IBPS Clerk Prelims Analysis: Overall
The preliminary exam for IBPS Clerk was conducted online and had 100 questions for 60 minutes. Candidates have to manage those 60 minutes themselves while dealing with three sections- Reasoning Ability (35 Ques), Numerical Ability (35 Ques), and English Language (30 Ques).
| Subject | Good Attempt | Time (in min.) |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 15-18 | 15 |
| Reasoning Ability | 29-32 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 24-27 | 25 |
| Total | 78-82 | 60 |
English Language (Moderate-Difficult)
The level of English Language was Moderate-Difficult. There were new pattern questions on idiom and phrases where one had to choose an idiom/phrase the was similar to the word given in bold. There were questions of double fillers. In sentence rearrangement, parts of a sentence were to be rearranged to make a meaningful sentence.
| Topic | No. of Question | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
| Double Fillers | 7 | Moderate |
| Idioms/ Phrases | 10 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Sentence Rearrangement (New Pattern) | 8 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Total | 30 | Moderate-Difficult |
Numerical Ability (Easy-Moderate)
The level of Numerical Ability section was Easy-Moderate. The number of questions from arithmetic (word problems) was significantly high as 10 out of 35 questions were from the arithmetic portion There was only 1 set of DI:
- Tabular (Different shopkeer selling mobiles on different days)
| Topics | No. of Question | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Tabular DI | 5 | Moderate |
| Simplification/Approximation | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Number Series (Missing) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Partnership | 2 | Easy |
| Mensuration | 1 | Easy |
| Simple Interest | 1 | Easy |
| Time, Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy |
| Problem on Ages | 2 | Easy |
| Time and Work | 1 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning Ability (Easy)
There were 3 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-
- Linear (Double line, Both North) 1 Variable
- Square(8 person sitting, Four at cornor and four at middle of the side)
- Months based Puzzle(2 Variable)
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coding Decoding | 4 | Easy |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 | Moderate |
| Alphabet Series | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy |
| Inequality | 4 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy |
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