The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS SO Prelims Exam schedule. We are here with a detailed IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis for the same to give you all the idea of the types of questions asked and the difficulty level of the exam. Exam analysis will help the aspirants who will be giving exams in the upcoming slots. Let us look at the section-wise IBPS SO exam analysis.
Table of Contents
- IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2022 For Prelims
- IBPS SO Mains 2022 Rajbhasha Adhikari Exam Analysis 30th January 2022
- IBPS SO Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Marketing Officer
- BPS SO Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for IT Officer
- IBPS SO Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Law Officer
- IBPS SO mains memory-based paper:Questions asked
- IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2021 For Prelims
- IBPS SO Exam Analysis – All Shifts Prelims | 26 December 2021
- IBPS SO Exam Analysis – All Shifts Prelims | 26 December 2020
IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2022 For Prelims
Shift-1 Quant
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 20 | Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 05 | Moderate |
| Approximation | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Q1-Q2 | 03 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 03 | Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic | 15 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
Shift-1 reasoning
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Sitting Arrangements and Puzzles | 20 | Moderate |
| Syllogisms | 04 | Moderate |
| Direction & Distance | 03 | Moderate |
| Blood Relations | 03 | Moderate |
| Inequality | 04 | Moderate |
| Meaningful word | 01 | Easy to Moderate |
| Pair Formation | 01 | Moderate |
| Chinese Coding | 05 | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 05 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 03 | Easy to Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 02 | Easy |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
Shift-1 English
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 18 | Easy to Moderate |
| Error Detection | 08-09 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Odd one out | 01 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 08 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Arrangement | 05 | Easy |
| Total | 50 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS SO Mains 2022 Rajbhasha Adhikari Exam Analysis 30th January 2022
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| English to Hindi sentences | 10 |
| Hindi to English sentences | 10 |
| राजभाषा की संवैधानिक स्थिति से सम्बन्धित प्रश्न | 12 |
| English words (दिए गये हिंदी विकल्पों में से गलत शब्द का चयन, जो शब्द के अर्थ से भिन्न हो) | 7 |
| English words (दिए गये हिंदी विकल्पों में से गलत शब्द का चयन, जो शब्द के अर्थ से भिन्न हो) | 6 |
| English To Hindi Translation (For Typing Hindi) | 15 |
| Hindi To English Translation (For Typing English) | |
| Total | 45+15=60 |
IBPS SO Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Marketing Officer
The topics from which the type of questions are asked for the Marketing officer in IBPS SO mains exam are provided below.
- PLC(Product Life Cycle)
- Research service gaps
- Pricing and Distribution strategy
- 1-current affair question
- 2-finance questions
BPS SO Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for IT Officer
- Data Structure and Algorithms
- Computer Architecture
- Data-Base Management System
- Networking
IBPS SO Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Law Officer
- Company Law(4-5 questions)
- Banking Acts and Laws
Also, check IBPS SO mains exam analysis for 2019.
IBPS SO mains memory-based paper:Questions asked
Also check the questions asked in the IBPS SO Mains exam held on 30th january 2022.
IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2021 For Prelims
IBPS SO Exam Analysis – All Shifts Prelims | 26 December 2021
Quantitative Aptitude (For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer) – Prelims Exam analysis
The IBPS SO Exam analysis for Quant section asked in the Shift 1 Prelims exam is as follows:
This section stood at around an easy to moderate level. Questions asked from Data Interpretation were in a good number and the rest were from topics like Quadratic Equation, Data Sufficiency, Word Problems, etc.
Pie chart, line graph and table-based DI were asked.
Caselet DI was mensuration based
| Topics | No of Questions Shift 1 | No of Questions Shift 2 | Difficulty Level |
| Approximation | 05 | 06 | Easy |
| Missing no. series | 05 | 05 | Easy |
| DI (3 DIs) | 15 | 20 | Moderate |
| Caselet DI | 05 | – | Moderate |
| Time & work | 01 | – | Moderate |
| Age-based | 04 | – | Easy |
| Quadratic Equation | – | 06 | |
| Arithmetics | 10 | 10 | Moderate |
| Quantity Comparision | – | 03 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | 50 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability – IBPS SO Prelims Analysis- 26th December 2021
This section stood at around moderate level. A maximum number of Questions will be asked from Puzzles and the rest will be equally divided among the left topics i.e. Syllogism, Logical Reasoning, Coding-Decoding, Inequality, etc.
