Analysis and review of SBI Clerk Prelims exam 2018 (23 June 2018, all 4 slots) for the recruitment to Junior Associate Post are available here. Candidates who took the exam today told us that the difficulty level of the questions was quite easy. Many candidates attempted 60+ questions. It simply means that SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-off will be very high, this year.
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Before learning about SBI Clerk Prelims Exam analysis, first, have a look at the exam pattern.
SBI Clerk Prelims 2018: Exam Pattern
Total 100 multiple choice questions were asked in the paper. These 100 questions were divided into 3 sections as given below
| Name of Section | Number of Questions (Marks) | Duration |
| English Language | 30 (30) | 20 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 (35) | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 (35) | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 Questions (100 Marks) | 1 Hour |
There was a fixed time to attempt each section and candidates were not able to jump across the section before the prescribed time.
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As per the instructions, candidates will get 1 mark for each correct response, zero marks for no response. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for the question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, were bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.
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SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis and Review (Slot-wise & Section-wise)
Here, we have provided analysis and review of all the slots of SBI Clerk Prelims 2018 (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th slot).
SBI Clerk Prelims (2018) Exam Analysis and Review: 1st Slot
The detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2018 is as follows:
| Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 20–22 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 66–72 | 59–65 | 60 |
Note: Overall cut-off is not uniform for all states.
English Language
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Industry/ Employment Based) | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Para-jumbles | 5 | Easy |
| Spot the Error (Old Pattern) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks | 5 | Easy |
The English Language section was more or less along the same lines as the old pattern. Questions on Spot the Error were based on fundamentals of grammar. Questions from the RC passage were mainly factual. Two questions were from Vocabulary (1 Synonym and 1 Antonym). Overall, the level of difficulty of this section was easy-to-moderate.
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Numerical Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number Series (Series Completion) | 5 | Easy |
| Approximation/Simplification | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Pie Chart) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Comparison of Variables (Quadratic Equations based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic Based (Time, Speed and Distance – Trains, Boat and Stream, Time and Work, Mensuration-2D, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Percentage, Age, Mixtures & Allegations, Profit, Loss and Discount, Average etc.) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
There was 1 set of five questions from Data Interpretation (pie-chart based). The questions on Number Series were easy. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Time and Work, Ratio, SI & CI, Percentages, Ages, Profit, Loss & Discount, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy-to-moderate.
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 parallel rows – 12 persons) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – single row) | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – Floor based – 5 floors) | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – Years and books based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – people and their researches based) | 5 |
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| Coding-Decoding | 2 | Easy |
| Blood Relation – Set based | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Directions | 2 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric Series | 5 | Easy |
| Numerical Series | 5 | Easy |
There were three sets of five questions each from parallel seating arrangement, data arrangement (years and books based) and data arrangement (people and their researches based). No syllogism questions were asked this year. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
SBI Clerk Prelims (2018) Exam Analysis and Review: 2nd Slot
The detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2018 is as follows:
| Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 20–22 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 66–72 | 59–65 | 60 |
Note: Overall cut-off is not uniform for all states.
English Language
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Career choices Based) | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Para-jumbles | 5 | Easy |
| Spot the Error (word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 | Easy |
The English Language section was more or less along the same lines as the old pattern. Questions on Spot the Error was word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word. Questions from the RC passage were mainly factual. Two questions were from Vocabulary (1 Synonym and 1 Antonym). Overall, the level of difficulty of this section was easy-to-moderate.
Numerical Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Approximation/Simplification | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Line Graph) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Comparison of Variables (Quadratic Equations based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic Based (Time, Speed and Distance – Trains, Boat and Stream, Time and Work, Mensuration-2D, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Percentage, Age, Mixtures & Allegations, Profit, Loss and Discount, Average etc.) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
There was 1 set of five questions from Data Interpretation (Line graph based). The questions on Number Series were easy. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Time and Work, Ratio, SI & CI, Percentages, Ages, Profit, Loss & Discount, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy-to-moderate.
