SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 (22&23 June): Difficulty Level, Questions Asked & Attempts

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2019: Check here the detailed and thorough analysis of SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 exam that was conducted by the SBI for the post of SBI Junior Associates. The SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 was conducted on 22 & 23 June, 2019 in four shifts - 2 in Morning & 2 in Evening. The questions asked in the exam were of ‘Easy to Moderate’ Level. A total of 100 Objective type questions were asked which needed to be answered in 60 minutes. There are 3 sections and each section was given 20 minutes duration. Except English Language, all the sections were available in English and Hindi. The Overall Difficulty Level of all the three sections was also 'Easy to Moderate' one. Check here the Overall, Shift-wise and Section-wise analysis and review of SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 exam.

Note: There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer given by the candidate. 

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Overall Analysis of SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Exam

Sections	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts	Time
English Language	Easy to Moderate	21-24	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	Easy to Moderate	25-32	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	Easy to Moderate	22-28	20 minutes
Total	Easy to Moderate	72-80	60 minutes

Shift-wise & Section-wise Analysis

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 23 June - 4th Shift: 'Easy to Moderate' level

Section	Total Questions	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Time Taken (In Minutes)
English Language	30	Easy-Moderate	23–26	18–20	20
Numerical Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	22-25	18–20	20
Reasoning Ability	35	Easy	25–30	18–20	20
Total	100	Easy-Moderate	70–78	60–65	60

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019: Memory Based Question Paper

Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 23 June - 4th Shift

English Language: The difficulty level was 'Easy to Moderate'. Questions that were asked were - Reading Comprehensions, Spelling error, & Rearrangement of Sentences. The Reading Comprehension was based on Musical Instrument. 

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Musical Instrument)	8	Easy-Moderate
Miss-spelt	5	Easy
Sentence Improvement	5	Easy
Rearrangement of Sentences	5	Easy
Error Detection	7	Easy

Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were - Wrong Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Quadratic & Arithmetic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Table.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Wrong Number Series	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (Table)	5	Easy-Moderate
Quadratic	5	Easy
Arithmetic  - Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability	10	Easy

Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from - Directions, Syllogism, Coding, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Puzzle - Parallel Line	5	Easy- Moderate
Puzzle -  Month Based - Mumbai	5	Easy-Moderate
Puzzle - 7 Members arrangement	5	Easy-Moderate
3-digit Number	5	Easy
Direction	3	Easy
Syllogism	4	Easy
Uncertain	3	Easy-Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Easy

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 23 June - 3rd Shift: 'Easy to Moderate' level

Section	Total Questions	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Time Taken (In Minutes)
English Language	30	Easy-Moderate	22–26	18–20	20
Numerical Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	22-25	18–20	20
Reasoning Ability	35	Easy	25–30	18–20	20
Total	100	Easy-Moderate	72–82	60–65	60

Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 23 June - 3rd Shift

English Language: The difficulty level was 'Easy to Moderate'. Questions that were asked were - Reading Comprehensions, Spelling error, & Rearrangement of Sentences. The Reading Comprehension was based on Stress. 

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Stress)	8	Easy-Moderate
Miss-spelt	5	Easy
Fillers	5	Easy
Rearrangement of Sentences	5	Easy
Error Detection	7	Easy

Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were - Wrong Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Quadratic & Arithmetic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Table.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Wrong Number Series	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (Line Graph)	5	Easy-Moderate
Quadratic	5	Easy
Arithmetic  - Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability	10	Easy

Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from - Blood Relations, Coding, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Puzzle - Circular arrangement	5	Easy- Moderate
Puzzle -  Linear arrangement	5	Easy-Moderate
Inequality	5	Easy
Blood Relation	5	Easy
Syllogism	5	Easy
Alphanumeric Series	10	Easy

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 23 June - 2nd Shift: 'Easy to Moderate' level

Section	Total Questions	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Time Taken (In Minutes)
English Language	30	Easy-Moderate	22–26	18–20	20
Numerical Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	22-25	18–20	20
Reasoning Ability	35	Easy	25–30	18–20	20
Total	100	Easy-Moderate	72–82	60–65	60

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019: Memory Based Question Paper

Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 23 June - 2nd Shift

English Language: The difficulty level was 'Easy to Moderate'. Questions that were asked were - Reading Comprehensions, Spelling error, Phrase replacement. The Reading Comprehension was based on Telecommunication. 

