IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016: Questions asked & Expected cut off for 26th of November and 27th of November (All Slots)

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The IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016 held on 26^th and 27^th of November was a huge success. The next most awaited event is IBPS Clerk Mains examination and everyone is curious to come across the questions asked in the prelims examination. We have it all for you right here. Let us go through some questions asked in the IBPS Clerk Prelims held on 26^th and 27^th of November 2016:

The overall exam was of moderate difficulty. The quant section was a bit tricky. The standard of the questions asked was appreciable. Some of them are given below:

(A) Quantitative Aptitude:

Q. Abhilaksh decided to donate 4% of his salary. On the day of charity, he changed his minand donated Rs. 1250.50 which was 12% of what he had decided earlier. How much is Abhilaksh’s salary? 

Q.  The area of triangle and ratio of height & base was given. Then there was square whose side is 2.5 times the base. You have to find perimeter of square.

Q. There are two pipes that fill a tank of given volume in 25 hours and 15 hour. Both were opened together and then closed after 5 hours. How much more time will be required to fill the tank.

Q. The perimeter of a rectangular shaped play ground is 620 meters and the ratio between the length and breadth is 7:4. What is the area of the field?

Q. Number series asked:

1. 9 11 16 26? 69

2. 3 4 10 33 136?

3. 21 24 32 45 63?

4. 6 3 3 6 24?

5. 7 10 16 28? 100

Q. A super-fast express train starting from Mysore, reaches Bengaluru in 70 minutes with an average speed of 50 km/hr. If the speed is increased by 15.5 km/hr how much time it will take to cover the same distance?

(B) English Language:

Q. Reading Comprehension

In the early days, when the earth was young, the land was hot and dry. Water was scarce as a hen’s teeth across the great land and scattered. The spring was a haven to animals far and wide. At one such spring a monkey came along, and greed lead him down a dark path. He made himself guard of the spring. He lit a fire to warm himself at night.

He chased off other animals who wanted a drink, telling them that the water was his. Many days and nights passed, and the animals grew weary with thirst thanks to the cruel-hearted greedy monkey.

One morning a zebra came to quench his thirst after a long and tiring journey. In the early days the zebra didn’t have his stripes, he wore a coat of fine white fur. As he approached the water the monkey jumped up angrily and said “Go away, I am the lord of this water and it is mine!”

The thirsty zebra challenged him and said “Water belongs to everyone, not just you.” This infuriated the monkey who then shouted “If you want a drink of water, you’ll have to fight me for it.” The two animals were soon engaged in a fierce combat that seemed to go on forever. The monkey used his strength and large teeth, the zebra kicked and bit back.

Finally, the zebra gave a mighty kick and sent the monkey flying onto the tall rocks behind the pool of water. The zebra kicked so hard he stumbled and staggered backwards, falling into monkey’s fire. This sent burning sticks flying high into the air, and as they fell back to earth they skimmed the zebras beautiful white coat. This left black scorch marks all over the zebra.

Hurt, the zebra ran off into the grassland where it lives to this day. Eventually it came to accept its stripes as something that made him stand out.

(i) What will be the Synonym of ‘Combat’?
(ii)What will be the synonym of ‘Fine’ ?
(iii) What will be the Antonym of ‘Scattered’ ?
(iv)What do you mean by  ‘scarce as hen’s teeth’ ?
(v) What is the most suitable title of the passage ?

Q. Pick up correct substitute in one word for the following sentence -> An individual with a good amount of knowledge 

Options -> a) Intellectual b) Reasonable c) Sensible d) All the above e) none of the above

Q. Figure out the grammatical error in the given sentence -> The decline in population in Sweden has been the subject of frequently changing controversy.

(C) Reasoning Ability:

Q. Complete the series:
AYD   CWF   EUH   GSJ

Q. A person moves 7 km toward North then takes a right turn and moves 3 km. Then she again takes a right turn & goes 5 km. Then she takes a left turn. Which direction is she facing now?

Q. A is the father of B. B is the only son of C. C is the daughter of D. C is the mother of E. E is the sister of S. How is S related to A?

Q. Can a word be made using the 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th and 11^th letters of the word ‘GEOGRAPHICAL’ If no, then mark ‘X’. Else, which letter is the 2^nd letter in the newly formed word.

Q. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ABSOLUTE’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?

IBPS Clerk Prelims 27^th November 2016: Questions asked (Slots 1, 2, 3 , 4)

The overall exam was of easy to moderate difficulty. The quant section was a bit tricky and english section was a  bit lengthy.

(A) English:

Q. Story based – A King And His Prime minister looking for new king

(B) Reasoning:

Circular Arrangement :

Q. 8 people are seating around a circular table facing inside. R is immediate right of T . P is third right of T. U is second right of P. Only 3 people can seat between V and S. V is an not immediate neighbor of U. W is immediate neighbor of S. 

(C) Quantitative Aptitude:

Number Series:

Q.

•  14, 13, 24, 69, ?, 1355
•  7, 16, 11, 20, 15, ?
•  7, 7, 10, 18, 33, ?
•  7, 15, 79, 295, ?
•  3, 10, 18, 28, ?

IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016: Expected Cut- off Marks

Let us now look at the cut- off marks (expected) of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016:

Expected Cut- off Marks (Section- wise)

The sectional cut offs for Prelims are mostly based on trends of cut off from IBPS Clerk Cut Offs 2015, SBI Clerk Cut Offs 2016 as well as IBPS PO Cut Offs 2016!

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