What is the topic-wise distribution of questions in IBPS PO Mains exam?
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The topic-wise distribution of questions in IBPS PO Mains exam is given below.
Quant
Topics Weightage Data Interpretation
4-5 Questions
Data Sufficiency
5 questions
Quantity-based questions
5 questions
English
Topics Weightage Reading Comprehension
2 sets which account for 12-18 questions
Cloze Test
Varies
Spotting errors
Varies
Para jumbles/ Sentence Rearrangement
Varies
Sentence Improvement
Varies
Fill in the blanks
5 questions
Sentence/ Paragraph Completion
5 questions
Sentence Connectors
5 questions
New pattern questions
5-10 questions
Reasoning
- Seating Arrangement and Puzzles: Around 20-24 questions are asked in the exam.
- Syllogism: This section may consist of the topics of reverse syllogism and direct syllogism
- Coding-Decoding: Questions on word coding, sentence coding etc. are asked
- Miscellaneous Problems: This comprises the topics such as blood relations, directions sense, order and ranking, and alphanumeric series. 3-4 questions are asked
- Input-Output: The questions are based on single and double shifting. In total 5 questions can be expected from this section
- Data Sufficiency: A
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