CONTENTS PART I A : QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 1.

Number
System 2. Arithmetic Percentage Profit and Loss Average
Simple Interest and Compound Interest Ratio and Proportion
Problems on Age Alligation 3. Speed,Time & Distance and Time
& Work Relative Speed Boats and Stream Trains Time and
Work Pipes and Cistern Clock B : DATA INTERPRETATION 1.
Data Tables 2. Pie Chart 3. Bar Charts 4. Line Graphs
PART II REASONING 1. Series Completion 2. Coding
Decoding 3. Analogy 4. Blood Relations 5. Symbol Based
Statement Conclusion 6. Cubes and Dices 7. Directions 8.
Analytical Reasoning 9. Calendar 10. Visual Reasoning (a) Figure
Formation and Analysis (b) Pattern Perception (c) Series 11.
Syllogism
PART III GENERAL ENGLISH 1. Spotting Errors 2. Choosing the
Best Alternative 3. Sentence Completion 4. Sentence
Arrangement 5. Synonyms 6. Antonyms 7. Idioms 8. Odd One
Out 9. Parajumbles 10. Comprehension
PART IV GENERAL AWARENESS 1. Science and Technology 2.
World 3. Literature 4. Sports 5. Indian History 6. Geography 7.
Indian Polity 8. Current Affairs

Computer
(Its actually binary representation)
*= 0
= 1
value based on its position
Units place 1
Tens place 2
Hundred Place 4
Thousand place 8 and so on..
*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*==*
Questions were like
1) What is value of *** =16+0+0+0+1
2) What is value of ** = (16+0+0+2+1)(2+1)

SBI PO Main 2015 Reasoning Section Analysis

This section primarily had questions of moderate to difficult Level and was a bit lengthy. There were questions
from Input & output, Syllogism, Inequality Comparison and Sitting arrangement(Linear & Circular). Here are
number of questions from each topic:
Input Output 5 questions
Syllogism 5 questions
Puzzles 2 questions of 6 marks each & 1 question of 5 marks
Inequality with directions 5 questions
Logical reasoning + miscellaneous 18 questions

SBI PO Main 2015 Data Interpretation Section Analysis

SBI PO Main Exam focused on all the type of questions from Data Interpretation Section. Questions were on
Probability, Bar Charts, Pie Charts, Table & Mixed Chart, Permutation & Combination, Data Sufficiency etc.
Overall this section was lengthy & calculative, however, questions were not tricky. The overall level of difficulty
of the section was difficult. Here is the number of questions from each topic:
Pie Chart 1 questions
Table Chart 5 questions
Probability, Permutation & Combination 5 questions
Data Sufficiency 5 questions
Language DI 5 questions
Line graph 5 questions
Quadratic 5 questions
Number series 5 questions
Overall this section as lengthy and Calculative. Student found this section difficult and somewhat tricky.

SBI PO Main 2015 English Analysis

The difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate. The Reading Comprehension Passage were lengthly.
section had questions on Error Spotting, Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks (2 blanks), Para-jumbles &
Cloze Test. Here are the numbers of questions from each topics:
Reading Comprehension 2 passages with 10 questions each
Parajumbles 5 questions
Error Spotting 5 questions
Fill in the Blanks 5 questions with double spacing
Cloze Test 10 questions
Sentence improvement 5 questions

Reasoning Ability
Questions from Course of Action, Cause and Effect, Data Sufficiency, Statement and Argument, Higher Reasoning, Input & output,
Comparison of rank, Syllogism, Puzzles, all formed a part of this section. Puzzles were difficult, Input/Output was also difficult but
Syllogism was doable, Critical Reasoning was easy. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
General Awareness/Computer/Marketing
This section consisted of questions from Static G.K. (Banking), Current Affairs, Computer Awareness and Marketing. The Questions
were mainly from the current happening of 3-4 months but also included some static questions. The Marketing questions were
analytical and the computer part was doable. Overall this section was easy.
Data Analysis and Interpretation
This section was heavily dominated by the questions revolving around percentages. Questions from Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart
and Table were asked in this section. Questions from Quadratic Equations were there. As compared to the last years SBI PO Exam,
this section was lengthier and more difficult.
English Language
Overall this was moderate. The section comprised of questions based on Antonyms/Synonyms, Error Spotting, Reading
Comprehension, FIB (2 blanks), Para-jumbles and Cloze test. The difficulty level of the Reading Comprehensions was difficult to
moderate. The 10 blanks cloze test was a tad bit difficult. The difficulty level of Error spotting, FIB and Para jumbles was easy to
moderate.
Part B- Descriptive paper:
The Descriptive paper includes just two questions, one was Letter Writing & the other was Essay Writing. It was mainly based on the
current happenings of the world. The descriptive paper was a real test for the students as they have to type their answers.
So overall it was a great but tough experience for the students, as this will help them to prepare very well in the upcoming Banking
Entrances

