The
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting the PO
Prelims 2019 exam now. The second shift is already over. As per the
feedback shared by the candidates who appeared for IBPS PO Prelims 2019
exam, the questions asked in the exam were of ‘Easy to Moderate’ Level.
IBPS PO Prelims is qualifying in nature and the candidates who qualify
the exam will have to appear for the IBPS PO Main 2019 exam.
A
total of 100 Objective type questions were asked which needed to be
answered in 60 minutes. There are 3 sections and each section was given
20 minutes duration. Except English Language, all the sections were
available in English and Hindi. There will be a negative marking of 0.25
marks for every wrong answer given by the candidate.
Let’s
look in detail the type of questions asked in the exam, their
difficulty level and the number of good attempts to clear cut-off marks
this year:
English Language
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Reading Comprehension (Social Media)
|
05
|
Cloze Test
|
05
|
| Wrongly Spelt |
05 |
| Error Detection (New Pattern) |
05 |
| Single Filler |
05 |
| Phrase Replacement |
05 |
Total
|
30
|
Quantitative Aptitude
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Data Interpretation (Table + Bar )
|
10
|
Quadratic Equation
|
05
|
Wrong Number Series
|
05
|
Arithmetic Word Problems
|
15
|
Total
|
35
|
Reasoning Ability
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Blood Relation
|
03
|
Inequality
|
05
|
Puzzle (Circular + Order + Floor )
|
20
|
Syllogism
|
05
|
Pair Inspire + Alphabetical Series
|
01 + 01
|
Total
|
35
|
