BOB PGDBF 2018 Exam Analysis

BOB PGDBF 2018 Exam Analysis

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Complete exam analysis of BOB PO 2018 exam Shifts to get an idea of the difficulty level and types of questions being asked. If you are going to appear for upcoming recruitment like SBI Mains, IBPS RRB exams or you are aiming for the IBPS PO recruitment, then this exam analysis of Bank of Baroda Probationary Officer Recruitment can give you an idea of what to expect in Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, General Awareness and Descriptive Writing Tests.

Overall the level of the examination was Moderate.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018: Section-wise Analysis

Subject	Good Attempt
English Language	25-28
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	32-37
Quantitative Aptitude	29-33
General/Economy/Banking Awareness	18-22
Total	110-125

 

English Language (Moderate)

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Internet Privacy)	8	Moderate
Joining Sentences	5	Moderate
Double Fillers (Single word for 2 blanks)	7	Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test	5	Easy-Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement	5	Moderate
Error Detection	5	Moderate
Total	35	Moderate

 

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Moderate)

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	15	Moderate -Difficult
Logical Reasoning	3	Moderate
Blood Relation	3	Easy-Moderate
Direction Sense	3	Easy-Moderate
Syllogism	5	Moderate
Coding Decoding	5	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Inequality	5	Easy-Moderate
Alphabet	1	Easy-Moderate
Machine Input Output	5	Moderate
Total	50	Moderate

 

Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate-Difficult)

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation	10	Moderate-Difficult
Simplification	5	Easy-Moderate
Missing Number Series	5	Moderate
Inequality	5	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Arithmetic Word Problems	10	Moderate
Total	40	Moderate-Difficult

 

General/Economy/Banking Awareness (Difficult)

This section was of Difficult level when compared with the rest of the sections of the objective test. Most of the question in GA section were from banking and economic awareness. Most of the current affairs questions were covered from the news of April and May 2018. There were few question of static awareness as well.

Descriptive Writing (Easy-Moderate)

The Descriptive writing test of English Language was of 30 marks and had 2 questions- Essay and Letter Writing. 2 choices each for Essay and Letter Writing questions were given out which a candidate had to choose 1 for Essay and 1 for Letter.

Letter Writing: Word Limit (150 words)

• You are a banker and you have to prepare for MBA exam. Write a letter to your manager requesting him for leave from office for 7 days for your preparation and MBA entrance examination.
• Your brother is hesitating from investing in mutual funds. Write a letter to your brother explaining him about mutual funds and how one should invest in mutual funds.
• Write a letter to newspaper editor for fake news  and facts spread through social media.
• Recently the results of 10th board exams were released.  Your friend’s son who appeared in the examination has scored good overall marks but average in science. Your friend wants his son to choose the science stream against his wish. Write a letter to your friend convincing and guiding him to allow his son choose the right stream after class 10th.

Essay Writing: Word Limit (150 words)

• Swatch Bharat Campaign against open deification.
• Expensive Weddings are a social evil.
• Keeping animals in zoo is like keeping them in prison for our pleasure.
• Investment in share market: Risks and Rewards