SBI SO 2015: Exam Analysis - 17th January 2016

SBI SO 2015: Exam Analysis - 17th January 2016

Hello Readers,

Today, an online exam for the post of State Bank of India Specialist Officer (SO) was conducted today all across the country. In all, the exam was quite similar to all the other exams, such as IBPS PO, SBI PO, etc., however a special section named as "Professional Knowledge" was included in the exam. 

In the exam, 170 questions were asked which were segregated under four sections, namely, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English and Professional Knowledge. 

Overall the exam was Moderate. Out of all the sections, Reasoning and English sections were easy and scoring, while Quantitative Aptitude and Professional Knowledge was easy to moderate.

Overall Analysis:

Section-wise Review:

Section	Level	Good Attempts
Quantitative Aptitude	Moderate	20-24
English Language	Easy	24-28
Reasoning	Easy	32-36
Professional Knowledge	Moderate	35-40
Total	Moderate	111-128

Section-wise Review:

Reasoning

S. No	Topic	No. of Questions	Level
1.	Circular Arrangement	5	Easy
2.	Puzzle	5	Easy
3.	Syllogism	5	Moderate
4.	Coding/Decoding	5	Easy
5.	Inequality	3	Moderate
6.	Blood Relation	2	Easy
7.	Arguments	5	Easy
8.	Statement Assumption	5	Easy to Moderate
9.	Seating Arrangement (North-South)	5	Moderate

Mathematics:

S. No		Topic	No. of Questions	Level
1.	Series		5	Moderate
2.	Quadratic Equations		5	Easy
3.	Caselets		5	Moderate
4.	Partnership		1	Moderate
5.	Volume		1	Easy
6.	Boat & Stream		1	Easy
7.	Data Interpretation		10	Moderate
8.	Miscellaneous		10	Moderate

English Language:

S. No	Topic	No. of Questions	Level
1.	Reading Comprehension (Equity & Market)	10	Moderate
2.	Cloze Test	10	Easy
3.	Error Detection	5	Moderate
4.	Fillers	10	Easy
Parajumbles were not asked.