Letter
To Bank Manager-Proper maintainence Of Files
To Editor-Cyber Crime
To Teacher-To SuccessHumen being
Descriptive
One Rank One Pension
Unethics In E-Commerce !
Indian Farmers Depend On Monsoon!
1. PM Suraksha Bima Yojana Age Limit?
Answer: 18-70
2. FMC to be merged with?
Answer: SEBI
3. Volkswagen which country?Answer: Germany
4. Modi Ji launch which bank in China?
Answer: ICICI Bank
5. Which country is first to launch facial ATM?
Answer: China
6. Irvin rose ?
Answer: is an American Biologist & along with Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry.
7. Agartala kiska capital hai?
Answer: Tripura
8. Something related to NAV and mutual funds
Answer: Net Asset Value(NAV)
9. Omkareshwar dam is where ?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
10. Ceat Cricketer of the year?
Answer: Ajinkya Rahane
11. Indian IT company ranked 57th in US
Answer: TCS
12. Corbett national park?
Answer: Uttarakhand
13. Katasraj temple in which country?
Answer: Pakistan
14. Which country agreed to lend 1165 crore for Odisha transmission system improvement project ?
Answer: Japan
15. Who is appointed as India A coach?

Answer: Rahul Dravid

16. Mutual fund regulator?
Answer: SEBI
17. Who chaired Health Sumit ?
Answer: Geneva
18. 100th amendment?
Ans: India & Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement
19. International peace day?
Answer: 21 sept
20. Maximum amount of Pension in APY?
Answer: Rs. 5000

Finally SBI MAINS exam is over today.SBI PO Main 2015 Exam was conducted today from 10 AM
and the Exam lasted till 1:15 PM.Here is the Section wise detailed Analysis of SBI PO Main 2015
Exam 10 AM Paper.
GENERAL AWARENESS :- (EASY TO MODERATE)
Q.1. What is the premium of PM Suraksha Bima Yojana?- Ans Rs. 12
Q.2. Recently Irwin Allan Rose passed away. He was a ___________. Ans- American biologist
Q.3. Agartala is the capital of which state? Ans: Agartala is the capital of Tripura.
Q.4. Which of the following is not a part of Money Market? Ans: Mutual Funds
Q.5. Who is the CEAT cricketer of the year 2015?(indian) Ans: Ajinkya Rhane
Q.6. What is the age limit of atal pension yojana? Ans: 18-40
Q.7. Omkareshwar dam is situated in which state? Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Q.8. Narendra Modi launches which bank in China? Ans: ICICI Bank
Q.9. _______ has unveiled the worlds first facial recognition ATM. Ans:China
Q.10. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded ______ Ans:All of above
Q.11. When is International Peace Day celebrated? Ans: 21st September
Q.12. Land Border Agreement between India and Bangladesh was the ___________.Ans: 100th
amendment
Q.13. Which company ranks 57th in the US Brand survey Ans: TCS
Q.14. Volkswagen Group and its subsidiaries, is a - multinational automotive manufacturing
company.Ans-German
Q.15. The merger process between FMC and - will be completed by SeptemberAns:SEBI
Q.16. Jim Corbett National Park is located in which state?Ans: Uttarakhand
Q17.who has been sected as head of india A and U-19? Ans-Rahul Dravid
Q18.Which country agreed to lend 1165cr for odissa transmission system improvement project? Ans-Japan
Q19.Katasraj temple in which country?Ans- Pakistan [ Pak sends holy water of Katas Raj Temple to Advani
on 8 May 2015 ] Q20.68th world health Assembly held 2015 head ? Ans- India
Q21-Arun Jaitely started Paper Line in which state?Ans Hoshangabad, MP
Q22-Marketing mix comprises of?
Q23-Demand of Bidi, Cigarette and Liquor is?
Q24-Full form of MAN Ans: Ans: Metropolitan Area Networks
Q25-China signed currency swap deal with which country?Ans: Chille

