SBI Clerk 2016 Exam: Overall Exam Analysis & Expected Cutoff (29th May 2016)

Here is the detail analysis of each section of – 

I. English Language

Total 30 Qs (Level – Easy)

(i) Reading Comprehension – 10 Qs (Easy) Story based 

(ii) Cloze Test – 5 Qs  – Easy Story based 

(iii) Spelling Mistakes  – 5 Qs (Easy) 

(iv) Spotting Error – 5 Qs (Easy) 

(v) Parajumbles – 5 Qs – (Easy) Story based

Note: No Fill in the blanks question asked in all 4 shifts of today’s exam..

II. Numerical Ability 

Total 35 Qs (Level – Easy to Moderate)

(i) Number Series – 5 Qs (Easy)

(ii) Simplification –  10 Qs (Easy)

(iii) Data Interpretation (1 Sets) – 5 Qs  (Easy)  (Table Graph)

(iv) Rest Miscellaneous Questions – 15 Qs (Moderate) 

Miscellaneous questions include – Age, Mixture Allegation, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, etc.

Note: No Quadratic question & Missing D.I. asked in all 4 shifts of today’s exam..

III. Reasoning Ability 

Total 35 Qs (Level – Easy)

(i) Inequality – 5 Qs  (Easy) direct Questions 

(ii) Sitting Arrangement (Circular) Sets – facing the centre – 5 Qs   (Easy) 8 people 

(iii) Puzzle – 5 Questions (Easy) (Based on week days Monday to Friday & 7 person )

(iv) Alphanumeric  Series – 5 Qs (Easy) 

(iv)  Number Symbol coding – 5 Qs (Easy) 

(v) Number series – 5 Questions (Easy) For e.g. – 225,  326, 576,…

(vi) Rest Miscellaneous Questions – 5 Questions  (Easy) 

Note: No Syllogism question asked in all shifts of today’s exam.

Some of the Questions are shared below which was asked in today’s exam!

I. English Section

Reading Comprehension – 

RC asked in 1st Slot – 

There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky from which rain fell and in which lightening played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest… perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize?

The King chose the second picture. “Because,” explained the King, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

RC asked in 2nd Slot – 

INU, a tortoise is bald but not by birth it is a long story which took earlier... One day the dogs cooked rice porridge, the AUROMA of that rice porridge IS SMELLED BY THE TORTOISE INU  and thought that it would eat all for himself. And then went to the dogs house and said that the king is calling u N ur family members then the dogs left IMMEDIATELY to the kings palace. Then the tortoise thought of eating all the porridge and started eating he know that the dogs will be soon here as the king is not at the palace. And then the sound of dogs is heard by Inu and much if the porridge is left .

He then thought that he would fill the porridge into a vessel and take with him . He looked around but there are no vessels and the dogs are at doorstep. So he poured all the porridge into his shell. The porridge is very hot and Inu told the dogs that he'l leave but the dogs insisted him to have lunch as they cooked porridge. At last he kept his head out leaking all the porridge from his shell and head. The hot porridge made him bald and ever since hair is not grown on his head.

RC asked in 3rd Slot – 

king and clever tortoise

RC asked in 4th Slot – 

Turtle who was greedy for wealth and travel all over the world, but was insecure to save his wealth so bind all the wealth in his back and then on tree.

Cloze Test Questions

Cloze Test asked in 1st Slot – 

A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to a lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their mother and quack-quacking along the way. All of a sudden the mother duck saw a fox at a distance. She was frightened and shouted, “Children, hurry to the lake. There’s a fox!” The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. She began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground.  Devoted Mother 2 When the fox saw her he became happy. He said to himself, “It seems that she’s hurt and ca’t fly! I can easily catch and eat her!” Then he ran towards her.

The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldn’t be able to harm her ducklings. The mother duck looked towards her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relieved, so she stopped and took a deep breath. The fox thought she was tired and he came closer, but the mother duck quickly spread her wings and rose up in the air. She landed in the middle of the lake and her ducklings swam to her. The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings. He could not reach them because they were in the middle of the lake.

