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IBPS PO 2020 exams have started. IBPS is conducting the IBPS PO Prelims exam of 2020 across three days and in four shifts starting from October 03, 2020, onwards. Today we are discussing the detailed analysis of IBPS PO 2020 preliminary exam questions and difficulty level of the Day 01 of the exam series. We will update you as the shifts are concluding.
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IBPS PO 2020
Participating Banks of IBPS PO 2020
| 1. Allahabad Bank | 6. Canara Bank | 10. Indian Overseas Bank | 14. Syndicate Bank |
| 2.Andhra Bank | 7. Central Bank of India | 11. Oriental Bank of Commerce | 16. UCO Bank |
| 3. Bank of Baroda | 8. Corporation Bank | 12. Punjab National Bank | 17. Union Bank of India |
| 4. Bank of India | 9. Indian Bank | 13. Punjab & Sind Bank | 18. United Bank of India |
| 5. Bank of Maharashtra | – | – | – |
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The exam pattern for the IBPS PO 2020 selection process is:
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2020
| Sl.No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each section |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | English | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2020
| Sl
No |
Sections | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each section |
| 1 | Logical Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English/ Hindi | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | English/ Hindi | 35 minutes |
| 3 | English Language | 35 | 40 | English | 40 minutes |
| 4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | English/ Hindi | 45 minutes |
| TOTAL | 155 | 200 | 3 hours | ||
| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing and Essay) | 2 | 25 | English | 30 minutes |
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis October 03 2020
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IBPS is conducting the IBPS PO Prelims exam in three days across four different shifts. Today let’s discuss the IBPS PO Prelims exam analysis of October 03, 2020. The shift timings for the IBPS PO Prelims 2020 is:
| Reporting Time | Exam Timings | |
| Shift 1 | 8:00 AM | 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
| Shift 2 | 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Shift 3 | 1:00 PM | 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM |
| Shift 4 | 3:30 PM | 04:30 PM – 05:30 PM |
IBPS PO Prelims 2020: October 03 Shift 1
The IBPS PO 2020 day 01, Shift 01 was easy for the majority of the candidates.
| Section/ Topic | Good Attempts | Question
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Aptitude | 27 – 31 | Easy-Moderate |
| English Language | 22 – 25 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 24 – 27 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total Marks: 100 | 74 – 80 | Easy-Moderate |
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Quantitative Aptitude Shift 1
| Topic | Number of Questions | Question Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
- The Data Interpretation (DI) questions were asked from the Tabular DI, caselet, and Linear DI.
- There were questions from topics like Profit and Loss, Simple Intrest, Mixtures and Allegations, Ages, and Mensuration.
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Reasoning Aptitude day 01 Shift 01
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Question
Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding, and Decoding | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relations | 1 | Easy |
| Inequality | 5 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
Some of the questions asked in the Reasoning Aptitude sections are:
- Month Based Puzzle with 2 variables.
- Circular Seating Arrangements.
- Linear seating arrangement with 8 people facing both directions south and north.
IBPS PO Prelims Analysis Day 01: English Language Shift 01
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Question
Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Rearrangement | 4 | Moderate |
| Single Fillers and Double Fillers | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
| Find the correct sentence | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
- The Reading Comprehension was based on an article related to “Western Education in China”.
- There were questions related to finding the Synonyms of the words Ripe and Drive.
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IBPS PO Prelims 2020: October 03 Shift 2
Even in IBPS PO Prelims Shift 2, there were no visible changes and the exam was easy to moderate.
| Sections | Attempts | Question
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Aptitude | 26 – 32 | Easy to Moderate |
| English Language | 21 – 24 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22 – 26 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total Marks: 100 | 73 – 79 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning Ability Shift 2
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty
Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy to Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Inequality | 4 | Easy |
| Order and Ranking based | 1 | Easy |
| Number Pairing Based | 1 | Easy |
| Alphabet based + Miscellaneous | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
- Two Linear seating arrangement, one with the parallel rows, and the second with the uncertain number of people all facing north
- Month based puzzle for 6 months
- 6 People to be arranged in consecutive days and their favourite fruits
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Quantitative Aptitude Shift 2
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Question
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
- In Arithmetic Word problems questions were asked from Partnership, Mixture and allegation, Simple and Compound Intrest, Time and Work, Speed and Distance.
- In the Data Interpretation section, there were Linear graph and Caselet.
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English Language Shift 02
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Fillers | 5 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 5 | Moderate |
| Word Replacement | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 7 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
- For Reading Comprehension, the paragraph was based on Economic issues.
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IBPS PO Prelims 2020: October 03 Shift 3
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Aptitude | 25 – 30 | Easy to Moderate |
| English Language | 21 – 24 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22 – 26 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total Marks: 100 | 68 – 76 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability Shift 3
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy to Moderate |
| Coding and Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Alphabet based- meaningful word | 1 | Easy |
| Number Based (odd-even) Series | 1 | Easy |
| Odd one out based on the letter | 1 | Easy |
| Order and Ranking based on height | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
- Four sets of Puzzles with Circular Seating Arrangement, Linear Seating Arrangement, Order and Ranking with 9 people, and Day based puzzle-people attending play from Monday to Saturday.
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Quantitative Aptitude Shift 3
| Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
- In Data Interpretation (DI) questions there were questions from Tabular graph, Linera graph, and Caselet DI.
- There were questions from topics like Partnership, Mixture and allegation, Simple Intrest and Compound Intrest, Time and Work, Speed and Distance.
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English Language Shift 03
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty
Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 7 | Moderate |
| Word Replacement | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 6 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
- The Reading Comprehension passage was on the theme of mental issues faced by people due to COVID-19 lockdown.
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IBPS PO Prelims 2020: October 03 Shift 4
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Aptitude | 25 – 28 | Moderate |
| English Language | 21 – 24 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22 – 26 | Moderate |
| Total | 64 – 70 | Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude Shift 4
| Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
- Data Interpretation (DI) questions were asked from tabular DI, Caselet DI, and Linear graph.
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Reasoning Ability Shift 4
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Coding and Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
| Order and Ranking based | 3 | Easy |
| Number Based | 1 | Easy |
| Alphabet Series | 1 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
- There were four sets of Puzzles, in which questions were asked from topics like Square seating arrangement, Linear seating arrangement with all facing north and has to arrange with their weight, Floor and Flat based puzzle with 4 floors, and 2 flats, a box puzzle with various colours.
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam: English Language Shift 04
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 7 | Easy to Moderate |
| Fillers | 5 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 5 | Moderate |
| Word Replacement | 5 | Easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Phrase Replacement | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
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