam in the upcoming days/shifts would be – “AVOID NEGATIVE MARKING”.
Note: Only recommendation for aspirants who are yet to attempt IBPS PO 2017 Exam in the upcoming days/shifts would be – “AVOID NEGATIVE MARKING”.
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