IBPS has conducted its online examination for the post of Specialist Officers (SO) Prelims today, and the first shift is over now. This Computer Based Test was conducted by IBPS to select candidates for the Specialist Officers posts, who will be further appointed as SO in the various Banks. After IBPS SO Prelims 2018 Shift-I is over, aspirants who will be appearing in the next banking exams must be eager to know about the Examination’s level, types of questions asked, all of which can help them to appear in the same.
IBPS SO Prelims Analysis: Overall
The Online Examination constituted of an objective test which had three sections namely English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability and there were 50 questions for 50 marks in Reasoning, 50 questions for 50 marks in Quantitative Aptitude and 50 questions for 25 marks in the English Language. The objective test had 40 minutes in each section.
| Subjects | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Reasoning | 29-35 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22-28 |
| English Language | 29-32 |
| Overall | 100-110 |
Reasoning (Moderate )
There were 4 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-
- Linear (Single line)
- Month Based puzzle with Cities- 3 Variables
- Square Seating Arrangement
- Parallel Rows based Puzzle
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | 18 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 04 | Moderate |
| Inequality | 05 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 05 | Moderate |
| Coding Decoding | 04 | Moderate |
| Machine Input Output | 05 | Moderate |
| Order and Ranking | 02 | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 03 | Moderate |
| Alphabet Based | 01 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 03 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
There were 3 sets of data interpretation, following were the types of DI:
- Line Graph
- Pie Chart
- Caselet
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantity1, Quantity2 | 05 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Approximation | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous Word Problems | 15 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 05 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate
|
English Language (Moderate)
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | Moderate |
| Close Test | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Para Jumbles | 05 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 05 | Moderate |
| Double Fillers | 05 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 05 | Moderate |
| Starters | 05 | Moderate |
| Word Usage | 05 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 03 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
