Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting a test for the recruitment of Probationary officers for various banks. A total of 21 banks have participated in 2019 for the IBPS selection procedure. With a total of 4000+ vacancies announced this year by IBPS, it is now time to give your best shot. The exam will be conducted in 4 shifts on 19 October 2019. This will be the 2nd day of exam as the first day of the exam was conducted on 12 October 2019, You can find the analysis here. Candidate will get a total of 1-hour with 20 mins to each section to complete the test. Candidates aspiring to join the banking sector have a great opportunity to ace the exam and fulfill their dreams. Oliveboard is bringing you IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis of all the Shifts being conducted today for the better understanding of the questions paper, its pattern and types of questions.
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Exam Pattern
Before moving to the exam analysis let us first see the exam pattern that was set for the test conducted today and get a better understanding of the Paper:
| S.No | Name of Test | No.of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 60 mins |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| 4 | Total | 100 | 100 | 60 mins |
There will be a negative marking of 1/4th or 0.25 of marks allotted to the question.
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Shift Wise Analysis
| Exam Schedule 2019 | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | Shift 4 |
| Exam Time | 9:00 A.M to 10:00 A.M | 11:30 A.M to 12:30 P.M | 02:00 P.M to 03:00 P.M | 4:30 P.M to 05:30 P.M |
IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Shift 1
Overall difficulty level – Easy to Moderate
IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – English Language
Easy Level
- Reading Comprehension (Water Management – Irrigation) – 7 Questions
- Single Filler – 5 Questions
- Parajumbles – 5 Questions
- Error Detection – 5 Questions
- Word Replacement – 4 Questions
- Word Exchange – 4 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Quantitative Aptitude
Easy to Moderate
- Inequality – 5 Questions
- Approximation – 7 Questions
- Bar Graph DI (Easy) – 5 Questions
- Double Pie Chart DI – 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous (Percentage, Mixture, Time & Work)- 7 Questions
- Quadratic Equations – 6 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Reasoning Ability
Moderate Level
- Inequalities – 5 Questions
- Square Seating Arrangement (Inside Out) – 5 Questions
- Coding Decoding – 5 Questions
- Linear Arrangement – 5 Questions
- Blood Relations – 3 Questions
- Scheduling – 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous – 2 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Shift 2
Overall difficulty level – Easy to Moderate
IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – English Language
Level – Easy
- Reading Comprehension (Social Media) – 8 Questions
- Single Filler – 5 Questions
- Cloze Test – 5 Questions
- Error Spotting – 4 Questions (2 right sentence, 2 wrong sentence)
- Spelling Errors – 3 Questions
- Phrase Replacement – 5 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Quantitative Aptitude
Level – Moderate
- Wrong Number Series – 6 Questions
- Percentage Tabular DI – 6 Questions
- Pie Chart DI – 5 Questions
- Data Sufficiency – 2 Questions
- Miscellaneous (Percentage, Mixture, Time & Work)- 10 Questions
- Quadratic Equations – 6 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Reasoning Ability
Level – Moderate Level
- Syllogism (Only a few) – 4 Questions
- Floor based puzzle – 4 Questions
- Blood Relations – 3 Questions
- Circular Arrangement (6 people inwards) – 5 Questions
- Linear Arrangement (Single) – 5 Questions – 4 Questions
- Linear Arrangement (Double – 14 people) – 4 Questions
- Scheduling – 6 Questions
- Miscellaneous – 4 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Shift 3
Overall difficulty level – Easy to Moderate
IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – English Language
Level – Easy
- Reading Comprehension – 8 Questions
- Single Filler – 5 Questions
- Cloze Test – 5 Questions
- Error Spotting – 4 Questions
- Spelling Errors – 3 Questions
- Phrase Replacement – 5 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Quantitative Aptitude
Level – Easy to Moderate
- Missing Number Series – 5 Questions
- Tabular DI – 6 Questions
- Pie Chart DI – 6 Questions
- Quadratic Equations – 6 Questions
- Miscellaneous – 12 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Reasoning Ability
Level – Easy to Moderate Level
- Stack Based Puzzle – 5 Questions
- Floor based puzzle – 5 Questions
- Month based Puzzle – 5 Questions
- Syllogism (Only Few) – 5 Questions
- Blood Relations – 3 Questions
- Coding Decoding – 4 Questions
- Inequality – 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous – 3 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Shift 4
Overall difficulty level – ________
IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – English Language
Level – Easy
- Reading Comprehension – 7 Questions
- Single Filler – 3 Questions
- Cloze Test – 6 Questions
- Error Spotting – 5 Questions
- Match the Column – 4 Questions
- Phrase Replacement – 5 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Quantitative Aptitude
Level – Easy to Moderate
- Missing Number Series – 5 Questions
- DI – 15 Questions
- Quadratic Equations – 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous – 10 Questions
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IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Reasoning Ability
Level – Easy to Moderate Level
- Puzzles & Seating Arrangement – 10 Questions
- Syllogism (Only Few) – 5 Questions
- Blood Relations – 3 Questions
- Coding Decoding (Substitutional)- 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous – 7 Questions
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