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SBI PO Prelims 2016: Exam Analysis – 2nd July, Slot III

Hello Friends,

The First day Third slot of SBI PO prelims exam is over. Here we bring you the Third Slot Analysis which will help you understand the composition of SBI PO Pre exam. There are 3 Sections in SBI PO Pre exam namely English, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.

We have seen that there were many similarities in the questions asked in Ist and IInd slot. In this IIIrd slot we have found that the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate . The pattern of this paper was similar to last year’s SBI PO prelims exam and also to the first two slot’s paper today. As the paper was moderate we can say the paper was also very tricky. There were 5 puzzles asked in this third slot just  as the previous two slot papers, that is an important point to note. But those puzzles were of moderate level with a tricky approach i.e. you need to pay attention while solving the puzzles and choose wisely.
The total time is 1 hour, so clearly Speed, Accuracy and Planning is surely needed to have good attempts.

Over-all Analysis:

Section
Level
Good Attempts
 General English
Moderate
16-20
Quantitative Aptitude
Moderate
18-22
Reasoning Ability
Moderate- Difficult
18-23
Overall
Moderate
55-60

The analysis is based on the review given by various students across the country. And here is the section wise review:

English
The level of English was moderate as it was in the first two slots today. There was only one Reading Comprehension on the topic related to Empowerment in America (in which there was comparison between the treatment of men and women in working class).

Topic
No of Questions
Level
 Reading Comprehension
(Women Empowerment Index in World)
10
Moderate
Cloze Test
5
Easy
Para-jumbled

5
Difficult
 Error
5
Moderate
Double Fillers
5
Easy
Total
30
Moderate

Quant
Again Quantitative Aptitude was same as the previous slot. Arithmetic was a little difficult than other topics. DI data was given related to production.

Topic
No of Questions
Level
 Number Series
5
Moderate-Difficult
Quadratic Equation
5
Easy
Data Interpretation
(Bar graph/Table)
10
Easy-Moderate
 Approximation
5
Easy (Calculative)
Arithmetic (profit and loss, partnership, S.I & C.I etc.)
10
Moderate but tricky
Total
35
Moderate

Reasoning
As we’ve seen in earlier slots reasoning is tricky but it is of moderate level. With good accuracy students will score well.There were no coding decoding question asked in this slot and also there were no questions from Syllogism. Just as the previous slot 5 Puzzles were asked and they were tricky as in no direct information can be easily inferred from the directions given in them.

Topic
No of Questions
Level
 Puzzle
(North-South 8 People in same line/ Department and Persons and cars/ Boxes and their different colours)
20
Moderate
Seating Arrangement
(6 Person sitting from top to bottom)
5
Moderate
Inequalities
5
Easy
Direction Sense
2
Easy
Blood Relation
3
Easy
Total
35
Moderate-Difficult

So students keep your accuracy good and stay focused as the paper can be tricky. All the best for upcoming slots.

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