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IBPS PO Mains 2016 : Previous Year Question Paper, Last Minute Preparation Tips and Expected Cut Off Marks

IBPS-PO-Mains-2016 Previous year questions, expected cut off marks

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IBPS PO Mains 2016 is approaching and students are preparing for the best to crack it. The examination has been one of the most competitive ones because of the number of candidates appearing every year. It is scheduled on 20th of November 2016.

The IBPS PO examination is conducted in three phases:

  • Preliminary Exam 
  • Mains Exam

  • Interview

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Pattern

The paper of IBPS PO Mains 2016 will consist of 5 sections as follows:

Sections

Number of questions

Marks

English Language

40

40

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

Reasoning Ability

50

50

General Awareness ( Banking Industry Mains Focus )

40

40

Computer

20

20

Total

200

200


 

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Previous year questions asked in IBPS PO Mains 2015

Questions asked in Quantitative Aptitude:

1. A bakery bakes cake with the expectation that it will earn a profit of 40% by selling each cake at marked price. But during the delivery to showroom 16% of the cakes were completely damaged and hence could not be sold. 24% of the cakes were slightly damaged and hence could be sold at 80% of the cost price. The remaining 60% of the cakes were sold at marked price. What is the percentage profit in the whole consignment?

(1) 3.2 (2) 2.4 (3) 2.8 (4) 4.2 (5) 3.6 2.

2. A professional institute’s total expenditure on students for a particular course is partly fixed and partly varies linearly with the number of students. The average expense per student is Rs. 615 when there are 24 students and Rs. 465 when there are 40 students. What is the average expense when there are 60 students?

(1) Rs. 370 (2) Rs. 450 (3) Rs. 350 (4) Rs. 420 (5) Rs. 390

3. A, B and C have to type 506 pages to finish an assignment. A can type a page in 12 minutes, B in 15 minutes and C in 24 minutes. If they divide the task into three parts so that all three of them spend equal amount of time in typing what is the number of pages that B should type?

(1) 172 (2) 176 (3) 154 (4) 168 (5) 164

4. What is the ratio of the number of females who watch Breaking Bad in City Q and City S together to the number of females who watch Mentalist in the same cities together?

(1) 59: 47 (2) 55: 48 (3) 59: 42 (4) 55: 43 (5) 59: 45

Questions asked in Reasoning Ability

1. How many persons are standing between Land K in a straight line of 19 persons? (Note: All are standing in a straight line, facing north).

I. Y stands on the extreme left end of the line. Only five persons stand between Y and K. Only six persons stand between K and R. Only four persons stand between R and L.

II. J stands exactly in the middle of the line. Only two persons stand between I and J. Only five persons stand between I and L. I stands to the left of L. K stands third to the left of J.

(1) The data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

(2) The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

(3) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(4) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

(5) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

2. Among six persons A, B, C, D, E and F standing around a circle, some of them are facing the centre while others are facing outside ( i. e. opposite to the centre.). What is the position of A with respect to E?

(Note: Facing the same direction means, if one is facing the centre then the other is also facing the centre and vice versa. Facing the opposite directions means, if one is facing the centre then the other is facing outside and vice versa).

  1. C stands second to the right of E. E faces outside. C is an immediate neighbour of both D and B. F stands second to the left of D. D faces the same direction as E.

  2. Only two persons stand between B and E. Both B and E face outside. E is an immediate neighbour of both D and F. B is an immediate neighbour of both C and A. A is not an immediate neighbour of D.

(1) The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

(2) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(3) The data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

(4) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

(5) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

3. How is X related to N?

I. X is mother of J. T is married to Z. N is daughter of T. Z is brother of J.

II. X is married to Y. Y is father of J. J is married to L. J is uncle of N.

(1) The data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

(2) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(3) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

(4) The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

(5) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Questions asked in Computer Knowledge:

1. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest?

