Dear Readers,
Today the Bank of Baroda (BOB) along with the Manipal School of Banking is conducting its online exam for the post of Probationary Officer. This exam
is being
conducted in two shifts. The first shift was scheduled from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.
The question pattern of the exam is as follows:
Subject
|
No of Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
Time
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability |
50
|
50
|
2 Hour
|
| Quantitative |
50
|
50
|
|
| English Language |
50
|
50
|
|
| General Awareness (related to Banking Industry) |
50
|
50
|
|
| Total |
200
|
200
|
|
Descriptive Paper
|
|||
English Language
|
02
|
50
|
30 Minutes
|
Total
|
02
|
50
|
|
Now we are going to discuss the overall exam analysis of today’s exams:
Subject
|
Topics
|
No of Questions
|
Level of Question
|
Remarks
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability (50) | Syllogism | 5 | Easy | |
| Input Output | 5 | Moderate | ||
| Coding Decoding | 2 | Easy | ||
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate | ||
| Seating Arrangement | 10 | Moderate | Linear & Circular | |
| Puzzle | 5 | Moderate | Based on Ranking | |
| Puzzle | 5 | Moderate | ||
| Puzzle | 5 | Moderate | ||
| Inequality | 5 | Moderate | ||
| Miscellaneous Questions | 3 | Easy | Blood Relation, Ranking, Direction, etc | |
Good Attempt (Out of 50)
|
35-38
|
|||
| Quantitative (50) | Number Series | 5 | Easy | |
| Approximation | 5 | |||
| Inequality | 5 | Easy | ||
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 15 | Moderate | Table Graph, Pie Chart, Bar Graph | |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy | ||
| Miscellaneous Questions (Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Age, Mixture Allegation, Partnership, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, etc.) | 15 | Moderate | ||
Good Attempt (Out of
50
)
|
32-35
|
|||
| English Language (50) | Reading Comprehension | 10 | Moderate | |
| Parajumble | 5 | Moderate | ||
| Spotting Error | 10 | Easy | ||
| Fill in the Blanks | 5 | Moderate | Double filler | |
| Sentence Improvement | 10 | Moderate | ||
| Cloze Test | 10 | Moderate | On Rio Olympics | |
Good Attempt (Out of
50
)
|
25-29
|
|||
| General Awareness (related to Banking Industry) (50) | Current Affairs | 10 | Easy | |
| Banking Awareness | 15 | Moderate | ||
| Static GK | 10 | Easy | ||
| Economic Affairs | 15 | Moderate | ||
Good Attempt (Out of
50
)
|
22-28
|
|||
Overall Good Attempt (Out of 200)
|
130-155
|
|||
English Language (2 Questions, Marks - 50)
Letter Writtimg (150 words) (Marks: 20)Topics:
i) Letter to Newspaper Editor regarding Noise Pollution
ii) Letter regarding Lokpal Bill
iii) Letter to Police Commissioner regarding Cyber Crime
Essay Writting (250 words) (Marks: 30)
Topics:
a) Government initiative on startups
b) Is it right to pry into the lives of politicians and film stars?
c) Reality of Paid Journalism and its impact on Ethical Journalism.
