Indian Bank PO Prelims 2018 Exam Analysis – 6th October
Indian Bank had released the notification for recruitment of probationary officers(PO) through PGDBF. Candidates will be selected through a selection process consisting of an online Exam (Preliminary & Main Examination) followed by Personal Interview. Admission to PGDBF at Indian Bank Manipal School of Banking (IBMSB) comes with the assurance of a full-fledged Banking career with Indian Bank as a Probationary Officer on successful completion of the course.
Hence, a lot of candidates have applied for the post and the exam will be held today in different shifts throughout India.
We bring you a detailed analysis of the exam along with the number of questions, marks distribution and questions asked in the exam after a thorough conversation with a lot of students. This analysis will help you to evaluate not only your competition but also, yourself thereby gearing up your preparation for your next exam.
So, let’s see what was asked in the exam.
GOOD ATTEMPTS:
| Section | No. of Questions | Shift 1 - Good Attempts | Shift 1-Level | Shift 2 - Good Attempts | Shift 2-Level | Shift 3- Good Attempts | Shift 3-Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 20-24 | Easy-Moderate | 19-23 | Easy-Moderate | 21-24 | Easy-Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 22-26 | Moderate | 23-27 | Easy-Moderate | 24-28 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 18-22 | Moderate | 19-21 | Moderate | 17-21 | Moderate |
| Total | 100 | 71-76 | Moderate | 73-77 | Easy-Moderate | 72-76 | Easy-Moderate |
Exam analysis- Shift 1
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
This section was of moderate level. The simplification questions were easy. Two sets of DI(Pie chart and line graph) were asked and the questions were not very difficult.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 10 | Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Simplification | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems-CI & SI, Partnership, Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages etc | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate)
Four sets of puzzles and seating arrangement questions were asked based on.
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Linear (Parallel Rows) Seating Arrangement
- Box Based Puzzle
- Month Based Puzzle
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 19 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding Decoding | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabet Series | 2 | Easy |
| Alphabet | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
English (Easy-Moderate)
A Reading Comprehension consisting of 10 questions based on an article related to Company Bill. Out of these, 4 questions were based on vocabulary(Antonym/synonym). In Fill in the blanks questions, each question had a pair of sentences with two blanks and one same word from the given set of options had to be filled in both the blanks.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Vocabulary Based Questions | 5 | Easy |
| Fillers | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
Exam analysis- Shift 2
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
This section was of moderate level. There were no questions from simplification. Two sets of DI(Tabular DI and Bar graph) were asked.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 10 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems-CI & SI, Partnership, Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages etc | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate)
Four sets of puzzles and seating arrangement questions were asked based on.
- Year-Age Based Puzzle
- Day Based Puzzle – Mon to Sunday, 7 Cities
- Random Arrangement Based Puzzle- Persons, Profession and Color
- Linear Seating Arrangement- All facing north, 6 people
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Order and Ranking | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabet/number based question | 2 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
English (Easy-Moderate)
A Reading Comprehension consisting of 10 questions based on an article related to Agriculture and Poverty. Out of these, 4 questions were based on vocabulary(Antonym/synonym).
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Vocabulary Based Questions | 5 | Easy |
| Double Fillers | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
Exam analysis- Shift 3
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
This section was of moderate level. There were no questions from simplification in this shift as well. Unlike the other shifts, three sets of DI(Caselet, Tabular DI and Bar Graph) were asked.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems-CI & SI, Partnership, Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages etc | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate)
Five sets of puzzles and seating arrangement questions were asked based on.
- Square Seating Arrangement
- Random Arrangement Puzzle -House, colors
- Linear Seating Arrangement- uncertain number of people
- Linear Seating Arrangement- 9 people
- Floor Based Puzzle
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Inequality | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Direction | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabet/number based question | 3 | Easy |
| Coding Decoding | 3 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
English (Easy-Moderate)
A Reading Comprehension consisting of 8 questions based on an article related to bitcoin cryptocurrency. Out of these, 3 questions were based on vocabulary(Antonym/synonym).
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Vocabulary Based Question | 5 | Easy |
| Double Fillers | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Cloze test | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
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