Was there cloze test asked in SBI PO Shift 2?

No, there was no question asked from cloze test in this shift.

What was the difficulty level of SBI PO Prelims Shift 2?

As per candidates' feedback, the exam was of Moderate level.

SBI PO Prelims Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2026 (1 Aug), Difficulty Level & Exam Review

This article shares the SBI PO Exam Analysis 2026 for 1st August Shift 2. We have discussed the details after connecting with the candidates who appeared in this shift. This analysis can be used by candidates appearing in the upcoming shifts to understand the overall exam difficulty, expected number of attempts, and the types of questions asked across all three sections.

SBI PO Prelims Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2026

The candidates whose exam is scheduled for the 3rd and 4th shifts or on 2nd August or who are planning to appear in the next recruitment must be waiting to know what the questions asked in the prelims exam 2026 could be and what the difficulty level of the exam was in each shift. All the candidates who want to know the exact and detailed SBI PO exam analysis for the 2nd shift must go through the page to get the SBI PO exam analysis & questions asked in the exam.

SBI PO Prelims 2026 Exam Highlights

Total Questions: 100
Maximum Marks: 100
Exam Duration: 60 Minutes
Sections: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability.

Read below for the detailed SBI PO Prelims Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2026 with good attempts, a section-wise review, and topic-wise question distribution.

SBI PO Prelims Shift 2 Difficulty & Good Attempts

Sections	No. of Questions	Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability	30	18-20	Moderate
English Language	40	30-32	Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	30	19-21	Moderate
Total	100	67-73	Moderate

Note- There is no sectional cut-off in the preliminary exam of SBI PO, and the overall score of all the sections will be considered for selection to the next round.

You can also compare the 2nd shift analysis with the SBI PO Prelims Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2026.

SBI PO Shift 2 Exam Analysis: Reasoning Ability

This section includes 30 questions, and candidates are given 20 minutes to complete this section. Maximum questions were from puzzles and seating arrangements.

Reasoning Questions Asked in 2nd shift of SBI PO Prelims

Box-based puzzles (7 boxes + variable) – 5 questions
Floor + Flat Based (3 x 2) + variable- 5 questions
Selection-Based (11 persons + 3 categories) – 5 questions
Circular Arrangement (In/Out + variable) – 5 questions
Month-Based (9 months) – 5 questions
Blood Relation – 2 questions
Number-Based: 1 question
Pair- Formatoon: 1 uestion

SBI PO Shift 2 Exam Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude Questions Asked in 2nd shift of SBI PO Prelims

Bar Graph (Manufactured & Sold) – 5 questions
Line Graph + Table (Male & Female) [Percentage Based] – 5 questions
Caselet DI – 8 questions
Missing Number Series – 2 questions (Profit & Loss)
Arithmetic-
Data Sufficiency (Train based)- 1 question
Data Sufficiency (Age based)- 1 question

SBI PO Shift 2 Exam Analysis: English Language

There were 2 sets of Reading Comprehension in SBI PO Prelims Shift 2.

English Language Questions Asked in 2nd shift of SBI PO Prelims

Reading Comprehension-1 (Museum) – 8 questions
(2 vocab, 1 phrasal, 1 direct)
Reading Comprehension-2: 8 questions
Double Filler – 5 questions
Para jumble (Topic- Environment related)- 6 questions (A to F)
Phrase Replacement – 4 to 5 questions
Error Detection (Sentence based)- 4 questions
Sentence Rearrangement- 4 to 5 questions

SBI PO Shift 2 Exam Video Analysis

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SBI PO Prelims Shift Timings

Shifts	Reporting Time	Exam Timings
Shift 1	8 am	9 am to 10 am
Shift 2	10:30 am	11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Shift 3	1 pm	2 pm to 3 pm
Shift 4	3:30 pm	4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

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