Previous Year papers are extremely useful for the preparation of the IBPS PO exam. According to the experts, before a candidate starts preparing for the IBPS PO exam, the aspirant must go through at-least last 5 years papers to get an idea of the nature of questions and the level of difficulty of the exam. It is important to analyze in depth the paper organized by the IBPS last year.
Here is the in-depth analysis of the IBPS PO 2019 Main paper:
The exam was divided into 5 sections- English Language, Reasoning Ability, Computer Awareness, General Knowledge, and Quantitative Aptitude.
1) Quantitative Aptitude:
The level of quantitative aptitude was moderately difficult. There were two sets of DI (Data Interpretation).
| Level | Topic and question count |
|---|---|
| Easy to moderate |
Quadratic equation- 5
|
| Moderate | Data sufficiency- 5 |
| Moderate to difficult |
Data interpretation- 10 Miscellaneous- 15 Number series- 5 |
2) English Language:
The level of the section was tough. The difficulty level of this section can be equated with that of the IBPS PO exam 2016.
| Level | Topic and question count |
|---|---|
| Easy to moderate |
Word Formation- 8 Errors- 4 Correction of sentence- 4 |
| Moderate | Reading Comprehension- 16 |
| Moderate to difficult |
Sentence fillers- 5 Para jumbled- 1 |
| Difficult | Paragraph completion- 2 |
3) Reasoning Ability:
| Level | Topic and question count |
|---|---|
| Moderate to difficult |
Logical- 4 Sitting arrangement and puzzles- 27 Coding/decoding- 5 |
| Difficult | Data sufficiency- 4 |
4) General Awareness
This section was moderate. It is easier for candidates who are familiar with the banking terminology. Questions were on Banking and current affairs.
5) Computer Awareness
There were about 40 questions from this section. The questions were from mostly familiar topics.
On an overall basis, an attempt of the range of the numbers detailed below was considered optimum.
| Sections | Attempts |
|---|---|
| English | 17-23 |
| Reasoning | 15-22 |
| Quantitative | 15-20 |
| Computer | 23-28 |
| General Knowledge | 23-28 |
| Total | 124-128 |