(1) Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database

(2) Database, file, record, field, character

(3) Character, record, field, database, file

(4) Character, file, record, field, database

(5) Character, field, record, file, database

2. Specialised programs that assist users in locating information on the web are called

(1) Web browsers

(2) Information engines

(3) Data engines

(4) Search engines

(5) None of these

3. What is the term for unsolicited e-mail?

(1) Flamming

(2) Usenet

(3) Spam

(4) Backbone

(5) News Group 4. Processor speed is measured in

(1) Bytes

(2) Gigabytes

(3) Gigahertz

(4) Megabytes

(5) Kilobytes

Questions asked in General Awareness:

1. Which of the following is the boundary line between India and Pakistan?’

(1) 17th Parallel

(2) Radcliffe line

(3) Other than those given as options

(4) Hindenburg Line

(5) McMahon Line

2. Banks generally insist account holders to nominate persons to whom the money lying in their accounts should go in the event of

(1) Death of account holder

(2) Illness of account holder

(3) Account holder migrates

(4) Account holder turns bankrupt

(5) Other than those given as options

3. Credit Risk refers to the risk that

(1) Borrower may opt to get necessary permit/licences

(2) Wrong strategy is adopted

(3) A borrower will default on any type of debt

(4) Loan processing may be faulty

(5) Interest rate in the markets may increase

4. Which of the following is the currency of Cambodia?

(1) Cambodian Dollar

(2) Ringgit

(3) Peso

(4) Riel

(5) Other than those given as options

Questions asked in English Language:

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given. Certain words have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Today, emerging markets account for more than half of world GDP on the basis of purchasing power, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the 1990s, it was about a third. In the late 1990s, 30% of countries in the developing world managed to increase their output per person faster than America did, thus achieving what is called “catch-up growth”. That catching up was somewhat lackadaisical: the gap closed at just 1.5% a year. Some of this was due to slower growth in America; most was not. The most impressive growth was in four of the biggest emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICs). These economies have grown in different ways and for different reasons. The remarkable growth of emerging markets in general and BRICs in particular transformed the global economy in many ways, some wrenching. Commodity prices particularly soared and the cost of manufacture and labour sank. A growing and vastly more accessible pool of labour in emerging economies played a part in both wage stagnation and rising income inequality in rich ones. Global poverty rates tumbled. Gaping economic imbalances fuelled an era of financial vulnerability and laid the groundwork for global crisis. The shift towards the emerging economies will continue. But its most tumultuous phase seems to have more or less reached its end. Growth rates have dropped. The nature of their growth is in the process of changing, too and its new mode will have fewer direct effects on the rest of the world. The likelihood of growth in other emerging economies having an effect in the near future comparable to that of BRICs in the recent past is low. The emerging giants will grow larger, and their ranks will swell but their tread will no longer shake the Earth as once it did. After the 1990s there followed ‘convergence with a vengeance’. China’s pivot towards liberalisation and global markets came at a propitious time in terms of politics, business and technology. Rich economies were feeling relaxed about globalisation and current account deficits. America, booming and confident, was not troubled by the growth of Chinese industry or by off-shoring jobs to India. And the technology etc. necessary to assemble and maintain complex supply chains were coming into their own, allowing firms to spread their operations between countries and across oceans. The tumbling costs of shipping and communication sparked globalisation’s “second unbundling” (the first was the simple ability to provide consumers in one place with goods from another). As longer supply chains infiltrated and connected places with large and fast-growing working-age populations, enormous quantities of cheap new labour became accessible. Advanced economies added about 160m non-farm jobs between 1980 and 2010. In 2007 China’s economy expanded by an eye-popping 14.2%. India managed 10.1 % growth, Russia 8.5% and Brazil 6.1 %. The IMF now reckons there will be slowdown in growth. China will grow by just 7.8% in 2013, India by 5.6% and Russia and Brazil by 2.5%. Other countries have impressive growth potential. The “Next 11” (N11) includes Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Turkey. But there are various reasons to think that this N11 cannot have an impact on the same scale as that of the BRICs. The first is that these economies are smaller. The N11 has a population of just over 1.3 billion -less than half that of the BRICs. The second is that the Nil is richer now than the BRICs were back in the day. The third reason that the performance of the BRICs cannot be repeated is the very success of that performance. The world economy is much larger than it used to be - twice as big in real terms as it was in 1992, according to IMF figures. But whether or not the world can build on a remarkable era of growth will depend in large part on whether the new giants tread a path towards greater global co-operation - or stumble, fall and, in times of tumult and in the worst case, fight.

