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SBI Clerk Mains Exam Overall Analysis – 1st Oct 2021
This shift question sequence – GA, English, Maths, Reasoning
| Sections | Questions | Duration | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Knowledge | 50 | 45 Minutes | 30-32 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 45 Minutes | 22-25 |
| English | 40 | 35 Minutes | 20-22 |
| General/Finance Awareness | 50 | 35 Minutes | 28-30 |
| Overall | 190 | 2 Hours 40 Minutes | 100-109 |
SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2021: Subject Wise Analysis
Reasoning Ability
This section had 50 questions and the level of reasoning was moderate to difficult level. Following were types of puzzles asked in the reasoning section of SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2021:
- Month & Year Based Puzzle- (4 months, 2 years) Variable- Country- 5 questions
- Circular Seating Arrangement- (10 person, inward-facing)- 5 questions
- Floor & Flat Based Puzzle- (3 floors, 2 flat, 6 people) Variable- 1- 5 questions
The questions from the Logical Reasoning section were from the conclusion, assumption, argument, decision making, course of action.
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles | 7-10 | |
| Coded Inequality (3 conclusions) | 04 | |
| Coded Direction | 04 | |
| Syllogs (5 statement/3 conclusion) | 04 | |
| Letter Based (Step based) | 10 | |
| Logical Reasoning | 10 | |
| Data Sufficiency | 03 | |
| Machine Input | 05 | |
| Blood Relation (order comparison) | 02 | |
| Total | 50 |
English Language
English section had Reading Comprehension as always. Different topics like word arrangement, cloze test/fillers, inference based questions, passage-based questions all are clubbed into various short passages of reading comprehensions.
- 2 Reasoning Comprehension was asked 1st on Technology & Employee & 2nd on Species of Birds in New Zealand.
- Topic of Para Jumble was- Children affected by Tumour
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 14 | |
| Para Jumble (7 statements) | 05 | |
| Error Detection + Sentence Rearrangement | 04 | |
| Combination Fillers | 04 | |
| Vocabulary (Pair of Antonyms) | 03 | |
| Phrase Replacement | 04 | |
| Mis-Spelt | 05 | |
| Total | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Questions asked in the Quantitative Aptitude section were of moderate in level. Questions from Profit and loss, Time and Work, Average, Boat and Stream, Mixture and allegation, Mensuration, Probability, Percentage, Ratio and proportion, Simple interest and Compound Interest were asked.
- Tabular DI- Average number of books in 3 different libraries (Easy)
- Tabular DI- Time & Work-Based (Calculative)
- Double Pie-Chart- Male/Female
- Mixed DI- Bar (No. of male & female)+ Table- Ratio
- Caselet-1: Based on Income Expenditure (Easy)
- Caselet-2: Calculative
The following are the distribution of topics in SBI Clerk Mains 2021:
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 20 | |
| Wrong Number Series | 02 | |
| Q1- Q2 (2 equations & 3 Arithmetic) | 05 | |
| Approximation | 03 | |
| Caselet | 08 | |
| Arithemetic | 12 | |
| Total | 50 |
General Awareness
This section had 50 questions and a time limit of 35 minutes. Overall the level of this section was Easy to Moderate. Most of the questions were from current affairs and banking awareness. Questions from the static section were few. The questions will be updated here soon.
- Global Hunger
- Gender Budget state-wise
- Red Cross Day
- Which company is not included in FMCG?
- TOPS- P stands for
- Recover term is related to which sport
- NASA ROVER related question
- From which company did Shiv Nadar resign?
- Highest Motorable Road
- PMJDY- overdraft
- NIRVIK Yojna
- AI for all initiatives- CBSE + INTEL
- Merchant Stalk
- Ola Electric is associated with which bank
- FIH Hockey 5-S World Cup
- Performance Index
- Kailash Satyarthi- Nobel Peace Prize
- Who won the award before PV Sindhu
- Men’s & Women’s Hockey Sponsor
- Olympic Slogan/Motto
- Hemis Wild Life Santacury
- CSIR percentage in Company Act
- AISHE- Growth of Enrollment
- In DEAF Scheme, A stands for
- STALE Cheque
- SUPACE portal
- How many types N. Rangaswami elected for the CM post?