Q26-How much amount allocated by govt. on Ayush Mission?Ans: Rs. 5000 crore
Q27-The maturity period of the Kisan Vikas Patra which have been reintroduced in 2014 is:Ans: 100
months
Q28-Who review and revitalize public private partnership (PPP) mode of infrastructure development?Ans:
Vijay Kelkar
Q29-Which state government approved mandatory Global Positioning System (GPS) in all public transport
vehicles from June 2015?Ans: Delhi
Q30-Minimum and Maximum font in MS Word?Ans: 8 72
Q31-Division of market according to age and gender is called:Ans: Demographic segmentation
Q32-MICR is a/an ______ device Ans: Input
Q33-In Excel which of the following formula denotes the addition of cell contents in A1 and A2?Ans-A1+A2
QUANTS :Pie Chart 1 questions
Table Chart 5 questions
Probability, Permutation & Combination 5 questions
Data Sufficiency 5 questions
Language DI 5 questions
Line graph 5 questions
Quadratic 5 questions
Number series 5 questions
Overall this section as lengthy and Calculative. Student found this section difficult and somewhat
tricky.
REASONING :Input Output 5 questions
Syllogism 5 questions
Puzzles 2 questions of 6 marks each & 1 question of 5 marks
Inequality with directions 5 questions
Logical reasoning + miscellaneous 18 questions
Overall Puzzles were tricky, however if you have done enough practice you will be able to crack.
ENGLISH :Reading Comprehension 2 passages with 10 questions each
Parajumbles 5 questions
Error Spotting 5 questions
Fill in the Blanks 5 questions with double spacing
Cloze Test 10 questions
Sentence improvement 5 questions
DESCRIPTIVE SECTION:
Letter:
Write a letter to the bank manager to share an innovative idea on File management system in banks

Write a letter to the newspaper editor on how to stop crime in city

Write a letter to your old teacher to thank him/her for making you a good human being
Essay:
Pros and cons of one rank one pension scheme
Over-dependence on monsoon for farmers
Ethical problems of e-commerce

SBI PO Mains 2016: Expected

Syllabus & Exam Pattern!
Posted in Exams, SBI PO On July 6, 2016

Hello Everyone,
Many of you have already done with the first phase (Prelims) & started preparing for the next phase (Mains)
exam. Well, there is only 3 weeks left for SBI PO Mains 2016 Exam. All you are might be worrying about the two
things What will be the expected Syllabus? Which types of Questions can be asked in SBI
PO Mains Exam?

Expect the unexpected, thats what we have observed in SBI Clerk Mains & SBI PO Prelims 2016 Exam. So it is
expected that SBI will come up with new surprises in upcoming SBI PO Mains Exam. To beat the competition,
you need to aware about the exact syllabus of the exam, so that you can frame your strategies and implement
the same during the exam.
So, this article will give you detail insight about the expected syllabus of upcoming SBI PO Mains Exam.
First, let us check the new pattern of SBI PO Mains 2016 Exam Main Examination will consist of
Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will
be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. Immediately after
completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
The Objective Test has 155 questions spread over 4 sections General Awareness (Banking + Economy), English
Language, Data Analysis & Interpretation Reasoning + Computer Aptitude. The exam duration is of 3 hours.

Below is the expected Syllabus of the Exam:

I. Reasoning / Computer Aptitude (40 Qs)
Reasoning Aptitude Level (Tough) The level of the Reasoning section will be tough. The questions can
be asked from various topics like
(i) Input Output (Tough) (Double shifting)
(ii) Puzzle (Tough & Tricky) The level as well as the number of questions of Puzzle topics will be increased in
Mains exam also.
4 sets on Puzzle is expected to be asked in the exam
3 variables (department, likes different colour, lives in different cities)
2 varibales (floor & likes different colours)

Circular arrangement (with blood relation)

Linear Arrangement (with blood relation)
(iii) Inequality (Moderate) (Indirect with coding Symbol representation Ex: @=<)
(iv) Logical Reasoning (Tough) 7 to 8 questions is expected to be asked from this topic.
(v) Syllogism Or Miscellaneous Qs (Blood relation, Ranking, Direction, Coding Decoding) (Moderate) It is
expected that questions from Syllogism & coding decoding topics would not be asked in Mains
exam.
(vi) Data Sufficiency (Moderate)
Note: Total 35 or 40 Question is expected to be asked from Reasoning Section.
Computer Aptitude Level (Moderate)
It has clearly mentioned in the notification that Questions will be asked from Computer Aptitude not from
Computer Awareness. Already, we have observed the changes in the SBI Clerk Mains Exam. Computer
Aptitude questions is like a puzzle form and the level of the questions will be moderate & tricky, which
will based on Binary number digit. Only 5 or 10 Questions is expected to be asked from this section.
For e.g. Computer Aptitude Qs (Its actually binary representation)
*= 0
= 1
value based on its position
Units place 1
Tens place 2
Hundred Place 4
Thousand place 8 and so on
Questions were like
1. What is value of *** =16+0+0+0+1
2. What is value of ** = (16+0+0+2+1)(2+1)
II. Data Analysis & Interpretation (35 Qs)
Level (Tough)

