October 2013 (Both Shifts) Dont Worry Be Happy !! Exam is over and its time to get relaxed. The pattern of questions in the exam was more or less same as last week’s exams but the bar got raised in terms of overall difficulty level and the length of paper. Questions were lengthy and time consuming. Students need not worry and dont get dis-heartened, as paper was difficult for all and as far as comparison among different shifts are concerned it will get moderated as the cut-offs w ill be decided on the basis of eq ui-percentile method. Do not worry, you hard work will not go waste. Certainly, for a difficult paper, cut-offs are accordingly lesser and similarly cut-off is high for a difficult paper. So, be positive. You have done your bit and its time to wait for the result. It is apparent that IBPS is focusing more on time management skills of the candidates. The difficulty level of the paper on the whole ranged from moderate to hard. Reasoning, General Awareness and English sections were moderate; and Computer knowledge section was comparatively easy while Numerical Ability section was hard and lengthy.The pattern of test was as follows: SectionTotal Questions Max.Marks Level o f Difficulty PossibleAt tem pts Reasoning 5050Moderate21-22Numerical Ab ilit y 5050Hard16-17General Aw areness 4040Moderate20-21English Language4040Moderate19-20Computer Knowledge2020Easy- Moderate12-13Total20020088-93Reasoning This section primarily saw moderate level of questions. Input output questions tricked most of the candidates. Syllogism questions were easy. Inequality and puzzle questions were easy but lengthy. No question from Non Verbal Reasoning as usual. The details of the section are as follows: Topic Number of Questions Sitting Arrangement 5Puzzle5Syllogism5Analytica l Reasoning (Assumption, Inference, Cause and effect) 10Direction Test, Ranking, Blood 10
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October 2013 (Both Shifts)Dont Worry Be Happy !! Exam is over and its time to get relaxed. The pattern ofquestions in the exam was more or less same as last week’s exams but the bar gotraised in terms of overall difficulty level and the length of paper. Questions were lengthyand time consuming. Students need not worry and dont get dis-heartened, as paper
was difficult for all and as far as comparison among different shifts are concerned it willget moderated as the cut-offs will be decided on the basis of equi-percentile method.Do not worry, you hard work will not go waste. Certainly, for a difficult paper, cut-offs areaccordingly lesser and similarly cut-off is high for a difficult paper. So, be positive. Youhave done your bit and its time to wait for the result. It is apparent that IBPS is focusing more on time management skills of the candidates.The difficulty level of the paper on the whole ranged from moderate to hard.Reasoning, General Awareness and English sections were moderate; and Computer
knowledge section was comparatively easy while Numerical Ability section was hardand lengthy.
The pattern of test was as follows: Section Total Questions
Max. Marks
Level of Difficulty
Possible Attempts
Reasoning 50 50 Moderate 21-22
Numerical Abil ity
50 50 Hard 16-17
General Awareness
40 40 Moderate 20-21
EnglishLanguage
40 40 Moderate 19-20
Computer
Knowledge 20 20
Easy-
Moderate 12-13 Total 200 200 88-93
ReasoningThis section primarily saw moderate level of questions. Input output questions trickedmost of the candidates. Syllogism questions were easy. Inequality and puzzle questionswere easy but lengthy. No question from Non Verbal Reasoning as usual. The details of the section are as follows:
Topic Numberof
Questions
Sitting Arrangement 5
Puzzle 5
Syllogism 5
Analytical Reasoning (Assumption,Inference, Cause and effect)
relation, Alphanumeric Series, Word Arrangement etc. Inequality 5
Input Output 5
Data Sufficiency 5
English Language English Language Section that came into sight as a panic among the candidates afterlast week’s exam gave a sigh of relief to the candidates who appeared for theexamination this week. This section was comparatively easier than previous exams.There was one Reading Comprehension passage with 15 questions. Rest of the sectionconsisted of Rearrangement of sentences, Error spotting and Cloze test and Phrases.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Number
of
Questions ReadingComprehensions
15/20
Rearrangement 5
Cloze test 10
Error Spotting 5/0
Phrases 5
Numerical Ability Following the last week’s pattern, there were no questions from Simplification and
Approximation. The questions were calculation based. Questions from DI were lengthyand time consuming.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Number
ofQuestion
Data Interpretation 15
Data Interpretation(Language) 5
Arithmetic (Profit and loss, Average,CI and SI, Pipe and Cistern, Time
General Awareness The maximum number of questions from this section were from Banking and Economy.These questions ranged from easy to moderate difficulty level. A few questions werenew-fangled, but were easy to attempt.
Computer Knowledge This section was comparatively moderate. The questions had their main focus on thetopics: Operating System, Networking, Hardware, Software, internet and DBMS.