Cloze Test asked in 2nd Slot –

The Greedy Mouse

A greedy mouse saw a basket full of corn. He wanted to eat it. So he made a small hole in the basket. He SQUEEZED in through the hole. He ate a lot of corn. He felt full. He was very happy.
Now he wanted to come out. He tried to come out through the small hole. He could not. His belly was full. He tried again. But it was of no use.

The mouse started crying. A rabbit was PASSING by. It heard the mouse’s cry and asked: “Why are you crying my friend?”

The mouse explained: “I made a small hole and came into the basket. Now I am not able to get out through that hole.” The rabbit said: “It is because you ate too much. Wait til your belly SHRINKS”. The rabbit laughed and went away. The mouse fell ASLEEP in the basket. Next morning his belly had shrunk. But the mouse wanted to eat some corn. So he ate and ate. His belly was full once again. He thought: “Oh! Now I will go out TOMORROW”. The cat was the next passerby. He smelt the mouse in the basket. He lifted its lid. He ate the mouse.

Cloze Test asked in 3rd Slot – 

Tom and the voice 

Cloze Test asked in 4th Slot –

2 friend was in trouble was unable to get rikshaw at night as it was raining, One rikshaw man helped them, they offered him tea. 

Parajumble Questions

Parajumble asked in 2nd Slot

Choosing gold coin and justice

Parajumble asked in 3rd Slot

shiva and rajan story

Parajumble asked in 4th Slot

Lion & Jackal

Misspelt words-
1. durring – during
2. mane -main
3. meazure – measure
4. situasion – situation

Numerical Ability 

Number Series – 

Number Series asked in 2nd Slot

15  8   9   15   32 ?

16  19.2  67.2  73.6  ?

Reasoning Ability 

Sitting Arrangement

Asked in 3rd slot

EFGHIJKL sit in circular table... There are 3 people between K and L. Two people between G and H. Two people between L and H. J is second to the right of H. I is the immediate neihgbour of H. F is neither immediate to G nor K.

Good Attempt in each section –

1. English Section – 20 – 22

2. Reasoning – 30 – 32

3. Numerical Ability – 22 – 25

The overall good attempt would be 60 – 70.

Do’s & Don’t 

Please plan sectional timing properly.

1. Reasoning : 20 mins
2. Quant: 25 min.
3. English : 15 mins.

Section wise tips…..

1. English Section – English was quite simple with typical sentence rearrangement. Rest of the questions were easy. RC was on Story based so try to attempt maximum question of that. Don’t start section with Parajumble question. You can easily attempt 20 – 22 questions with 99% accuracy.

2. Reasoning Section – This section was most scoring section in today’s exam. Try to attempt maximum questions of this section, which will help you in clearing overall cutoff of the exam.You can attempt 30 -32 question in this section. 

3. Numerical Ability – D.I. & Number series questions was quiet easy, try to attempt these questions first to clear the sectional cutoff. Then move to simplification question, don’t get stuck on the questions, move forward if it takes too much time.. Some Miscellaneous questions was of moderate & time consuming, so don’t waste time on these question. You can easily attempt 20 – 22 question in this section. 

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Expected Cutoff 

The cutoff mentioned below is for General Category – 

1. English Section – 7.5 – 9

2. Reasoning – 9 – 11

3. Numerical Ability – 7.5 – 9

Overall Cutoff – As per the analysis of SBI Clerk Exam of all the shifts held today, the level of the questions of each section was easy and doable. If we check the level of last year IBPS Clerk Prelim Exam, it is similar to this year SBI Clerk Exam. So it is expected that cutoff may go high and will vary between 43 - 55 marks of all the States for General category.

Also read – 

1. SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 1st slot

2. SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 2nd slot

3. SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 3rd slot

4. SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 4th slot

All The Best!!

Team GradeUp