IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2nd December 2017: (1st Slot)
Dear Aspirants ! From today onwards, IBPS is start conducting the IBPS Clerk Prelims Examination and as the first shift is over now, here we are providing you the Detailed Exam Review of IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2nd December 2017: (1st Slot)
The exam is taking place in 04 Shifts i.e 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, 11:30 – 12:30, 2:00 – 3:00 PM and 4:30 – 5:30 PM. The first slot of IBPS Clerk exam is over now. Lets have a look on the detailed review given below.
Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerk 2017 Prelims Exam:
- The Prelims Examination will consist of three sections namely
- Quantitative Aptitude - 35 Marks
- Reasoning Ability - 30 Marks
- English Language - 35 Marks
- The Question paper is of 100 Marks and time allotted for the exam is 01 hour.
- Negative marking of 0.25 marks is applied on each wrong answer.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Overall Exam Analysis
The Level of this Shift’s Examination was Moderate.
The preliminary exam for IBPS Clerk was conducted online and had 100 questions for 60 minutes. Candidates have to manage those 60 minutes themselves while dealing with three sections- Reasoning Ability (35 Ques), Numerical Ability (35 Ques), and English Language (30 Ques).
| Subject | Good Attempt |
Time (in min.) |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 16-19 | 15 |
| Reasoning Ability | 27-31 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 21-25 | 25 |
| Total | 77-82 | 60 |
English Language Analysis
The level of English Language was Moderate-Difficult.
- The topic of Reading Comprehension was based on " the impact of pollution in the ocean and on the aquatic animals."
- There were no questions related to the vocabulary with Reading Comprehension.
- The Error Detection Questions were of a new pattern where candidates were asked to find the part in the sentence that does not have any error.
- There were questions of (single) Fill in the blank where two words would fit one blank and candidate had to choose among given set of words and identify the two words that would fill in the blank appropriately.
| Topic | No. of Question |
Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
| Single Filler – New Pattern | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Error Detection | 8 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 12 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Total | 30 | Moderate-Difficult |
Numerical Ability Analysis
The level of Numerical Ability section was Easy-Moderate.
The number of questions from arithmetic (word problems) was significantly high as 15 out of 35 questions were from the arithmetic portion
There was only 1 set of DI: Tabular
| Topics | No. of Question | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Tabular DI | 5 | Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Number Series (Missing) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Average | 1 | Easy |
| Profit & Loss | 1 | Easy |
| Simple Interest and Compound Interest | 2 | Easy |
| Discount | 1 | Easy |
| Problem on Ages | 1 | Easy |
| Ratio and Proportion | 1 | Easy |
| Time and Work | 2 | Moderate |
| Boat and Stream | 1 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning Ability Analysis (Easy)
The level of Reasoning Ability Section was Easy
There were 3 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-
- Linear (Single line North-South) 1 Variable
- Floor (8 floors) 1 Variable
- Circular (Towards the centre) – 1 Variable
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Order and Ranking | 2 | Easy |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 | Moderate |
| Numerical Series | 5 | Easy |
| Alphabet based | 2 | Easy |
| Inequality | 3 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy |
| Alphabet Series | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy |
