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SBI Clerk 2019
The State Bank of India (SBI) conducted the SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 exam on 22 & 23 June 2019 to fill in over 8500 vacancies in the clerical cadre. As per the feedback shared by the candidates who appeared for SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 exam, the questions asked in the exam were of ‘Easy to Moderate’ Level. If we talk about section-wise difficulty level, English Section was of Easy-Moderate level, Reasoning section was of Easy level and Numerical Ability was of Easy to Moderate level.
The morning slot of SBI Clerk Prelims exam scheduled on June 22 is over. We spoke to Mr. Vijay Jha, Academic Head, Banking Exams, Gradeup who broke down the question paper and difficulty level for us in the first shift of exam.
In the morning slot, the overall level of the SBI Clerk prelims examination was Moderate. Numerical Ability was the most difficult section, followed by Reasoning and English being the easier ones.
The SBI Clerk examination consisted of 100 questions bearing 1 mark and a negative marking of 0.25 marks. The sections were sequenced in the order of English, Numerical Ability followed by Reasoning Ability.
SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 23 June – 1st Shift: ‘Easy to
Moderate’ level
Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 22–26 | 18–20 | 20 |
Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 20-24 | 18–20 | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy | 25–30 | 18–20 | 20 |
Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 70–80 | 60–65 | 60 |
Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 23 June – 1st Shift
English Language: The difficulty level was ‘Easy to Moderate’. Questions that were asked were – Reading Comprehensions, Spelling error, Phrase replacement, and Cloze Test. The
Reading Comprehension was based on Direct jobs of graduates.
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension (Direct job of Graduates) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test | 6 | Easy |
Spelling error | 5 | Easy |
Phrase replacement | 5 | Easy |
Error Detection | 4 | Easy |
Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were – Wrong Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, & Arithmetic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Table.
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Wrong Number Series | 5 | Easy |
Approximation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification | 5 | Easy |
Data Interpretation (Table – Shopkeeper) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Caselet DI | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Arithmetic – Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability | 10 | Easy |
Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from -Blood Relations, Coding, Directions, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty
level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Puzzle – Uncertain – Row based | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
Puzzle – Square based | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Puzzle – Days based – Scheduling | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Puzzle – Box based | 5 | Easy |
Inequality | 5 | Easy |
Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
Alphanumeric Series | 5 | Easy |
SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 22 June – 4th Shift: ‘Easy to
Moderate’ level
Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 22–26 | 18–20 | 20 |
Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 20-24 | 18–20 | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy | 25–30 | 18–20 | 20 |
Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 70–80 | 60–65 | 60 |
Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 22 June – 4th Shift
English Language: The difficulty level was ‘Easy to Moderate’. Questions that were asked were – Reading Comprehensions, Fillers, Spelling error, Phrase replacement, and Rearrangement of sentence. The Reading Comprehension was based on Money spending on Travel.
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension (Money spending on Travel) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
Fillers | 5 | Easy |
Spelling error | 5 | Easy |
Phrase replacement | 3 | Easy |
Error Detection | 4 | Easy |
Rearrangement of sentence (Old Pattern) | 5 | Easy |
Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were – Wrong Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Arithmetic and Quadratic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Bar Graph
and Caselet.
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Wrong Number Series | 5 | Easy |
Approximation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification | 5 | Easy |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph – Book Selling) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Caselet DI | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Arithmetic – Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability | 10 | Easy |
Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from -Blood Relations, Coding, Directions, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Puzzle – Box with Variable | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
Puzzle – Row based | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Puzzle – Days based | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
Direction & Coding | 2 | Easy – Moderate |
Inequality | 5 | Easy |
Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
Alphanumeric Series | 5 | Easy |
SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 22 June – 3rd Shift: ‘Easy to Moderate’ level
Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 23–26 | 18–20 | 20 |
Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 24–26 | 18–20 | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy | 25–30 | 18–20 | 20 |
Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 72–81 | 60–65 | 60 |
Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 22 June – 3rd Shift
English Language: The difficulty level was ‘Easy to Moderate’. Questions that were asked were – Reading Comprehensions, Fillers, Spelling error, Cloze test, and Rearrangement of sentence. The Reading Comprehension was based on Dreams.
