Government & Defence Entrance Exam

IBPS Clerk Reasoning Ability section assess a candidate's logical aptitude. Questions in this section are asked from Puzzle and Arrangements, Inequality, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction sense and Order and Ranking, etc. For the Reasoning Ability section, candidates can refer to Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal, Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey and A New Approach to Reasoning: Verbal and Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali and Indus Sijwali. To ace the Reasoning section, candidates must practice mock tests to improve their speed and accuracy of solving questions. Candidates must learn the shortcut tricks of solving questions. Candidates must practice previous year question papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam.

The Quantitative Aptitude section tests a candidate's calculative ability. Questions are asked from the topics such as Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, etc. Candidates for the Quantitative Aptitude section can refer to Quantitative Aptitude by R S Agarwal, Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma, Objective Mathematics for Competitive Exams by Tarun Goal and Fast Track Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma. The tips and tricks to improve IBPS Clerk Quant section are given below:

• Candidates should practice variety of questions on different topics
• Candidates must attempt mock tests and analyse their strengths and weaknesses
• Go through the previous years' question papers to understand and analyse the weightage of each subject
• Candidates must improve their speed and accuracy of solving questions

The English Language section tests a candidate's knowledge regarding vocabulary and English grammar. The English Language section comprises topics such as Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fillers, Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks, etc. The best books to refer to for English Language section are Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fillers, Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks, etc. Candidates can check below the preparation tips for IBPS Clerk 2023 English Language section.

• Candidates need to familiarise themselves with the format of the English section including the types of questions that are asked in the exam
• Candidates need to identify their weaknesses
• Candidates need to improve their reading, writing and vocabularly skills