IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 (Shift 1): 29th Dec Exam Review, Good Attempts

Note:

• Reasoning Ability and English Language sections are common for all posts of IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2019
• For the posts of IT, Agriculture, Marketing and HR/Personnel Officer, Quantitative Aptitude was asked as the third section.
• For the posts of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari, the third section was General Awareness.

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 (Section-wise) 

The section-wise exam analysis of IBPS SO Prelims 2019 is as follow:

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis: English Language

The level of the English Language section was Moderate. 

1. Reading Comprehension 

• Number of Questions asked: Two RCs were asked comprising 10 questions each.
• Topic Details: 2 sets of reading comprehension was asked. There were also questions of Antonyms and Synonyms in it. The topic of one RC was Entrepreneurship. Another topic was based on Indian Economy.

2. Cloze Test

• Number of Questions asked: 10

3. Para jumbles 

• Number of Questions asked: There were no questions on ParaJumbles.

4. Spotting Errors

• Number of Questions asked: 5
• Topic Details: Candidates had to identify the 2 parts which has the error. Level of the question was Moderate.

5. Sentence Connectors

• Number of Questions asked: 5
• Topic Details: Candidates had to identify the option which connects the given sentences.

6. Sentence Joining

• Number of Questions asked: 5
• Topic Details: Candidates had to find the correct sentence.

7. Fill in the Blanks

• Number of Questions asked: 5
• Topic Details: Single, as well as double-filler questions, were asked.

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis of Quantitative Aptitude

There were 50 questions asked from the Quant section, each carrying 1 mark. Following topics were asked in the quantitative aptitude section:

Number Series

• 5 Questions were asked from this topic.
• It was based on the wrong series. 

Quadratic Equations

• 5 Questions were asked from this topic. 
• Questions were based on normal factorization and formula application. 

Data Interpretation

• 3 sets of Data Interpretation questions were asked in this shift. 
• One was a pie chart.
• One was based on line graph.
• Another one was a Caselete based D.I.

Miscellaneous Arithmetic Questions

• Remaining 25 questions of this section were asked from arithmetic problems. 
• This included topics like Profit & Loss, Partnership, Time & Work, Time Speed & Distance, Simple & Compound Interest, Problem on ages, Mensuration, etc.

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis: General Awareness

The level of the General Awareness section was also Moderate. It was the scoring section in Exam. 

Most of the current affairs questions were from October to December month 2019.

Some of the questions asked are as follows:

1. RBI has increased the limits imposed on peer-to-peer lenders to _____. 
2. The fund transfers through the NEFT system occurs in how many batches? 
3. 35th ASEAN Summit 2019 was held in which city?
4. United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) was held in which country?
5. What is the name of the Kisan App Launched by the Bank of Baroda (BOB)?
6. Nippon which acquires an additional 21.54% stake in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management is a company of which country?
7. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of PUMA?
8. RBI Rejects merger of which two banks?
9. Who has been declared FIFA Player of the year award for the 6th time?

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis: Reasoning Ability

Puzzles and seating arrangement questions dominated the Reasoning Ability section. The overall level of this section was Moderate. Following topics were asked in the Reasoning section:

1. Puzzles & Seating Arrangement

• Number of Questions asked: 20
• Topic Details: 5 questions each were asked from the 4 sets of puzzles. Questions were from the linear puzzle, where there were 4 people facing north and 4 other facing south. Another was a square-based puzzle. The scheduling puzzle was based on 4 months and 8 people. Another was a tabular based puzzle, based on profession and age. 

2. Inequality

• Number of Questions asked: 5

3. Syllogism

• Number of Questions asked: 5
• Topic Details: The level of questions was moderate.  The questions were based on 'only' and 'a few' types. Two-three statements were given and there were 2 conclusions. The questions can be done easily with the help of the Venn diagram.

4. Numeric Series

• Number of Questions asked: 5

4. Coding-Decoding

• Number of Questions asked: 5
• Topic Details: Conventional type questions were asked.

5. Direction Sense

• Number of Questions asked: 2

6. Blood Relations

• Number of Questions asked: 3

7. Order and Ranking

• Number of Questions asked: 5

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