Dear Readers,
The first shift of IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2017 which is held on today is over now. This year, for the 1st time IBPS has conducted the Prelims exams for Specialist Officers exam. As per the information that we gained from the students, the exam pattern was same as yesterday's exam.
According to us, the ideal attempt for this exam would be 90-100. The overall exam was Moderate - Difficult.
This exam was basically cover three topics: English, Reasoning and General Awareness.
Total 150 questions(50 in each section) were given to be solved in 2 hours.
| Sections | Ideal Attempts |
|---|---|
| English | 27-30 |
| Reasoning | 31-35 |
| General Awareness | 32-35 |
| Total Attempts | 90-100 |
English (Moderate):-
This section was not very difficult as there was no change in pattern of question except for cloze test. Reading Comprehension was moderate and fillers were easy.
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
Fillers (Single blank)
|
5
|
Easy
|
Sentence Rearrangement
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Phrase Replacement
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Reading Comprehension
|
20
|
Moderate
|
Error Detection
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Cloze Test (New Pattern)
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Reasoning (Easy-Moderate):-
5 puzzles and Seating Arrangement based on Circular (2 Variables), Stack Arrangement (1 Variable), Floor Based (2 Variables), Month Based (2 Variables), Linear were asked. Thus this section consumed more time
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
|
25
|
Moderate
|
Data Sufficiency
|
5
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Syllogism
|
5
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Inequality
|
5
|
Easy
|
Coding Decoding
|
2
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Miscellaneous
|
8
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Total
|
50
|
Easy-Moderate
|
General Awareness (Moderate):-
As compared to the other sections, this section had some moderate
questions. Some questions were asked from static
awareness. Some of the questions were based on banking awareness and some were from current affairs.
Thanks.
