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SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis Trend
In this article, we will analyze all three sections i.e. Numerical Ability, Reasoning, and English of SBI Clerk. By comparing the SBI Clerk Prelims paper 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 & 2018 we have prepared a tabular representation that will help you understand the examination trend. We will try to explain to you through these tables, the predominant and the topics that were not asked primarily. This will help you make a proper strategy to score highly in these exams. The marks distribution is a clear indication of what you can expect in the exams. Candidates can check the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis Trend of Last 5 Years here.
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SBI Clerk Exam Analysis Trend: Reasoning Section
In the Reasoning section, it can be seen that a minimum of 15 questions about puzzles and seating arrangement are always asked in the SBI clerk exam. Questions of number series/alphanumeric series were asked in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. For SBI Clerk 2022, we can say that the most important topics that a student should cover are Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism and Number Series. These topics comprise more than 70% of the Syllabus.
| No. of Questions Asked in Reasoning Ability in SBI Clerk Prelims | |||||
| Topics | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Direction Sense | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | 3 |
| Numeric Series | – | – | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Syllogism | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | – |
| Inequality | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Alphabet Based Series | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Blood Relation | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 |
| Data Sufficiency | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Coding-Decoding | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Meaningful Word | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Word Pairing | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis Trend: Numerical Ability
In the quantitative aptitude section, arithmetic word problems always asked in the exam, so this topic should always be prepared. A minimum of 8-10 questions are asked from the simplification topic and data interpretation is a must. You can check the rest details from the table and chart given below. Tabular & Pie Chart DI are the most important for SBI Clerk Prelims. For the Arithmetic Part, the important chapters are SI, CI, Speed, Distance and time, Percentage, Average, Ratio, Proportion and partnership, Time and work, Ages, etc.
| No. of Questions Asked in Numerical Ability in SBI Clerk Prelims | |||||
| Topics | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Missing Number Series | – | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Data Interpretation | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Quadratic Equations | – | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Simplification | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Arithmetic Word Problem | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis Trend: English Language Section
In the English section, the most number of questions were asked from the reading comprehension. And after that topic, sentence rearrangement is the constant topic that is asked every year. So, to crack the SBI Clerk Prelims exam an aspirant needs to work very hard on his reading skills so that RCs & Sentence Rearrangement can be solved easily.
| No. of Questions Asked in English Language in SBI Clerk Prelims | |||||
| Topic | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Reading Comprehension | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Sentence Correction | – | – | 5 | 5 | – |
| Word Correction | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Cloze Test | – | 8 | 5 | 5 | – |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Single Fillers (word) | 4 | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| Phrase Replacement | 2 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Error Detection | 5 | 5 | – | – | 8 |
| Word Rearrangement | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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