Today is the second day of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2018 Exam. The exam will be held in 4th slots. The first shift of the exam was over now which was held from 9.00 - 10.00 am.
Now, it's time to share exam analysis of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2018 exam. In this post, we'll walk you through the detailed exam analysis of IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam along with topics asked, difficulty level and good attempts.
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Review 2018: Major Highlights
1. Level of the IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2018 :
- The level of the exam was Easy to Moderate.
- No new pattern question was asked in the exam.
- The sequence of the sections was English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.
- As compared to exam conducted last year, the exam was a bit easier.
2. Sectional Highlights :
- The level of Reasoning and Numerical Ability section was easy. These two sections helped the students in increasing their attempts as no tricky or very time-consuming questions were asked.
- English Language Section was of a Moderate level.
3. Good Attempts
Most of the candidates managed to attempt a good number of questions. Considering the level of the exam and previous year cutoff, attempting 70+ questions is good to go.
Good Attempts: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2018
| Reasoning Ability | Numerical Ability | English Language | Overall Exam |
Total Questions | 35 | 35 | 30 | 100 |
Level of the questions | Easy | Easy | Moderate | Moderate |
Good Attempts | 28-32 Questions | 25-28 Questions | 18-24 Questions | 74+ Questions |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2018
1. Numerical Ability Section 1st Shift Exam Review
The topic-wise breakup of the questions asked in the Numerical Ability section of IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2018 is shared below -
Topic | Number of questions asked |
Data Interpretation (Table DI) | 10 Questions |
Simplification | 10 Questions |
Wrong Number Series | 5 Questions |
Miscellaneous Arithmetic Topics | 10 Questions |
Total | 35 Questions |
Details of the topics asked with their level :
Number Series
- Wrong Number Series questions were asked.
- The questions were of a Moderate level.
- Questions asked are as following:
- 17 25 34 98 121 388
- 34 48 60 70 76 89
- 39 69 94 114 129 134 199
Data Interpretation
- Two sets of D.I. was asked.
- Caselet D.I - Data of 3 industries and their areas were given.
- Line Graph -
Simplification
- This topic was quite scoring with 10 easy questions.
- The questions were easy based on BODMAS rule.
Miscellaneous Problems
- Moderate and slightly calculative arithmetic topics were asked.
- This section comprised of questions from topics such as Age-based questions, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Time and Work, Probability, Partnership, Time, Speed & Distance etc.
2. English Language Section 1st Shift Exam Analysis
Topic | Number of questions asked |
Reading Comprehension | 7 questions |
Spelling Error | 7 questions |
Match the columns | 5 questions |
Sentence Rearrangement | 6 Questions |
Parajumble | 5 questions |
Total | 30 Questions |
Details of the topics asked with their level :
Reading Comprehension
- One RC was asked.
- RC was related to - Internet & Education
- 1 Antonym of the word 'Barrier' was asked.
- 1 Synonym of the word 'Connected' was asked.
Spelling error
- Questions of spelling error were asked in which students need to identify the word with incorrect spelling.
Match the columns
- In this question, two columns were provided.
- Students were required to match the columns to form a meaningful sentence.
Sentence Rearrangement
- A sentence was given and divided into four parts and you have to arrange it into the meaning order.
Parajumble
- The level of the para jumble question was easy.
- The paragraph was based on the theme of the FEAR.
3. Reasoning Ability Section Review
You can check the topics and number of questions asked in this section in the table below-
Topic | Number of questions asked |
Puzzle and Seating arrangement | 15 Questions |
Syllogism | 5 Questions |
Alphanumeric Series (number based) | 5 Questions |
Height comparison | 3-4 Questions |
Coding Decoding | 5 questions |
Miscellaneous | 2 question |
Details of the topics asked with their level :
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement :
- Total 15 Questions were asked in today's exam from this topic.
- Floor-based - 8 floors were given
- Circular Arrangement - 7 people were there - 3 people were facing inside and 4 were facing outside.
- Linear Arrangement - Two rows - 10 people were sitting - 5 people in each row. (Q, R, S, T & V were facing South and D, E, F, G & H were facing North.)
Syllogism :
- Old pattern and easy level questions were there.
- Questions were easily doable.
Alphanumeric Numer Based :
- The questions asked were of the easy level.
Coding Decoding:
- Based on the Old pattern
- The questions asked were of the easy level.
Letter Coding
- Word 'SWINGER' - How many such pairs were there which had the same number of alphabets between them as it is in the alphabetical series.
This was IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam analysis. We hope you all did well! All the best for your results.
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