A total of four were asked one was date wise puzzle.
| Topics | No of Questions Shift 1 | No of Questions Shift 2 | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles | 20 | 20 | Easy |
| Data Sufficiency | 05 | 05 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 03 | 03 | Moderate |
| Inequality | 04 | 02 | Moderate |
| Direction | 03 | 03 | Moderate |
| Syllogism (only a few type) | 04 | 04 | Easy |
| Coding | 05 | ||
| Logical reasoning | 04 | 04 | Easy |
| Machine input | 05 | 05 | Difficult |
| Alphabetical Series | 01 | – | Moderate |
| Number series | 01 | 05 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | 50 | Moderate |
English Language – IBPS SO Prelims Analysis- 26th December 2021
This section stood at a easy-moderate level as compared to other sections. English section comprised of as usual reading comprehension, cloze test, Fillers, etc.
- Two RCs were asked.
- RC 1 topic: Report on Indonesiaa
- RC 2 topic – Immunity based
- Vaunted, latent, encourage: Vocab
| Topics | No of Questions Shift 1 | No of Questions Shift 2 | Difficulty Level |
| RC | 20 | 18 | Easy |
| Word swap | 05 | 05 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 05 | Moderate | |
| Match the following | 05 | Moderate | |
| Fill in the blanks | – | 05 | |
| Para Jumbles | – | 05 | |
| Error Detection | 05 | Easy | |
| Cloze Test | 05 | 06 | Easy |
| Misc | 05 | 01 | Easy |
| Vocab | – | 03 | |
| Connector/Starter | – | 07 | |
| Total | 50 | 50 | Moderate |
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IBPS SO Exam-Pattern 2021:
Let’s have a look into the IBPS SO Exam analysis for the 2021 Prelims exam, Let’s have a quick look at the exam pattern:
For Rajbhasha Adhikari and Law Officer
| Sr. no | Name of test | No. Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium Of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness with Special Reference to the Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Sr. no | Name of test | No. Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium Of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
IBPS SO Exam Analysis – All Shifts Prelims | 26 December 2020
Quantitative Aptitude (For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer) – Prelims Exam analysis
The IBPS SO Exam analysis for Quant section asked in the Shift 1 Prelims exam is as follows:
This section stood at around an easy to moderate level. Questions asked from Data Interpretation were in a good number and rest were from topics like Quadratic Equation, Data Sufficiency, Word Problems, etc.
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
| Topics | Questions – Shift 1 | Questions – Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (Table | Bar) | 10 | 13 |
| Caselet | 5 | 5 |
| Approximation | 5 | 5 |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | 5 |
| Arithmetic | 17-18 | 15-16 |
| Data Sufficiency | 2-3 | 4 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | 3-4 |
Reasoning Ability – IBPS SO Prelims Analysis
This section stood at around moderate level. Maximum number of Questions were asked from Puzzles and rest were equally divided among the left topics i.e. Syllogism, Logical Reasoning, Coding-Decoding, Inequality, etc.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
| Topic | Que. – Shift 1 | Que. – Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzle & Seating Arrang. | 25 | 20 |
| Data sufficiency | 2 | 5 |
| Syllog | 5 | 5 |
| Input-Output | 5 | 5 |
| Coded Inequality | 5 | 5 |
| Direction Sense | 3 | 2 |
| Blood Relation | 1 | 3 |
| Logocal Reasoning | 3 | |
| Order ranking | 1 | |
| Misc | 5 |
English Language – IBPS SO Prelims Analysis
This section stood at a moderate level as compared to other sections. English section comprised of as usual reading comprehension, cloze test, Fillers, etc.
Difficulty Level: Moderate | Easy
| Topics | Que. – Shift 1 | Que. – Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| RC – COVID | AI & Internet | 15 to 17 | 18 |
| Cloze test | 5 | 5 |
| Word replacement | 5 | 5 |
| Error spotting | Correct Detection | 5 | 5 |
| Sentence Correction | 4 | 7-8 |
| Para jumbles | 5 | 5 |
| Fill in the blanks | 5 | 5 |
| Vocab | 3-4 | – |
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