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SBI PO 2020
SBI Probationary Officer
Results Date
15th Jul 2020
Sakshi Awasthi
Updated on Jul 02, 2018 | 4 min read
New Update About SBI PO 2020
IIM Lucknow has revised CAT Admit Card 2023 release date. CAT Admit Card will now be released on 7 November 2023 @iimcat.ac.in. The release date of CAT Admit Card was previously set to be 25 October. Candidates will be able to download their respective CAT Admit Cards until the exam day by using their CAT login ID and password. The CAT 2023 Exam will be held on November 26 at approximately 400 test centres across 150 cities. The exam will be divided into three slots and will last two hours. Candidates will be able to take the test at the centre only if they bring a hard copy of their CAT 2023 Admit Card.
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SBI PO Prelims 2018: Paper Analysis and Expected Cut Off
The SBI PO 2018 preliminary examination was conducted on July 1, 2018. The remaining slots of the examination will be conducted on July 7 and July 8, 2018. The State Bank of India has conducted the SBI PO examination for 2,000 posts of Probationary Officer across the country. The SBI PO registration commenced on April 21, 2018, and the last date for the registration was May 13, 2018. The examination was conducted yesterday in four-time slots i.e. 2 slots each in morning and evening.
SBI PO Paper Analysis:
The question paper comprised of 100 questions and the time duration was 60 minutes. The candidate will be awarded 1 mark for each correct answer and 0.25 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
Shift 1:
English Language:
This section carried 30 questions. The section was moderately difficult.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Reading Comprehension |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Vocabulary |
1 Question |
Moderate |
|
Sentence Correction and Phrase Replacement |
8 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Jumbles and Sentence Starters |
6 Questions |
Easy |
|
Connection and Relation |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
The candidate scoring between 15 to 17 marks will be considered a good score.
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section carried 35 questions and was moderate on difficulty meter.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Number Series |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Comparison of 2 Quantities |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Simplification |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Pie Chart |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Bar Graph |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Caselet |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Quantity based questions |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
The candidate scoring between 15 to 17 marks will be considered a good score.
Reasoning Ability:
This section comprised of 35 questions and was moderately difficult.
|
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Directions |
2 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Blood Relations |
1 Question |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Data Arrangement- Box Based |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Data Arrangement- Month Based |
3 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Linear Arrangement |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Coding and Decoding |
1 Question |
Moderate |
|
Input-Output |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Mathematical Inequalities |
5 Questions |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Set Based Coding - Decoding |
3 Questions |
Moderate |
The candidate scoring between 19 to 21 marks will be considered a good score.
Shift 2:
English Language:
This section carried 30 questions. The section was moderately difficult.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Reading Comprehension |
6 Questions |
Difficult |
|
Vocabulary |
1 Question |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Sentence Correction and Phrase Replacement |
14 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Para Jumbles |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Fill in the blanks |
4 Questions |
Moderate |
The reading comprehension was comparatively time-consuming.
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section carried 35 questions and was moderately difficult.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Number Series |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Comparison of 2 Quantities |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Simplification |
5 Questions |
Easy |
|
Pie Chart |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Bar Graph |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Caselet |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Quantity based questions |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
Topics such as Pie Chart, Bar Graph and Caselet were calculative and time-consuming.
Reasoning Ability:
This section comprised of 35 questions and was moderately difficult.
|
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Directions |
2 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Blood Relations |
3 Question |
Easy |
|
Data Sufficiency |
5 Questions |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Data Arrangement- Box Based |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Data Arrangement |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Linear Arrangement |
10 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Coding and Decoding |
1 Question |
Moderate |
|
Alphabet Based |
1 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Alphanumeric Series |
1 Questions |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Set Based Coding - Decoding |
3 Questions |
Moderate |
Topics such as Linear Arrangement and data Arrangement were quite lengthy.
Shift 3:
English Language:
This section carried 30 questions.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Reading Comprehension |
7 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Vocabulary |
2 Question |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Sentence Correction and Phrase Replacement |
6 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Jumbles and Fill in the blanks |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Statement Connection |
2 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Spot the Error Questions |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
This section was moderately difficult.
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section carried 35 questions. This section was time taking and the overall difficulty level was between easy to moderate.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Number Series |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Simplification and Approximation |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Pie Chart |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Table |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Installment |
1 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Simple Interest and compound Interest |
1 Question |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Profit, Loss and Discount |
1 Question |
Moderate |
|
Ages |
1 Question |
Easy |
|
Mensuration |
1 Question |
Moderate |
|
Linear Equation |
1 Question |
Easy |
|
Partnership |
1 Question |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Time, Speed and Distance |
1 Question |
Easy- Moderate |
|
Time and Work |
1 Question |
Easy- Moderate |
Reasoning Ability:
This section comprised of 35 questions and was quite lengthy. The difficulty level of this section was moderate.
|
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Directions |
2 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Blood Relations |
3 Question |
Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency |
5 Questions |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Data Arrangement- Box Based |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Data Arrangement |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Linear Arrangement |
10 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Coding and Decoding |
1 Question |
Moderate |
|
Alphabet Based |
1 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Alphanumeric Series |
1 Questions |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Set Based Coding - Decoding |
3 Questions |
Moderate |
Shift 4:
English Language:
This section carried 30 questions. The section was moderately difficult.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Reading Comprehension |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Vocabulary |
2 Question |
Moderate-Difficult |
|
Sentence Correction and Phrase Replacement |
6 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Phrases or Word Replacement and Fill in the blanks |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Statement Connection and Cloze Test |
2 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Spot the Error Questions |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section carried 35 questions and was between east to moderately.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Number Series |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Comparison of 2 Quantities |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Simplification |
8 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Pie Chart |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Bar Graph |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency |
5 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Quantity based questions |
7 Questions |
Easy-Moderate |
The questions based on number series were moderately difficult.
Reasoning Ability:
This section comprised of 35 questions and was quite lengthy. The difficulty level of this section was between moderate to difficult.
|
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Blood Relations |
3 Question |
Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Data Arrangement- Box Based |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Data Arrangement |
5 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Linear Arrangement |
10 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Coding and Decoding |
1 Question |
Moderate |
|
Alphanumeric Series |
1 Questions |
Moderate-Difficult |
SBI PO 2018 Section-wise Expected Cut Off:
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Section |
SBI PO 2018 Prelims Expected Cut Off |
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English Language |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
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Reasoning Ability |
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02nd July, 2018 , 4 min read
SBI PO Prelims 2018: Paper Analysis and Expected Cut Off
The SBI PO 2018 preliminary examination was conducted on July 1, 2018. The remaining slots of the examination will be conducted on July 7 and July 8, 2018. The State Bank of India has conducted the SBI PO examination for 2,000 posts of Probationary Officer across the country. The SBI PO registrat By - Sakshi Awasthi Read More >