Saturday, October 03, 2015
IBPS PO Prelims 3 October 2015 Day-1 Slot 1 : Analyses
The IBPS day has come and the first slot of the exam is over now. So now lets discuss how the first ever IBPS prelims was?
The paper which was composed of 3 sections , Mathematics, Reasoning and English. The total time is 1 hour, so clearly speed, accuracy and planning was needed to do well in the exam.
The exam was overall moderate. The English section was moderate, Reasoning was easy and doable and Mathematics section was moderate but was calculative and is the most time consuming section among all.
The paper which was composed of 3 sections, Mathematics, Reasoning and English. The total time is 1 hour, so clearly speed, accuracy and planning was needed to do well in the exam.
Over-all Analysis
Subject
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Good Attempt
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Time
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English Language
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Reasoning Ability
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Quantitative Aptitude
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60 Minutes
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Lets discuss hows were the sections in the exam?
Quantitative Aptitude(Moderate but Calculative)
The questions were:
Topic
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No. of Questions
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Level
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Series
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5
|
Moderate
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Quadratic Equation
|
5
|
Easy
|
Simplification
|
5
|
Easy
|
Data Interpretation
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Miscellaneous(SI,CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.)
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
35
|
The questions were:
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
Reading Comprehension
(Bank License Based)
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Close Test
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Fillers
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Para-Jumbled
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Errors
|
5
|
Moderate to Difficult
|
Total
|
30
|
Moderate
|
Reasoning Ability( Easy and Doable)
The questions were:
Topic
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No. of Questions
|
Level
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Inequalities
|
5
|
Easy
|
Coding & Decoding
|
5
|
Easy
|
Syllogism
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Sitting Arrangement
(Circular)
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Puzzles(Complex Arrangement based on Colour and Months/ North South Arrangement)
|
10
|
Moderate to Difficult
|
Miscellaneous ( Ranking, Direction Sense, Blood Relations etc. )
|
5
|
Easy
|
Total
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35
|
Easy to Moderate
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