IBPS PO Prelims Analysis- Day 1(Slot 1)

The IBPS day has come and the first slot of the exam is over now. So now lets discuss how the first ever IBPS prelims was?
The paper which was composed of 3 sections , Mathematics, Reasoning and English. The total time is 1 hour, so clearly speed, accuracy and planning was
needed to do well in the exam.
The exam was overall moderate. The English section was moderate, Reasoning was easy and doable and Mathematics section was moderate but was calculative
and is the most time consuming section among all.
Over-all Analysis

Subject
English
Language
Reasoning
Ability
Quantitative
Aptitude

Good
Attempt
16-18

Time

18-20

20 min.

13-15

25 min.

47-53

60 Minutes

15 min.

Lets discuss hows were the sections in the exam?

Quantitative Aptitude(Moderate but Calculative)
The questions were:

Topic
Series
Quadratic
Equation
Simplification
Data
Interpretation
Miscellaneous(S
I,CI, Speed
&Time, Profit
and Loss, Time
and Work,
Averages, Ages,
Ratio etc.)
Total

No. of
Questions
5
5

Level

5
10

Easy
Moderate

10

Moderate

35

Moderate

No. of
Questions
10

Level

Moderate

Moderate
Easy

English Language( Moderate)

The questions were:

Topic
Reading
Comprehension
(Bank License
Based)
Close
Test (Primary
Education

Moderate

comparison with the

American System)
Fillers
Para-Jumbled
Errors

5
5
5

Total

30

Moderate
Moderate
Moderate to
Difficult
Moderate

Reasoning Ability( Easy and Doable)

The questions were:

Topic
Inequalities
Coding &
Decoding
Syllogism
Sitting
Arrangement
(Circular)
Puzzles(Complex
Arrangement based
on Colour and
Months/ North
South Arrangement)
Miscellaneous (
Ranking,
Direction
Sense, Blood
Relations etc. )
Total

No. of
Questions
5
5

Level

5
5

Moderate
Moderate

10

Moderate to
Difficult

Easy

35

Easy to
Moderate

Easy
Easy

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