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SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 6th November 2023 Shift 1 Review

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 6th November 2023 Shift 1: Today is the last day of the SBI PO prelims exam and thousands of banking aspirants who applied for 2000 Probationary Officer (PO) vacancies have their exams in the next shifts. As per the candidates who appeared in Shift 1 of 6th November, the prelims exam was of “Moderate level”. If you are looking for a detailed and accurate SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis of 6th November 2023 Shift 1, then you are at the right place, as here in this article we have discussed the complete prelims exam of today’s 1st shift.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 6th November 2023 Shift 1

This year, SBI has scheduled the SBI PO Prelims Exam for 3 days (1st, 4th, and 6th November 2023). Now as the 1st shift of the last day of the SBI PO Prelims Exam concludes, our faculty have directly connected with the candidates and prepared a complete SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis of 6th November 2023 and the same is updated in detail in this article. SBI PO 2023 Prelims is of 100 MCQs out of which 35 questions are from the Reasoning section, 35 from Quantitative Aptitude and 30 from the English section. The duration of the exam is 1 hour which is further divided into 20 minutes for solving each section.

The detailed and accurate SBI PO Prelims Today Exam Analysis 2023 for Shift 1 has been discussed in this article after connecting with the candiates who appeared in today’s 1st shift. 

SBI PO Exam Analysis 6th November 2023- Difficulty Level

After knowing the difficulty level of today’s SBI PO Prelims Exam, the candidates can have an estimation of what level of questions are prepared by the State Bank of India (SBI). This will also help the candidates who are going to prepare for next year’s exam to plan their preparation strategy according. In the below table, the overall difficulty level along with the section-wise difficulty level has been updated after connecting with the candidates who came out of the exam hall.

SBI PO Exam Analysis 6th November 2023 Shift 1 Difficulty Level
SNo. Sections Difficulty Level
1. Reasoning Ability Moderate
2. English Language Easy to Moderate
3. Quantitative Aptitude Moderate
Overall Difficulty Level Moderate

SBI PO Today Exam Analysis 2023- Good Attempts

There is no sectional cut-off in the SBI PO Preliminary Exam and the shortlisting of candidates for the next round will be done based on the overall score. Good attempts are the expected marks prepared based on the difficulty level of today’s exam and as per the candidates’ review. Overall Good Attempts for SBI PO Prelims of 6th November 2023 could range somewhere between 58 to 64. The good attempts for Reasoning Ability, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude have been updated in the below table.

SBI PO Exam Analysis 6th November 2023 Shift 1 Good Attempts
Sections No. of Questions Good Attempts
Reasoning Ability 35 22-24
English Language 30 19-21
Quantitative Aptitude 35 17-19
Overall 100 58-64

SBI PO Exam Analysis 6th November 2023- Reasoning

There were 35 questions in this section and as per reviews the complete section was of “Moderate” level. There were 5 Puzzle & Seating Arrangements asked in SBI PO Prelims 6th November 2023 Exam. There was no question asked from Inequality and Chinese Coding in today’s 1st shift.

Puzzle & Seating Arrangements asked- 

  1. Day-Based Puzzle (Variable)- 5 questions
  2. Month + Date (3 months & 2 dates + Variable- 5 questions
  3. Comparison Puzzle (6 persons, Height)- 3 questions
  4. Linear Seating Arrangement (8 persons, N>S)- 5 questions
  5. Selection Based Puzzle (9 persons)- 5 questions
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 6th November 2023- Reasoning
Topics No. of Questions Difficulty Level
Puzzle & Seating Arrangement 23 Moderate
Simple Coding 01 Easy to Moderate
Blood Relation 03 Moderate
Syllogism 03 Moderate
Inequality 03-04 Easy to Moderate
Pair Formation 01 Moderate
Direction & Distance 01 Moderate
Overall 35 Moderate

SBI PO Exam Analysis 6th November 2023- Quantitative

As per the candidates’ review, the Quantitative Aptitude section was of “Moderate” level. Arithmetic Problems were asked from Mensuration, Partnership, SI & CI, Boat & Stream, Ratio, Time & Work, Percentage, Profit & Loss, and Probability topics.

Data Interpretation questions asked in Shift 1 of SBI PO 6th November 2023 were as follows-

  • Pie Chart + Table DI- 6 questions
  • Tabular DI (variable based & Average)- 5 questions
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 6th November 2023- Quantitative Aptitude
Topics No. of Questions Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation 11 Moderate
Approximation 05 Moderate
Missing Number Series 06 Moderate
Arithmetic Problems 13 Moderate
Overall 35 Moderate

SBI PO Exam Analysis 6th November 2023- English

The topic of Reading Comprehension in Today’s Shift 1 was based on “GDP of China-related and Tax related issues [Data of 2020 and 2022]”. Questions in RC were from Fillers, Word Replacement, and Direct/Indirect.

Topic of Cloze Test- Social Media (Negative & Positive)

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 6th November 2023- English
Topics No. of Questions Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension 11 Moderate
Cloze Test 06 Easy to Moderate
Double Fillers 03 Easy to Moderate
Para jumbles/Sentence Rearrangement 03 Easy to Moderate
Identify the Correct 03 Easy to Moderate
Phrase Replacement 02 Easy to Moderate
Total 30 Easy to Moderate

SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2023

The preliminary examination of the SBI PO 2023 exam will comprise three sections-

  1. Reasoning Ability- 35 questions for 35 marks and the duration to solve questions in this section is 20 minutes.
  2. Quantitative Aptitude- 35 questions for 35 marks and the duration to solve questions in this section is 20 minutes.
  3. English Language- 30 questions for 30 marks and the duration to solve questions in this section is 20 minutes.

SBI PO Prelims Exam 2023 Shift Timings

SBI PO Exam 2023 Schedule
Activities Shift-1 Shift-2 Shift-3 4th Shift
Reporting Time 8.00 am 10.30 am 1.00 pm 3.30 pm
Gate Closing 8.30 am 11.00 am 1.30 pm 4.00 pm
Handwriting Sample 8.30-9.00 am 11.00-11.30 am 1.30-2.00 pm 4.00-4.30 pm
Exam Starts 9.00 am 11.30 am 2.00 pm 4.30 pm
Exam Ends 10.00 am 12.30 pm 3.00 pm 5.30 pm

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SBI PO Exam Analysis 6th November 2023- FAQs

Q1. Was there any major changes in today's SBI PO Prelims Exam?

As per the SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis of 6th November 2023, if any changes observed shall be updated in the article.

Q2. How is SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis helpful?

The candidates can have an estimation of what could be asked in the upcoming SBI PO Exams.

Q3. What was the difficulty level of SBI PO 2023 Prelims Exam Shift-1 of 6th November 2023?

The difficulty level of SBI PO 2023 Prelims Exam Shift-1 of 6th November 2023 as notified by the aspirants who had their exam in this shift was of Moderate level.

Q4. Was Chinese Coding asked in SBI PO 6th November 2023 Shift 1?

No, there was only 1 question from Simple Coding asked in SBI PO 6th November 2023 Shift 1.

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