IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 15th October 2022 Shift 1

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 15th October 2022 Shift 1: The IBPS PO Prelims exam for the first shift 2022 is completed. There are four shifts. This blog will detail the distribution of questions, the difficulty, and the types of questions for each section. There are three sections in the IBPS PO Prelims exam- Numerical Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. The English section had 30 questions for 30 marks. The Numerical Aptitude and Reasoning Ability sections both had 30 questions for 35 marks. The time duration for each section was 20 minutes with a total duration of 60 minutes for the exam.

In this blog, we will detail the good attempts for each section and the question distributions for the first shift from 9 to 10 AM. This exam analysis will help you understand the way the question paper has been framed and is helpful.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 15th October 2022 Shift 1

Check the complete analysis of Shift 1 for IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 15th October 2022 below :

Difficulty level and Good Attempts

Sections	Good Attempts	Level
Reasoning Aptitude	23-25	Easy-Moderate
English Language	21-23	Easy-Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	20-22	Easy-Moderate
Total Marks: 100	64-70	Easy-Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 15th October 2022 Shift 1: Section-Wise Analysis

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: Numerical Aptitude

A few arithmetic questions were lengthy. Otherwise, the level of the exam was easy-moderate. The DI questions were as follows:

• Bar graph
• Table
• Caselet

The following were the topics covered in the 35 questions for Quantitative:

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation (Bar, Table, Caselet)	15	Easy-Moderate
Missing Number Series	05-06	Easy-Moderate
Quadratic Equation	05	Easy-Moderate
Arithmetic	10	Easy-Moderate
Total	35	Easy-Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: Reasoning Ability

The reasoning section was mostly moderate to difficult, and some questions were quite lengthy. The following questions were covered in the 35-question section:

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20	Easy-Moderate
Syllogism	4-5	Easy-Moderate
Inequality	4-5	Easy-Moderate
Blood Relation	3-4	Easy-Moderate
Direction Distance	03	Easy
Pair Formation	01	Easy
Meaningful Word	01	Easy
Odd One Out	01	Easy
Total	35	Easy-Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: English Language

English section was considered easy-moderate as well. The 30 questions long section was broken up in the following manner:

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	7-8	Easy-Moderate
Error Detection	3	Easy-Moderate
Fill in the blanks	4-5	Easy
Sentence Rearrangement (New)	5-6	Easy
Phrase Replacement	1-2	Easy
Total	30	Easy-Moderate

Check out our official YouTube channel for a detailed section-wise analysis of the paper.

Conclusion

Overall the paper was considered to be mostly moderate. The reasoning questions were slightly difficult and the other sections were also moderate in difficulty.

That’s all from Oliveboard for now! Best of luck to those attending the paper on 16th October. Keep an eye out for the shift-wise exam analysis for 16th as well.

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