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Topic wise break up of IBPS PO (PSBs) - Quantitative Aptitude
Topic PO 2024 Prelim (30th Nov) PO 2024 Prelim (20th Oct) PO 2024 Prelim (19th Oct) PO 2022 Prelim (16th Oct) PO 2022 Prelim (15th Oct) PO 2021 Prelim (4th Dec) PO 2020 Prelim (10th /11 Oct) PO 2019 Prelim (12th/ 19th Oct) PO 2018 Main (18thNov) PO 2018 Prelim (13th/ 14th Oct) PO 2017 Main (26thNov) PO 2017 Prelim (7th / 8th / 14th Oct)
Data Interpretation 20 14 15 10 - 12 (some slots) 12 - 15 (some slots) 15 - 16 (some slots) 12 - 15 10 - 15 15 - 18 10 - 18 15 12
Simple Equations 4 9 - 10 (some slots) 9 - 10 (some slots) 12 - 13 (some slots) 10 - 12 (some slots) 8 - 10(some slots) 10 - 13 (some slots) 8 - 13 (some slots) 10 - 12 (some slots) 7 - 13 (some slots) 5 12 - 13 (some slots)
Ratio, Prop, Var
Percentages
Profit & Loss
Partnership
Simple & Compound Interest
Mixtures & Alligations
Time & Work
Time & Distance
Geometry & Mensuration
Numbers
Perm & Comb
Probability
Data Sufficiency 3 (3 Statements)               2 - 3 (3 Statements) 5 (2 Statements) (in some slots) 5 (2 Statements)  
Quadratic Comparisons 1 5 5 6 5 - 6 (some slots) 5 - 6 (some slots) 5 (in some slots) 5 - 6 (in some slots)   5 - 6 (in some slots)   5 (in some slots)
Data Comparisons 4 (3 Qty)               2 - 3 ( 3 Qty) 5 (2 Qty ) (in some slots)    
Wrong/Missing series 3   6 5 - 6 (some slots) 5 5 5 - 6 (in some slots) 5 - 6 (in some slots) 4 - 5 5 - 6 (in some slots) 5 5(Missing No) (in some slots)
Approximations   6 5 6 5   5 (in some slots) 5 - 6 (in some slots)   5 (in some slots)   5 - 6
Simplifications                        
Total 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35

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Topic wise break up of IBPS PO (PSBs) - Reasoning Ability
Topic PO 2024 Main (30th Nov) PO 2024 Prelim (20th Oct) PO 2024 Prelim (19th Oct) PO 2022 Prelim (16th Oct) PO 2022 Prelim (15th Oct) PO 2021 Prelim (4th Dec) PO 2020 Prelim (10th / 11th Oct) PO 2019 Prelim (12th/ 19thOct) PO 2018 Main (18thNov) PO 2018 Prelim (13th/ 14thOct) PO 2017 Main (26thNov) PO 2017 Prelim (7th/ 8th/ 14thOct)
Coding & Decoding     5 4 (some slots) 4 (some slots) 4 1 - 5 (in some slots) 5 ( in some slots) 2 5 (in some slots) 3 3 - 5 (in some slots)
Odd Man Out                        
Word formation                        
Digit Sequence                        
Alphabetical Order                        
Symbols & Notations   3 3 3 3 2 3 - 5 (in some slots) 2 - 4 ( in some slots)   5 (in some slots)   3 - 5 (in some slots)
Set of Numbers                        
Alpha Numeric Series                        
Stat & Conclusions                        
Direction Sense 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 - 3 (in some slots) 3 ( in some slots) 1 5 (in some slots) 5 2
Blood Relations     3 3   3 1 - 3 (in some slots) 3 ( in some slots)   3 (in some slots) 4 2
Data Sufficiency 2 (3 Stmt)               2 5 ( 2 Statements) 2  
Critical Reasoning 5               9   10  
Distribution 25 20 - 23 (some slots) 20 - 23 (some slots) 23 - 24 (some slots) 24 - 25 (some slots) 24 - 25 (some slots) 20 - 23 18 - 25 24 15 - 25 18 20
Circular Arrang.                        
