IBPS - PO - PRELIMS EXAM (Second Shift, 22-10-2016) is over and the level of the paper was moderate to difficult and pattern of the paper is being given below:
1. English – Total 30 Questions (Level – Moderate to Difficult )
| TOPIC | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Israel and Europe Economy Based) | 7 |
| Cloze Test (Based on Online Education System) | 8 |
| Sentence Rearrangement (Based on Economic Survey) | 5 |
| Error Detection | 10 |
2. Quantitative Aptitude – Total 35 Questions (Level – Easy To Moderate)
| TOPIC | No. of Questions |
| Approximation/ Simplification | 5 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Data Interpretation (Line and Tabular Graphs) | 10 |
| Language Problems (Profit Loss, Average, Boats and Stream, CI/SI, Time and Work, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.) | 10 |
3. Reasoning Ability – Total 35 Questions – (Level – Easy To Moderate )
| TOPIC | No. of Questions |
| Puzzle (Floor) | 10 |
| Puzzle (Sitting Arrangement) - Circular | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Direction | 2 |
| Blood Relation | 2 |
| Puzzle (North South - Linear) | 5 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Misc, | 1 |
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