BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018

Edited By Bachan Thakur | Updated on Jul 30, 2018 06:04 PM IST

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 – Some coaching institutes like Career Launcher and Bankers Adda had released the exam analysis of BOB PO mains exam 2018. The exam was held in 2 slots on July 28, 2018. BOB PO exam analysis by Career Launcher and BOB PO mains exam analysis by Bankers Adda will help candidates know how many questions were asked from which section and what was the difficulty level of all the questions.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018

Thus, if you will be taking the upcoming tests like IBPS RRB, SBI Mains, IBPS PO recruitment, then this (BOB PO exam analysis 2018) can give you an idea of what you can expect in these other banking exams, in their Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, General Awareness and Descriptive Writing sections.

The coaching institutes have analysed the BOB PO 2018 exam closely and thus have come up with the overall analysis. Candidates can check the sectional weightage, difficulty level of the different sections, nature of the questions, etc. from the BOB PO 2018 exam analysis below.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 by Career Launcher - July 28, 2018, Slot II

BOB PO 2018 Slot 2 was a notch easier than slot 1 when compared with Quantitative and English Language sections. A total of 165 questions had to be answered in 2 hours and 30 minutes. All the sections, except English Language, were available in both English and Hindi. Every incorrect answer would reduce the score by one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks allotted to that question.

BOB PO 2018 Overall Exam Analysis - Objective Paper

Section	Total Questions	Maximum Marks	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Time Taken (In Minutes)
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	50	75	Moderate	34 – 36	55
General/Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	Moderate-Difficult	21-23	20
Quantitative Aptitude	40	50	Easy-Moderate	30-34	45
English Language	35	35	Easy	23-25	30
Total	165	200	Moderate	108-119	150

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 - Reasoning and Computer Aptitude

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
AR (8 Boxes to be arranged)	5	Moderate-Difficult
AR (sitting arrangement)	5	Moderate-Difficult
AR (Data Arrangement –Floor/Age based)	5	Moderate-Difficult
AR (Data Arrangement –bowlers and cricketers facing north and south)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Input-Output	5	Moderate
Blood Relation	3	Easy-Moderate
Direction	3	Easy-Moderate
Data Sufficiency	2	Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Easy-Moderate
Mathematical Inequalities	5	Easy-Moderate
Syllogism	4	Moderate
Cause and Effect	1	Moderate
Course of action	1	Moderate
Strong/ Weak Argument	1	Moderate

Analytical reasoning sets were moderate to difficult. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 - General/Economy/Banking Awareness

Most of the questions in this section were from banking, economic awareness and current affairs. Some questions were from static GK. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult.

BOB PO 2018 Exam Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude

Topic	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
Data Interpretation (Table based)	6	Moderate
Data Interpretation (Table Based-on Percentages )	5	Easy
Missing Number Series	6	Easy-Moderate
Data Sufficiency	6	Easy-Moderate
Simplification/Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Inequalities	6	Easy-Moderate
Work-Time	1	Easy
Mixtures	1	Moderate
Boats and Streams	1	Easy-Moderate
Averages	1	Moderate
Profit & Loss	1	Moderate
SI+ CI	1	Moderate

The overall difficulty level of this section was easy-moderate.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 - English Language

Topic	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Two questions were based on vocabulary.)	8	Easy-Moderate
Fill in the blanks (Double FIB)	6	Easy
Para Jumbles	5	Easy-Moderate
Spot the error	6	Easy
Cloze Test	7	Easy
Match the following	3	Moderate

Reading Comprehension (RC) was easy-moderate. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy.

BOB PO Exam Analysis - Descriptive Paper: (2 Questions, 50 Marks and 30 Minutes)

Essay: (150 words)

Two choices were given:

1. Write a letter to you Manager, requesting for 1 week leave for your MBA exams.

2. Write to your friend about the benefits of Mutual Funds.

Letter: (150 words)

Two choices were given:

1. Write your suggestions for implementing Swatch Bharat Campaign against open defecation pan-India.

2. Expensive weddings are a social evil.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 - (July 28, 2018), Slot I

A total of 165 questions had to be answered in 2 hours 30 minutes in this slot. All the sections, except English Language, were available in both English and Hindi. Every incorrect answer would reduce the score by one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks allotted to that question.

