IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 exam was conducted online on 5th and 12th December 2020 for recruitment of 2557 vacancies under CRP Clerks X. Candidates who appeared for the exam shared their feedback about the difficulty level and the topics from which questions were asked in the IBPS Clerk 2020 preliminary exam. As per the candidates' feedback the overall difficulty level of the exam was 'Easy to Moderate'. On an average, candidates were able to make around 65-74 good attempts in the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 examination. Here we have shared the detailed IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020 and review of each section individually.
In the IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims examination, candidates are asked a total of 100 multiple choice questions from three sections - English Language, Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability. Each question carries 1 mark and there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer marked by candidates.
Let's look at the detailed exam analysis and review below:
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 (12th December 2020)
Have a look at the overall exam analysis of the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam conducted on 12th December and know the difficulty level of question paper and average number of good attempts:
Section |
Total Marks |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
English Language (30 MCQs) |
30 |
22–25 |
Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability (35 MCQs) |
35 |
22-25 |
Easy to Moderate |
Numerical Ability (35 MCQs) |
35 |
20-23 |
Easy to Moderate |
Total |
100 |
65-74 |
Easy to Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020: Section-wise
Let's now look at the section-wise exam analysis of all three sections below:
English Language: In English Language section, the questions were asked from Reading Comprehensions, Fill in the blanks, Cloze Test, Error Detection, and Sentence Rearrangement:
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehensions |
8 |
Easy to Moderate |
Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy |
Error Detection |
6 |
Easy |
Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Easy |
Fill in the blanks |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability: In this section, the Easy to Moderate level questions were asked from puzzles, Direction, Blood Relation, Inequality, and others:
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzles - Seating Arrangement (Flat & Floor Based) |
20 |
Moderate |
Direction |
3 |
Easy to Moderate |
Inequality |
5 |
Easy |
Blood Relation |
2 |
Easy to Moderate |
Alphanumeric Series |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy to Moderate |
Numerical Ability: In this section, Easy to Moderate level questions were asked from Data Interpretation, Simplification, Arithmetic problems and Number Series:
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation - Tabular, Line Graph |
10 |
Easy to Moderate |
Number Series |
3 |
Easy |
Simplification |
10 |
Easy to Moderate |
Arithmetic Word Problems - Profit & Loss, Age, Percentage, Mensuration |
12 |
Easy to Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Easy to Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 (5th December 2020)
Have a look at the overall exam analysis of the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam conducted on 5th December and know the difficulty level of question paper and average number of good attempts:
Section |
Total Marks |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
English Language (30 MCQs) |
30 |
24–26 |
Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability (35 MCQs) |
35 |
22-26 |
Easy to Moderate |
Numerical Ability (35 MCQs) |
35 |
21-24 |
Moderate |
Total |
100 |
69-76 |
Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020: Section-wise
Let's now look at the section-wise exam analysis of all three sections below:
English Language: In English Language section, the questions were asked from English Grammar & Vocabulary, Reading Comprehensions, Fill in the blanks, Cloze Test, Error Detection, and Sentence Rearrangement:
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehensions |
7 |
Easy to Moderate |
Cloze Test |
5 |
Easy |
Error Detection |
5 |
Easy |
Sentence Rearrangement |
3 |
Easy |
Word Swap |
5 |
Easy |
Phrase Correction |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability: In this section, the Easy to Moderate level questions were asked from puzzles, Syllogism, Order Ranking, Inequality, and others:
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzles - Seating Arrangement (Floor Based, Month-based, Year Based, Sequence based) |
20 |
Moderate |
Order Ranking |
3 |
Easy to Moderate |
Inequality |
3-5 |
Easy |
Syllogism |
2-3 |
Easy to Moderate |
Alphanumeric Series |
5 |
Easy |
Miscellaneous |
1 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy to Moderate |
Numerical Ability: In this section, Moderate to Difficult level questions were asked from Data Interpretation, Simplification, Arithmetic problems and Quadratic Equation:
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation - Tabular, Line Graph |
5 |
Moderate |
Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy |
Simplification |
13 |
Moderate |
Arithmetic Word Problems - SI, Profit & Loss, Age, Boats & Stream, Mensuration, Train |
12 |
Easy to Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
Watch this space for shift-wise exam analysis of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 here.