IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019: Candidates can check here the detailed Exam Analysis & Review 2019 of IBPS PO Prelims Exam conducted in 1st, 2nd & 3rd Shift of 19th October. Have a look at the type of questions asked in the exam, difficulty level, and the number of good attempts made by the candidates. As per the candidates' feedback, the difficulty level of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2019 was 'Easy to Moderate' level. Candidates were able to attempt around 70 - 78 questions with high accuracy.
The IBPS PO Prelims 2019 exam was conducted in the Objective type format wherein multiple-choice questions (MCQs) were asked. A total of 100 questions were asked from English Language, Reasoning and Numerical Ability sections. Each question carries 1 mark. There is a penalty of negative marking for wrong answers marked by the candidates. Candidates should know that each wrong answer marked by them will invite a negative marking of 0.25 mark.
Earlier, the IBPS PO Prelims 2019 was conducted on 12th October 2019 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2019 in four shifts - two in Morning and two in Evening. Candidates who appeared for the IBPS PO Prelims 2019 exam in all the four shifts shared that the difficulty level of the IBPS PO Prelims was 'Easy to Moderate' and they were able to attempt around 68-75 questions.
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2019: Shift 2 - 19th October - (Easy to Moderate)
Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
English Language |
30 |
Easy |
22 - 27 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
Moderate |
17 - 23 |
Reasoning Aptitude |
35 |
Moderate |
26 - 30 |
TOTAL |
100 |
Moderate |
69 - 78 |
Section-wise Exam Analysis
English Language: Questions were asked from reading comprehension, Fillers, Cloze Test, Wrong spelt, error detection and Cloze Test.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Fillers |
5 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension |
5 |
Moderate |
Error Detection |
5 |
Easy |
Phrase Replacement |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Wrong spelt |
5 |
Easy |
Cloze Test |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from Syllogism, puzzles, Order-ranking, Blood Relations and basic topics of verbal reasoning.
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzle - Floor, Seating Arrangement, Circle, Uncertain |
20 |
Moderate |
Syllogism |
5 |
Easy |
Order-ranking |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Blood Relation & Series |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability (Maths): Questions asked were from Data Interpretation, arithmetic, and other topics:
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation - Tabular & Pie-Chart |
9 |
Moderate |
Arithmetic |
10 |
Moderate |
Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Wrong Series |
6 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019: Shift 1 - 19th October - (Easy to Moderate)
Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
English Language |
30 |
Easy |
24 - 28 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
Moderate |
19 - 24 |
Reasoning Aptitude |
35 |
Moderate |
27 - 31 |
TOTAL |
100 |
Moderate |
70 - 78 |
Section-wise Exam Analysis
English Language: Questions were asked from reading comprehension, Cloze Test, error detection and para jumbles
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Fillers |
5 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension - Water Management & Farmers |
8 - 10 |
Moderate |
Error Detection |
5 |
Easy |
Word Swap |
5 |
Easy |
Para Jumble |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from puzzles, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations and basic topics of verbal reasoning.
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzle - Box Based, Year based, Square Arrangement, Seating Arrangement |
25 |
Moderate |
Inequality |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Coding-Decoding |
5 |
Easy |
Blood Relation & Others |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability (Maths): Questions asked were from Data Interpretation, arithmetic, and other topics:
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation - Tabular & Pie-Chart |
15 |
Moderate |
Approximation |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Arithmetic |
10 |
Moderate |
Inequality |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis & Review 2019: Shift 4 - 12th October - (Easy to Moderate)
Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
English Language |
30 |
Easy |
23-27 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
Moderate |
18-23 |
Reasoning Aptitude |
35 |
Moderate |
28-32 |
TOTAL |
100 |
Moderate |
68-75 |
Section-wise Exam Analysis
English Language: In this section, questions were asked from reading comprehension, Cloze Test, error detection and rearrangement of sentences.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension |
7 |
Moderate |
Error Detection |
7 |
Easy |
Match the Column |
4 |
Easy |
Rearrangement of Sentence |
6 |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability: In the 4th shift, questions were asked from puzzles, syllogism , Coding Decoding, Blood Relations and basic topics of verbal reasoning.
