SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Review: This is the Final Day for SBI Clerk Preliminary Examination. There has been a total of 5 SBI Clerk Exam Dates and here, the SBI Preliminary Level is concluded. Candidates shortlisted here will be called for Mains Examination.
As far as SBI Clerk Exam Analysis and Review is concerned, there were no drastic changes. This detailed exam review of SBI Clerk Prelims has been provided by Luminous Point.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Review
The overall difficulty of the SBI Clerk Prelims paper can be said easy, but for those who have been studying quite regularly. With this much easy paper, we can expect a bit of surge in the cut-offs.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Review | 5 June – Shift I
Section Name | Questions | Marks | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | Moderate | 22-24 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | Moderate | 17-19 |
English Language | 30 | 30 | Easy to Moderate | 18-20 |
1. Reasoning Ability
This section was moderate with 3 puzzles. No Syllogism Questions were asked. The topic-wise distribution is as follows.
- Inequalities – 5 questions (Easy)
- Coding/Decoding – 3 questions (Easy)
- Alphanumeric series – 5 questions (Easy)
- Puzzles n Arrangements (circular and tabular) – 3 sets (15 questions) (Easy)
- Miscellaneous (blood relation, direction sense, etc.) – 7 questions (Easy)
2. Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude Section consisted of a fair mixture of easy to moderate questions. Only 1 problem based on Data Interpretation was asked with 15 word problems. No quadratic equations questions asked. The topic-wise question distribution was as follows.
- Simplification – 10 questions (Easy)
- Number series – 5 questions (Moderate) 2 Easy & 3 tough
- Data Interpretation – 1 set (5 questions) (Easy) (Table Graph)
- Questions from other topics including Partnership, Time and Work, SI, Averages, Boat n Stream, Profit/Loss, Mixture n Alligation – 15 questions (easy to moderate)
3. English Language
The difficulty level of questions in English Language was Easy to Moderate as always. The questions were asked from the following topics.
- Reading Comprehension (story based- Story on a King) – 1 passage (10 questions) (Easy)
- Cloze test (story based- Duck.) – 5 questions(Easy)
- Error spotting – 5 questions (Easy)
- Spelling Correction – 5 questions (Easy)
- Parajumbles (Story based – ) – 5 questions (Easy)
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SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Review | 5 June – Shift II
Section Name | Questions | Marks | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | Moderate | 22-24 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | Moderate | 17-19 |
English Language | 30 | 30 | Easy to Moderate | 18-20 |
1. Reasoning Ability
This section was moderate with 3 puzzles. No Syllogism Questions were asked. The topic-wise distribution is as follows.
- Inequalities – 5 questions (Easy)
- Coding/Decoding – 3 questions (Easy)
- Alphanumeric series – 5 questions (Easy)
- Puzzles n Arrangements (circular and tabular) – 3 sets (15 questions) (Easy) Monday to Sunday based puzzle
- Miscellaneous (blood relation, direction sense, etc.) – 7 questions (Easy)
2. Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude Section consisted of a fair mixture of easy to moderate questions. Only 1 problem based on Data Interpretation was asked with 15 word problems. No quadratic equations questions asked. The topic-wise question distribution was as follows.
- Simplification – 10 questions (Easy)
- Number series – 5 questions (Moderate) 2 Easy & 3 tough
- Data Interpretation – 1 set (5 questions) (Easy) (Table Graph)
- Questions from other topics including Partnership, Time and Work, SI, Averages, Boat n Stream, Profit/Loss, Mixture n Alligation – 15 questions (easy to moderate)
3. English Language
The difficulty level of questions in English Language was Easy to Moderate as always. The questions were asked from the following topics.
- Reading Comprehension (story based) – 1 passage (10 questions) (Easy)
- Cloze test (story based-) – 5 questions(Easy)
- Error spotting – 5 questions (Easy)
- Spelling Correction – 5 questions (Easy)
- Parajumbles (Story based – A king asked questions from kingdom ” How you save your income?”) – 5 questions (Easy)
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Review | 5 June – Shift III
Section Name | Questions | Marks | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | Moderate | 22-24 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | Moderate | 17-19 |
English Language | 30 | 30 | Easy to Moderate | 18-20 |
1. Reasoning Ability
This section was moderate with 3 puzzles. No Syllogism Questions were asked. The topic-wise distribution is as follows
- Inequalities – 5 questions (Easy)
- Coding/Decoding – 3 questions (Easy)
- Alphanumeric series – 5 questions (Easy)
- Puzzles n Arrangements (circular and tabular) – 3 sets (15 questions) (Easy) Monday to Sunday based puzzle
- Miscellaneous (blood relation, direction sense, etc.) – 7 questions (Easy)
2. Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude Section consisted of a fair mixture of easy to moderate questions. Only 1 problem based on Data Interpretation was asked with 15 word problems. No quadratic equations questions asked. The topic-wise question distribution was as follows.
- Simplification – 10 questions (Easy)
- Number series – 5 questions (Moderate) 2 Easy & 3 tough
- Data Interpretation – 1 set (5 questions) (Easy) (Table Graph)
- Questions from other topics including Partnership, Time and Work, SI, Averages, Boat n Stream, Profit/Loss, Mixture n Alligation – 15 questions (easy to moderate)
3. English Language
The difficulty level of questions in English Language was Easy to Moderate as always. The questions were asked from the following topics.
- Reading Comprehension (story based- Mohan a boy who stole fish and mangoes from temple compound) – 1 passage (10 questions) (Easy)
- Cloze test (story based-) – 5 questions(Easy)
- Error spotting – 5 questions (Easy)
- Spelling Correction – 5 questions (Easy)
- Parajumbles (Story based) – 5 questions (Easy)
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Review | 5 June – Shift IV
Section Name | Questions | Marks | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | Moderate | 24-27 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | Moderate | 17-20 |
English Language | 30 | 30 | Easy to Moderate | 18-20 |
1. Reasoning Ability
This section was moderate with 3 puzzles. No Syllogism Questions were asked. The topic-wise distribution is as follows
- Inequalities – 5 questions (Easy)
- Coding/Decoding – 3 questions (Easy)
- Alphanumeric series – 5 questions (Easy)
- Puzzles n Arrangements (circular and tabular) – 3 sets (15 questions) (Easy) Monday to Sunday based puzzle
- Miscellaneous (blood relation, direction sense, etc.) – 5 questions (Easy)
2. Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude Section consisted of a fair mixture of easy to moderate questions. Only 1 problem based on Data Interpretation was asked with 15 word problems. No quadratic equations questions asked. The topic-wise question distribution was as follows.
- Simplification – 10 questions (Easy)
- Number series – 5 questions (Moderate) 2 Easy & 3 tough
- Data Interpretation – 1 set (5 questions) (Easy) (Table Graph)
- Questions from other topics including Partnership, Time and Work, SI, Averages, Boat n Stream, Profit/Loss, Mixture n Alligation – 15 questions (easy to moderate)
3. English Language
The difficulty level of questions in English Language was Easy to Moderate as always. The questions were asked from the following topics.
- Reading Comprehension (story based) – 1 passage (10 questions) (Easy)
- Cloze test (story based) – 5 questions (Easy)
- Error spotting – 5 questions (Easy)
- Spelling Correction – 5 questions (Easy)
- Parajumbles (Story based) – 5 questions (Easy)
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