Bank of Baroda PO 2016 Exam Analysis: Slot 1 and 2

“Analysis is the critical starting point of strategic thinking”- Kenichi Ohmae

What is the first thing you do before an examination? Plan for the preparation? You go for a proper plan of what to practice based on different weightages of the topics. But have you ever thought of what your strategy should be based on? You are right, it should be based on “analysis”. Analysis is highly important to make probable predictions about the events in future.

The Bank of Baroda has successfully completed its examination in two slots for the position of “Probationary Officer”. The first slot of the examination was conducted in 9: 00 AM to 11: 30 AM and the second slot was held between 2: 00 PM to 4: 30 PM. As per sources, the overall level of the examination was “Easy-Moderate”

Before going to analysis, let us take a look at the pattern of Bank of Baroda (BOB) syllabus:

Let us now go through the complete analysis of the Bank of Baroda PO analysis for both of the slots:

Objective Test:

English Language (50 Questions):

The level of the questions were of “Easy to Moderate “level.

1. Reading Comprehension – 10 Qs (Moderate)

RC of both 1^st and 2^nd slots was based on the idea of “Education System” 

2. Cloze test – 10 Qs (Easy)

1st slot – was based on the idea of “Boost of Tourism in Brazil due to RIO Olympics”

2nd slot – was based on the idea of “Internet”

3. Para jumble – 5 QS (Moderate) 

1st slot – was based on “Deforestation due to Agriculture”

2nd slot – was based on “Road Accidents in India”

4. Spotting Error – 10 Qs (Moderate) 

5. Fill in the blanks – 5 Qs (Easy)

6. Phrase Replacement – 10 Qs (Easy)

Reasoning Ability (50 Questions):

The level of the questions were of “Easy to Moderate “level.

1. Puzzle – 5 Qs (Moderate to Tough)

1st slot – Puzzles – 5 questions

• Seating Arrangement – Circular and Linear arrangement
• Ranking based

2nd slot

Puzzle – Ranking based – 5 questions

Seating Arrangement- 8 persons wearing different cartoon dress – 5 questions, Linear Seating Arrangement- 12 persons facing North South – 5 questions

2. Data Sufficiency – 5 questions (Easy to moderate)

3. Inequality – 5 questions (Easy to moderate)

4. Miscellaneous questions (Easy to moderate)

Quantitative Aptitude (50 Questions):

The level of the questions were of “Easy to Moderate “level.

1. Number Series – 5 Qs (Moderate) 

2. Data Interpretation – 2 set (10 Qs) – One Line Graph DI was easy & Pie Chart based DI was moderate 

1st slot – 2 set (10 Qs) – One Bar Graph (company & production) DI was easy & Table graph (Dance) based DI was moderate 

2nd slot – 3 set (10 Qs) – One Line Graph & was easy & Table graph (Simple) based DI was moderate. One Pie Chart was easy as well

3. Approximation – 5 Qs (Easy)

4. Quadratic Equation – 5 Qs (Easy)

5. Miscellaneous – 10 Qs (Moderate)

General Awareness (50 Questions):

The questions asked from this section in both of the slots were from the following areas:

• Urjit Patel – 24th RBI Governor
• Current CRR Rate
• IDB bank setting first branch where in Gujarat
• Current MD of SBI
• Monaco grandprix winner – Lewis Hamilton
• DSIB banks related
• Icc member : Sunil Bharti
• How many Indian companies are there in Forbes list
• RBI sachet portal
• Saudi Arabia Bank has opened branch in which City – Ahmedabad
• HRD minister – Prakash Javadekar
• Sbi mingle app
• Green bond
• Maximum amount in small account
• First GST state – Assam
• Theme of World Humanitarian day

Descriptive Test:

Slot 1:

Letter Writing: The level of the questions asked in letter writing was “Easy”. The word limit for letter was of 150 words worth 20 marks. The topics asked include: a. Letter regarding Lokpal Bill, b. Letter to Police Commissioner regarding Cyber Crime, c. Letter to Newspaper Editor regarding Noise Pollution.

Essay Writing: The level of the questions asked in easy writing was “Easy”. The word limit for letter was of 250 words worth 30 marks. The topics asked include: a. Is it right to pry into the lives of politicians and film stars? , b. Government initiative on start-ups, c. Reality of Paid Journalism and its impact on Ethical Journalism

Slot 2:

Letter Writing: The level of the questions asked in letter writing was “Easy”. The word limit for letter was of 150 words worth 20 marks. The topics asked include a.  Letter to UN Secretary about Nuclear weapon, b. Letter to Newspaper Editor regarding enlarge the Reader section

Essay Writing: The level of the questions asked in easy writing was “Easy”. The word limit for letter was of 250 words worth 30 marks. The topics asked include: a. Festival as a means of National Integration, b. Interlinking of Rivers for food security

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