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Telecommunication)	8	Easy-Moderate
Miss-spelt	5	Easy
Fillers	5	Easy
Phrase replacement/Rearrangement	6	Easy
Error Detection	5	Easy

Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were - Wrong Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Quadratic & Arithmetic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Table.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Missing Number Series	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (Table - Bakery)	5	Easy-Moderate
Quadratic	5	Easy
Arithmetic  - Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability	10	Easy

Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from -Blood Relations, Coding, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Puzzle - Circle -8 Men Inside	5	Easy- Moderate
Puzzle -  8 Member facing North	5	Easy-Moderate
Puzzle - Month based - 4 Months & 2 Date	5	Easy-Moderate
Coding - Decoding	5	Easy
Basic	2	Easy
Blood Relation	3	Easy
Syllogism	5	Easy
Alphanumeric Series	5	Easy

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 23 June - 1st Shift: 'Easy to Moderate' level

Section	Total Questions	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Time Taken (In Minutes)
English Language	30	Easy-Moderate	22–26	18–20	20
Numerical Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	20-24	18–20	20
Reasoning Ability	35	Easy	25–30	18–20	20
Total	100	Easy-Moderate	70–80	60–65	60

Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 23 June - 1st Shift

English Language: The difficulty level was 'Easy to Moderate'. Questions that were asked were - Reading Comprehensions, Spelling error, Phrase replacement, and Cloze Test. The Reading Comprehension was based on Direct jobs of graduates. 

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Direct job of Graduates)	9	Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test	7	Easy
Sentence Correction	4	Easy
Phrase replacement/Rearrangement	6	Easy
Error Detection	4	Easy

Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were - Wrong Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, & Arithmetic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Table.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Wrong Number Series	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (Table - Shopkeeper)	5	Easy-Moderate
Caselet DI	5	Easy-Moderate
Arithmetic  - Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability	10	Easy

Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from -Blood Relations, Coding, Directions, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Puzzle - Uncertain - Row based	5	Easy- Moderate
Puzzle -  Square based	4	Easy-Moderate
Puzzle - Days based - Scheduling	5	Easy-Moderate
Puzzle - Box based	4	Easy
Inequality	5	Easy
Direction	3	Easy
Syllogism	5	Easy
Order & Ranking & Alphabet based	4	Easy

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 22 June - 4th Shift: 'Easy to Moderate' level

Section	Total Questions	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Time Taken (In Minutes)
English Language	30	Easy-Moderate	22–26	18–20	20
Numerical Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	20-24	18–20	20
Reasoning Ability	35	Easy	25–30	18–20	20
Total	100	Easy-Moderate	70–80	60–65	60

Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 22 June - 4th Shift

English Language: The difficulty level was 'Easy to Moderate'. Questions that were asked were - Reading Comprehensions, Fillers, Spelling error, Phrase replacement, and Rearrangement of sentence. The Reading Comprehension was based on Money spending on Travel. 

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Money spending on Travel)	8	Easy-Moderate
Fillers	5	Easy
Spelling error	5	Easy
Phrase replacement	3	Easy
Error Detection	4	Easy
Rearrangement of sentence (Old Pattern)	5	Easy

Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were - Wrong Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Arithmetic and Quadratic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Bar Graph and Caselet.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Wrong Number Series	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph - Book Selling)	5	Easy-Moderate
Caselet DI	5	Easy-Moderate
Arithmetic  - Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability	10	Easy

Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from -Blood Relations, Coding, Directions, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Puzzle - Box with Variable	5	Easy- Moderate
Puzzle -  Row based	5	Easy-Moderate
Puzzle - Days based	5	Easy-Moderate
Blood Relations	3	Easy
Direction & Coding	2	Easy - Moderate
Inequality	5	Easy
Syllogism	5	Easy
Alphanumeric Series	5	Easy

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 22 June - 3rd Shift: 'Easy to Moderate' level

Section	Total Questions	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Time Taken (In Minutes)
English Language	30	Easy-Moderate	23–26	18–20	20
Numerical Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	24–26	18–20	20
Reasoning Ability	35	Easy	25–30	18–20	20
Total	100	Easy-Moderate	72–81	60–65	60

Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 22 June - 3rd Shift

English Language: The difficulty level was 'Easy to Moderate'. Questions that were asked were - Reading Comprehensions, Fillers, Spelling error, Cloze test, and Rearrangement of sentence. The Reading Comprehension was based on Dreams. 

