Today was the first day of the IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2019. The exam is being conducted in four time slots: 2 each in morning and evening.
A total of 100 questions had to be answered in 60 minutes. All the sections, except English Language, were available in both English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
| Section | Total Questions | Level of difficulty | Good Attempts | Time taken (in minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 22-25 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate-difficult | 21-23 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 24-26 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Moderate | 67-74 | 60 |
| Subject | General | SC/ST/OBC |
| English Language (Out of 30) | 8-10 | 5-7 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) | 7-9 | 4-6 |
| Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) | 8-10 | 5-7 |
| Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) | 63-68 | OBC: 60-65 |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension (Based on 5G Technology) |
7 |
Easy-Moderate |
Spot the Error |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Phrase Replacement |
5 |
Easy |
Fill in the Blanks – Single FIB |
5 |
Easy |
Match the Statements: Column I/Column II |
3 |
Easy |
The English Language section comprised of questions based on Reading Comprehension, Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, Match the Statements: Column I/Column II and Phrase Replacement. The Reading Comprehension was based on 5G Technology. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph) |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Pie Chart) |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Missing Number Series |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
Comparison of variables: Quadratic Equations |
6 |
Easy |
Quant based word problems: (Profit, Loss and Discount, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Average, Partnership, Time, Speed and Distance - Boats and Streams, Mensuration, Ages, Percentage etc.) |
11 |
Moderate |
There were two sets of Data Interpretation of 6 questions each. Some commonly asked topics were Mensuration, Time Speed and Distance, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Partnership, Ages and Profit, Loss and Discount. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate,
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
AR (Data Arrangement – Box based) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 Parallel Rows - Facing North/South) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
AR (Square Seating Arrangement – 8 People and their age based) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Coding-decoding - (Set based) |
5 |
Easy |
Direction based |
4 |
Easy |
Blood Relation |
3 |
Easy |
Syllogism |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
There were three sets of Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement. Five questions based on Syllogism were there in the exam. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
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All the Best!
Team CL