The SBI had conducted the Mains examination for the recruitment of Junior Agricultural Associates and Junior Associates on 25th and 26th June 2016 successfully. The Main exam consist 190 questions comprises of 4 sections which includes General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability& Computer Aptitude.
Analysis of Examination: The Banking team of Jagranjosh.com has come up with comprehensive analysis of the question paper and the expected cut off for the examination.
| Name to Test | Total Ques. | Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | Moderate to Difficult |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | Easy |
| General English | 40 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | Moderate |
The section wise details are as follows:
Quantitative Aptitude: The Level of difficulty was Moderate for this section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (50) | Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Approximation and Simplification | 5 | Easy |
| Number Series | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Table Graph+ Line Graph) | 10 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (CI and SI, Time & Work, Problem on Age, Time and Distance, Profit & Loss, Ratio and Proportion) | 20 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Good Attempt- 35+ | ||
Reasoning and Computer Ability: It is noticed that Syllogism was missing in the section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (50) | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Seating arrangement(Circular + Linear) | 10 | Moderate |
| Puzzle (Based on blood relation) | 5 | Difficult |
| Puzzle (Floor Position) | 5 | Moderate |
| Inequality | 5 | Easy |
| Input-Output | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Problems on Alphanumeric, Direction, Blood relation, Ranking etc.) | 15 | Easy |
| Computer |
| No question asked |
| Good attempt - 35+ | ||
General English: The level of difficulty for English section was moderate this time.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension(Lengthy) | 10 | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | Easy |
| Parajumble | 5 | Easy |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 10 | East to Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks (Double Fillers with one word which will suit both the blanks) | 5 | Moderate |
| Good Attempt - 30 to 35 | ||
General Awareness: This section was Easy. The majority of question asked from banking and current affairs in this section. This section also include some questions on Award, Govt. Scheme, Headquarter of banks, books and authors, Important days, International Organisation etc. It was scoring section. Good Attempt for this section is 35+.
| General | 140-145 |
|---|---|
| OBC | 132-137 |
| SC | 125-130 |
| ST | 118-123 |
Note: The candidates should note that the above cut offs may vary as it depends upon various factors hence, it is not possible to predict the exact cut off marks until SBI declared it on its website. The SBI will announce cut off marks, when the process of selection is over.
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