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What was the difficulty level of SBI PO prelims exam held in 2022?

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Suraj Kumar karn | Contributor-Level 9

a year ago

The overall difficulty level of SBI PO prelims exam was moderate to difficult. An attempt of 66-72 questions are considered as good.The Maths section was moderate whereas the Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English Language sections were moderate. The Descriptive Test was easy to moderate.To crack the SBI PO exam in the first attempt, you have to make your basics clear on the bank exam, know the exact exam pattern and syllabus, practice with the mock tests regularly, and analyze your performance. The overall good attempt for SBI PO Prelims Exam conducted on Shift 2 December 20, 2022, wa

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Divyansh Jain | Contributor-Level 10

a year ago

The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) preliminary exam, which was held in 2022, was widely regarded as having a moderate level of difficulty. The test was divided into three sections: Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. Grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension problems were all covered in the English language section. The candidates' mathematical knowledge and problem-solving capabilities were evaluated in the quantitative aptitude portion. Logical reasoning and analytical abilities were evaluated in the Reasoning Ability part. The questions ranged in difficulty from easy to moderate to slightl

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Anangsha Patra | Contributor-Level 10

2 years ago

The difficulty level of SBI PO prelims exam held in 2022 was moderate. The section-wise difficulty level is given below.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 for English

The distribution of questions in the English section are given below.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	8	Easy to Moderate
Error detection	6	Moderate
Parajumbles	6	Moderate
Word Usages	2	Moderate
Phrase Rearrangement	–	–
Word Arrangement	2	Easy to Moderate
Word Rearrangement	5-6	Moderate
Total	30	Moderate

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 for Reasoning

The distribution of questions in Reasoning section are given below.

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzle & Seating Arrangement	23	Easy to Moderate
Inequality	2-3	Moderate
Syllogism	2-3	Easy to Moderate
Direction Distance	3-4	Easy to Moderate
Pair Formation	1	Easy to Moderate
Word Formation	1	Easy
Total	35	Easy to Moderate

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 for Quant

The topic-wise distribution of questions in Quant section are given below.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation	10	Moderate
Quadratic Equation	5	Moderate
Approximation	5	Easy to Moderate
Arithmetic Problems	15
Total	35	Moderate

The difficulty level of SBI PO prelims exam held in 2022 was moderate. The section-wise difficulty level is given below.SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 for EnglishThe distribution of questions in the English section are given below.<table width="100%"><tbody><tr><th width="41%">Topic</th><th width="28%">No. of Questions</th><th width="29%">Level</th></tr><tr><td width="41%">Reading Comprehension</td><td width="28%">8</td><td width="29%">Easy to Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="41%">Error detection</td><td width="28%">6</td><td width="29%">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="41%">Parajumbles</td><td width="28%">6</td><td width="29%">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="41%">Word Usages</td><td width="28%">2</td><td width="29%">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="41%">Phrase Rearrangement</td><td width="28%">–</td><td width="29%">–</td></tr><tr><td width="41%">Word Arrangement</td><td width="28%">2</td><td width="29%">Easy to Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="41%">Word Rearrangement</td><td width="28%">5-6</td><td width="29%">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="41%">Total</td><td width="28%">30</td><td width="29%">Moderate</td></tr></tbody></table>SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 for ReasoningThe distribution of questions in Reasoning section are given below.<table width="100%"><tbody><tr><th width="45%">Topics</th><th width="27%">No. of Questions</th><th width="27%">Level</th></tr><tr><td width="45%">Puzzle & Seating Arrangement</td><td width="27%">23</td><td width="27%">Easy to Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="45%">Inequality</td><td width="27%">2-3</td><td width="27%">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="45%">Syllogism</td><td width="27%">2-3</td><td width="27%">Easy to Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="45%">Direction Distance</td><td width="27%">3-4</td><td width="27%">Easy to Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="45%">Pair Formation</td><td width="27%">1</td><td width="27%">Easy to Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="45%">Word Formation</td><td width="27%">1</td><td width="27%">Easy</td></tr><tr><td width="45%">Total</td><td width="27%">35</td><td width="27%">Easy to Moderate</td></tr></tbody></table>SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 for QuantThe topic-wise distribution of questions in Quant section are given below.<table width="100%"><tbody><tr><th width="35%">Topic</th><th width="32%">No. of Questions</th><th width="31%">Level</th></tr><tr><td width="35%">Data Interpretation</td><td width="32%">10</td><td width="31%">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="35%">Quadratic Equation</td><td width="32%">5</td><td width="31%">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="35%">Approximation</td><td width="32%">5</td><td width="31%">Easy to Moderate</td></tr><tr><td width="35%">Arithmetic Problems</td><td width="32%">15</td><td width="31%"> </td></tr><tr><td width="35%">Total</td><td width="32%">35</td><td width="31%">Moderate</td></tr></tbody></table>

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