Saturday, 9 December 2017


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). 

SubjectGood AttemptTime (in min.)
English Language15-1815
Reasoning Ability29-3220
Numerical Ability24-2725
Total78-8260


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.
TopicNo. of QuestionLevel
Reading Comprehension5Moderate
Double Fillers7Moderate
Idioms/ Phrases10Moderate-Difficult
Sentence Rearrangement (New Pattern)8Moderate-Difficult
Total30Moderate-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)

TopicsNo. of QuestionLevel
Tabular DI5Moderate
Simplification/Approximation15Easy-Moderate
Number Series (Missing)5Easy-Moderate
Partnership2Easy
Mensuration1Easy
Simple Interest1Easy
Time, Speed and Distance1Easy
Problem on Ages2Easy
Time and Work1Easy
Miscellaneous 2Easy
Total35Easy-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)
        TopicsNo. of QuestionsLevel
        Coding Decoding 4Easy
        Puzzles and Seating Arrangement15Moderate
        Alphabet Series5Easy
        Blood Relation3Easy
        Inequality4Easy
        Syllogism 4Easy
        Total35 Easy

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