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SBI Clerk Previous Year Exam Analysis

SBI Clerk is due in 9 days. Have a look at the topics from which questions were asked last year. It’s obvious that the same exact topics will not be repeated but this analysis will help you get an idea of what mix of questions to expect in the upcoming SBI Clerk Prelims exam. Have a look:

Shift I Analysis

SBI Clerk Prelims- Shift I- English Languauge Analysis

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

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (with 2 Vocabulary questions)7
Error Detection5
Cloze Test (Topic: Sleeping Habits)7
Phrase Replacement6
Word Rearrangement5

SBI Clerk Prelims- Shift I- Numerical Ability Analysis

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

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

SBI Clerk Prelims- Shift I- Reasoning Ability Analysis

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

TopicNo. 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 Prelims- Shift I- Good Attempts

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

Shift II Analysis

SBI Clerk Prelims- Shift II- English Languauge Analysis

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

TopicNo. 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 Prelims- Shift II- Numerical Ability Analysis

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

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

SBI Clerk Prelims- Shift II- Reasoning Ability Analysis

This section was easy-moderate.

TopicNo. 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 Prelims- Shift II- Good Attempts

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

Shift III Analysis

SBI Clerk Prelims- Shift III- English Languauge Analysis

This section was easy.

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Coral Reef Protection) (Vocabulary- 1 Q)7
Error Detection5
Cloze Test6
Word Usage5
Word Swap5
Sentence Rearrangement2

SBI Clerk Prelims- Shift III- Numerical Ability Analysis

This section was easy.

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

SBI Clerk 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 Prelims- Shift III- Good Attempts

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

Shift IV Analysis

SBI Clerk Prelims- Shift IV- English Language Analysis

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

TopicNo. 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 Prelims- Shift IV- Numerical Ability Analysis

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

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation
– Tabular
– Caselet
8
Simplification10
Quadratic Equation5
Word Problems12

SBI Clerk 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 Prelims- Shift IV- Good Attempts

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

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