Expected Pattern of SBI Clerk Prelims 2016
In this year, SBI Clerk exam will be conducted in 2 steps. Prelims exam will be conducted as the first step of the SBI Clerk recruitment process, followed by SBI Clerk Mains exam.
This article aims at providing the pattern that will be expected in the SBI-Clerk 2016 Prelims examination. The pattern expected in SBI-Clerk 2016 exam has been prepared on the basis of:
- Past 5 year papers of SBI-Clerk
- SBI-PO Prelims 2015 exam
- IBPS-Clerk Prelims 2015 exam
- IBPS-PO 2015 exam
This analysis will help the aspirants to narrow down the burden of preparation with increased chances of overwhelming escalation in the scores to qualify the exam.
Expected pattern in SBI-Clerk 2016 English section
Expected difficulty Level – Easy
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| S.No. | Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| 1 | Reading comprehension | 10 | Easy – Moderate
(Lengthy) |
| 2 | Cloze Test | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
| 3 | Sentence improvement/ Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy |
| 4 | Spotting Error | 5 | Easy |
| 5 | Parajumbles | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
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Expected pattern in SBI-Clerk 2016 Reasoning section
Expected Difficulty Level –Moderate
| S.No. | Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| 1 | Inequality | 5 | Easy – Moderate
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| 2 | Coding Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| 3 | Series | 5 | Easy |
| 4 | Sitting Arrangement (2 sets) Circular | 10 | Moderate |
| 5 | Linear Arrangement (North South) | 5 | Easy |
| 6 | Miscellaneous (syllogisms, Directions, Blood Relations, Data sufficiency, etc.) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
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Expected pattern in SBI-Clerk 2016 Numerical Abitlity section
Expected difficulty Level – Easy to Moderate
| S.No. | Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| 1 | Simplification | 10 | Easy
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| 2 | Number Series | 5 | Easy – Moderate |
| 3 | Data Interpretation (1 Set) | 5 | Easy |
| 4 |
Miscellaneous Questions (Ages, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average,Time and work, Time, distance and speed, SI/CI etc.) |
15 | Easy – Moderate |
How to excel your score in SBI clerical 2016 prelims
80% of the questions that will appear in the SBI-Clerk 2016 exam are expected to be from this list. This list has been prepared by respective subject experts. Thats why we call it an expected pattern in SBI-Clerk prelims 2016. We would however still advice you to prepare for topics beyond these as well. In case you have little time for preparation, this list will surely help.
Good luck!
