All Shifts of IBPS Clerk Prelims Examination (eighth Dec 2019) is now over. We’ve covered the detailed section-wise analysis of the entire four shifts. Right here is the analysis of all four shifts of today. The overall difficulty level of the examination was easy to moderate. Let’s have a look at the section-wise topics from which questions had been asked in several shifts.
Shift 1 Analysis
English Language
This section was Easy
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Topic: Coffee Production) 2 to 3 questions from Vocab | 10 |
| Error correction | 5 |
| Single Fillers | 5 |
| Spelling Errors (Multiple options) | 5 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Numerical Ability
This section was Easy.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Table Form) Ratio | 5 |
| Simplification | 15 |
| Missing No. Series | 5 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
| Arithmetic (1 question on Age, 2 questions SI & CI) | 5 |
| Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability
This section was Easy.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Seating arrangements & Puzzles Square based Arrangement Linear Seating Arrangement North facing 8 persons Month and Day based puzzle | 15 |
| Alphabetical Series | 1 |
| Coding Decoding | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Alphanumeric series | 5 |
| Blood Relation (set based) | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 |
| Total | 35 |
Good Attempts
| English | 23-25 |
| Numerical Ability | 29-31 |
| Reasoning | 29-33 |
| Overall | 81-85 |
Shift 2 Analysis
English Language
This section was Easy
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Topic: Work Pressure and Stress) Vocab 2 questions, 1 Filler | 7 |
| Error Detection (old pattern) | 6 |
| Single Fillers | 7 |
| Phrase replacement | 5 |
| Sentence Rearrangement (Set based) | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Numerical Ability
This section was Moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Table DI) | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Missing No. Series Multiplication & Difference | 5 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
| Word Problem | 10 |
| Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability
This section was Easy.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Seating arrangements & Puzzles Circular Table (6 people, outside facing) Month & Date based puzzle Parallel Line (6 person facing north, 6 person facing South) | 15 |
| Alphabetical Pair | 2 |
| Inequalities | 5 |
| Syllogs (Only a few) | 5 |
| Alphanumeric series | 3 |
| Blood Relations (Set based) | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 |
| Total | 35 |
Good Attempts
| English | 23-26 |
| Numerical Ability | 28-30 |
| Reasoning | 28-32 |
| Overall | 82-86 |
Shift 3 Analysis
English Language
This section was easy.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Employee and Employer relationship..Example: Mc Donalds) 2 to 3 vocab questions, Synonym (Gain) word 1 filler question | 7 |
| Spelling Errors | 5 |
| Parajumbles (Water Conservation) | 5 |
| Phrase replacement | 5 |
| Word Rearrangement | 4 |
| Error Detection (Identifying the correct sentence out of 5) | 4 |
| Total | 30 |
Numerical Ability
This section was Easy.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Table based DI) Month & 4 Companies Consumers data given | 5 |
| Simplification (One Liner) | 10 |
| Missing No. Series | 5 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
| Word Problems | 10 |
| Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability
This section was easy.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Seating arrangements & Puzzles Floor based (8 floors & 8 persons) Square seating arrangement Grid Matrix Puzzle (8 Bags 8 people) Linear arrangement (uncertain number) | 20 |
| Syllogisms | 5 |
| Numeric Series | 5 |
| Direction Sense Test | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 |
| Total | 35 |
Good Attempts
| English | 23-25 |
| Numerical Ability | 26-28 |
| Reasoning | 24-26 |
| Overall | 78-82 |
Shift 4 Analysis
English Language
This section was moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Pros & Cons of Gadgets) 2 questions on vocab | 8 |
| Parajumbles (Set based) | 4 |
| Cloze Test (Digital based) | 8 |
| Sentence Correction | 5 |
| Error Detection | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Numerical Ability
This section was Easy.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Tabular DI) | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Wrong No. Series | 5 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
| Word Problems | 10 |
| Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability
This section was easy.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Seating arrangements & Puzzles Month based puzzle (2 dates given, 6 person to be arranged) Parallel row puzzle (5 people in one line) Circular arrangement (8 person, inside facing) | 15 |
| Coding Decoding | 5 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Alphanumeric series | 5 |
| Blood relations | 3 |
| Miscellaneous (alphabet based) | 2 |
| Total | 35 |
Good Attempts
| English | 22-25 |
| Numerical Ability | 25-28 |
| Reasoning | 28-32 |
| Overall | 78-83 |
Hello Friends, I am from India. After earning my Graduate degree in Computer Application, I decided to pursue my passion for Web Designing and Content Writing. My ultimate goal is to become one of the best in my field and continue to deliver high-quality content. Further, I aim to deliver the latest information regarding recruitment to job seekers, the latest news with accuracy, which shall benefit them in every way possible.