IBPS - PO - PRELIMS EXAM (First Shift, 16-10-2016) 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 (Based on Economy) : Britain Monopoly | 5 |
| Cloze Test (Based On Work Situation ) | 10 |
| Sentence Rearrangement (Global Warming) | 5 |
| Error Detection | 10 |
2. Quantitative Aptitude – Total 35 Questions (Level – Easy To Moderate)
| TOPIC | No. of Questions |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Simplification | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Data Interpretation (Tabular : Voting + Line Graph : Companies) | 10 |
| Language Problems (Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, CI/SI, Time & Work, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.) | 10 |
Number Series Questions
- 6,16,45,184,915. ?
- 11,20,38,74,?
- 15,21,38,65,101 ,?
- 24,28,19,35,10,?
3. Reasoning Ability – Total 35 Questions – (Level – Easy To Moderate )
| TOPIC | No. of Questions |
| Puzzle (Order) | 3 |
| Puzzle (Linear + Circular ) (5 Each) | 10 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Direction | 2 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Puzzle (Arrangement) | 7 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
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