IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 (2 December Shift 4): The first day of IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2017 received an overwhelming amount of candidates. IBPS Clerk Prelims 2 December (Shift 4) exam lasted for 60 Minutes and the students are now coming out of their respective exam centers.
Missed our previous article on IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis? Refer to the links below:
- IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: 2nd December 2017 (Shift 1)
- IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: 2nd December 2017 (Shift 2)
- IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: 2nd December 2017 (Shift 3)
We have provided an in-depth analysis of each shift in our blog today and the candidates can compare their performance depending on the shift they appeared in. This our paper review of Shift-IV of IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination for Bank Clerk.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2017: 2 December Shift 4
As per the exam syllabus and pattern for IBPS Clerk Examination, there were 100 questions in total. Each question carried 1 mark and the total time to solve the paper was 60 minutes.
Overall, the level of IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2017 (2 December, Shift 4) was Moderate-Difficult
Let us dig deeper into IBPS PO Shift 4 exam & go through section-wise analysis data. With IBPS Clerk Prelims Analysis, we will also predict a good attempt scenario for each section which will point out to a probable score ranging in the safe zone for cracking IBPS Exam for the post of Clerk.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 (2 December Shift 4): Quantitative Aptitude
- Level of Difficulty: Moderate
- Good Attempts: 22-24
- Optimal Time: 20 Minutes
Our first part of IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis and Review starts with Quant Section, which was Moderate and filled with a bunch of calculative simplifications. The topic-wise review and distribution are as follows:
| Name of the Topic | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Data Interpretation | 5 | Moderate |
| Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Simplification | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Ages, Time and Work, Mixtures & Alligation, Boats & Streams etc.) | 10 | Moderate |
Miscellaneous topic included the questions on Ages, Time and Work, Mixtures & Alligation, Boats & Streams etc. Other topics were little calculative.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 (2 December Shift 4) : Reasoning Ability Section
- Level of Difficulty: Easy-Moderate
- Good Attempts: 26-28
- Optimal Time: 25 Minutes
Moving to our next section, Reasoning Ability questions in today’s IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis had a bit of Easy to Moderate Difficulty Level range. The topic-wise review and distribution are as follows:
| Name of the Topic | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Sitting Arrangements & Puzzles | 16 | Easy-Moderate |
| Operation on numerals | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphanumeric Symbol Sequence Series | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Inequality | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding Decoding | 3 | Moderate |
Candidates found today’s reasoning section to be more attemptable. A good attempt in this section would be 26-28 questions.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 (2 December Shift 4) : English Section
This section was a bit Moderate-Difficult. This year, IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017 posed a major threat to aspirants who relied heavily upon scoring well in English Section. First, most scoring topics like Cloze Test were nowhere to be found and Fillers & Words with Similar Meaning questions were challenging to solve.
| Name of the Topic | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Spot the correct one | 8-10 | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | Difficult |
| Fillers (2 Options) | 5 | Moderate |
| Words with Similar Meaning | 8-10 | Moderate |
- Questions on Reading comprehension are reduced than that of the previous year exam.
- This time, Instead of finding the error in the sentence, students were asked to find the correct part of the sentence.
- In fillers, 2 options can be the possible answers.
- In the topic, Words with similar meaning, students had to find the option which was similar to the word highlighted in the given question.
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