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension (Dreams & their scientific value) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Fillers | 5 | Easy |
Spelling error | 5 | Easy |
Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
Sentence improvement & Error Correction | 5 | Easy |
Rearrangement of marked words in a sentence (Old Pattern) | 5 | Easy |
Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were – Missing Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Arithmetic and Quadratic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Line Graph.
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Missing Series | 5 | Easy |
Approximation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification | 5 | Easy |
Quadratic | 5 | Easy |
Data Interpretation (Line Graph – Book Selling) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Arithmetic – Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability | 10 | Easy |
Reasoning Ability: Questions were asked from -Chinese coding, Alphanumeric & Puzzles. This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Puzzle – 7 Box – No variable | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
Puzzle – Row based | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Puzzle – Floor puzzle | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Puzzle – Order Sequence – weight based | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Direction & Basic | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
Coding-Decoding (Chinese) | 5 | Easy |
Alphanumeric Series | 5 | Easy |
SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 Analysis & Review: 22 June – 2nd Shift: ‘Easy to Moderate’ level
Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
English Language | 30 | Easy-Moderate | 22–25 | 18–20 | 20 |
Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 24–26 | 18–20 | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy | 27–32 | 18–20 | 20 |
Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 72–81 | 60–65 | 60 |
Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019 Analysis: 22 June – 2nd Shift
English Language: The difficulty level was ‘Easy to Moderate’. Questions that were asked were – Reading Comprehensions, Fillers, Spelling error, Cloze test, and Rearrangement of sentence. The Reading Comprehension was based on Meditation and asked questions on Antonym and Synonym.
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension (Meditation) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
Fillers | 5 | Easy |
Spelling error | 5 | Easy |
Cloze Test | 7 | Easy |
Rearrangement of marked words in a sentence | 5 | Easy |
Numerical Ability: The Difficulty level was East to Moderate. Questions asked were – Missing Number series, Approximation, Simplification, DI, Arithmetic and Quadratic. These questions were easy to attempt, if practiced well. The DI question was based on Bar Graph.
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Missing Series | 5 | Easy |
Approximation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification | 5 | Easy |
Quadratic | 5 | Easy |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph – Veg & Non-veg) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Arithmetic – Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability | 10 | Easy |
Reasoning Ability: This section could be a big scorer for the students. The difficulty level of puzzles was Easy to Moderate. Other questions were easy to attempt. Have a look:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Puzzle – Linear Arrangement – 8 Person – All looking North – No Variable | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
Puzzle – (Circular Seating Arrangement – 8 person inside – no variable) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Puzzle – 7 Box | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Order Ranks & Blood Real | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
Inequality | 5 | Easy |
Alphanumeric Series | 5 | Easy |
Syllogisms (Only few) | 5 | Easy |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis and Review (22nd June 2019): 1st Shift
Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
English Language | 30 | Easy | 21–25 | 18–20 | 20 |
Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 22–27 | 18–20 | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 27–32 | 18–20 | 20 |
Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 72–81 | 60–65 | 60 |
Detailed break-up of SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2019
English Language: Easy Level
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension (Internet-based, School & e-learning) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
Fillers | 5 | Easy |
Spelling error | 5 | Easy |
Spot the Error (Subject-Verb Agreement, Preposition) | 6-7 | Easy |
Rearrangement of marked words in a sentence | 5 | Easy |
Numerical Ability: Easy to Moderate level
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Missing Series | 5 | Easy |
Approximation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification | 5 | Easy |
Quadratic | 5 | Easy |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph based – Number of Books – 2005-6) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Arithmetic – Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Probability | 10 | Easy |
Reasoning Ability: Easy to Moderate level
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Puzzle – Unknown Linear Arrangement | 5 | Easy |
Puzzle – (Circular Seating Arrangement – 8 person inside – no variable) | 5 | Easy |
Purchase Quantity – Floor Based | 5 | Easy |
Inequality | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Directions | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Alphanumeric Series | 5 | Easy |
Syllogisms (Only few) | 5 | Easy |
Question on ‘Produce’ – Pair of letters | 1 | Easy |