IBPS PO 2017 Prelims Exam Analysis - 08 October 2017 - Slot 2
IBPS PO 2017 Prelims Exam Analysis : The Second 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 - 08 October 2017 - Slot 2
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 Over-all Exam Analysis: Moderate-Difficult
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 | 12-15 Questions |
Quantitative Aptitude | 17-19 Questions |
Reasoning Ability | 21-23 Questions |
Overall Attempts | 50-57 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 Number Series were asked in place of Quadratic Equations.
- There were only 2 sets of DI:
- Tabular
- Line Graph
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
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Number Series
|
5
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Simplification
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Approximation
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Data Interpretation
|
10
|
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.
- Reading Comprehension: Related to American Economy.
- There were 4-5 questions of Antonyms and synonyms with the passage.
- Although it may seem that the error detection questions are totally from a new pattern but upon reading the directions carefully you will find that you can attempt them.
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
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Reading Comprehension
|
10
|
Moderate - Difficult
|
Phrasal Verb
|
5
|
Moderate - Difficult
|
Errors Correction
|
10
|
Moderate - Difficult
|
Total
|
30
|
Moderate - Difficult
|
IBPS PO Exam Analysis Reasoning Ability: 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 04 puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-
- Linear (1 Variable 8 persons sitting in a line, some are facing North and some facing South)
- Square seating arrangement (1 variable, In and Out)
- Persons and Months
- Floor (3 variables)
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
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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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