IBPS PO III Exam Analysis - 19th Evening Shift & 20th Both ShiftDear Readers,
Please find below the analysis of all other shifts of IBPS PO III Exam. viz Evening 19thOctober and both shifts of 20th October. The subsequent shifts were comparativelytricky as compared to the first shift of 19th October
19th Evening Analysis
Overall the examination was of difficult level. Even more difficult than last year’sexamination. The questions in Numerical Ability, Reasoning and English were lengthyand time consuming. Most of the questions were asked in a different manner and theoptions were tricky. General awareness and Computer Knowledge sections weremoderate.
The pattern of test was as follows:
Section TotalQuestions Max.Marks Level ofDifficulty Possible Attempts
Reasoning 50 50 Hard 22-24
Numerical Abil ity
50 50 Hard 21-22
General Awareness
40 40 Easy-Moderate
24-25
EnglishLanguage
40 40 Hard 20-21
ComputerKnowledge
20 20 Easy-Moderate
14-15
Total 200 200 101-107
ReasoningIt was difficult as compared to previous year’s questions. There was no question fromNon-Verbal Reasoning. Syllogism, Sitting Arrangement, Puzzles and Input-Output weretime consuming. The details of the section are as follows:
Direction Test, Ranking, Blood relation, Alphanumeric Series, Word Arrangementetc.
10
Sitting Arrangement(Circular) 5 Puzzle 5
Syllogism 5
Analytical Reasoning (Assumption,Inference, Cause and effect)
10-15
Inequality 5
Input-Output 5
English Language
Questions on Comprehension were tricky and time consuming. There was one ReadingComprehension passage with 15 questions. Idioms and phrases were not trouble-free.Rest of the section consisted of Rearrangement of sentences, Error spotting and clozetest.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Number of
Questions
ReadingComprehensions
10
Rearrangement 5
Cloze test 10 Error Spotting 5
Phrases 5
Numerical Ability Questions on Arithmetic and Data Interpretation dominated this section. The languageof DI was tough. The tables and pie charts were lengthy. Two out of four DIs were quitecomplicated. Just like the morning shift exam, there were no questions fromSimplification and Approximation. Rest of the questions, i.e. Mensuration, Profit andloss, Average, time and distance etc were of moderate difficulty level. There were noquestions from Probability or Permutations and Combinations.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Section
This section was of moderate difficulty level as compared to the other sections. Bankingand Economy dominated this section. Questions in Current Affairs were asked fromInternational affairs as well as Indian Economy Questions related to RBI were given aspecial attention. Questions on currencies, capitals and days were not asked.
Computer Knowledge This section comprised questions of easy-moderate difficulty level based on basicknowledge of computers. The main areas from which questions were asked are:Windows, Networking, Hardware, Software, and History of Computers.
20th
Morning AnalysisFollowing the pattern of the previous day examination, the difficulty level of thequestions ranged from moderate to complicated. Reasoning questions were moderatebut time consuming. Numerical aptitude section was lengthy. General Knowledge,English, and Computer Knowledge sections were of moderate difficulty level.
The pattern of test was as follows: Section Total
Questions Max. Marks
Level ofDifficulty
Possible Attempts
Reasoning 50 50
Moderate-
Difficult 25-27 Numerical
Abil ity 50 50
Moderate-Difficult
20-22
General Awareness
40 40 Easy-Moderate
23-25
EnglishLanguage
40 40 Moderate 22-24
ComputerKnowledge
20 20 Easy-Moderate
15-16
Total 200 200 105-114
Reasoning
Analytical reasoning dominated this section. Syllogisms and verbal questions wereeasy. Sitting arrangement was time consuming. There was no question from Non-Verbal Reasoning. This section primarily saw moderate level of questions. The details of the section are as follows: Topic Number of
English Language Questions on Comprehension dominated this section. There were two ReadingComprehension passage with 10 questions each. The questions in this section werequite time consuming. Rest of the section consisted of Rearrangement of sentences,
which was easiest in the entire section, Error spotting and Cloze test.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Number of
Questions
Reading Comprehensions 20
Rearrangement 5
Cloze test 10
Error Spotting 5
Numerical Ability
This section was as tough as previous year’s exam. Questions were tricky and timeconsuming. Questions on Arithmetic and Data Interpretation dominated this section.There were no questions from Simplification and Approximation even in this exam.Questions on Number series were complex. Mensuration questions were easier ascompared to the rest of the section.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Section
Number Series 5
Data Interpretation 15
Data Interpretation(Language) 5
Arithmetic 11-12
Mensuration 3-4
Data Sufficiency 5
Quadratic Equation 5
General Awareness Banking and Economy dominated this section. This section was tough and the
questions were not direct. It included questions from Current Affairs, SocialResponsibility, Monitory Policy etc. .Computer Knowledge This section comprised questions of moderate difficulty level based on basic knowledge
of computers. The main areas from which questions were asked are: DBMS,Networking, Internet, MS-Office, Hardware and Software.
