IPPB PO Prelims Exam Analysis : 8 January 2017 (1st Shift)

Hi Readers!!
The first slot of IPPB PO Prelims' Shift 1 is over and here we have come with a detailed exam analysis of shift 1.

Exam pattern was same as the previous exam slot. The pattern is mentioned in the table below.

Subject	Ideal Attempt	Time allotment
English Language	23-27	15 mins
Reasoning Ability	21-23	22-23 mins
Quantitative Aptitude	20-22	22-23 mins
Total	68-70	60 mins

Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate. Number series questions were very easy. A good student can easily attempt 20+ questions within 25 minutes.

Chapter	No. of questions
Series	5
Simplification	5
Data interpretation (Tabular DI Based on percentage of males and females)	10
Quadratic Equations	5
Miscellaneous (Time and distance, Profit & Loss, Time and work, Simple & Compound interest, Problems based on ages etc.	10

English Language

English Section varied between moderate to easy level. Candidates are hoping to get good marks in this section.

Chapter	No. of questions
Reading Comprehension (Synonym of –  Like and Stunning & Antonym of Struggling, Generous asked)	10
Cloze Test (based on Based on Africa Transportation)	10
Errors	10

Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability section was easy and students were happy to get quite easy paper. There was nothing difficult in this section.

Chapter	No. of questions
Inequalities	5
Syllogism	5
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles 5 Questions [ 10 person in Two parallel Rows facing North and South ] 5 Questions ( 8 Persons – 4 facing inwards and 4 facing outwards ) 5 Questions based on 7 persons wedding on 7 different days of the week ]	15
Machine Input Output	5
Misc (Directions sense test, Blood relations, Alphabet coding,Coding Decoding)	5

Overall the paper was quite easy and students can hope for positive result. We wish them all the best.

Expected cutoff(General in Delhi) - 57-58