SBI CLERK MAINS ALL SHIFTS PAPER ANALYSIS.

Hello Friends,Here we are with the First Day, First Shift Analysis. Amid all the confusion on the recruitment process and the cases lodged, SBI was directed to continue the process. Yesterday was the day when most of you got to know the marks scored by you in the exam. The cut off came as a bit of shock for most of us. But still, most of you have managed to clear it. So now, let us look at what SBI brought to us in the Mains Exam.

Friends, as anticipated, the sections were arranged in the same manner it was published in the recruitment notification. The Order was like GA>English>Reasoning>Quant

Over-All Analysis:

First shift clearly gave an idea that exam was a bit moderate to difficult and it was not a typical clerk exam. The Quant Section was Difficult and English was bit Moderate. There were no questions from Computer Section. Everyone said that Reasoning and GA was only savior in the exam. The below table will give a clear idea.

Section	Level	Good Attempts
General/Financial   Awareness	Easy-Moderate	35-40
General English	Moderate	27-30
Quantitative Aptitude	Difficult	25-27
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	Moderate-Difficult	36-39
Overall	Moderate-Difficult	135-150

Quant:

The quant section was as expected. There were no surprises in this section and it remained tough as usual. Arithmetic was the toughest among all the questions in this section.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Number Series	5	Difficult
Quadratic Equation	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (linear graph/Table)	10	Moderate
Approximation	5	Easy
Arithmetic including Geometry+ Data Sufficiency	25	Moderate-Difficult
Total	50	Difficult

Reasoning+Computer:

This section surprised a bit and there were no questions from computer. Another set of questions that has been asked in the exam was based on diagram. We will try to put some light on this by the end of the day so that you all can practice. Rest everything was as anticipated.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Puzzle (Floor and colour/Linear Arrangement and Blood Relation/ Increasing or Decreasing Order)	15	Moderate
Seating Arrangement (North-South)	5	Moderate
Syllogism	–	–
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Easy
Inequalities	5	Easy
Logical Reasoning	–	–
Alpha Numeric symbol	5	Easy
Input-Output	5	Moderate
Questions based on Diagram (Triangle and Circle)	3	Moderate
Blood Relation	2	Easy
Total	50	Easy-Moderate

English:

This section was moderate and students said that it was a normal experience. It was not tough but not easy as well. So we can say that accuracy will play an important role.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (What is Wisdom/Education System)	15	Moderate
Cloze Test (Food Needs)	10	Easy
Para-jumbled (Parenting Tips in School)	5	Moderate
Spelling/Irrelevant Words	5	Easy
Double/Single Fillers	5	Easy-Moderate
Total	40	Moderate

Over-All Analysis:The story remained exactly same as it was in first shift. Second shift clearly gave an idea that exam was a bit moderate to difficult and it was not a typical clerk exam. The Quant Section was Difficult and English was bit Moderate. There were no questions from Computer Section. Everyone said that Reasoning and GA was only savior in the exam. The below table will give a clear idea.

Section	Level	Good Attempts
General/Financial   Awareness	Easy-Moderate	37-40
General English	Moderate	29-33
Quantitative Aptitude	Difficult	28-30
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	Moderate-Difficult	37-39
Overall	Moderate-Difficult	138-153

Quant:

The quant section was as expected. There were no surprises in this section and it remained tough as usual. Arithmetic was the toughest among all the questions in this section.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Number Series	5	Difficult
Quadratic Equation	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (linear graph/Table)	10	Moderate
Approximation	5	Easy
Arithmetic including Geometry + Data Sufficieny	25	Moderate-Difficult
Total	50	Difficult

Reasoning+Computer:

This section surprised a bit and there were noquestions from computer. Another set of questions that has been asked in the exam was based on diagram. We will try to put some light on this by the end of the day so that you all can practice. Rest everything was as anticipated.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Puzzle (Floor and Profession/Linear Arrangement and Blood Relation/ Increasing or Decreasing Order)	15	Moderate
Seating Arrangement (North-South)	5	Moderate
Syllogism	–	–
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Easy
Inequalities	5	Easy
Logical Reasoning	–	–
Alpha Numeric symbol	5	Easy
Input-Output	5	Moderate
Questions based on Diagram (Triangle and Dots)	3	Moderate
Blood Relation	2	Easy
Total	50	Easy-Moderate

English:

This section was moderate and students said that it was a normal experience. It was not tough but not easy as well. So we can say that accuracy will play an important role.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (Small Industry Declining in USA/Reasearch on wise people)	15	Moderate
Cloze Test (Technical Importance in Agriculture)	10	Easy
Para-jumbled (Parenting Tips in School)	5	Moderate
Spelling/Irrelevant Words	5	Easy
Double/Single Fillers	5	Easy-Moderate
Total	40	Moderate

Over-All Analysis:The story remained exactly same as it was yesterday. Today’s first shift exam was also of moderate to difficult level and it was not a typical clerk exam as was conducted earlier. The Quant Section was Difficult and English was bit Moderate. There were no questions from Computer in any Section. Everyone said that Reasoning and GA was only savior in the exam. The below table will give a clear idea.

Section	Level	Good Attempts
General/Financial   Awareness	Easy-Moderate	42-45
General English	Moderate	34-36
Quantitative Aptitude	Difficult	30-35
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	Moderate-Difficult	33-37
Overall	Moderate-Difficult	139-153

Quant:

The quant section was as expected. There were no surprises in this section and it remained tough just as yesterday. Arithmetic was the toughest among all the questions in this section.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Number Series	5	Moderate-Difficult
Quadratic Equation	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (linear graph/Table)	10	5 Easy, 5 Difficult (Calculative)
Approximation	5	Easy
Arithmetic including Geometry + Data Sufficieny	25	Moderate-Difficult
Total	50	Difficult

Reasoning+Computer:

This section followed yesterday’s exam trend and there were no questions from computer. Again, a set of questions  based on diagram.was asked in the exam. Rest everything was as anticipated.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Puzzle (Floor and Profession/Linear Arrangement and Blood Relation/ Increasing or Decreasing Order)	15	Moderate
Seating Arrangement (North-South)	5	Easy-Moderate
Syllogism	–	–
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Easy
Inequalities	5	Easy
Logical Reasoning	–	–
Alpha Numeric symbol	5	Easy-Moderate
Input-Output	5	Moderate
Questions based on Diagram (Triangle and Dots)	3	Moderate
Blood Relation	2	Easy
Total	50	Easy-Moderate

English:

This section was moderate and students said that it was a normal experience. It was not tough but not easy as well. So we can say that accuracy will play an important role.

Topic	No of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (China poverty some times ago was 61% but now 4% only, while in south Africa 1/2 people live in poverty)	15	Moderate
Cloze Test	10	Easy-Moderate
Para-jumbled	5	Moderate
Spelling/Irrelevant Words	5	Easy
Double/Single Fillers	5	Easy-Moderate
Total	40	Moderate

SBI Clerk Mains 2016: Exam Analysis – 26th June Shift II