IBPS SO Exam Analysis for Prelims | 24th and 31st December 2022

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.

IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2022 For Prelims

Shift-1 Quant

TopicNo. of QuestionsLevel
Data Interpretation20Moderate
Wrong Number Series05Moderate
Approximation05Easy-Moderate
Q1-Q203Moderate
Data Sufficiency03Easy-Moderate
Arithmetic15Moderate
Total50Moderate

Shift-1 reasoning

TopicNo. of QuestionsLevel
Sitting Arrangements and Puzzles20Moderate
Syllogisms04Moderate
Direction & Distance03Moderate
Blood Relations03Moderate
Inequality04Moderate
Meaningful word01Easy to Moderate
Pair Formation01Moderate
Chinese Coding05Moderate
Logical Reasoning05Moderate
Data Sufficiency03Easy to Moderate
Miscellaneous02Easy
Total50Moderate

Shift-1 English

TopicNo. of QuestionsLevel
Reading Comprehension18Easy to Moderate
Error Detection08-09Moderate
Phrase Replacement05Easy to Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement05Easy to Moderate
Odd one out01Easy
Cloze Test08Easy to Moderate
Word Arrangement05Easy
Total50Easy-Moderate

IBPS SO Mains 2022  Rajbhasha Adhikari Exam Analysis 30th January 2022

TopicsNumber of Questions
English to Hindi sentences10
Hindi to English sentences10
राजभाषा की संवैधानिक स्थिति से सम्बन्धित प्रश्न12
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)
Total45+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

TopicsNo of Questions Shift 1No of Questions Shift 2Difficulty Level
Approximation0506Easy
Missing no. series0505Easy
DI (3 DIs)1520Moderate
Caselet DI05Moderate
Time & work01Moderate
Age-based04Easy
Quadratic Equation06
Arithmetics1010Moderate
Quantity Comparision03Moderate
Total5050Moderate

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.

TopicsNo of Questions Shift 1No of Questions Shift 2Difficulty Level
Puzzles2020Easy
Data Sufficiency0505Moderate
Blood Relation0303Moderate
Inequality0402Moderate
Direction0303Moderate
Syllogism (only a few type)0404Easy
Coding05
Logical reasoning0404Easy
Machine input0505Difficult
Alphabetical Series01Moderate
Number series0105Moderate
Total5050Moderate

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
TopicsNo of Questions Shift 1No of Questions Shift 2Difficulty Level
RC2018Easy
Word swap0505Moderate
Phrase Replacement05Moderate
Match the following05Moderate
Fill in the blanks05
Para Jumbles05
Error Detection05Easy
Cloze Test0506Easy
Misc0501Easy
Vocab03
Connector/Starter07
Total5050Moderate

This was all from us in this blog, IBPS SO Exam Analysis for 26 December 2021. Stay tuned with Oliveboard for exam-related information.

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. noName of testNo. Of QuestionsMaximum MarksMedium Of ExamDuration
1English Language5025English40 minutes
2Reasoning5050English and Hindi40 minutes
3General Awareness with Special Reference to the Banking Industry5050English and Hindi40 minutes
 Total150125  

For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Sr. noName of testNo. Of QuestionsMaximum MarksMedium Of ExamDuration
1English Language 5025English40 minutes
2Reasoning5050English and Hindi40 minutes
3Quantitative Aptitude5050English and Hindi40 minutes
 Total150125  

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

TopicsQuestions – Shift 1Questions – Shift 2
Data Interpretation (Table | Bar)1013
Caselet55
Approximation55
Missing Number Series55
Arithmetic17-1815-16
Data Sufficiency2-34
Quadratic Equation53-4

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

TopicQue. – Shift 1Que. – Shift 2
Puzzle & Seating Arrang.2520
Data sufficiency25
Syllog55
Input-Output55
Coded Inequality55
Direction Sense32
Blood Relation13
Logocal Reasoning3
Order ranking1
Misc5

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

TopicsQue. – Shift 1Que. – Shift 2
RC – COVID | AI & Internet15 to 1718
Cloze test55
Word replacement55
Error spotting | Correct Detection55
Sentence Correction47-8
Para jumbles55
Fill in the blanks55
Vocab3-4

This was all from us in this blog, IBPS SO Exam Analysis for 26 December 2020. Stay tuned with Oliveboard for exam related information.

This was all from us in this blog, IBP SO Exam Analysis All Days All Shifts. Stay tune with Oliveboard for exam related information.

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