SBI-PO exam includes both multiple type questions and descriptive paper. Total marks including descriptive exam is 250.
1. Quantitative aptitude
3. Data Interpretation
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- Objective type Paper : 200 Marks
- Descriptive Paper: 50 Marks
Objective type exam consists of four sections:
- English Language
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Reasoning
- General Awareness, Computers and Marketing.
Descriptive Exam
Descriptive exam is of half an hour and it can be about anything discussed
- Essay writing
- Letter writing
- Paragraph writing
- Precise writing
English section
This section basically covers comprehensions, faulty sentences, jumbled sentences, closed passages etc.
- Reading Comprehensions
- Vocabulary
- English usage errors
- English proficiency
Data Analysis and Data interpretation
This section checks numerical ability and data analysis ability of candidates. This section involves:1. Quantitative aptitude
- Number system
- Ratio and proportions
- Average
- Boats and streams
- Mixtures and alligations
- Pipes and cisterns
- Unitary method
- Time and distance
- Time and work
- Probability
- Permutation Combination
- Simple interest
- Compound interest
- Profit and Loss
- Percentages
- Partnership
- Mensuration
- Series
3. Data Interpretation
- Bar charts
- Table
- Line charts
- Pie charts
- Mixed charts
Logical Reasoning section
This section involves:
- Syllogism
- Analytical reasoning
- Problems based on ages
- Blood relationships
- Analogy
- Odd man out
- Coding Decoding
- Series
- Seating arrangements
- Problems based on symmetry
- Problems based on visual ability
- Statement assumptions, arguments, conclusions etc
- Direction test
General Awareness, Computers and Marketing
This section basically consists of following type of topics. But there is no proper syllabus of this section:
- Current affairs
- General studies (History, Geography, Polity, Science, Economics etc)
- Banking
- Marketing
- Computer awareness
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