Analysis of the second slot: SBI PO Prelims 2016- 9th July
The second slot of SBI PO Prelims 2016 conducted on 9th July has come to an end. The test was a favourable test with reasonably good and genuine set of questions. As we all are aware of, planned strategy is highly essential for a candidate to come up with flying colours. The total time to attempt the entire paper is 1 hour.
A quick look at the overall analysis based on multiple students’ views from different areas:
Section |
Level of difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
22- 25 |
Reasoning ability |
Moderate- Difficult |
15- 20 |
General English |
Moderate |
20-25 |
Detailed analysis: English- The level of difficulty of English was moderate. The topic of reading comprehension was a highligthed and relevant one i.e. “Financial facility for women”.
Topic |
No of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Reading comprehension on “Financial facility for women” |
10 |
Moderate |
Error |
5 |
Moderate |
Fill in the blanks |
5 |
Easy |
Cloze test (based on technology) |
5 |
Easy |
Para- jumbled (based on advertising) |
5 |
Moderate |
Detailed analysis: Quant- The level of quant was from easy to moderate.
Topic |
No of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Data interpretation (Bar graph/ Table) |
2 sets (10 qs) |
Easy, Moderate |
Number series |
5 |
Moderate |
Quadratic equations |
5 |
Easy |
Approximation |
5 |
Easy |
Miscellaneous |
10 |
Moderate |
Detailed analysis: Reasoning- The level of questions from reasoning section was moderate to tough. Please note that no questions were asked from “Coding – Decoding” and “Syllogism”.
Topic |
No of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Direction sense |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Inequalities |
5 |
Easy |
Blood relations |
2 |
Moderate |
Puzzles (7 people 7 different places/ box puzzle, people facing north south in same line, Months, Ranking based puzzle) |
24 |
Moderate- Difficult |
We hope this information will help you to gear up for the upcoming slots. Stay tuned with us for more updates. Good luck!