Paper Analysis for State Bank of India Probationary Officers Preliminary Exam 2018
Check out the detailed paper analysis for SBI PO preliminary examination 2018 here.
02 July 2018: State Bank of India (SBI) has conducted the first-day Preliminary examination for Probationary Officers (PO) recruitment 2018 on 1st July. The examination will also be held on 7th and 8th of July 2018. The SBI PO exam is being conducted in four slots – 2 in morning and 2 in evening.
SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 Pattern
The online exam consists of 100 objective type questions from three sections which are to be completed in a time duration of 1 hour. Section-wise timing is allotted in the exam. Here is the detailed analysis of paper as done by the renowned coaching institute Career Launcher:
|
Sections |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Time (in minutes) |
|
English Language |
30 |
Moderate |
20 |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
Moderate |
20 |
|
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
Moderate |
20 |
|
TOTAL |
100 |
Moderate |
60 |
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SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 – Expected Cut-Off
|
Sections |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
|
English Language (Out of 30) |
8.5-10.5 |
5.5-7.5 |
5.5-7.5 |
5.5-7.5 |
|
Quantitative Aptitude (out of 35) |
10-12 |
6.5-8.5 |
6.5-8.5 |
6.5-8.5 |
|
Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) |
6-8 |
3.5-5.5 |
3.5-5.5 |
3.5-5.5 |
|
Overall (out of 100) |
51-55 |
48-52 |
43-47 |
31-35 |
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Here is the section-wise analysis of the paper:
English Language
|
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Reading Comprehension |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Sentence Correction |
8 |
Moderate |
|
Para-jumbles |
6 |
Moderate |
|
Sentence Starters |
6 |
Moderate |
|
Sentence Connection |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
TOTAL |
30 |
Moderate |
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Quantitative Aptitude
|
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Number Series |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Comparison of 2 Quantities – Quantity I & II |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Simplification/Approximation |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
DI (Pie Chart + Table) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
DI (Bar Graph) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
DI (Caselet) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Miscellaneous (Quant based single questions) |
5 |
Moderate |
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Reasoning Ability
|
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Directions |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Blood Relations |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Coding Decoding |
1 |
Moderate |
|
AR (Data Arrangement – Box based) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
AR (Data Arrangement – Month based) |
3 |
Moderate |
|
AR (Linear Arrangement – 8 persons facing North/South) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Input-Output |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Mathematical Inequalities |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Coding-Decoding |
3 |
Moderate |
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SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 Answer Key
The unofficial answer key will be released within a few days of the examination by various educational websites. However, the official answer key will be released later on the official website.
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