20th Evening Analysis
The difficulty level of the paper overall ranged from moderate to hard. Comparativelymore difficult than previous year’s exam. Reasoning and Computer knowledge sectionswere moderate while Numerical Ability, English and General Awareness sections werehard and lengthy. Time management has emerged as a key concern for candidates
appearing for IBPS PO III exam in this shift.
The pattern of test was as follows: Section Total
Questions
Max.Marks
Level ofDifficulty
Possible Attempts
Reasoning 50 50 Moderate 26-28
Numerical Abil ity
50 50 Moderate 18-20
General Awareness
40 40 Easy-Moderate
22-24
EnglishLanguage
40 40 Hard 20-23
ComputerKnowledge
20 20 Easy-Moderate
15-18
Total 200 200 101-113
ReasoningThis section primarily saw moderate level of questions. Puzzle and Syllogism questionswere easy. Input output questions were easy but time consuming. No question fromNon Verbal Reasoning.The details of the section are as follows:
Inference, Cause and effect) Direction Test, Ranking, Blood relation,
Alphanumeric Series, Word Arrangementetc.
10
Inequality 5
Input-Output 5
English Language There was one Reading Comprehension passage with 15 questions and was lengthyand confusing. A strong vocabulary was a requirement to attempt the answers to thesequestions. Rest of the section consisted of Rearrangement of sentences, Error spottingand cloze test and fill ups.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Number of
Questions
Reading Comprehensions 15
Rearrangement 5
Cloze test 10
Error Spotting 5
Fill ups 5
Numerical Ability Again, there were no questions from Simplification and Approximation. The level of thequestions was difficult. The questions were more calculative. Questions from DI as wellwere more calculation oriented.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Section
Data Interpretation 15
Data Interpretation(Language) 5
Arithmetic(Profit and loss, Average, CI andSI, Pipe and Cistern, Time and Distanceetc.)
15
Mensuration 5
Data Sufficiency 5
Inequality 5
General Awareness The maximum number of questions from this section were from Banking and Economy.These questions ranged from moderate to hard difficulty level. Questions on currentaffairs were comparatively easy. This section was of easy-moderate difficulty level.Questions were asked about RBI, Monitory policy, schemes, Abbreviations etc.
This section was comparatively easy. The questions had their main focus on the topics:Operating System, Networking, Hardware, Software, internet and DBMS.
IBPS PO III - Exam Analysis - 19th October (Morning Shift)The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted 1st installment of online
examination, for the recruitment of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee, acrossthe country on the 19th of October, 2013.Overall the examination was moderate, comparatively easier than last years’examination. This time IBPS surprised the candidates by not following the middle-of-the-road pattern for the Numerical Ability section. It skipped the approximation andsimplification questions in the paper. General awareness section was easier thanexpected as it contained more direct questions. More conceptual based questions werethere in sections such as Reasoning, English, and Computer Knowledge.
There were 200 questions in the paper, which had to be answered in 120 minutes.There were five sections in all - Reasoning, Numerical Ability, General Awareness,
English Language and Computer Knowledge. Except for English Language all the othersections were available bilingually. Each question had 5 options. There was negativemarking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question for all the sections.
The pattern of test was as follows: Section Total
Questions Max. Marks Level of
Difficulty Possible
Attempts
Reasoning 50 50 Moderate 27-29
Numerical Abil ity
50 50 Moderate 30-32
General
Awareness 40 40
Easy-
Moderate 25-27
EnglishLanguage
40 40 Difficult 20-22
ComputerKnowledge
20 20 Easy 13-15
Total 200 200 117-120
ReasoningThis section primarily saw moderate level of questions. A student should haveattempted at least 27 questions. As expected no non-verbal questions were there in thepaper.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Number of
Analytical Reasoning (Assumption,Inference, Cause and effect)
10
Direction Test 1
Ranking 1
Inequality 5
Input-Output 5
Data Sufficiency 5
English Language Questions on Comprehension dominated this section. There were two Comprehensionpassage with 10 questions each (based on Indian Economy). The questions in thissection were quite time consuming. Rest of the section consisted of Rearrangement ofsentences, which was easiest in the entire section, Error spotting and Cloze test.
