SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis (24th June 2018) for all 4 slots is available here. Today is the second day of the SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2018. Spanning through a period of one week (ending June 30, 2018), the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam is being conducted in four time slots: 2 each in morning and evening.
Candidates who took the exam today told us that English Language and Reasoning Ability sections were easy. However, the difficulty level of Numerical Ability section was a bit high. Many candidates told us that they attempted 70+ questions.
This time the difficulty level of SBI Clerk Prelims Exam is quite low is simply means that SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-off is expected to be very high.
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A total of 100 questions had to be answered in 60 minutes. All the sections, except English Language, were available in both English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
Three sections were asked in the order given below:
| English Language → Reasoning Ability → Numerical Ability |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis and Review: 24 June 2018 (Section-wise, All 4 Slots)
Slot-wise and section-wise SBI Clerk Prelims Exam analysis (24 June 2018) is given below:
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis (24 June 2018): 1st Slot
Today many candidates told us that they attempted 70+ questions. They were sure that their accuracy level was quite high. Now, there is no doubt that the cutoff of SBI Clerk Prelim 2018 will be quite high.
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 | Moderate | 20–22 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Moderate | 68–75 | 60–65 | 60 |
Note: Overall cut-offs are not uniform for all states.
SBI Clerk 2018 Cut-Off (Expected)
English Language
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Managers and Supervisors Based) | 7 | Moderate |
| Para-jumbles | 5 | Moderate |
| Spot the Error (Old Pattern) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 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 the fundamentals of grammar. 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 (Wrong number Series) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Approximation/Simplification | 5 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation (Line Graph based) | 5 | Moderate |
| Comparison of Variables (Quadratic Equations based) | 5 | Easy |
| Comparison of 2 Quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II | 5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Arithmetic based: SI/CI, Time, Speed and Distance, Time and Work, Mixtures & Allegations, Ages, Partnership, 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 Wrong Number Series were moderate. 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 moderate.
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Data Arrangement – Box based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – Class/Student based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Linear Seating Arrangement- 2 parallel rows - 10 persons facing north/south) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement–Date/Day based) | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation – Set based | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Directions – Set based | 2 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric Series | 3 | Easy |
| Numeric Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
There were three sets of five questions each from linear parallel seating arrangement, data arrangement and data arrangement. No syllogism questions were asked this year. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis (24 June 2018): 2nd Slot
The detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2018 (24 June, Slot 2) 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 | Moderate | 20–22 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 68–75 | 60–65 | 60 |
Note: Overall cut-offs are not uniform for all states.
English Language
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Motivational theme based) | 5 | Moderate |
| Para-jumbles | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Spot the Error (Old Pattern) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy |
| Spot the Error (word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word/ spellings) | 5 | Moderate |
The English Language section was more or less along the same lines as the old pattern. Questions on Spot the Error were based on the fundamentals of grammar. Five questions on Spot the Error was word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word/spellings. Questions from the RC passage were mainly factual. 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-Moderate |
| Approximation/Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation (Bar Graph based) | 5 | Moderate |
| Comparison of 2 Quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Time and Work | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Profit, Loss and Discount | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simple Interest/Compound Interest | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Percentage | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
There was 1 set of five questions from Data Interpretation (Bar graph based). The questions on Number Series were easy-moderate. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Time, Speed and Distance, Time and Work, SI & CI, Percentages, Profit, Loss & Discount, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Data Arrangement – Box based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – with 1 more variable) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement) | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation – Set based | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Directions – Set based | 2 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric Series | 5 | Easy |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Moderate |
| Input-Output | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabet based | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabet Series | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Numbers based | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
There were three sets of five questions each from circular seating arrangement, data arrangement and data arrangement. No syllogism questions were asked this year. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
The above analysis (1st slot & 2nd slot) is provided by Mr. Mayank Garg, Mentor, Career Launcher.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis (24 June 2018): 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 | 19–24 | 19–25 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | Moderate | 20–24 | 18–24 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 21–24 | 18–25 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 68–75 | 60–70 | 60 |
Note: Overall SBI Clerk Prelim cut-offs is not uniform for all states.
English Language
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Motivational theme based) | 5 | Moderate |
| Para-jumbles | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Spot the Error (Old Pattern) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy |
| Spot the Error (word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word/ spellings) | 5 | Moderate |
The English Language section was more or less along the same lines as the old pattern. Questions on Spot the Error were based on the fundamentals of grammar. Five questions on Spot the Error was word based: 4 highlighted words given. Candidate has to find out the incorrect word/spellings. Questions from the RC passage were mainly factual. 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-Moderate |
| Approximation/Simplification | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Tabular) | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Time and Work | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Profit, Loss and Discount | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simple Interest/Compound Interest | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Percentage | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
There was 1 set of five questions from Data Interpretation (Tabular). The questions on Number Series were easy-moderate. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Time, Speed and Distance, Time and Work, SI & CI, Percentages, Profit, Loss & Discount, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level |
| Alphabet Series | 5 | Easy |
| Alphabet based | 2 | Easy |
| Comparison: Height | 3 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 1 | Easy |
| Direction | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | 21 | Moderate |
In 3rd Slot, the puzzle was based on month. Questions based on circular row, linear row, blood relation etc were also asked. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis (24 June 2018): 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 | Moderate | 20–22 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 21–24 | 18–20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 68–75 | 60–65 | 60 |
Note: Overall cut-off for SBI Clerk Prelims 2018 will vary from state to state.
English Language
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 6 | Easy to Moderate |
| Error Detection | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Fillers | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
The English Language section was more or less along the same lines as the old pattern. Overall, the level of difficulty of this section was easy-to-moderate.
Numerical Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number Series (Wrong Number) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Approximation/Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation (Pie Chart) | 5 | Moderate |
| Comparison of 2 Quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II | 5 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic-based questions | 10 | Moderate |
There was 1 set of five questions from Data Interpretation (Pie Chart). The questions on Number Series were easy-moderate. The Arithmetic-based questions were primarily from Time, Speed and Distance, Time and Work, SI & CI, Percentages, Profit & Loss, etc. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy |
| Inequalities | 5 | Moderate |
| Numerical Series | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | 12 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 5 | Easy |
In the 4th slot, the puzzle was based on year. Questions on syllogism were not asked this year. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2018: Analysis and Review - Easy to moderate questions; high cut-off expected
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