BOB PO Overall Exam Analysis 2018 - Objective Paper

Section	Total Questions	Maximum Marks	Level of Difficulty	Good Attempts	Time Taken (In Minutes)
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	50	75	Moderate	34 – 36	55
General/Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	Moderate-Difficult	20-22	20
Quantitative Aptitude	40	50	Moderate	28-30	45
English Language	35	35	Moderate	22-24	30
Total	165	200	Moderate	108-118	150

BOB PO Exam Analysis - Reasoning and Computer Aptitude

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
AR (Circular Seating Arrangement)	5	Moderate-Difficult
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – single row – 11 Persons)	5	Moderate-Difficult
AR (Data Arrangement –Floor/Age based)	5	Moderate-Difficult
AR (Data Arrangement –Date/Months/Lectures – 3 variables)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Input-Output	5	Moderate
Blood Relation	3	Easy-Moderate
Direction	3	Easy-Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Easy-Moderate
Mathematical Inequalities	3	Easy-Moderate
Syllogism	3	Moderate
Miscellaneous (Logical based)	3	Easy-Moderate

Analytical reasoning sets were moderate to difficult. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 - General/Economy/Banking Awareness:

BOB PO Exam Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude

Topic	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
Data Interpretation (Table based)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Data Interpretation (Caselet based)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Data Interpretation (Pie Chart based)	5	Moderate-Difficult
Comparison of two quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II	5	Moderate
Number Series (Odd one out)	5	Easy-Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Easy-Moderate
Simplification/Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous (Quant based problems)	5	Easy-Moderate

DI part was calculative and time taking. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.

BOB PO 2018 Exam Analysis - English Language

Topic	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (Two questions were based on vocabulary.)	7	Easy-Moderate
Fill in the blanks (Double FIB)	5	Easy-Moderate
Para Jumbles	5	Easy-Moderate
Phrase Replacement	4	Moderate
Spot the error	4	Moderate
Cloze Test	5	Easy-Moderate
Sentence Starters	5	Moderate

Reading Comprehension (RC) was easy-moderate. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.

BOB PO Exam Analysis - Descriptive Paper: (2 Questions, 50 Marks and 30 Minutes)

Essay: (150 words)

Two choices were given:

1. Investment in share market: Risks and Rewards

2. Keeping animals in zoo is like keeping them in prison for our pleasure.

Letter: (150 words)

Two choices were given:

1. Write a letter to your friend guiding him to allow his son choose the right stream after

class 10th.

2. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper expressing your concern over the impact of paid news.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 by Bankers Adda

Read BOB PO 2018 exam analysis by Bankers Adda for slot I to get an idea of the difficulty level and types of questions asked. Overall the level of the examination was Moderate.

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 (Section-wise)

Subject	Good Attempt
English Language	21-24
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	33-38
Quantitative Aptitude	27-31
General/Economy/Banking Awareness	19-23
Total	103-117

BOB PO 2018 Exam Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate-Difficult)

The level of Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate-Difficult. The questions were calculative and time consuming. There were a total of 3 sets of Data Interpretation.

Tabular
Pie Chart
Caselet DI

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation	17	Moderate-Difficult
Approximation	5	Easy-Moderate
Wrong Number Series	5	Moderate
Quantity-1, Quantity-2	4	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Arithmetic Word Problems	4	Moderate
Total	40	Moderate-Difficult

BOB PO Exam Analysis 2018 - English Language (Moderate)

English section was of moderate level, the questions asked in this section were of the conventional pattern of banking examinations. Catching up on the trend of number of questions set up by this year's SBI Exam, in today's BOB PO exam's English section the reading comprehension had a set of 7 questions out of which 2 were related to vocabulary.

BOB PO Exam Analysis – English

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Plastic Wastage)	7	Moderate
Starters	5	Moderate
Double Fillers	5	Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test	5	Easy-Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement	5	Moderate
Error Detection	4	Moderate
Phrase Replacement	4	Moderate
Total	35	Moderate

BOB PO 2018 Exam Analysis - Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Moderate)

The level of reasoning was Moderate. Apart from puzzles and seating arrangement there sufficient number of questions from miscellaneous topics which could have helped aspirants to score.

There were 4 puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-

Linear Seating Arrangement, single line 11 people
Circular Seating Arrangement
Dates, Months and Lectures: Puzzle, 3 Variable
Age and Floor based Puzzle

BOB PO Analysis 2018 - Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Moderate)

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20	Moderate -Difficult
Logical Reasoning	4	Moderate
Blood Relation	3	Easy-Moderate
Direction Sense	4	Easy-Moderate
Syllogism	3	Moderate
Coding Decoding	4	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	4	Moderate
Inequality	3	Easy-Moderate
Machine Input Output	5	Moderate
Total	50	Moderate

BOB PO Exam Analysis - 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.

BOB PO 2018 Exam Analysis 2018 - 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.

BOB PO Exam Analysis - Letter Writing: Word Limit (150 words)
1. Write a letter to newspaper editor for fake news and facts spread through social media.
2. 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.

BOB PO 2018 Exam Analysis 2018 - Essay Writing: Word Limit (150 words)
1. Keeping animals in zoo is like keeping them in prison for our pleasure.
2. Investment in share market: Risks and Rewards.