IBPS PO Result 2016 Mains Exam, Cut Off, Questions Asked - Get Here
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for”
IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination has come to an end and students are curious to come across the questions asked in the exam. The examination was held on 20th of November 2016 across various centres and it was held in two slots. Students had divergent feedback regarding the difficulty level of questions. Here we bring you some of the questions asked in IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination along with the result declaration date and expected cut- off marks.
IBPS PO Mains 2016: Exam Pattern and Marks Distribution
Let us first take a look at the pattern of IBPS PO Mains 2016:
Section |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
Reasoning Ability |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
30 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
General Awareness (with special reference to Banking) |
40 |
40 |
20 minutes |
Computer Knowledge |
20 |
20 |
10 minutes |
TOTAL |
200 |
200 |
140 minutes |
IBPS PO Mains 2016: Questions Asked
Here are the questions asked from different sections in the IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination:
General Awareness: Here are some of the questions asked from ‘General Awareness’:
a. What does E stand for in EFTPOS? Electronic (Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale)
b. Which state’s CM was Khaliko Pul? Arunachal Pradesh
c. What is near-report gross value added (GVA) for 2016-17 as per the RBI annual report? 7.6%
d. Who is the author of the book ‘One Indian Girl’? Chetan Bhagan
e. Bhavanisagar dam is located in which state? Tamil Nadu
f. What was the venue of the NATO Summit 2017? Belgium (Brussels)
g. Dalai Lama has been given the honorary citizenship of which city of Italy? Milan
h. Where was the First International Conference on Voter Education held? New Delhi , India
i. For what purpose was the Ratan Watal Committee set up? Digital payments
j. Where are the headquarters of Corporation Bank located? Mangalore
k. What in the economy is to be controlled by CRR?
l. What is the BSDBA withdrawal and transfer limit? Rs10,000 in a month
m. Which bank acquired the Grama Vidiyal Microfinance? IDFC Bank
Quantitative Aptitude: Here are some of the questions asked from ‘Quantitative Aptitude’
a. 5 questions on Number Series:
i) 3, 6, 15, 45, 113, 243
ii) 33, 39, 56, 85, 127, 178
iii) 13, 27, 45, 117, 333, 981, 2925
iv) 7, 4, 9, 21, 52.5, 160.5
v) 7, 9, 21, 67, 275
b. 4 sets of data Interpretation questions on missing DI, Problems on Caselet, Line graphs etc.
c. Draw a pie chart based on production of wheat and its consumption in several years.
d. Questions on missing DI based on Profit and Investment
e. Word Problems on Caselet based on 2 product brands A and B sold in different shops.
f. Questions on line graph based on count of visitors.
g. Miscellaneous questions based on topics like profit and loss, average, boats and streams problems, simple and compound interest, average, ratio and proportion, percentage, partnership etc.
h. Questions on data sufficiency and geometry.
Reasoning Ability: Here are some of the questions asked from ‘Reasoning Ability’
-
From the topic of Syllogism, questions were asked from ‘Statements and Conclusions’.
-
Puzzle questions on meeting of
-
8 different people in 4 different months on 2 days- 13th and 27th , 9 people
-
9 people who belonged to 3 different departments- HR, IT and Marketing
-
Linear sitting arrangement in two rows with one sitting in south direction and north direction.
-
10 people living in 4 different floors with 3 flats on each floor and 2 unoccupied
-
Questions on topics like Direction Sense, Coding and Decoding, Decision Making, Facts, Inferences and Judgement etc.
English Language: Here are some of the questions asked from ‘English Language’
-
Reading Comprehension (2 sets) based on Economy (Informal vs Formal Economy)
-
5 Questions based on phrases
-
5 questions on completion of paragraphs where a short paragraph was asked with 5 statements in options and all you have to do is identify the most appropriate one to mark the correct answer.
-
5 questions on synonyms and antonyms were asked
-
Sentence improvement questions were asked where students had to improve the phrasing of the highlighted parts of a sentence
-
Questions on identifying the correct one amongst the options given (5 questions)
Computer Awareness:
-
Which is the language in which the applications communicate? – Application programming interface (API)
-
Which cloud sharing includes internal and external cloud service? – Hybrid IT
-
Which is not a flash memory? – Radio
-
IC in which generation – 3rd generation
-
Which of the following is not an mobile OS? – Safari
-
Which unit controls all the functions of CPU? – Control unit
-
1 nibble is equal to- 4 bits
-
Which type of processing does online credit card employ? – Batch processing
-
In which of the tabs is spell check available? – Review tab
IBPS PO Mains 2016: Expected Result Date
After the IBPS PO 2016 examination, the declaration of results is the event every student waits for. The result declaration of IBPS PO Mains 2016 will be most probably declared in the month of December 2016. The exact date of result declaration will be announced officially by IBPS shortly. The candidates who will qualify the IBPS PO Mains 2016 will qualify for the interview round which will be conducted in January/ February 2017.
IBPS PO Mains 2016: Expected Cut - off Marks:
The IBPS PO Mains 2016 cut- off has been predicted and is expected to match the official cut-off released by IBPS:
Section-wise IBPS PO Cut off 2016 – Mains
S. No. |
Tests |
Max. Marks |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
1 |
Reasoning |
50 |
10- 14 |
7-10 |
7-11 |
3-5 |
2 |
English Language |
40 |
13-16 |
9-13 |
10-11 |
5-7 |
3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
10- 14 |
9- 12 |
9-11 |
5-7 |
4 |
General Awareness |
40 |
12-15 |
10-13 |
10-12 |
5-7 |
5 |
Computer Knowledge |
20 |
12-15 |
10-13 |
11-13 |
8-10 |
Category-wise IBPS PO Cut off 2016 – Mains
S. No. |
Category |
Cut off Marks (Out of 200) |
1 |
General |
73-76 |
2 |
OBC |
73-78 |
3 |
SC |
46-53 |
4 |
ST |
46-52 |
We hope that this article will be helpful. Stay tuned for more updates and job notifications. Good luck!
TopRankers Online Test-Series
- Click here for SSC CHSL
- Click here for NABARD Bank