1. According to the passage, which of the following is a reason for the author’s prediction regarding N11 countries?

(1) N11 countries are poorer, have less resources than BRIC countries and do not have much scope to grow.

(2) The size of these countries is too great to fuel a high rate of growth as expected by BRICs countries.

(3) The world economy is so large that the magnitude of growth from these countries will have to be huge to equal the growth of BRICs.

(4) These economies are agricultural and have not opened up their economies yet so their scope of growth is greater than that of BRlCs.

(5) Other than those given as options

2. What is the author’s view of globalisation’s “second unbundling”?

(1) It-proved beneficial since it created a large number of jobs and tremendous growth in cross border trade.

(2) It disturbed the fragile balance of power among BRIC nations and caused internal strife.

(3) It caused untold damage to America’s economy since it restricted the spread of American farms off-shore.

(4) It proved most beneficial for the agricultural sector, creating huge employment opportunities.

(5) Citizens in advanced countries became much better off than those in emerging economies.

3. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word TUMBLING given in bold as used in the passage.

(1) Jumbling

(2) Confusing

(3) Reducing

(4) Dilapidated

(5) Hurrying

4. What do the comparative statistics of 2007 and 2013 for BRICs countries published by, the IMF as cited in the passage indicate?

(1) BRIC economies will contribute less to global growth.

(2) As the population of these countries grows, its growth rate is filling.

(3) The financial practices followed by these countries will continue to pay rich dividends.

(4) These countries are creating global financial imbalances to the detriment of smaller developing economies like Africa.

(5) IMF forecasts of growth rate for these countries have not been fulfilled.

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Previous year Cut off marks (IBPS PO Mains 2015)

Have a look at overall cut-off marks for total score:

Category

Total Overall Cut Offs (out of 200)

Scheduled Caste (SC)

50.00

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

47.75

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

76.00

General (GEN)

76.00

Hearing Impaired (HI)

35.25

Orthopedically Challenged (OC)

52.50

Visually Impaired (VI)

36.00

 

Have a look at the section wise cut-off marks for total score:

Section

Max. Marks

Cut-off Marks

SC/ OBC

ST/ PWD

General

Reasoning

50

07.25

03.00

10.00

English Language

40

09.50

05.25

12.50

Computer Knowledge

20

11.00

08.75

12.25

General Awareness

40

10.25

05.00

13.75

Quantitative Aptitude

50

08.75

05.25

11.00

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Expected Cut- off

Previous year cut- off marks will give you an idea of the cut- off marks ireuired to clear the examination:

Category

Cut- off Marks

General

78- 82

OBC

76- 80

SC

62- 66

ST

47- 50

OC

51- 55

VI

35- 38

HI

34- 38

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Last Minute Preparation Tips

Here are a few last minute preparation tips which will make you catch up a last minute instant preparation session: 

1. Go through all the important topics and practice different types of questions. It will give you a sense of questions asked and the correct approach of solving them.

2. Prepare a time table and prepare by following it strictly. It will make you go through all the topics in a sequence.

3. Prepare notes and go through them while revision. Reviision will always make your preparation healthy and will make you enable the concepts well.

4. Take standard mock tests which will help you optimize your efforts. Mock tests will make you familiar with the pattern and increase your accuracy.

5. Pay more attention to the chapters having maximum weightage as they willl yield you more marks.

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