SBI PO Prelims Exam 2017 has started from today, 29th April 2017 and will be conducted on 4 different days in different slots. We have updated the exam analysis of SBI PO Prelims Exam 2017 for 29th April 2017 1st slot as soon as the paper ends.
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SBI PO Prelims 2017 Exam Analysis
SBI PO Exam Analysis: English Language
This section comprises of 30 questions with a total of 30 marks. Following questions were asked in this section.
| Name of topic |
Number of questions |
| Reading Comprehension |
10 Questions (based on Technology based on Hacking) |
| Cloze test |
10 Questions (based on new pattern) |
| Sentence Correction |
10 Questions |
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2017: Quantitative Aptitude
This section comprised of 35 questions which constituted 35 marks. Following questions were asked from this section –
| Name of topic |
Number of questions |
| Number Series |
5 Questions
- 14 8 9 14.5 30 ?
- 20 29 54 103 184 ?
- 7 8 18 57 ? 1165
- 5 7 18 47 103 ?
- 77 85 69 101 37 ?
|
| Data Interpretation |
2 sets (Tabular and line graph) |
| Approximation |
5 Questions |
| Quadratic Equation |
5 Questions |
| Miscellaneous |
10 Question |
SBI PO Prelims 2017 Exam Analysis: Reasoning Ability
35 questions were asked from this section with a total of 35 marks. Questions asked in this section involved following topics –
| Name of topic |
Number of questions |
| Puzzles and Arrangements |
3 puzzles (One linear puzzle, all facing north. Another puzzle with age combination, floor arrangement) |
| Inequality |
5 Questions (2 coded and 3 direct) |
| Miscellaneous |
1 from coding-decoding, 1 from alphanumeric etc |
SBI PO Prelims 2017 Expected Cutoff
Here is the sectional as well as overall cutoff of SBI PO Prelims previous year. We will update the expected sectional and overall cutoff of SBI PO prelims 2017 as soon as the exam ends.
Expected Cutoff of SBI PO Prelims 2017
| Name of Section |
Expected Cutoff |
| Reasoning Ability |
9-10 |
| English Language |
10 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
10-12 |
| Overall Expected Cutoff |
48-54 |
SBI PO Prelims Last Year Sectional Cutoff
| Name of Section |
Total Marks |
Sectional Cutoff (SC/ST/OBC/VH/OH) |
Sectional Cutoff (General) |
| English Language |
30 |
6.00 |
8.75 |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
4.25 |
7.00 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
4.25 |
7.25 |
SBI PO Prelims Last Year Overall Cutoff
| Category |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
OH |
VH |
HI |
| Overall Cutoff Marks (out of 100) |
47.50 |
44.50 |
38.75 |
29.25 |
36.00 |
37.00 |
15.75 |
SBI PO Prelims 2017 Exam Difficulty Level
| Name of Section |
Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Ability |
Moderate to Difficult |
| English Language |
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
| Overall |
Moderate |
SBI PO Prelims 2017 Good Attempts
| Name of Section |
Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability |
15-18 |
| English Language |
18-20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
20 |
| Overall Exam |
55 – 58 |
