Government & Defence Entrance Exam

The topic-wise distribution of questions in IBPS PO Mains exam is given below.

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English

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• Seating Arrangement and Puzzles: Around 20-24 questions are asked in the exam.
• Syllogism: This section may consist of the topics of reverse syllogism and direct syllogism
• Coding-Decoding: Questions on word coding, sentence coding etc. are asked
• Miscellaneous Problems: This comprises the topics such as blood relations, directions sense, order and ranking, and alphanumeric series. 3-4 questions are asked
• Input-Output: The questions are based on single and double shifting. In total 5 questions can be expected from this section
• Data Sufficiency: Approx., 5-7 statement-based questions are asked
• Logical Reasoning: The questions range from several topics such as statement and conclusion, argument, course of action, cause and effect, theme based etc. The aspirants can expect approximately 10 questions in total
• Computer Aptitude: Flowchart-based questions can be expected from this section

To ace the English Language section, candidates should be thorough with grammar and vocabulary. The tips and tricks to crack SBI Clerk English section are given below:

• Candidates must read a wide variety of materials that help in improving vocabulary, grammar, comprehension skills, etc.
• Candidates must ensure that they have a good hold of the basics of English Grammar such as Verbs, Tenses, Sentence Structure, Punctuation, etc.
• Candidates must practice Reading Comprehension based on different topics. In Reading Comprehension, candidates must understand the meaning of the text and main idea of the passage
• Candidates must practice vocabulary by learning new words, phrases, etc.
• It is important to take practice tests to familarise themselves with the format and types of questions asked in the exam
• Time management is very important for the exam. Candidates must ensure that they practice enough questions based on the time limit