IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 : All Shift 1, 2, 3, 4
Lakhs of aspirants from all over India appear for IBPS Clerk Exam each year. Today (9th Dec 2018) also the IBPS Clerk exam is conducting in India. Now, it is the time to take a look at the analysis of exam.
This exam will be conducted in 4 shifts/slots on 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th Dec 2018 for recruiting 7275 posts.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Shift Timing/Reporting
Below is the shift or reporting time for each shift of IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam.
| Shift | Reporting Time | Exam Time |
| 1 | 08:00 AM | 09:00 – 10:00 AM |
| 2 | 10:20 AM | 11:30 – 12:30 PM |
| 3 | 01:00 PM | 02:00 – 03:00 PM |
| 4 | 03:30 PM | 04:30 – 05:30 PM |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 : Section Wise Analysis (1st Shift)
IBPS Clerk Prelims 2018 Exam has 3 sections which have 100 objective MCQ questions. Total time duration obtained to complete the exam was 60 minutes. 1st shift Exam on 9th Dec 2018 was of easy to moderate level.
| Subject | Good Attempt | Time |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 18-22 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 25-29 | 20 |
| English Language | 23-27 | 20 |
| Total | 70-76 | 60 |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9 Dec 2018 – Quantitative Aptitude Shift 1
Quantitative Aptitude section – IBPS Clerk exam shift 1 on 9th Dec 2018 was of easy to moderate level. Set of Data Interpretation (DI) questions was based on Tabular and Caselet.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Word Problems (Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages, SI & CI etc) | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 – Reasoning Ability Shift 1
Reasoning Ability – IBPS Clerk Exam shift 1 on 9th Dec 2018 was of easy to moderate level. Following three sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement were asked.
i). Circular Seating Arrangement
ii). Floor Based Puzzle
iii). Linear Seating Arrangement, parallel line, 10 no of people.
| No. of Questions | Level | |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 5 | Moderate |
| Number Series | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Alphabet | 1 | Easy to Moderate |
| Order and Ranking | 4 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 – English Language Shift 1
English Language section – IBPS Clerk Prelims shift 1 on 9th Dec 2018 exam was of easy to moderate level.
One Reading Comprehension (Related to Internet Cloud use in Education) : 6 questions out of which 2 were from antonyms and synonyms identification.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 6 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 7 | Easy |
| Phrasal Verb or Sentence Correction | 6 | Easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 : Section Wise Analysis (2nd Shift)
IBPS Clerk Prelims 2018 Exam has 3 sections which have 100 objective MCQ questions. Total time duration obtained to complete the exam was 60 minutes. 2nd shift exam was of easy to moderate level.
| Subject | Good Attempt | Time |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22-25 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 28-32 | 20 |
| English Language | 24-28 | 20 |
| Total | 73-78 | 60 |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 – Quantitative Aptitude Shift 2
Quantitative Aptitude section – IBPS Clerk exam shift 2 on 9th Dec 2018 was also of easy to moderate level. Two sets of Data Interpretation (DI) questions was based on related to bar graph.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 – Reasoning Ability Shift 2
Reasoning Ability – IBPS Clerk Exam 2nd shift on 9th Dec 2018 was of easy to moderate level. Three Seating Arrangement and puzzles were asked in paper which are mentioned below.
i). Floor based puzzle
ii). Circular Seating Arrangement (8 people)
iii). Linear Seating Arrangement (Uncertain number of people)
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 – English Language Shift 2
English Language section – IBPS Clerk Prelims shift 2 exam on 9th Dec was of easy to moderate level.
1. One Reading Comprehension (Related to excess use of smartphones) : contains 6 questions out of which 2 question was Vocab based.
2. Para Jumble or Sentence Rearrangement : 5 questions
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 : Section Wise Analysis (3rd Shift)
IBPS Clerk Prelims 2018 Exam has 3 sections which have 100 objective MCQ questions. Total time duration obtained to complete the exam was 60 minutes. 3rd shift exam on 9th Dec was of easy to moderate level.
| Subject | Good Attempt | Time |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 18-21 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 25-29 | 20 |
| English Language | 22-25 | 20 |
| Total | 69-76 | 60 |
In Quantitative Aptitude, DI was based on Line graph.
In English Language, RC was having 7 questions out of which 2 were from identifying synonymous & antonyms and based on a article related to ‘dependency on technology and impact on human work‘.
In Reasoning, 2 set of puzzles and seating arrangement were of following types.
i). Linear Puzzle Arrangement (Unknown People)
ii). Single Line Linear Puzzle (7 people facing north & south)
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 9th Dec 2018 : Section Wise Analysis (4th Shift)
IBPS Clerk Prelims 2018 Exam has 3 sections which have 100 objective MCQ questions. Total time duration obtained to complete the exam was 60 minutes. 4th shift exam on 9th Dec was of easy to moderate level.
| Subject | Good Attempt | Time |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 19-23 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 26-29 | 20 |
| English Language | 24-27 | 20 |
| Total | 71-76 | 60 |
Quantitative Aptitude : DI was based on Tabular chart & Caselet.
Reading Comprehension : related to Global health issue.
Reasoning : 4 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement are of following types.
-> Linear Puzzle Arrangement (North & South Facing)
-> Month based Puzzle (Total 12 months were given)
-> Circular Based Puzzle (Circular Arrangement of 8 people facing inside)
-> Box Based Puzzle (8 Boxes)
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Review 9th Dec 2018 Shift 1, 2, 3, 4 – How was Exam? Share your Feedback
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