Important Topics Expected in SBI PO Prelims- Based on Last 2 Year’s Exam Analysis

Its time to speed up your preparation for SBI PO Prelims 2020. SBI has released the admit cards and to give a finishing touch to your preparation you must go through these important topics expected in the upcoming State Bank of India’s Probationary Officer’s recruitment prelims exam based on the exam review and analysis of the last 2 years. For any competitive exam’s preparation, it is very important for an aspirant to know “what has been the trend in this recruitment exam? what type of questions were asked previously?” without the knowledge of last year’s exam analysis your preparation will remain incomplete. Hence, here we are discussing important topics expected in this year’s SBI PO Prelims examination- based in last 2 year’s exam analysis. Let us first look at the Important dates of the SBI PO 2020 Exam.

SBI PO Exam: Good Attempts 2019 & 2018

Overall in both these years, the difficulty level of the exam was moderate.

English Language: Expected Topics

The following table shows the details of topics asked in the English Language Section of SBI PO Prelims held in 2019 and 2018. Based on the last two years analysis of the SBI PO prelims exam it is expected that the following topics are important and can appear in this year too:

 Quantitative Aptitude: Expected Topics

Reasoning Ability: Expected Topics

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The above mentioned detailed exam analysis of the year 2018 and 2019 is for candidates to get an overview of the important topics that are asked in the question paper, in the prelims exam. Let us discuss the changes that have been observed in the sections of this exam in the past two years so that candidates can prepare themselves accordingly:

• English language section: The level of the English language section was seemingly easier in the year 2019 than in 2018. The number of questions from reading comprehension was increased. Also, topics like Phrase replacement and fill in the blanks held more weight than the previous year. The exam pattern for the English language section remains the same this year too. Candidates should focus on the topics which held more weightage in the year 2019 than 2018 as there are chances that those topics will hold equal or more weightage of marks/questions this year too.
• Quantitative aptitude section: The number of questions from arithmetic topic was twice in the year 2019 that in the year 2018. This means that now arithmetic is one of the most important topics that every candidate must focus on as it carries more weightage of marks and questions now. The exam pattern of the quantitative aptitude section remains the same this year which means that there are chances that arithmetic will hold an equal or more amount of weightage than the year 2019.
• Reasoning ability: The number of questions from the coding-decoding topic was increased in the year 2019. Puzzles and seating arrangement topics also saw an increment in terms no. of questions in the year 2019 than 2018. Questions from syllogism were asked in 2019. As the exam pattern remains the same this year too there are chances that the topics which held more weightage in the year 2019 than in the year 2018 are likely to appear and carry an equal or more amount of weightage in the year 2020 as well.

Candidates are advised to prepare for the above important topics with excellence and secure their chance of scoring maximum in the SBI PO Prelims Examination 2020.