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – single row) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – Numerical based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – with 1 more information) | 5 | Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding – Set based | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relation – Set based | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Directions – Set based | 3 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric Series | 5 | Easy |
| Numerical Series | 2 | Easy |
There were three sets of five questions each from linear seating arrangement, data arrangement (numerical based) and circular seating arrangement- with 1 more information. No syllogism and mathematical inequalities questions were asked this year. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
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SBI Clerk Prelims (2018) Exam Analysis and Review: 3rd Slot
The detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2018 is as follows:
| Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 20–22 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 66–72 | 59–65 | 60 |
Note: Overall cut-off is not uniform for all states.
English Language
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Real Life Based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Para-jumbles | 5 | Easy |
| Spot the Error (word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks | 5 | Easy |
The English Language section was more or less along the same lines as the old pattern. Questions on Spot the Error was word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word. Questions from the RC passage were mainly factual. Two questions were from Vocabulary (1 Synonym and 1 Antonym). Overall, the level of difficulty of this section was easy-to-moderate.
Numerical Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number Series (Series Completion) | 5 | Easy |
| Approximation/Simplification | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Table - Missing values based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Comparison of Variables (Quadratic Equations based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simple Interest & Compound Interest | 2 | Easy |
| Time, Speed and Distance – Trains, Boat and Stream, Time and Work | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mixtures & Allegations | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Ages | 1 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Quant based) | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
There was 1 set of five questions from Data Interpretation (Table - Missing values based). The questions on Number Series were easy. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Time and Work, Ratio, SI & CI, Percentages, Ages, Profit, Loss & Discount, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy-to-moderate.
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Data Arrangement: Box based – 7 boxes) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – Floor based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Circular Seating Arrangement) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relation – Set based | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Directions – Set based | 3 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric Series | 2 | Easy |
| Mathematical Inequalities | 5 | Easy |
There were three sets of five questions each from circular seating arrangement, data arrangement (floor based) and data arrangement (box based). No syllogism questions were asked this year. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
SBI Clerk Prelims (2018) Exam Analysis and Review: 4th Slot
The detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2018 is as follows:
| Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 20–22 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 66–72 | 59–65 | 60 |
Note: Overall cut-off is not uniform for all states.
English Language
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Real Life Based) | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Para-jumbles | 5 | Easy |
| Spot the Error (word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks | 5 | Easy |
The English Language section was more or less along the same lines as the old pattern. Questions on Spot the Error was word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word. Questions from the RC passage were mainly factual. Two questions were from Vocabulary (1 Synonym and 1 Antonym). Overall, the level of difficulty of this section was easy-to-moderate.
Numerical Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number Series (Series Completion) | 5 | Easy |
| Approximation/Simplification | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Pie Chart based) | 5 | Easy |
| Comparison of Variables (Quadratic Equations based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simple Interest & Compound Interest | 1 | Easy |
| Time, Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Time and Work | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mixtures & Allegations | 1 | Easy |
| Ages | 1 | Easy |
| Partnership | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Profit, Loss and Discount | 1 | Easy |
| Average | 1 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Quant based) | 1 | Easy |
There was 1 set of five questions from Data Interpretation (Pie Chart based). The questions on Number Series were easy. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Time and Work, Ratio, SI & CI, Percentages, Ages, Profit, Loss & Discount, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy-to-moderate.
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Data Arrangement) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Linear Seating Arrangement) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relation – Set based | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Directions – Set based | 3 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric Series | 2 | Easy |
| Mathematical Inequalities | 5 | Easy |
There were three sets of five questions each from linear seating arrangement, data arrangement and data arrangement. No syllogism questions were asked this year. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
The above analysis is provided by Mr. Mayank Garg, Mentor, Career Launcher.
Disclaimer: All information on cut-offs, analysis, answer key, and scores are based on independent analysis and evaluation made by Career Launcher. We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on this information.
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