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IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis December 30: Paper was moderately difficult

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has conducted the Prelim Examination for the post of Specialist ​Officer successfully across the country on 30th December 2018.
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis December 30: Paper was moderately difficult
NEW DELHI: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has conducted the Prelim Examination for the post of Specialist Officer successfully across the country on 30th December 2018.
This year IBPS SO Prelims was little bit difficult. As per the review, the sequence of the section was Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability was lengthy and calculative.
The level of English Language section was moderate.
As per the review, the Quantitative Aptitude was the most difficult section.Reasoning section was full of puzzles and seating arrangement.
Check section-wise difficulty level, topic-wise question distribution, good attempts, and important highlights of the topics which were asked in different sections of this IBPS SO Prelims exam 2018
Arrangement of the sections in IBPS SO Prelims 2018 Exam

The arrangement of the individual section is default by the server. As the time limit for each section was fixed so, the students had to answer the questions within the specified time.
IBPS SO Prelims 2018 Exam: Good Attempts
Sections

Good Attempts

Level

1. English Language

33-38

Moderate

2. Reasoning Ability

29-34

Moderate - Difficult

3. Quantitative Aptitude

32-35

Difficult

Overall Good Attempts

96-102

Moderate -Difficult


Below is the detail analysis of all the section:

Analysis of Quantitative Aptitude

Detailed Analysis of the question’s topic wise

Topics

No. of Qs

Level

1. Data Interpretation

20 Questions

Easy - Moderate

2. Quantity Comparison

5 Qs

Moderate - Difficult

3. Data Sufficiency

5 Qs

Moderate - Difficult

4. Number Series

5 Qs

Moderate

5. Arithmetic

10 Qs

Moderate- Difficult

6. Aproximation

5 Qs

Easy


Analysis of English Language Section

Topics

No. of Qs

Level

1. Reading Comprehension

12 Qs

Moderate

2. Parajumble

5 Qs

Moderate

3. Cloze Test

5 Qs

Moderate

4. Error Detection

10 Qs

Easy - Moderate

5. Sentence connector

5 Qs

Moderate - Difficult

6. Phrase Replacement

5 Qs

Moderate

7. Fillers

5 Qs

Easy – Moderate

8. Word Replacement

3 Qs

Moderate


Analysis of Reasoning Ability Section

Topics

No. of Qs

Level

1. Puzzle & Seating Arrangement

20

Moderate -Difficult

2. Inequality

5

Moderate

3. Input Output

5

Moderate

4. Syllogism

5

Easy - Moderate

5. Data Sufficiency

5

Moderate

6. Logical Reasoning

3

Moderate

7. Miscellaneous Questions

5 - 7

Moderate


This was the brief exam analysis of IBPS SO Prelims 2018 Exam. For more details like section-wise difficulty level, questions asked in the exam, & safe score, check detailed exam review of IBPS SO Prelims 2018 at Gradeup.
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