Linear Arrangemen                        
Square Arrangement                        
Floor Arrangement                        
Comparisions                        
Non verbal Reas                        
Syllogisms / Deductions 1 (Reverse syllogism) 3 (Only a few) 3 (Only a few) 3 (only a few) 3 (only a few) 3   3 - 5 ( in some slots)   5 (in some slots)   3 - 5 (in some slots)
Input - Output 5               4 5 (in some slots) 3 5 (in some slots)
Decision Making                        
Sequence                 3      
Miscellaneous 4 3 - 4 (some slots) 3 - 4 (some slots) 2 - 5 (some slots) 2 - 3 (some slots) 3 - 4 (some slots) 2 - 5 ( in some slots) 2 - 3 ( in some slots)       1 (Ranking)
Total 45 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 45 35 45 35

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Topic wise break up of IBPS PO (PSBs) - English Language
Topic PO 2024 Main (30th Nov) PO 2024 Prelim (20th Oct) PO 2024 Prelim (19th Oct) PO 2021 Prelim (4th Dec) PO 2020 Prelim (10th/11th Oct) PO 2019 Prelim (12th/ 19thOct) PO 2018 Main (18thNov) PO 2018 Prelim (13th/ 14th Oct) PO 2017 Main (26thNov) PO 2017 Prelim (7th/ 8th/ 14thOct)
Reading Comprehension 17 (2 passages) 8 8 9 - 10 (some slots) 8 - 11 ( in some slots) 5 - 10 20 - 22 6 - 8 10 (2 ) 10 (1)
Cloze Test   6 6 6 (some slots) 0 - 7 ( in some slots) 5 - 6 ( in some slots) 10 - 11 5 - 6 (in some slots) 6 - 7  
Para Jumbled Sentences           5 - 6 ( in some slots) 5 4 - 6 (in some slots) 3 - 4 FIB
Fill in the Blanks     5 0 - 7 ( in some slots) 2 - 5   3 - 5 (1Blank) (in some slots)      
Match the Column 2 3       5 ( in some slots)   3 - 5 (in some slots)    
Word Interchange   5   4 - 5 (some slots) 0 - 5 (in some slots) 4 - 5 ( in some slots)   3 - 5 (in some slots)    
Word Replacement           5 ( in some slots)        
Word Usage 3   3 3            
Incorrect / Inappropriate Usage     4 - 5 ( in some slots)     3 - 5 ( in some slots)   2 - 5 (in some slots)    
Grammar 3 (Error identification) 5 (Error identification), 3 (Phrase Replacement) (some slots) 3 (Phrase replacement) 5 (Error Identification ), 4 ( Phrase Replacement ) (some slots) 0 - 5 (Error Identification ), 0 - 5 ( Phrase Replacement ) (in some slots) 5 - 6 (Error Identification ), 3 - 5 ( Phrase Replacement ) (in some slots)   5 - 8 (Error Identification ), 4 - 6 ( Phrase Replacement ) (in some slots) 5 Error Identification, 3 Phrase Replacement ) 20 (10 Error Identification (in some slots) and 10 Phrase Replacement)
Grammatically correct sentence     3 - 5 (in some slots)   0 - 3 (in some slots)          
Sentence Starter                 2 - 3  
Sentence Rearrangement     5 2 (some slots) 0 - 5 (in some slots)     5 (in some slots)    
Sentence Odd Man out                   5 (in some slots)
Para Forming Qs 5   5 5            
Para Completion Qs         0 - 6 ( in some slots)          
Synonymous words / phrases                    
Out of Context (Odd one out)                    
Direct Synonym-Antonym                 4  
Short Paragraph 3                  
Total 35 30 30 30   30 40 30 40 30

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Topic wise break up of IBPS Clerical (PSBs) - Quantitative Aptitude
Topic Clerk 2024 Prelim (24th Aug'2024) Clerk 2021 Prelim (18th Dec'2021) Clerk 2020 Prelim (12th Dec'2020) Clerk 2019 Prelim (8th Dec'2019) Clerk 2019 Prelim (7th Dec'2019) Clerk 2018 Main (20th Jan'2019)
Data Interpretation 5 5 - 6 (some slots) 8 - 10 (some slots) 5 - 7 (some slots) 5 22
Simple Equations 10 9 - 11 (some slots) 10 8 - 10 (some slots) 10 - 12 (some slots) 12
Ratio, Prop, Var
Percentages
Profit & Loss
Partnership
Simple & Compound Interest
Averages
Mixtures & Alligations
Time & Work
Time & Distance
Geometry & Mensuration
Numbers
Perm & Comb
Probability
Data Sufficiency           5 (2 statements)
Quadratic Comparisons       5 - 6 (some slots) 4 6
Data Comparisons         5 5 (2 quantities)
Wrong/Missing series 5 (Missing No.s) 5 - 6 (some slots) 5 5 5 - 6 (some slots)  
Approximations            
Simplifications 15 13 - 15 (some slots) 10-12 (some slots) 9 - 10 (some slots) 8 - 10 (some slots)  
Total 35 35 35 35 35 50

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Topic wise break up of IBPS Clerical (PSBs) - Reasoning Ability
Topic Clerk 2024 Prelim (24th Aug'2024) Clerk 2021 Prelim (18th Dec'2021) Clerk 2020 Prelim (12th Dec'2020) Clerk 2019 Prelim (8th Dec'2019) Clerk 2019 Prelim (7th Dec'2019) Clerk 2018 Main (20th Jan'2019)
