Nidhi Bahl Updated On: 31 Oct, 2018 10:56 IST
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Candidates who qualified the SBI PO 2018 Prelims, took the Main exam on 4th August 2018. The examination was conducted by State Bank of India (SBI) in online mode in a single slot from 10 AM to 1.30 PM. Those who appeared for SBI PO mains exam may now go through SBI PO mains exam analysis. As part of the analysis, candidates will be able to get an insight into the exam's difficulty level, section-wise weightage, section-wise topics, etc.
In SBI PO Mains exam, the different sections include Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/Economy/Banking Awareness, and English Language.
Except for the English Language section, all the other sections were available in both English and Hindi languages. Negative marking was applicable on every incorrect answer. The Mains exam was divided into two parts – Objective Test and Descriptive Test.
Following is the detailed break-up of the SBI PO Main 2018 Exam's Objective part:
|
Section |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Good Attempts |
Time |
Difficulty Level |
|
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
13-16 |
60 minutes |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
18-20 |
45 minutes |
Moderate to Tough |
|
General/Economy/ |
40 |
40 |
23-25 |
35 minutes |
Easy to Moderate |
|
English Language |
35 |
40 |
15-18 |
40 minutes |
Tough |
|
Total |
155 |
200 |
75-85 |
180 minutes |
Moderate to Tough |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude:
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement - Single Row with variables) |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement - Parallel Rows - facing north/south with variables) |
5 |
Tough |
|
AR (Data Arrangement - Floor based puzzle with variables) |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
AR (Data Arrangement - Age/Blood Relation based with variables) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Direction-set based |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Symbol-based coding-Decoding with conditions |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Input-Output |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Statement-Inference |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Strong & weak arguments |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
The difficulty level of this section was moderate to tough.
Data Analysis & Interpretation:
|
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph-based) |
5 |
Easy to moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency (3 statements based) |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Data Interpretation (Caselet based) |
5 |
Tough |
|
Data Interpretation (Caselet based) |
5 |
Tough |
|
Comparison of 2 quantities - Quantity I and Quantity II |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Time and work - set based |
3 |
Tough |
|
Percentage - set based |
2 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Miscellaneous |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
This section was moderate to difficult in terms of difficulty level.
General/Economy/Banking Awareness:
A majority of the questions asked in this section were based on Banking Awareness, Government Schemes, Financial Awareness, Static GK and Current Affairs of the last 3-4 months. In terms of overall difficulty level, this section was easy to moderate.
English Language:
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Tough |
|
Fill in the blanks |
5 |
Tough |
|
Spot the error |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Cloze Test |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Phrase Replacement |
5 |
Tough |
|
RC Passage |
5 |
Moderate to Tough |
This section turned out to be difficult in terms of the overall level of difficulty.
This test had a time duration of 30 minutes in which candidates were supposed to complete two writing tasks (Essay & Letter).
The SBI PO Prelims 2018 examinations were conducted successfully from July 1 to 8, 2018. State Bank of India (SBI) conducted the computer-based test in 4 slots on each of the days. The result for the SBI PO Prelims 2018 examination is expected to be out on July 15, 2018.
The next stage is the SBI PO Main examination, which will be taken by candidates who qualify the Preliminary examination. In terms of difficulty, the paper was moderate and was on the same lines as previous years' paper. The cut-off for SBI PO Prelims 2018 is also expected to be on the same lines as that of last year.
Check out our SBI PO Prelims 2018 exam analysis for the examinations conducted in four slots on 8th of July 2018!
SBI PO Preliminary Exam has 3 sections - English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. In each slot of the exam, candidates had to answer a total of 100 questions in 1-hour duration. Each correct answer carried one mark whereas there was a negative marking of 0.25 mark for every incorrect answer in the entrance exam. Except for English language, all other sections were available in both English and Hindi versions.
Now, take a look at the slot-wise analysis of the SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 conducted on 8th July:
Slot 1 Exam Analysis:
|
Section |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Total Questions |
Time Taken |
|
English Language |
Moderate |
20-23 |
30 |
20 minutes |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
18-22 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Reasoning Ability |
Moderate |
17-20 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Total |
Moderate |
57-65 |
100 |
60 minutes |
Slot 2 Exam Analysis
|
Section |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Total Questions |
Time Taken |
|
English Language |
Moderate |
21-23 |
30 |
20 minutes |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
18-22 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Reasoning Ability |
Moderate |
17-20 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Total |
Moderate |
57-65 |
100 |
60 minutes |
Slot 3 Exam Analysis:
|
Section |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Total Questions |
Time Taken |
|
English Language |
Moderate |
20-23 |
30 |
20 minutes |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
19-21 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Reasoning Ability |
Moderate |
18-21 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Total |
Moderate |
57-65 |
100 |
60 minutes |
Slot 4 Exam Analysis:
|
Section |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Total Questions |
Time Taken |
|
English Language |
Moderate |
20-23 |
30 |
20 minutes |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
15-18 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Reasoning Ability |
Moderate |
18-21 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Total |
Moderate |
53-62 |
100 |
60 minutes |
With inputs from Career Launcher
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