Dear Readers,
The overall exam was very very difficult. Reasoning was moderate to difficult and General Awareness was very easy. In GA Most of the questions were asked from June & July Current Affairs. English and Quant section were very tough. Some question has weight-age based on its difficult level.
The students were not allowed to chose the sections self. There was a order as: Reasoning>GK>English>Quant>Descriptive Paper and the next section got unlocked only when the time of first section completes.
Total Number of Questions: 155
Duration: 3 hours
Reasoning – 60 mins
General Awareness – 35 mins
English – 40 mins
Data Analysis & Interpretation – 45 mins
| Section | Level | No. of Questions | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Moderate – Difficult | 45 | 25-30 |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | Difficult | 35 | 16-20 |
| General/Economy/Banking Awareness | Easy -Moderate | 40 | 25-30 |
| English | Difficult | 35 | 14-20 |
| Total | Difficult | 155 | 88-96 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Section:
The section was moderate. There were no syllogism questions.
- Puzzle – 5 Questions – 7 people belongs to different cities & different profession.
- Seating Arrangement – (Linear) – 5 Questions – 10 People (North – South). Total seats were 12. Out of 12, two seats were vacant.
- Input – Output – 5 Questions
- Coded Inequality/ Coding Decoding – 5 Questions
- Number Coding – 5 Questions
- Statement & Assumption – 10 Questions
- Data Sufficiency – 5 Questions
- Computer Aptitude- One Flow chart was given and questions were based on the chart.
General Awareness:
This section contains questions from
- Current Affairs
- Static Gk
- Banking Awareness
Click Here To Read General Awareness Questions asked in Today’s SBI PO Main Exam
English Section:
Some new type of questions were introduced in this section. There were no Cloze Test, Parajumbles & Spotting Error in today’s exam.
- 2 comprehensions – 5 questions each
- A word was given and choose its synonym/antonym – 8 questions
- Some questions. Different Para was given in each question and one sentence missing. Fill in the sentence from given options.
- Some questions. 5 sentences given. Arrange them to form para. And find which of these sentence does not tell the idea about that para.
Data Analysis & Interpretation:
- Double Pie Chart – 5 Questions
- Double Line Chart – 5 Questions
- Missing DI – 5 Questions
- Bar Graph (Single) – 5 Questions
- Data Sufficiency – 5 Questions
- Quadratic Equation – 5 new Questions
Two equations were given like
Quantity I : 12x^3y^3
Quantity II: 18x^4y^4 Given x>0 and y <0
Give Ans if
a)Quantity i > Quantity ii
b)Quantity i < Quantity ii
c)Quantity i ≥ Quantity ii
d)Quantity i ≤ Quantity ii
e)No relationship
Descriptive Paper:
Letter Writing:
- Letter to editor – increase in selfies among youth
- Letter to parents – new job in new city and problems faced there
- Principal to Parents – Importance of parents in children education.
Essay writing:
- Essay on effect of Pokemon Go
- Importance of History of nation.
- Essay on positive effects of Hike in salary of an employee