Coding & Decoding   5 - 6 (some slots) 5 (some slots) 5 5 1
Odd Man Out            
Word formation            
Letter Sequence            
Letter Arrangements           2
Digit Sequence   2        
Alphabetical Order            
Symbols & Notations 5 3 - 4 (some slots) 3 - 4 (some slots) 4-5 (some slots) 5 2
Set of Numbers   5        
Alpha Numeric Series   5 (some slots)        
Stat & Conclusions            
Direction Sense   1 - 3 (some slots) 2 - 5 (some slots)   2 (some slots) 3
Blood Relations   3 3 3 - 4 (some slots)    
Data Sufficiency            
Critical Reasoning           8
Distribution   5 (some slots)        
Analytical Puzzles 22 10 - 14 (some slots) 9 - 21 (some slots) 15- 16 12-18 (some slots) 29
Comparisions   3 (some slots)        
Non verbal Reas            
Deductions   3 - 4 (some slots) 2 - 5 (only a few) 4 - 5 ( only a few) 3 - 5 (only a few) 2
Input - Output           3
Decision Making            
Sequence 5   3 - 5 (some slots) 3 - 5 (some slots) 5  
Set of words     5 (some slots)      
Miscellaneous 3 2 - 3 (some slots) 1 - 2 (some slots) 2 - 4 (some slots) 5  
Total 35 35 35 35 35 50

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Topic wise break up of IBPS Clerical (PSBs) - English Language
Topic Clerk 2024 Prelim (24th Aug'2024) Clerk 2021 Prelim (18th Dec'2021)) Clerk 2020 Prelim (12th Dec'2020) Clerk 2019 Prelim (8th Dec'2019) Clerk 2019 Prelim (7th Dec'2019) Clerk 2018 Main (20th Jan'2019)
Reading Comprehension 10 10 8 - 10 (some slots) 7 - 10 (some slots) 8 12 (3 passages)
Cloze Test     7 6 (some slots) 6  
Para Jumbled Sentences       5 (5 sentences) 5 (5 sentences)  
Para Forming (5 sentences) 5 5 5      
FIB 4   5 (single blank), (some slots) 4 - 7 (single blank), (some slots) 5 (single blank), (some slots) 5 (2 Blanks; 2 Columns)
Wrongly Spelt Words / Inappropriate usage   5 5 5 5 - 6 (some slots) 5
Questions on: Passage with fill in the blanks, replacing the phrase in bold, word in bold etc... )           5
Phrase Replacement 4 5 5 ( some slots) 2 - 5 (some slots)    
Sentence Connectors           3
Sentence Rearrangement   4 (some slots) 5     5
Sentence Odd Man out            
Inappropriate usage           3
Error Identification   5 (some slots) 5 - 7 (some slots 6 (some slots) 6 (some slots)  
Grammatically Correct Sentence 3 5 5 5 (some slots) 6  
Para Completion Qs            
Synonymous words / phrases            
Out of Context (Odd one out)            
Direct Synonym-Antonym           2 (Antonyms)
Word Interchange 3 5 (some slots)        
Word Usage 1 1 (some slots)        
Total 30 30 30 30 30 40

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Reasoning - Topic Wise break up - Previous SBI PO papers
Topic 24th Mar '25 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 8th Mar '25 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 20th Dec '22 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 19th Dec '22 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 21st Nov '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 4th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 5th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 6th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam)
Symbols & Notations     2 2 2     2 (Some slots)
Series (Condition Based)                
Letter Series                
Sequences                
Coding & Decoding     6   5 (some slots) 4 (Some slots) 5 (Some slots) 5 (Some slots)
Odd Man Out                
Direction Sense     3 2 3 2 (Some slots) 3 (Some slots) 3 (Some slots)
Word Formation                
Ranking                
Letter Arrangement           1 (Some slots) 1 (Some slots)  
Blood Relations       2 1 - 2 (some slots) 3 (Some slots) 3 (Some slots) 5 (Some slots)
Stat & Concl                
Misc                
Data Sufficiency                
Inferences                
Strong & Weak Arg                
Assumptions                
Conclusions                
Course of Action                
Cause and Effect                
Assertion & Reasons                
Deductions 4 (only a few model) 4 (only a few model) 3 (only a few model) 3 (only a few model) 2 - 4 (some slots) 5   5 (Only a few model
Input - Output                
Decision Making                
Other Critical Reas ( Business Related )                
Circular Arrangement (Most of times wrt Blood relations) 24 (some slots) 25 (some slots) 20 (some slots) 20 - 23 (some slots) 23 (some slots) 20 - 23 (some slots) 20 - 23 (some slots) 20 - 22 (some slots)