The details of the section are as follows:
Topic Number ofQuestions
Reading Comprehensions 20
Rearrangement 5
Cloze test 10
Error Spotting 5
Numerical Ability Questions on Arithmetic and Data Interpretation dominated this section. Surprisingly,there were no questions from Simplification and Approximation. In general, it was ofmoderate difficulty level. 3 sets of DI was calculative and short-cut calculations would
have come handy.
The details of the section are as follows: Topic Section
Number Series 5
Data Interpretation 20
Arithmetic 10
Mensuration 5
Data Sufficiency 5
Inequality 5
General Awareness The maximum number of questions from this section was from Banking and Economy.Some questions from Current Affairs were also there. This section was of easy-moderate difficulty level.
Computer Knowledge This section comprised questions of moderate difficulty level based on basic knowledge
73. Basic point difference between MSF and Repo rate? 150points
74. KBC current season? 7th
75. ‘Jo biwi se kare pyar wo prestige se kaise kare inkaar’ ad done by which couple? Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
76. Growth forecast in 12 five yr plan? 8 per cent
77. Question related to dividend equity
78. Who is Headly? Terrorist
79. Who has written a book on Meena Kumari? Vinod Mehta
80. Question on JNNURM
81. Run on bank means? Heavy cash withdrawal from depositor form an account at a time
82. Rupay Project of? NPCI
83. According to 2011 census there were 640 districts in India, but how many villages?More than 600,000
84. Who is the author of the book ‘The first woman President in India ReinventingLeadership Pratibha Devisingh Patil’? Sunaina Singh
85. Which is not included in balance sheet?
86. Froeign Currency Limits for tourists? USD 10,000
87. Accounts maintained by Foreign Banks in India? Vostro
88. IIFCL stands for? India Infrastructure Finance company Limited
89. Highest remittance receiving countries? India and China
90. Campaign launched to promote virgin peaks of Himalayas and make India favouredtourist destination? 777 days of Incredible Indian Himalayan Campaign
91. ’The book ‘My Journey: Transforming Dreams Into Actions’ is written by? APJ AbdulKalam
92. Director of the movie ‘Silver Linings Playbook’? David O. Russel
98. Rice, pulse, millets belongs to which crop? Kharif Crop
99. India’s Defense satellite recently launched by France? GSAT-7
100. 1% extra tax on buying property above? Rs 50lakh
101. Senior citizens over 80 years of age exempted from tax limit? upto Rs. 5 Lakh
102. India- China defense summit held in? Beijing
103. KYC is not for the purpose of? financial position of the account holder
104. RBI zero% EMI on credit card related question.
105. Jet and Etihad deal- 51% state of company, 24% Etihad, 25% public share
106. Maximum deposit amount insured by DICGC? Rs. 1 lakh
107. Who announced retirement from Tennis in October? Nalbandian
108. NEFT maximum limit? No limit; However, maximum amount per transaction is limitedto Rs.50,000/- for cash-based remittances and remittances to Nepal
109. One question on Prithvi-2
110. Currency swap agreement between? India and Japan
111. Which Indian actor is/has been selected for a US award for his television show bythe America Abroad Media (AAM)? Aamir Khan for Satyameva Jayathe
112. Deeo discount bond feature? Zero coupon bond
113. First cyber forensic laboratory set up in? Tripura
114. If depreciation of assets is not taken into account what will happen to balance sheetof bank?
115. Trade deficit was how much low as on September?
116. Which option will be provided to voters by Election Commission in upcomingelections as per the directives of Supreme Court -- Option to Reject All(NOTA)
GK Qs. Asked in IBPS PO III: 20 OCT 2013Dear candidate.
Here we are providing some of the questions which came in General Awareness sectionin IBPS PO III exam which was held in 20/Oct/2013. (Morning & Evening Shift).
1. Which is the rate that RBI changes in this 20 September: Bank Rate
2. RTGS me minimum transaction: The minimum amount to be remitted through RTGS is2 lakh. There is no upper ceiling for RTGS transactions
3. Pension given to those people who are suffered from Muzaffarnagar riots come underwhich scheme? – The pension, which would be anywhere between Rs 400 and Rs 500,would be given under the Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme,
4. Who directed the bollywood film Satyagraha? – Prakash Jha
5. The limit of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) hiked to? – Rs. 12 Lakh peryear
6. ATM wrong deduction to be refunded within?
7. Which of the following bank doesn’t have it’s head office in Kolkata? – IOB
8. Which country becomes the 28th member of EU? – Croatia
9. When RBI wants to absorb liquidity from market increase reverse repo, decrease repoor increase crr: Increase Reverse REPO Rate
10. Committee on Gold – KUB Rao committee
11. Which book is not written by Chetan Bhagat – two people
12. Who becomes the first Indian-origin Miss America 2013? – Nina Davuluri