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Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection( IBPS) has released the IBPS SO notification for the post of Specialist Officers(SO) on 2 November 2021. Unlike Probationary Officers, Specialist Officers are bound to have less work pressure and stressful life. For the preparation of IBPS SO 2021, we are providing you with the study material and previous year’s question papers with detailed solutions of the same. Get to know the IBPS SO exam pattern and syllabus before you begin your preparation

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Reasoning Ability

Syllogism

In the question below four statements are given followed by four conclusions 1,2,3 and4. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements regarding commonly known facts.

Statements

• All drums are tubes
• Some tubes are pipes
• No pipe is stick
• Some sticks are rubbers

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Conclusion

• All rubbers are tubes
• Some sticks being drum is a possibility
• At least some pipes are drums
• Some sticks are definitely tubes

(a) None follows (b) Only 1 (c) I and 2  (d) Only 2 (e) Only 3

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions follow

If ‘A*B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’

If ‘A+B’ means ‘A is the brother of B”

If ‘A/B’ means ‘ Ais the daughter of B’

If ‘A-B’ means ‘A is the son of B’

1. How is Q related to P, if ‘P/R*T-Q’?

(A) Grand-daughter (B) Mother-in-law or Father-in-law (C) Grandmother (D) Grandmother or Grandfather

(E) None of these

2. How Is Related to Q, ‘P-Q+R/T’?

(A) Brother or Sister (B) Niece (C) Sister (D) Nephew or Niece (E) None of these

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Quantitative Aptitude

1. Mr Mahesh spent 20% of his monthly income on food and 15% on children’s education. 40% of the remaining, he spent on entertainment and transport together and 30% on the medical. He is left with an amount of Rs. 8775 after al these expenses. What is Mahesh’s monthly income

(a) 40,000 (b) 35,000 (c) 38,000 (d) None of these

SIMPLIFY

1. 6435.9 + 7546.4 +1203.5

(a) 15188.5 (b) 15185.8 (c) 15155.5 (d) 1581.5 (e) None of these

2. 4.5* 437/19 =?

(a) 103.5 (b) 115.3  (c) 105.3 (d) 113.5 (e) None of these

What will come in the place of question marks in the given number series?

1. 5    9   25   89     ?    1369

(a)343    (b) 355  (c)349 (d) 341 (e) 345

2. 6     17    50    149    ?   1337

(a) 454  (b) 446 (c) 442  (d) 452  (e) 432

3.  61    62   54    81    17     ?

(a) 142   (b) 145  (c)138 (d) 144 (e) 140

 Number Series Daily Practice

English Language

Replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it dramatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, then mark (e) as the answer.

1. The plan broke open for want of funds.

(a) broke up (b) broke down (c) broke out (d) broke upon (e) No correction required.

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2. He plays cricket and tennis also

(a) both (b) besides (c) too (d) a well (e) No correction required

Find out which pair of words can be filled in the blanks.

1. The clerk…….. to complain because the bag was……………..by the peon.

(a)planned; thrown (b) gave; held (c) began; kept (d) willing; knocked  (e) threatened; stolen

2. Instead of ……….. others, you should …………. the truth

(a) begging; whichever (b) blaming; find (c) worrying; paying (d) writing; reading (e) donating; demanding

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IBPS SO Practice Set 1

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Books for Reference

English Language

• Word Power Made Easy by Normal Lewis
• English Grammar & Composition by Wren and Martin

Reasoning Ability

• Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
• Analytical Reasoning (BSC publication) by  M K Pandey

Quantitative Aptitude

• Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations by R S Aggarwal
• Magical Book On Quicker Maths by M Tyra
• Quantum CAT by Sarvesh K Varma

Professional Knowledge

For IT Officer (Scale-I)

• Objective Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams by R Pillai
• IBPS Specialist Officers I.T. Officers CWE SPL for IT Officer (Scale-1) & IT Officer (Scale-2)- Professional Knowledge Practice Work Book by Pratiyogita Kiran
• Data Communications and Networking by Behrouz. A Forouzan

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For Law Officer (Scale I)

• IBPS Specialist Officer CWE LAW Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan
• Bank-Law Specialist Officer Exam by Chandrasekhar Agarwal

For Marketing Officer (Scale-I)

• IBPS Bank-Marketing Specialist Officer Exam: Complete Book by Priyanka Prakashan
• Marketing Specialist Exam book by Upkar Prakashan
• IBPS SO Main Marketing Officer Paperback by Arihant Publications

 For Agriculture Field Officer (Scale-I)

• Fundamentals of Agriculture Vol. 1 by Arun Katyayan
• Fundamentals of Agriculture Vol. 2 by Arun Katyayan
• Agriculture Field Officer IBPS – Lalitha Gaur
• Question bank on agriculture for competitive exams – Muniraj Singh Rathore

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 For HR /Personnel Officer (Scale-I)

• Bank HR Specialist book by Kiran Prakashan
• IBPS – CWE Specialist Officers Cadre HR Officer Scale 1 Recruitment by Arihant Publications

For Rajabhasha Adhikari

• Rajbhasha Adhikari Guide by R.Gupta
• Hindi Vyakaran Aur Rachna by Upakar Prakashan
• IBPS Specialist Officer SO Rajya Bhasha Adhikari CWE – 5 Online Exam Practice Work Book—Hindi by Pratyogitha Kiran

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