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Complete Exam Analysis of

Indian Bank PO Prelims 2018 – All Slots

Indian Bank conducted their Probationary Officer’s prelims examination, for the recruitment of PO in Indian Bank, for the year 2018, on the 6^th of October 2018, in three different shifts. The competition is going to be really tough for all the candidates, who appeared in this preliminary examination, this time. Many candidates attempted the examination today.

As the competition is getting tough day by day, it is highly important to let the candidates understand that what was the overall level of the examination, what kind of questions were there, about new pattern questions (if any), etc. All this is going to help the candidates work properly over their strategy to attempt the different type of questions and different sections in the other similar examinations. This will also help the students with time management.

This exam analysis and review will also help the other aspirants, who are going to appear in the other such banking exams, that are going to take place in the near future. It will give the candidates an idea about the difficulty level of the questions and will also help them in expecting the question patterns in all the three sections, namely, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language.

In this exam review and analysis, we will be covering all the three slots of the Indian Bank prelims examination, taking one at a time. Also, we will review the overall examination and then will review it on the sectional basis.

The Exam Pattern

The examination pattern for the Indian Bank Prelims Examination was similar to the IBPS PO Prelims examination. There were three sections in all, which are made up of a total of 100 questions, with Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability carrying 35 questions each and the English Language section carries 30 questions.

The exam pattern was as given below –

So, let’s start with the first shift or first slot.

First Slot Exam Analysis

The first slot the Indian Bank PO Prelims was reported to be moderate over the difficulty scale. The difficulty level of the questions asked in this morning shift was either easy or moderate or somewhere in between. The overall analysis of this shift is as mentioned below –

The section wise overall analysis of shift one –

Quantitative Aptitude

This section was of moderate level in the first shift examination. For the candidates who have practiced well can easily attempt around 20 questions in the given 20 minutes. There was two data interpretation in this shift and there was a total of 10 questions from the topic. The data interpretation questions were also of a moderate level of difficulty and were easily doable. The two data interpretations were –

• Pie Chart
• Line Graph

Reasoning Ability

The difficulty level of the questions in the reasoning ability section was of easy to moderate level. Now, since the questions were quite easy, the expected questions that a candidate can easily attempt is also high. A candidate can easily attempt around 25 questions in 20 minutes. There were four sets of puzzles and seating arrangements. The questions were based on –

• Box based puzzle
• Month based puzzle
• Circular seating arrangement
• Linear seating arrangement (Parallel Rows)

English Language

The English Language section was also somewhere in between east to moderate level of difficulty. There were 10 questions from the Reading Comprehension. Out of these ten questions, four questions were based on vocabulary (antonyms and synonyms). The topic for the reading comprehension was related to company bill. In the fill in the blank questions, the candidates were supposed to fill in the same word in both the blanks asked in one single question. It is advised that you choose questions wisely.

Second Slot Exam Analysis

The second slot the Indian Bank PO Prelims was reported to be moderate over the difficulty scale. The difficulty level of the questions asked in this afternoon shift was either easy or moderate or somewhere in between. The overall analysis of this shift is as mentioned below –

The section wise overall analysis of shift two –

Quantitative Aptitude

This section was of moderate level in the second shift examination. For the candidates who have practiced well can easily attempt around 20 questions in the given 20 minutes. There was two data interpretation in this shift and there was a total of 10 questions from the topic. The data interpretation questions were also of a moderate level of difficulty and were easily doable. The two data interpretations were –

• Tabular DI
• Bar Graph

Reasoning Ability

The difficulty level of the questions in the reasoning ability section was of easy to moderate level. Now, since the questions were quite easy, the expected questions that a candidate can easily attempt is also high. A candidate can easily attempt around 25 questions in 20 minutes. There were four sets of puzzles and seating arrangements. The questions were based on –

• Year and Age based puzzle
• Day based puzzle (Monday to Sunday, 7 Cities)
• Random arrangement based puzzle (Persons, Profession, and Color)
• Linear seating arrangement (Facing North, 6 People)

English Language

The English Language section was also somewhere in between east to moderate level of difficulty. There were 10 questions from the Reading Comprehension. Out of these ten questions, four questions were based on vocabulary (antonyms and synonyms). The topic for the reading comprehension was related to agriculture and poverty. In the fill in the blank questions, the candidates were supposed to fill in the same word in both the blanks asked in one single question. It is advised that you choose questions wisely.

Third Slot Exam Analysis

The third slot the Indian Bank PO Prelims was reported to be moderate over the difficulty scale. The difficulty level of the questions asked in this evening shift was either easy or moderate or somewhere in between. The overall analysis of this shift is as mentioned below –

The section wise overall analysis of shift three –

Quantitative Aptitude

This section was of moderate level in the second shift examination. For the candidates who have practiced well can easily attempt around 20 questions in the given 20 minutes. There was three data interpretation in this shift and there was a total of 15 questions from the topic. The data interpretation questions were also of the moderate level of difficulty and were easily doable. The three data interpretations were –

• Tabular DI
• Bar Graph
• Caselet

Reasoning Ability

The difficulty level of the questions in the reasoning ability section was of easy to moderate level. Now, since the questions were quite easy, the expected questions that a candidate can easily attempt is also high. A candidate can easily attempt around 25 questions in 20 minutes. There were five sets of puzzles and seating arrangements. The questions were based on –

• Square Seating Arrangement
• Floor Based Puzzle
• Random arrangement based puzzle (House and Colors)
• Linear seating arrangement (6 People)
• Linear seating arrangement (uncertain number of people)

English Language

The English Language section was also somewhere in between east to moderate level of difficulty. There were 8 questions from the Reading Comprehension. Out of these eight questions, three questions were based on vocabulary (antonyms and synonyms). The topic for the reading comprehension was related to bitcoin cryptocurrency. In the fill in the blank questions, the candidates were supposed to fill in the same word in both the blanks asked in one single question. It is advised that you choose questions wisely.