The level of this section will be tough & calculative in solving. The questions will be based on Data Interpretation
topics. No miscellaneous questions (Time & Work, Average, Profit loss, etc) will be asked in this
section. The questions can be asked from various topics like
(i) Pie Chart
(ii) Mix DI
(iii) Table Graph
(iv) Bar Graph
(v) Line Graph
(vi) Probability, Permutation & Combination
(vii) Caselet DI (Language DI)
III. English Language (35 Qs)
Level (Moderate)
The difficulty level of this section would be of moderate level. The questions can be asked from various topics
like
(i) Reading Comprehension 2 sets (1 lengthy, 1 doable) 15 Qs.
(ii) Cloze Test (Moderate)
(iii)Parajumbles (Moderate)
(iv) Spotting Error 5 Qs (Tough)
(v)Fill in the blanks / Sentence Improvement (Easy to moderate)
IV. General/Economy/Banking Awareness (40 Qs)
Level (Easy to Moderate)
It is expected that 25 questions will be asked from Current Affairs + Static Gk and rest15 questions will be
from Banking, Economy & Financial Awareness.

Current Affairs Questions can be asked from various topics like

New appointments, Awards & Honours, Sports, New schemes, National & International
news, Summits, Defense & Science News
Static GK can be asked from various topics like
Park, Dams, Lakes, Stadium, Headquarter of National Org. , Currency & Capital, Thermal Power plant, Airport
Banking & Financial Awareness Questions can be asked from latest Banking, Economy & Financial
News. News related to RBI, SBI, ICICI, HDFC, Abbreviations, other banking & economy news.
Clarification related time allotted for each section In the new pattern, fixed time allotted for each
section. The order of the section will be default by the server. You cannot move to another section randomly.
The order of the section is as follows
(i) General Awareness Section (35 min)
(ii) English Language (40 min)
(iv) Reasoning + Computer Aptitude (60 min)
(v) Data Analysis & Interpretation (45 min)
Descriptive Test:
The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing &
Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided
by the Bank.
Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in
the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.

ORDER OF SUBJECTS HERE IS HOW I ATTEMPTED !

GENERAL AWARENESS :
Easy to moderate ,.depends on your preparation !
quizzes here helped a lot!

FEW questions asked in GA :

Q.1. What is the premium of PM Suraksha Bima Yojana?
(1) Rs. 110
(2) Rs. 20
(3) Rs. 56
(4) Rs. 28
(5) Rs. 12
Ans: (5) Rs. 12
Q.2. Recently Irwin Allan Rose passed away. He was a ___________.
(1) French biologist
(2) Italian biologist
(3) Russian biologist
(4) American biologist
(5) None of these
Ans: (4) American biologist
Q.3. Agartala is the capital of which state?
(1) Assam
(2) Odisha
(2) Tripura
(3) Nagaland
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Agartala is the capital of Tripura.

Q.4. Which of the following is not a part of Money Market?

(1) Treasury Bills
(2) Commercial Papers
(3) Mutual Funds
(4) Certificate of Deposits
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Mutual Funds
Q.5. Who is the CEAT cricketer of the year 2015?
(1) Kumar Sanagkkara
(2) Suresh Raina
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) Chris Gayle
(5) None of these
Ans: (1) Kumar Sangkkara
Q.6. What is the age limit in PM Atal Pension Yojana?
(1) 18-50
(2) 18-40
(3) 20-50
(4) 25- 80
(5) None of these
Ans: (2) 18-40
Q.7. Omkareshwar dam is situated in which state?

