SBI CLERK PRE EXAM 2018
Analysis and review of Exam held on 23rd and 24th June 2018 , SHIFT 2 – Day 1
English Language – SBI Clerk Prelims Examination 2018 – SLOT 1 /SHIFT 2 – Day 2
Good Attempt – 15 – 18
Best Attempt – 20+
- Overall English Section is Easy.
- NO New Pattern Questions were asked in the English Section.
- Reading Comprehension passage was a Career Based one and Additionally two more Questions were asked in this slot.
- Spelling Check Questions were asked which didn’t find a place in the previous slot.
- Spotting Errors Questions were missing in this slot.
- Single Filler Type Questions were asked.
- One Set of Sentence Rearrangement Questions were asked.
- Synonyms of Pitfall – Hazard and Antonyms of Attractive – Undesirable were asked.
| SL | Topics | No. of Questions asked | Level |
| 1 | Spelling Check | 8 | Easy |
| 2 | Reading Comprehension (Career Related RC) | 7 | Easy |
| 3 | Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| 4 | Single Fillers | 5 | Moderate |
| 5 | Sentence replacement | 5 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability – SBI Clerk Prelims Examination 2018 – SLOT 2 /SHIFT 2 – Day 1
Good Attempt – 20 – 25
Best Attempt – 28+
- No New Pattern Questions were asked.
- Calendar based puzzle were asked.
- Linear Seating Arrangement Set were asked.
- Word Formation Questions were asked which constituted for 5 Questions.
| Sl.no | Reasoning | No. of Questions asked | Level |
| 1 | Puzzle – Calendar Based | 10 | Easy – Moderate |
| 2 | Seating-Linear | 5 | Easy |
| 3 | Coding Decoding(old) | 5 | Easy |
| 4 | Direction test | 2 | Easy |
| 5 | Blood Relation | 3 | Easy – Moderate |
| 6 | Alphanumeric | 5 | Moderate |
| 7 | Word Formation Qs (Meaningful Words) | 5 | Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude – SBI Clerk Prelims Examination 2018 – SLOT 2 /SHIFT 2– Day 1
Good Attempt – 23 +
Best Attempt – 28+
- Line Graph Data Interpretation Questions were asked.
- Other Topics were same as that of the Previous Slots.
| Sl.No | Aptitude | No. of Questions asked | Level |
| 1 | Missing Numbers | 5 | Easy |
| 2 | DI – Line Graph | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
| 3 | Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| 4 | Miscellaneous | 10 | Moderate |
| 5 | Approximation | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
Analysis and review of Exam held on 24th June 2018 , SHIFT 2 – Day 2
English Language – SBI Clerk Prelims Examination 2018 – SLOT 2 /SHIFT 2– Day 2
Good Attempt – 20+
Best Attempt –23+
- Overall English Section is Easy.
- NO New Pattern Questions were asked in the English Section.
- Reading Comprehension totally 7 Questions were asked.
- 8 Spot the Errors Questions were asked.
| Sl.No | English Language | No. of Questions asked | Level |
| 1 | Error spotting | 8 | Easy – Moderate |
| 2 | Reading Comprehension | 7 | Easy |
| 3 | Sentence rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| 4 | Spelling check | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
| 5 | Phrasal replacement | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
Reasoning Ability – SBI Clerk Prelims Examination 2018 – SLOT 2 /SHIFT 2– Day 2
Good Attempt –25+
Best Attempt –28+
- No New Pattern Questions were asked.
- Box & month Based Puzzle was asked which constituted for 5 Marks.
- SOT was asked instead of seating.
- 5 Alpha Numeric Series were asked.
- 5 Coding & decoding Questions were asked
| Sl.No | Reasoning | No. of Questions asked | Level |
| 1 | Puzzle – box & month | 10 | Moderate |
| 2 | Alphanumeric | 5 | Moderate |
| 3 | Coding Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| 4 | Direction test | 3 | Easy |
| 5 | Blood Relation | 2 | Easy – moderate |
| 6 | SOT | 5 | Moderate |
| 7 | Miscellaneous | 5 | Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude – SBI Clerk Prelims Examination 2018 – SLOT 2 /SHIFT 2– Day 2
Good Attempt –25+
Best Attempt –30+
| SL | Topics | No. of Questions asked | Level |
| 1 | Number Series | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
| 2 | DI – Bar | 5 | Moderate |
| 3 | Data Sufficiency | 5 | Easy |
| 4 | Miscellaneous | 8 | Moderate |
| 5 | Simplification | 12 | Easy |
