SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2017: 7th May 3rd Slot

By Astha Shukla|Updated : May 7th, 2017

Here is the SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis for the 3rd slot of exam which was conducted successfully today on 7th May 2017. This Exam analysis is provided to keep you updated with the pattern of SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2017 and also to help you identify the overall difficulty level of questions asked in exam. Through this, you can understand the minimum number of attempts required to get the seat in Mains Exam.

SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2017 was also conducted on 29th April , 30th April and 6th May. Today is going to be the last day for the commencement of SBI PO Prelims 2017. We have observed that pattern and difficulty level of exam remained somewhat same in all slots. 2nd slot of SBI PO Prelims was conducted from 11:30 Am to 12:30 PM. We have also provided  SBI PO Prelims 2017 Exam analysis for  7th may 1st slot  and   7th may 2nd slot  

SBI PO Preliminary 2017 Exam Analysis

SBI PO Preliminary Exam Analysis: English Language

A total of 30 marks were allotted for 30 questions in this section . Go through to table below to know the type of questions asked :

Name of topic

Number of questions

Reading Comprehension

10 Questions (Moderate level) (Antonyms synonyms asked were easily doable)

  • RC was based on a topic related to food and economics

Cloze test

10 Questions ( Easy)

  • The passage was based on employee payments and revenue

Sentence Correction

10 Questions (Easy)

  • Errors of Prepositions , conjunctions and tenses were asked 

SBI PO Preliminary Exam Analysis : Quantitative Aptitude

There were 35 questions in this section with a total of 35 marks as 1 mark was allotted for each question. Read the table below to know the type of questions asked : 

Name of topic

Number of questions

Number Series

5 Questions (Missing number series were asked)

  • 0.5 , 1 , 4 , 32 , ? 
  • 162, 82 , 42 , 22 , ?

Data Interpretation

 2 sets 

  • One DI (5 questions) was Tabular Chart which was based on male and female ((Moderate) (lengthy calculation)
  • Another DI (5 questions) was Line Graph which was based on rice and wheat (Easy

)Approximation

 5 Questions (Easy-moderate)

Quadratic Equation

 5 Questions (Easy Level)

Miscellaneous

 10 Questions( Moderate) Topics included were Average , Percentage , Age related question , Mixture and Allegation , SI , CI , Spped & time, Time & work Etc.

SBI PO Preliminary  Exam Analysis: Reasoning Ability 

This section had 35 questions in all with a total of 35 marks. Go through the table below for the questions that were asked in this section. 

Name of topic

Number of questions

Puzzles and Arrangements

 4 puzzles 

  • One was Floor based puzzle and , 8 floor , 8 person and 8 games were given
  • One was Linear Arrangement Based on Days
  • One was based on birth year of different person , calculation of age with respect to 2017
  • One was based on two months april and december and 4 dates

Inequality

 5 Questions (Easy)(3 direct , 2 individual questions)

Miscellaneous 

 2 from order and Ranking, 2 from Blood Relation , 2 from direction sense , 1 from coding-decoding etc 

SBI PO Prelims 2017  Exam Difficulty Level

Name of Section

Difficulty Level

Reasoning Ability

Moderate to Difficult

English Language

Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

Moderate

Overall

Moderate to Difficult

SBI PO Prelims 2017 Good Attempts

Name of Section

Good Attempts

Reasoning Ability

15-18

English Language

18-20

Quantitative Aptitude

20-22

Overall Exam

55 - 58

Number series 2nd slot 7th may :
254 , 126 , 62 , ? , 14 , 6
7,15 , 46 , 185 ,?
6, 6.5 , 14, 58 , ? 76, 96

The next slot for 7th May will take place from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM. We will post exam analysis for next slot as soon as the exam gets over. Do tag your friends here and share this exam analysis with them.

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