SBI SO Exam Analysis – January 20 2017

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SBI SO Exam 2017 is over across India. The Overall level of the exam is moderate It has four sections namely English, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and Professional Knowledge section. Lets see today’s exam analysis.

Reasoning Ability
Number of Question – 50
Overall Level – Moderate

• Syllogism – 5 Questions (Easy)
• Sitting Arrangement/ Puzzles – 3 sets (15 questions)
  (a) Floor Based Puzzle – 5Qs.
  (b) Linear Puzzle  – (Based on 7 persons in a row) – 5 Qs
  (c) Circular Puzzle – (Based on eight people) – 5Qs 
• Coding Decoding –  5 Questions
• Blood Relation – 3 Questions
• Direction – 3 Questions
• Inequality – 5 Questions (Direct)
• Rest Miscellaneous – 14 Question

English Language
Number of Questions – 35
Overall Level – Moderate to Difficult

• Reading Comprehension – 1 sets (10 Questions)
• Sentence Correction – 5 Questions
• Cloze Test – 5 Questions
• Para Jumbles – 5 Questions
• Error Spotting – 10 Questions

Quantitative Aptitude
Number of Questions – 35
Overall Level – Moderate 

• Data Interpretation – 2 sets (10 Questions)
  (a) Tabular DI – 5Qs 
  (b) Line Graph – 5Qs (Based on two products A& B)
• Number Series – 5 Questions 
• Data Sufficiency – 5 Questions
• Quadratic Equation – 5Qs.
• Approximation – 5Qs.
• Miscellaneous – 5 Questions (Age, Mixture and Alligation, SI etc.)

Professional Knowledge
Number of Questions – 50
Overall Level – Moderate
Time Alloted – 45 minutes

Questions asked are –

• Mostly Questions were asked from DBMS & Networking
• 4GL Software Application
• TCB
• Why is UTP unreliable?
• Adoption
• Dynamic Address Change
• RAD Strategy
• TPS
• Set of Standards
• Issuer of PKI Certificate
• What does MIS do?
• What are the stages after Pre Commit?
• 1 Level DFD