- Top Ed.tech Company in India
- Equator Price by
- DICGC related question
- AKASA Airlines
- Rakesh Jhunjunwala
- Government Stake in ITC
- NABARD RIDF Fund – State With Max Amount
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SBI Clerk Mains Exam Overall Analysis, 2020
General Awareness: (50 questions) Difficulty Level: Easy
| Static GK | 5-6 questions |
| Current affairs (Aug, Sep, Oct) | Last 3-4 months (25 questions) |
| Banking and Finance | 18-20 Questions |
English: (40 questions) Difficulty Level: Moderate
| 3 sets Reading Comprehensions (2-3 Inference-based questions each) | Set of 4 questions each = 12 questions |
| 1 cloze test (words given in bold – to be replaced) | Set of 6 |
| Vocabulary based (based on synonym and antonym – new type) | 5 questions |
| Para completion | 1 questions |
| Para jumbles (normal type with 4 sentences – final arrangement in options) | 1 questions |
| Slip Cycle | |
| Error Detection | 5 questions |
| Idioms and Phrases | 2-3 questions |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 3-4 questions |
| Match the column | 4 questions |
| Rest to be updated… |
Quantitative: (50 questions) Difficulty Level: Moderate
| Pie chart – partnerships | 2 (set) |
| Normal Pie chart | 3 (set) |
| Normal Table DI | 5 (set) |
| Normal Caselet (Percenage-based) | 5 (set) |
| Caselets (CI/SI, Mensuration) | 10 (set) |
| Quantity Comparison – 2 statements | 5 questions |
| Data sufficiency – 2 statements | 5 questions |
| Quadratic equations data comparison | 4 questions |
| Miscellaneous (allegation, work, speed, partnership, mensuration, etc) | 9 questions |
| Arithmetic | 15 Questions |
Reasoning: (50 questions) Difficulty Level: Moderate
| Data Sufficiency (Blood Relation, Direction) | 4 (set) |
| Circular Seating Arrangement – 10 seats 8 people 2 vacant | 5 (set) |
| 30 stairs 3 people (Moving) + Even Odd Conditions | 5 (set) |
| Double Row Puzzle | 5 (set) |
| Box Puzzle | 5 (set) |
| Floor Based Puzzle | 5 (set) |
| Pentagon Seating Arrangement | 5 (set) |
| Coding decoding | 4 Questions |
| Machine I/O | 5 (set) |
| Critical LR | 7-9 Questions |
| Misc – Alpha-numeric / Coding Decoding | 5 Questions |
| Rest to be updated soon.. |
You can also go through the 2019 and 2018 SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis below.
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis – 2018
Reasoning: (50 questions) Difficulty Level: Moderate to Difficult
| 1 Dates based puzzle | 5 (set) |
| 1 linear arrangement + direction sense based puzzle | 5 (set) |
| 1 stack based puzzle | 5 (set) |
| 1 square arrangement based puzzle | 5 (set) |
| 1 puzzle based on slots | 5 (set) |
| 1 linear arrangement + comparison based puzzle | 5 (set) |
| Resultant number | 3 (set) |
| Input – output (based on only numbers and 4 steps were there) | 4 (set) |
| Coded blood relation | 1 questions |
| 1 floors + card picking type (new type – basically operation on numbers in a matrix with card picking) | 3 (set) |
| Coding – decoding (slightly different) | 4 (set) |
| Critical Reasoning | 5 questions (situation and solution, statement conclusion, situation and reason, cause and effect) |
Quantitative: (50 questions) Difficulty Level: Moderate to Difficult
| Pie chart – partnerships | 2 (set) |
| Normal pie chart | 3 (set) |
| Normal Table DI | 4 (set) |
| Normal Casellet (info given for each variable in individual paragraphs) | 5 (set) |
| Bar Graph – profit-loss | 5 (set) |
| Quantity Comparison – 2 statements | 5 questions |
| Data sufficiency – 2 statements | 5 questions |
| Quadratic equations data comparison | 6 questions |
| Miscellaneous (allegation, work, speed, partnership, mensuration, etc) | 9 questions |
| One set of paragraph type question (with 6 blanks – questions varied across topics) | 6 (set) |
English: (40 questions) Difficulty Level: Moderate
| 3 sets Reading Comprehensions (based on 1 paragraph) | Set of 4 questions each = 12 questions |
| 1 cloze test (words given in bold – to be replaced) | Set of 5 |
| Vocabulary based (based on synonym and antonym – new type) | 5 questions |
| Para completion | 1 questions |
| Parajumbles (normal type with 4 sentences – final arrangement in options) | 1 questions |
| One Fill in the blank in a paragraph (to be filled with idiom/phrase) | 1 questions |
| Correct/incorrect sentence | 1 questions |
| Combine 3 sentence to 1 sentence | 1 questions |
| Combining 3 sentences in same given order with help of 2 different connectors | 4 questions |
| Word replacement to form a sentence opposite in meaning | 5 questions |
| Sentence completion (new type) | 4 questions |
General Awareness: (50 questions) Difficulty Level: Moderate
| Static GK | 5 to 8 |
| Current affairs (May to July) | 25 to 27 |
| Banking and Finance | 15 to 17 |
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SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2021- FAQs
The difficulty level of the exam as per SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis is Moderate
The average number of good attempts is 100-109
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