(1) Assam
(2) Kerala
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Andhra Pradesh
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Madhya Pradesh
Q.8. Narendra Modi launches which bank in China?
(1) ICICI Bank
(2) SBI Bank
(3) PNB Bank
(4) IDBI Bank
(5) AXIS Bank
Ans: (1) ICICI Bank
Q.9. _______ has unveiled the world's first facial recognition ATM.
(1) Russia
(2) UK
(3) India
(4) Japan
(5) China
Ans: (5) China
Q.10. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded ______.
(1) Eric Betzig

(2) Stefan W. Hell

(3) William E. Moerner
(4) All
(5) None of these
Ans: (4) All of above
Q.11. When is International Peace Day celebrated?
(1) 11th June
(2) 30th June
(3) 21st September
(4) 4th November
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) 21st September
Q.12. Land Border Agreement between India and Bangladesh was the
___________.
(1) 112th amendment
(2) 100th amendment
(3) 117th amendment
(4) 120th amendment
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)100th amendment
Q.13. Which company ranks 57th in the US Brand survey?
(1) IBM

(2) TCS
(3) Apple
(4) Ford
(5) None of these
Ans: (2) TCS
Q.14. Volkswagen Group and its subsidiaries, is a ------- multinational
automotive manufacturing company.
(1) German
(2) Indian
(3) Russian
(4) Italian
(5) None of these
Ans: (1) German
Q.15. The merger process between FMC and ------- will be completed by
September.
(1) IRDA
(2) RBI
(3) NABARD
(4) SEBI
(5) None of these
Ans:(4) SEBI
Q.16. Jim Corbett National Park is located in which state?
(1) Uttarakhand

(2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Gujarat
(5) None of these
Ans:(1) Uttarakhand
17. The Sixty-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) takes
place in ------1826 May 2015.
(1) Geneva
(2) Rome
(3) Paris
(4) Washington DC
(5) None of these
Ans:(1) Geneva
18. Which country allowed LIC to operate in domestic market?
(1) Pakistan
(2) Nepal
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh
(5) None of these
Ans: (4) Bangladesh
19. The maturity period of the Kisan Vikas Patra which have been
reintroduced in 2014 is -----(1) 100 Months
(2) 105 Months

(3) 110 Months

(4) 115 Months
(5) 120 Months
Ans: (1) 100 Months
20. Katasraj is situated in ------(1) Pakistan
(2) Nepal
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh
(5) None of these
Ans: (1) Pakistan
21. Which country will provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA)
loan of yen 21.787 billion (Rs. 1165 crore approximately) for the Odisha
Transmission System Improvement Project?
(1) France
(2) Russia
(3) Japan
(4) USA
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Japan
22. Who review and revitalise public private partnership (PPP) mode of
infrastructure development?
(1) Shekhar Shah
(2) Vijay Kelkar

(3) Sharmila Chavaly

(4) Pradeep Kumar
(5) None of these
Ans: (2) Vijay Kelkar
23. Who was appointed as coach of the India A and Under-19 cricket teams
?
(1) Sourav Ganguly
(2) Sachin Tendulkar
(3) Rahul Dravid
(4) M. S. Dhoni
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Rahul Dravid
24. Which state government approved mandatory Global Positioning
System (GPS) in all public transport vehicles from June 2015.
(1) Delhi
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra
(5) Punjab
Ans: (1) Delhi
Q.25. China signed a currency swap deal with which country?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) Russia

(3) India
(4) Chile
(5) None of these
Ans: (4) Chile
Q.26. Government has allocated how much amount to Department of
AYUSH?
(1) Rs. 1000 crore
(2) Rs. 7000 crore
(3) Rs. 5000 crore
(4) Rs. 2000 crore
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Rs. 5000 crore
Q.27. Pakistan and China have signed how many agreements and MoUs for
cooperation in diverse fields?
(1) 31
(2) 41
(3) 51
(4) 61
(5) 71
Ans: (3) 51
ENGLISH : moderate
2 passages(timetaking one and one moderate )
cloze test (easy to moderate)

fill in the blanks (2 blanks- 2 words) -easy

sentence correction - easy

REASONING :

moderate to time taking

puzzles 3 to 4
seating arrangement
circle facing outside
monday to sunday based puzzle
input output (time taking a bit )
inequalities _definitely not true,definitely true type
syllogisms : find out which is logically WRONG

QUANTS :

DI : MODERATE TO TOUGH (TIMETAKING , MUCH CALCULATION ,NEED TO

UNDERSTAND QN PROPERLY AND NEEDS MUCH PRACTICE ) -line graph,2
piecharts , table etc

LEARN TABLES UPTO 30 PERFECTLY !

NUMBER SERIES : EASY TO MODERATE

Data analysis : 2 venn diagrams of 3 circles need to be drawn and

analysed
data sufficiency :lengthy qns !