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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2024, 20 October, 1st Shift, Difficulty Level

The candidates who appeared in yesterday’s shifts of IBPS PO Exam 2024 reviewed that most of the questions were of Moderate level and the quantitative aptitude section was calculative & lengthy. Today is the last day of IBPS PO Prelims, and thousands of candidates have their exams in 4 shifts. Shift 1 of 20th October 2024 has been conducted successfully and no such major changes are seen in this shift as per the feedback of the candidates who came out of the exam hall. The prelims exam for IBPS Probationary Officer posts consists of 100 multiple-choice questions on Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 20 October 2024 1st Shift

If you are looking for IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis for the 1st shift of 20th October 2024, then you are at the right place. This article provides you a detailed and accurate review of today’s 1st shift. The questions updated in this article are shared after connecting with the candidates who appeared in today’s 1st shift. This analysis would be beneficial for the candidates to know what was asked in the exam and what was the level of questions asked.

IBPS PO Good Attempts 2024

As you all know, the IBPS PO 2024 Prelims exam was comprised of 3 sections i.e. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and English Language. The overall difficulty level of today’s 1st shift was moderate and the English language was easy to Moderate while the other 2 subjects were of moderate level. The IBPS PO’s good attempts for 20th October, Shift-1 have been prepared based on the student’s review and IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2024 conducted by our faculty, however, it may vary from state to state. 70+ marks are enough to clear the IBPS PO prelims exam for any state’s candidate.

Subjects No. of Questions Good Attempts Difficulty Level
English Language 30 20-22 Easy to Moderate
Reasoning Ability 35 22-24 Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude 35 21-23 Moderate
Overall 100 63-69 Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 20 Oct 2024- Section-wise

Thoroughly read the sections below to know the detailed exam analysis as per the reviews shared by the candidates for each subject in the 1st Shift of 20th October 2024 IBPS PO Prelims Exam. Based on the memory of the students, data collected by our students, we are providing you with the IBPS PO Prelims Today Exam Analysis 2024 separately for each section.

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 20 October 2024 Reasoning Ability

This section consists of 35 questions and the candidates who appeared in this shift shared the detailed exam analysis with our faculty. As per the feedback from candidates, the reasoning section was a little bit tricky but the questions were doable.

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement 23 Moderate
Direction 03 Moderate
Inequality 03 Easy to Moderate
Syllogism 03 Moderate
Number Based 01 Easy to Moderate
Pair Formation 01 Easy to Moderate
Meaningful word 01 Easy to Moderate
Total 35 Moderate

Sets of Puzzles and Seating Arrangement asked in 1st shift of 20 October- 

  1. Uncertain Row SA (North Facing)- 3 questions
  2. Parallel Row SA (12 persons)- 5 questions
  3. Month and Date based puzzle- 5 questions
  4. Selection Based (3 states and 9 persons)- 5 questions
  5. Box-based puzzle + variable- 5 questions

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 20 October 2024 Quantitative Aptitude

Most of the questions of the Arithmetic section (Partnership, Age, Profit & Loss, etc) were lengthy and calculative. The overall difficulty level of this section was “Moderate”. There were 16 questions of Data Interpretation wherein 3 sets of DIs were asked-

  1. Double Pie Chart DI- 6 questions
  2. Tabular DI- 5 questions
  3. Caselet DI- 5 questions
Topics No. of Questions Level
Quadratic Equation 05 Easy to Moderate
Data Interpretation 16 Moderate
Approximation 05 Moderate
Arithmetic 09 Easy to Moderate
Total 35 Moderate

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 20 October 2024 English Language

English section in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam is considered to be scoring and candidates who came out of the exam hall describe that this section was of easy to moderate level. The good attempts for this section range between 20 to 22. The topic of Reading Comprehension was based on “Doctor’s research” and there were 3 vocabulary and 1 true & false question.

Topics No. of Questions Level
Reading Comprehension 08-10 Easy to Moderate
Match the Column 03 Easy
Phrase Replacement 03 Easy to Moderate
Word Arrangement (3 words) 05 Easy
Cloze Test 06 Easy to Moderate
Error Detection 05 Easy to Moderate
Total 30 Easy to Moderate 

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Important Links
IBPS PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card 2024
IBPS PO Previous Year Question Papers IBPS PO Cut-Off

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 20 October 2024- FAQs

Q1. How many questions are asked in IBPS PO Prelims Exam?

In IBPS PO Prelims Exam, there are a total of 100 questions wherein 35 questions from Reasoning Ability, 35 questions from Quantitative Aptitude, and 30 questions from English language.

Q2. Is there sectional timing in IBPS PO Prelims Exam?

Yes, there is a sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section in IBPS PO Prelims Exam.

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