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The SBI Associate PO began on November 9th across the country and there were no surprises – if at all any, students were pleasantly surprised that the paper was simpler than the IBPS PO & SBI PO earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The detailed analysis of the paper is shared below. For 10 mock tests of SBI Associate PO in the new pattern, click here. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Section<\/td>\nNumber of Questions<\/td>\nQuestion Types<\/td>\nDifficulty Level<\/td>\nGood Attempts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data Interpretation<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n35 Questions on DI + 5 on Data Sufficiency + 5 on Probability + 5 on Number Series<\/td>\nModerate<\/td>\n26-30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reasoning<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n10 Q on Seating Arrangment, 5 Q on Input-Output, 5 Q on Syllogism, 5 Q on Inequalities, 5 Q on Data Sufficiency, Blood Relations, Coding Decoding & Direction Sense<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n35-38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Awareness<\/td>\n50<\/td>\nMost questions were on Banking Awareness with 10-12 Questions each on Computer Knowledge & Marketing.<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n28-30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n2×10 Q on Passages, 10 Q on Cloze Test, 5 Q on Parajumbles, 5 Q on Correct Usage, 5 Q on Fill in the blanks<\/td>\nModerate<\/td>\n32-34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The DI portion was a little calculation intensive but the section overall was much simple than the other PO exams held this year. Reasoning was fairly simple. Many people found one of the RCs a little tricky in the English\/Language section. Overall around 120+ attempts should be a good number.<\/p>\n

Some of the Questions (from both slots) of the Descriptive Section are as follows:-<\/p>\n

Essay:-<\/p>\n

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  • What are the lessons learnt from the various sporting leagues coming up in India such as the Indian Football & Kabaddi Leagues<\/li>\n
  • Who benefits the most from FDI in Retail – Farmer, Consumer or Investor<\/li>\n
  • Role of Banking Sector in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Paragraph Writing<\/p>\n

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    • Turning Point in your Life<\/li>\n
    • Disadvantages of a Nuclear Family<\/li>\n
    • Importance of setting personal goals in life<\/li>\n
    • All that glitters is not gold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Letter Writing<\/p>\n

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      • Write a letter to your Bank Manager requesting him to unblock your Debit card which was blocked due to entry of the wrong PIN multiple times.<\/li>\n
      • Write a letter to your parents asking them to send Rs. 15,000 for an educational tour conducted by your college.<\/li>\n
      • Write a letter to the Consumer Forum complaining about the lack of good facilities at your coaching center despite the center charging hefty fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Precis Writing- one of them was on Code of Conduct in Business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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