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SBI Clerk Prelims Detailed Analysis- Jul 10, 2021- All Shifts

The much anticipated SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims is going to be conducted today. And as always, we will be covering the detailed section-wise topic-wise analysis of this exam. This is going to be beneficial for banking aspirants- particularly for those aspirants who have their SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims in the upcoming shifts. We will be having a look at each of the 3 sections: Reasoning, Numerical Ability and English as in how many questions were asked and from which topic. We will also be providing you with the number of Good Attempts so that you can get an idea of your performance.

Shift I Analysis

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift I- English Languauge Analysis

This section was easy. No Fillers were asked in this shift.

Topic No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (with 2 Vocabulary questions)7
Error Detection5
Cloze Test (Topic: Sleeping Habits)7
Phrase Replacement6
Word Rearrangement5

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift I- Numerical Ability Analysis

This section was easy-moderate. Quadratic Equations were not asked.

Topic No. of Questions
Data Interpretation
-Bar Graph
-Caselet
10
Simplification10
Missing No. Series5
Word Problems5

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift I- Reasoning Ability Analysis

This section was easy-moderate. Only-few syllogism questions were asked.

Topic No. of Questions
Seating Arrangement & Puzzles
– Circular Seating Arrangement of 8 people looking inside (5 Q)
– Double Line Seating Arrangement of 12 people
– Box-based Puzzle
– Linear Seating Arrangement of 4 people facing north (4 Q)
19
Syllogism (Only-few questions)4
Inequalities3
Direction Sense2
Blood Relation2
Alphanumeric Series4
Word Pair (Condition word)1

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift I- Good Attempts

SectionGood Attempts
English23-25
Numerical Ability28-31
Reasoning Ability27-30
Overall75-78

Shift II Analysis

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift II- English Languauge Analysis

This section was easy. Word Swap was asked for the first time in this exam this year.

Topic No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: OECD Report on Men & Women earnings) (Vocabulary- 2 Q)8
Error Detection7
Cloze Test5
Word Swap5
Sentence Rearrangement5

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift II- Numerical Ability Analysis

This section was easy-moderate. Quantity Comparison was asked for the first time in this exam this year.

Topic No. of Questions
Data Interpretation
– Double Variable Line Graph
5
Simplification11
Wrong No. Series5
Quantity Comparison2
Word Problems12

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift II- Reasoning Ability Analysis

This section was easy-moderate.

Topic No. of Questions
Seating Arrangement & Puzzles
– Uncertain No. of People facing North (3 Q)
– Day-based Puzzle with 7 days
– Square-based Seating Arrangement
– Comparison Puzzle (5 Q)
17
Syllogism (Some only-few questions)3
Inequalities5
Direction Sense3
Blood Relation (3 Generations)2
Alphanumeric Series4
Alphabet Order (Misfortune word)1

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift II- Good Attempts

SectionGood Attempts
English22-25
Numerical Ability28-31
Reasoning Ability28-31
Overall76-79

Shift III Analysis

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift III- English Languauge Analysis

This section was easy.

Topic No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Coral Reef Protection) (Vocabulary- 1 Q)7
Error Detection5
Cloze Test6
Word Usage5
Word Swap5
Sentence Rearrangement2

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift III- Numerical Ability Analysis

This section was easy.

Topic No. of Questions
Data Interpretation
– Line Chart
5
Simplification10
Missing No. Series5
Quantity Comparison3
Word Problems12

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift III- Reasoning Ability Analysis

This section was easy-moderate. Instead of Alphanumeric series, Numeric series was asked.

Seating Arrangement & Puzzles
– Uncertain No. of People (3 Q)
– Circular Seating Arrangement (5 Q)
– Floor-Based Puzzle (5 Q)
– Comparison-based Puzzle (3 Q)
– Month-Date based Puzzle (5 Q)
21
Syllogism (2 only-few questions)3
Inequalities2
Direction Sense1
Numeric Series5
Word Formation from Letters1
Misc.2

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift III- Good Attempts

SectionGood Attempts
English21-24
Numerical Ability28-31
Reasoning Ability27-30
Overall78-81

Shift IV Analysis

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift IV- English Languauge Analysis

This section was easy. New Pattern Error Detection was asked.

Topic No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Psychometric Test) (Vocabulary- 2 Q)8
Error Detection (Sentences were given as options and the sentence with error has to be detected)5
Cloze Test (Topic: Food Wastage)6
Misc.2
Word Swap5
Sentence Rearrangement4

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift IV- Numerical Ability Analysis

This section was easy. Quadratic Equation was asked for the first time in this exam this year.

Topic No. of Questions
Data Interpretation
– Tabular
– Caselet
8
Simplification10
Quadratic Equation5
Word Problems12

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift IV- Reasoning Ability Analysis

This section was easy-moderate.

Seating Arrangement & Puzzles
– Day-based Puzzle (5 Q)
– Box-based Puzzle of 8 boxes (5 Q)
– Comparison Puzzle (4 Q)
– Parallel Seating Arrangement (3 Q)
17
Syllogism (Only-few questions)5
Inequalities3
Blood Relations3
Alphanumeric Series4
Word Formation from Letters (Word: Care)1
Direction Sense2

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims- Shift IV- Good Attempts

SectionGood Attempts
English20-23
Numerical Ability27-30
Reasoning Ability26-29
Overall77-80

We hope that the above analysis will be helpful to the banking aspirants.

Nikunj Barnwal

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