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Dreams & their scientific value)	5	Easy-Moderate
Fillers	5	Easy
Spelling error	5	Easy
Cloze Test	5	Easy
Sentence improvement & Error Correction	5	Easy
Rearrangement of marked words in a sentence (Old Pattern)	5	Easy

Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were - Missing Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Arithmetic and Quadratic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Line Graph.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Missing Series	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	5	Easy
Quadratic	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (Line Graph - Book Selling)	5	Easy-Moderate
Arithmetic  - Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability	10	Easy

Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from -Chinese coding, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Puzzle - 7 Box - No variable	5	Easy- Moderate
Puzzle -  Row based	5	Easy-Moderate
Puzzle - Floor puzzle	5	Easy-Moderate
Puzzle - Order Sequence - weight based	5	Easy-Moderate
Direction & Basic	5	Easy - Moderate
Coding-Decoding (Chinese)	5	Easy
Alphanumeric Series	5	Easy

SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 22 June - 2nd Shift: 'Easy to Moderate' level

Section	Total Questions	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Time Taken (In Minutes)
English Language	30	Easy-Moderate	22–25	18–20	20
Numerical Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	24–26	18–20	20
Reasoning Ability	35	Easy	27–32	18–20	20
Total	100	Easy-Moderate	72–81	60–65	60

Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 22 June - 2nd Shift

English Language: The difficulty level was 'Easy to Moderate'. Questions that were asked were - Reading Comprehensions, Fillers, Spelling error, Cloze test, and Rearrangement of sentence. The Reading Comprehension was based on Meditation and asked questions on Antonym and Synonym. 

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Meditation)	8	Easy-Moderate
Fillers	5	Easy
Spelling error	5	Easy
Cloze Test	7	Easy
Rearrangement of marked words in a sentence	5	Easy

Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were - Missing Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Arithmetic and Quadratic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Bar Graph.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Missing Series	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	5	Easy
Quadratic	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph - Veg & Non-veg)	5	Easy-Moderate
Arithmetic  - Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability	10	Easy

 

Reasoning Ability: This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Puzzle - Linear Arrangement - 8 Person - All looking North - No Variable	5	Easy- Moderate
Puzzle -  (Circular Seating Arrangement – 8 person inside - no variable)	5	Easy-Moderate
Puzzle - 7 Box	5	Easy-Moderate
Order Ranks & Blood Real	5	Easy - Moderate
Inequality	5	Easy
Alphanumeric Series	5	Easy
Syllogisms (Only few)	5	Easy

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis and Review (22^nd June 2019): 1^st Shift

Section	Total Questions	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Good Score	Time Taken (In Minutes)
English Language	30	Easy	21–25	18–20	20
Numerical Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	22–27	18–20	20
Reasoning Ability	35	Easy-Moderate	27–32	18–20	20
Total	100	Easy-Moderate	72–81	60–65	60

Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019

English Language: Easy Level

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Internet-based, School & e-learning)	8	Easy-Moderate
Fillers	5	Easy
Spelling error	5	Easy
Spot the Error (Subject-Verb Agreement, Preposition)	6-7	Easy
Rearrangement of marked words in a sentence	5	Easy

Numerical Ability: Easy to Moderate level

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Missing Series	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	5	Easy
Quadratic	5	Easy
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph based - Number of Books - 2005-6)	5	Easy-Moderate
Arithmetic  - Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability	10	Easy

Reasoning Ability: Easy to Moderate level

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Puzzle - Unknown Linear Arrangement	5	Easy
Puzzle -  (Circular Seating Arrangement – 8 person inside - no variable)	5	Easy
Purchase Quantity - Floor Based	5	Easy
Inequality	5	Easy-Moderate
Directions	3	Easy-Moderate
Alphanumeric Series	5	Easy
Syllogisms (Only few)	5	Easy
Question on 'Produce' - Pair of letters	1	Easy

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