IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2021, 26 December Shift-1 Review
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2021
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 26th December 2021: Today was the 1st Shift of IBPS SO Prelims 2021 and thousands of candidates have appeared in this shift. As per their reviews, today’s IBPS SO Prelims Exam was of Moderate level. The Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection has scheduled IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2021 for 26th December 2021 in four shifts. Here we have come up with the 1st Day 1st Shift IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis for you with overall good attempts, and detailed section-wise analysis. This will surely be a helping hand for the candidates who have their exams in the upcoming shifts of IBPS SO Prelims 2021.
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2021 Shift-1
Our faculty has connected with the aspirants who had their IBPS SO Prelims Exam today and we will provide you with a complete analysis for Shift-1 IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2021 here. To know what was the level of examination and which questions were asked in the exam go through the complete article below. IBPS SO Pre 2021 exam had 3 sections in the objective test of 125 marks that constituted 150 questions to be completed in 2 hours. The sections asked were:
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability
- General Awareness/Quantitative Aptitude
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2021 Overall Difficulty
As per the candidate’s reviews, IBPS SO Prelims Exam was lengthy and time-consuming. The level of the exam can be considered Moderate. Our experts have predicted the overall good attempts & section-wise good attempts that has been updated here after the complete IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2021.
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| English Language | 22-24 | Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | 33-37 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 32-34 | Moderate |
| Total | 88-96 | Moderate |
IBPS SO Prelims Shift-1 Exam Analysis 2021
Below we will be providing the sectional IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis for Shift-1 for your reference. Go through the complete IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis conducted for Shift-1 of 26th December 2021. As per the student’s review, each section was of Moderate Level and a few questions were time-consuming. Have a look at each section of IBPS SO Exam Analysis and know what was asked in the IBPS SO Exam.
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis- Reasoning
The level of reasoning in Shift-1 of IBPS SO Prelims was very Moderate. There were questions asked from Puzzle and Seating Arrangement Questions were asked. The questions of Logical Reasoning were difficult and calculative. Puzzles were lengthy and time-consuming.
1. Date Based Puzzle (variable)- 5 questions
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles | 20 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 04-05 | Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 02-03 | Moderate |
| Blood Relations | 03 | Moderate |
| Inequality | 03-04 | Moderate |
| Machine Input | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Syllogs | 03-04 | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 03-04 | Difficult |
| Alphabetical | 01 | Easy |
| Number Series | 01 | Easy |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
IBPS SO Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude
The level of the questions asked in this section as per IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2021 for Shift-1 was of Moderate level. There was no question asked from Quadratic Equation & Inequality. There were 5 questions from Caselet based on Mensuration. In shift-1, 30 questions were from Speed Maths & the remaining 20 were from Miscellaneous/Arithmetic.
There were 3 sets of DI of the following type-
- Tabular DI
- Pie Chart
- Line Graph
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 05 | Moderate |
| Approximation | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Caselet | 05 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic | 20 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis- English Language
There was no question asked from Cloze Test in There were 2 Reading Comprehension asked in
1st Reading Comprehension was based on a Report of Indonesia
2nd Reading Comprehension was based on Immunity
Antonyms/Synonyms- Vented, Latent, Encourage
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 20 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Swap | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Error Detection | 05 | Easy |
| Phrase Replacement | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Match the following | 03-04 | Easy to Moderate |
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IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern 2021
For the post of Law Officer & Official Language Officer
| S No | Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| 2. | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| 3. | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes | |
For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I
| S No | Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| 2. | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| 3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes | |
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