IBPS SO Prelims 2017 Exam analysis Dec 31
Last Updated: Dec 23, 2025
The highly anticipated IBPS SO Prelims 2017 is scheduled for December 30th and 31st, targeting Specialist Officer roles such as IT, Marketing, HR, and Agriculture. With the first day already complete, today’s sessions focused specifically on the Law and Rajbhasha Adhikari positions. This year marks a significant shift as IBPS introduced a new preliminary round to the selection process. Consequently, only candidates who successfully pass this prelims stage will earn the right to sit for the IBPS SO Main Exam.
To help you understand the current landscape, this analysis offers a deep dive into the specific questions asked across the Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and English Language sections. We have meticulously broken down the marks distribution, question types, and the overall difficulty level. By highlighting the weightage of each topic and defining what qualifies as a “good attempt,” we aim to provide you with a clear roadmap for your exam performance evaluation.
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The IBPS Clerk preliminary exam was conducted online and had 150 questions for a cumulative time of 120 minutes. Candidates have to deal with three sections
1. Reasoning Ability (50 Qs)
2. General Awareness (50 Qs)
3. English Language (50 Qs)
| Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Level | Good attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | Easy- Moderate | 34-38 |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | Moderate | 22-25 |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | Moderate | 32-35 |
| Total | 150 | 125 | Moderate | 85-95 |
IBPS SO Prelims 2017- English Language(Moderate)
1. Reading Comprehension – 15-20 Qs(Moderate-Difficult)
2 sets of Reading Comprehension were asked. Unlike previous shifts, there were question based on vocabulary . Synonyms-Antonyms were asked. There was one question where the meaning of the given idiom had to be identified.
- Based on corruption
- Related to Britain’s Economy
2. Error Detection– 5 Qs(Moderate)
A sentence was divided into 5 parts and one part of the sentence, which was correct was fixed. Students had to identify the correct part from the remaining options.
3. Double Filler – 5 Qs(Easy-Moderate)
Double filler questions were asked, where 2 separate sentences were given containing 1 blank each. Students had to select the correct word which would fill both the blanks appropriately.
4. Phrase Replacement – 5-8 Qs(Tricky)
5. Cloze Test -10 Qs (Moderate)
Questions were based on the pattern where 3 options contained the word that would fit, the 4th option was all fit and the 5th option was none fits.
6. Sentence Rearrangement – 5 Qs(Easy-Moderate)
The third sentence (C) was fixed and the remaining sentences of the given passage had to be rearranged.
IBPS SO Prelims 2017- Reasoning Ability (Easy-Moderate)
1. Puzzles and Seating Arrangement -20 Qs (Moderate)
- Linear arrangement question
- Floor based puzzle (2 variables)
- Scheduling puzzle (2 variables)
- Circular arrangement (2 variables)
2. Syllogism – 5 Qs (Easy)
3. Inequalities– 5 Qs (Easy)
4. Data sufficiency – 5 Qs (Easy) based on Coding Decoding, Blood relations, Directions and Distances, Scheduling & Ordering and Ranking.
5. Logical Reasoning – 5 Qs (Easy)
6. Blood Relation – 5 Qs (Easy)
7. Miscellaneous– 5 Qs(Easy)
IBPS SO Prelims 2017- General Awareness ( Moderate)
This section was of moderate level. Candidates who have done proper preparation can score well in this section. Current Affairs question dominated G.A. section and majority of current affairs were related to news of September-October. There were around 10 questions of Banking and 10 question of Static Awareness
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