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzle - Box Based, Year based, Square Arrangement, Seating Arrangement |
20 |
Moderate |
Inequality |
4 |
Easy |
Syllogism |
5 |
Moderate |
Chinese Coding |
4 |
Easy |
Blood Relation |
2 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability (Maths): The questions asked in the 4th Shift were from Data Interpretation, arithmetic, quadratic equations, and missing number series.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation - Line Graph & Bar Graph |
12 |
Moderate |
Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Arithmetic |
12 |
Moderate |
Missing Series |
6 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Exam Analysis (Prelims) 2019:Shift 3 - 12th October - (Moderate)
Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
English Language |
30 |
Easy |
23-27 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
Moderate |
18-23 |
Reasoning Aptitude |
35 |
Moderate |
28-32 |
TOTAL |
100 |
Moderate |
68-75 |
Section-wise Exam Analysis
English Language: The questions were asked from topics like reading comprehension, fillers, error correction and rearrangement of sentences.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Fillers |
5 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension (CCTV based) |
7 |
Moderate |
Error Detection |
7 |
Easy |
Sentence Improvement |
5 |
Easy |
Rearrangement of Sentence |
6 |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from puzzles, syllogism , Chinese Coding, Directions and basic topics of verbal reasoning.
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzle - Circular, Floor-based, Day based, Linear Arrangement (N+S) |
20 |
Moderate |
Direction |
3 |
Easy |
Syllogism |
5 |
Moderate |
Chinese Coding |
5 |
Easy |
Basic |
2 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability (Maths): In the 3rd shift, questions were asked from Data Interpretation, arithmetic, missing number series and approximation.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation - Caselet& Boys + Girls |
15 |
Moderate |
Approximation |
5 |
Moderate |
Arithmetic |
10 |
Moderate |
Missing Series |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2019: 12th October - Shift 2 (Moderate)
Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
English Language |
30 |
Easy |
22-26 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
Moderate |
17-22 |
Reasoning Aptitude |
35 |
Moderate |
24-30 |
TOTAL |
100 |
Moderate |
64-73 |
Section-wise Exam Analysis
English Language: The questions asked in shift-2 were similar to that asked in shift 1 of the English Language section. The questions were asked from topics like reading comprehension, fillers, word replacement, error correction and others.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension |
8 |
Moderate |
Error Detection |
6 |
Easy |
Sentence Improvement |
5 |
Easy |
Word Replacement |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from puzzles, blood relation, syllogism and other topics. The difficulty level of the section was moderate.
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzle - Circular, Row-based, Floor-based, Month & Day based |
20 |
Moderate |
Direction |
3 |
Easy |
Blood Relation |
3 |
Easy |
Syllogism |
5 |
Moderate |
Order Ranking |
3 |
Easy |
Alphabetical Series |
1 |
|
Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability (Maths): Questions were asked from Data Interpretation, arithmetic, missing number series and Quadratic Equation.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation - 2 Tabular & Line Graph (double line) |
15 |
Moderate |
Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy |
Arithmetic |
10 |
Moderate |
Missing Series |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO 2019 Exam Analysis: 12th October - Shift 1
Here is the exam analysis of the 1st shift of IBPS PO Prelims Exam conducted on 12 October 2019. Thousands of candidates appeared in the first shift. These candidates shared their feedback after coming out of the exam centre. Have a look at the analysis which is based on the feedback shared by candidates:
Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
English Language |
30 |
Easy |
23-27 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
18-23 |
Reasoning Aptitude |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
23-29 |
TOTAL |
100 |
Easy-Moderate |
60-70 |
Section-wise Exam Analysis
English Language: A total of 30 multiple type questions were asked from topics like reading comprehension, fillers, error correction and others. Have a look at the detailed analysis
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension |
8 |
Moderate |
Error Detection |
6 |
Easy |
Sentence Improvement |
5 |
Easy |
Word Swap |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability: In this section, 35 questions were asked from puzzles, coding-decoding, blood relation, inequality and other topics. The difficulty level of the section was easy-moderate.
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzle - Square, Linear Arrangement, Month-based, Order-Based |
20 |
Moderate |
Coding-Decoding |
5 |
Easy |
Blood Relation |
5 |
Easy |
Inequality |
3 |
Moderate |
Others |
2 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability (Maths): The difficulty level of the Numerical Ability section was Moderate. Questions were asked from Data Interpretation, arithmetic and simplification.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation - Tabular, Line Graph & Caselet |
15 |
Moderate |
Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy |
Arithmetic |
10 |
Moderate |
Approximation |
5 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |