SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) recruitment exams are one of the most sought-after recruitment processes in India among banking job aspirants. Every year’s lakhs of candidates try their luck in this highly competitive recruitment process. This year too SBI will hire nearly 5000 aspirants towards its service across the country. SBI has recently released the SBI Clerk 2021 notification. SBI has conducted the second stage of the screening process, the SBI Clerk mains exam on October 31, 2020, across various shifts. Let’s get into the SBI Clerk Exam Analysis of the much anticipated SBI Clerk 2020 mains exam.
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SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis – October 31, 2020
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern: Main Examination
| Test Subject | Number of
Questions |
Maximum Marks | Exam
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
- 1/4th marks will get deducted for every wrong answer.
- There are no minimum qualifying marks for individual sections. The final merit list will be published on State-wise and, category wise.
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SBI Clerk Analysis: October 31, 2020 Shift 1
| Sections | Number of Questions | Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 40 | 22 – 25 |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 24 – 30 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 20 -25 |
| General and Financial Awareness | 50 | 27 – 32 |
| Total | 190 | 93 – 112 |
Quantitative Aptitude Shift 1
| Sections | Number of Questions | Difficulty
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 19 | Moderate |
| Data sufficiency | 6 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Alphabetical series | 7 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Arithmetic) | 18 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
- In DI, there was a Bar graph based question with two variables: the number of books and books issued.
- Two caselet questions
- From Arithmetic section, questions were asked from topics like: Percentages, Mixtures and allegations, ratio and Proportion, Probability, Mensuration, etc
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Reasoning and Computer Aptitude Shift 1
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
|
Seating Arrangement Puzzles
|
25
|
Moderate to Difficult
|
| Coded Inequality | 5 | Moderate |
|
Direction sense
|
5 |
Moderate -Difficult
|
|
Machine Input- Output
|
5 |
Moderate
|
|
Logical Reasoning: Couse of Action, Statement, and Assumption, Consequence)
|
6 |
Moderate- Difficult
|
|
Alphabet based series
|
1 |
Moderate
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
3 |
Moderate
|
|
Total
|
50 | Moderate-Difficult |
- In seating arrangement, two parallel rows with 6 people facing North and 6 people facing southern direction.
- Circular Seating arrangement with two vacant positions.
- Floor based puzzle to match 7 people with 5 floors.
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SBI Clerk Mains Analysis Shift 1: English Language
| Topic | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | Easy to Moderate |
| Vocabulary Based (Synonym and Antonym) | 5 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Sentence and Phrase Rearrangement | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Idioms | 2 | Moderate |
| Fillers | 5 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 6 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Moderate |
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General and Financial Awareness Shift 1
Some of the questions asked in this shift is:
- Which bank launched the Shagun scheme?
- The stake of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in JIO Payment Bank: 70%
- Who is chairman of TRAI?
- Which bank launched the ACE credit card?
- World charity day:
- Serum Institute of India location: New Delhi
- Rajat Bhatia related to which sports: Cricket
- The currency of South Korea: South Korean
- Karmayogi program related to which segment: Indian Civil Servant
- Who is the writer of 10 rules of successful nations: Ruchir Sharma
- Economic Freedom Index
- Titan Pay
- PFRDA
- POS Device – Paytm
- Who is the current head of Tesla
- Chambal Project
- 2+2 Dialogue
- JSE Energy Plant Set-up
- expand CBSE
- Parliament Standing Committee
- What is a Instaclick Saving Account?
- MUDRA is a subsidiary of?
- NSDC has the agreement with which of the following firms for the Skill Training programme?
- September Retain Inflation rate:
- UNDP Head quarters location:
- Only Indian Company in top 100 list of the Fortune 500:
- Autism Awareness Day
- The Fiscal Deficit Formula:
- Current Prime Minister of Japan
- Head Office of Hardley Davidson
- Third Richest Person based on Huren India Rich List
- Shaurya KGC Card
- Insta Flexi Account
- White Label ATM
- Who among the following is the Deputy Governor of RBI?
- The Indian Air force Anniversary day:
- What is the Minimum Paid-up capital for Umbrella entity:
- Importance of April 02:
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SBI Clerk Analysis: October 31, 2020 Shift 2
| SECTIONS | GOOD ATTEMPTS |
| English Language | 22- 25 |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 22 – 25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 18 – 21 |
| General and Financial Awareness | 25 – 30 |
| TOTAL | 87 – 101 |
Comparing to the first shift, the second shift was much easier.
English language Shift 2
| Topic | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 15 | Moderate |
| Word Usage | 3 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Re-arrangement | 6 | Moderate |
| Passage including two inference based question and 3 fillers | 2 | Difficult |
| Passage with word replacement and inference based questions | 2 | Moderate |
| Double Fillers | 7 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Difficult |
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Reasoning and Computer Aptitude Shift 2
| Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
|
Seating Arrangement Puzzles
|
25
|
Moderate to Difficult
|
| Direction Sense | 2 | Easy |
|
Blood Relation
|
2 |
Moderate
|
|
Machine Input- Output
|
5 |
Moderate
|
|
Logical Reasoning: Couse of Action, Statement, and Assumption, Consequence)
|
6 |
Moderate- Difficult
|
|
Alpha-numeric
|
5 |
Moderate
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
5 |
Moderate
|
|
Total
|
50 | Moderate |
- In seating arrangement, two parallel rows with 6 people facing North and 6 people facing southern direction, while there are 7 seats.
- Blood relation question added with Linear seating arrangement twist.
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Quantitative Aptitude Shift 2
| Sections | Number of Questions | Difficulty
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 24 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Data sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Arithmetic) | 16 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
- In DI section, there were questions based on a Pie chart, and Bar grapgh. From caselet, there were 14 questions across three different puzzles.
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General Awareness Shift 2
- Expand C used in CFT
- Identify the duties of SEBI
- IPL Edition in South Africa
- AMRUT Yojna
- Rana Pratap Sagar Dam location
- Tribal Day
- State where the Dudhawa Tiger Reserve is located
- Second Cleanest City in India with above 1 Lakh population
- Airport in India which opens the first Private JET terminal.
- Winner of 2020 Noble Prize in Physics
- State famous for the Garb/ Dandiya Dance
- Summer Olympic in 2024 location
- 2020 Indian Budget Total Amount
- Capital of Brazil
- Who among the following is the MD and CEO of the Bank of Baroda.
- Bharat Net Budgetary allocation or How many Grama Panchayat
- Worlds Economic Forum 2020 Location
- Statement correct in reference to the Stars Yojana
- Author of the book, “The Big Thoughts of Little Luv”
- Bhimrao Ambedkar Airport location
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