OVERALL LEVEL OF CLERK EXAM- 6 DEC, 2014

Overall the examination was Easy. The questions in Numerical Ability was bit lengthy and Time consuming. That’s exactly the point where results might make a difference. English and Computer Knowledge sections were easy. General awareness section was moderate and was dominated by Banking Questions.

The pattern of test was as follows:

Section	Total Questions	Max. Marks	Level of Difficulty	Possible Attempts
Reasoning	40	40	Easy	32 - 35
Numerical Ability	40	40	Moderate	23 – 25
General Awareness	40	40	Easy - Moderate	25 – 28
English Language	40	40	Easy	25 - 28
Computer Knowledge	40	40	Easy	30 - 35
Total	200	200		135-151

Reasoning 

This section was a bit time consuming though the questions were easy. The pattern was on the lines with the previous exams conducted in the Clerical Cadre. There was no question from Non-Verbal Reasoning just as IBPS PO-IV Exam. Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles were time consuming.

The details of the section are as follows:

Topic	Number of Questions
Syllogism	5
Data Sufficiency	5
Sitting Arrangement	10
Puzzle	5
Coded Inequalities	5
Miscellaneous	10

English Language

The questions in this section were fairly easy thereby making students, who feel it difficult to score in this section, breathe a sigh of relief.

The details of the section are as follows:

Topic	Number of Questions
Reading Comprehensions	10
Rearrangement	5
Cloze test	10
Error Spotting	5
Phrases	5
Fill in the blanks	5

Numerical Ability 

DI in this section was, IBPS took most of the students by surprise. Though the questions in DI were easy enough, there were a few questions in this section that were time consuming. There were 10 questions on simplification which were tedious.

The details of the section are as follows:

Topic	Section
Number Series	5
Data Interpretation(Pie-Chart, Table)	5
Simplification	10
Arithmetic (Profit Loss, Time & work, Percentage, Age, etc.	15-20

General Awareness

This section was of "Super Easy"  as compared to the other sections. Banking and Economy dominated this section. Questions in Current Affairs were asked from International affairs as well as Indian Economy Questions related to RBI were given a special attention. Questions on 

• Currency
• Capital
• UN
• Census
• Venue
• Sports
• Headquarters
• Abbreviations
• Awards

Computer Knowledge 

This section was based on basic knowledge of computers. Questions were very easy. The main areas from which questions were asked are: MS Office, Application Software, Hardware, Software, and Input-Output Units.