Distributions                
Seating Arrangement                
Linear Arrangements                
Floor Arrangement                
Scheduling based (7 persons;7 days + QBR)                
Comparisons                
Non - Verbal Reasoning                
Miscellaneous (Meaningful word, Number Arrangement, Pair of letters, Letter Arrangement) 2 1 1 3 2 - 3 (some slots) 4   3 - 5 (Some slots)
Total 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Data Interpretation & Analysis - Topic Wise break up - Previous SBI PO papers
Topic 24th Mar '25 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 8th Mar '25 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 20th Dec '22 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 19th Dec '22 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 21st Nov '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 4th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 5th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 6th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam)
Table 14 16 15 15 15 5 (Some slots)   15 (Some slots)
2 Pie Charts and Caselet      
Caselet 5 (Some slots)    
Bar + Line      
Two Tables      
Line Graph   5 (Some slots)  
Two Line Graphs      
Bar Graph      
Pie Chart 5 (Some slots)    
Two Pie Charts      
3 Pie Charts      
Line Graph + Table      
Table and Caselet     5 (Some slots)
Pie Chart + Table 12 (Some slots) 5 (Some slots)  
Missing data Table      
2 Pie Chart + Table      
Radar Graph      
Individual DI Qs                
DI Total       15 15 12 - 15 (Some slots) 10 (Some slots) 15 (Some slots)
Perm & Comb           8 - 11 (some slots) 14 (Some slots) 10 (Some slots)
Probability                
Simple Equations 12 - 13 (some slots) 11 - 12 (some slots) 10 10 9      
Ratio                
Percentages                
Profit & Loss                
Partnership                
SI CI                
TW                
TD                
Mensuration                
Averages                
Mixtures & Alligations                
Numbers                
Wrong No/ Missing No. series 3 - 4 (some slots) 2 - 3 (some slots) 5 5 5 - 6 (some slots) 4 (Missing No) 6 (Wrong No) 5 (Some slots)
Simplifications                
Approximations         6 (some slots) 6 5 (Some slots) 5 (Some slots)
Data Sufficiency           3 (2 statements)    
Quadratic Comparisons     5 5 5 05/Jun Data Comparison  
Miscellaneous                
Quant Total           8 11 (Some slots) 14 (Some slots) 10 (Some slots)
DI + quant Total 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35
English - Topic Wise break up - Previous SBI PO papers
Topic 24th Mar '25 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 8th Mar '25 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 20th Dec '22 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 19th Dec '22 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 21st Nov '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 4th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 5th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam) 6th Jan '21 (SBI PO Prelim Exam)
Reading Comprehension 8 9 10 9 9 7 - 10 (Some Slots) 6 (Some slots) 7 (Some slots)
Odd Man Out (Out of context)                
Cloze Test 6 6   6 6-7 (some slots)   6 (Some slots) 5 (Some slots)
Paragraph Completion                
Vocabulary                
Sentence Rearrangement 4     5 4 (some slots)     5
Direct Synonym-Antonym                
FIB (2 blanks) 3 5 4     5 (Some slots)   4
Fill in the Blanks (Two sentences with a blank; one word will fit both the sentences)           5    
Pare Forming Questions 5 5 6          
Match the Column 2 2     3     4
Combining of Statements                
Para Jumbled Sentences           5    
FIB (2 sentences with 2 blanks each)                
Central idea of the sentence in the given paragraph                
Word Usage     3 1        
Idiom usage         4   3 (Some slots) 3 (Some slots)
Word Interchange (four words) 4 5 ( three words)     4 4 5 6 (Some slots)
Grammar 5 (Grammatically Correct Sentence), 3 ( Phrase Replacement), 3 ( Phrase Replacement), 5 (Error Identification) 3 ( Phrase Replacement), 4 (Error Identification) 5 (Grammatically Correct Sentence), 4 ( Phrase Replacement), 5 (Grammatically Correct Sentence), 4 - 5 ( Phrase Replacement), 4 (Error Identification) 5 (Error Identification), 4 (Phrase Replacement) 5 (Error Identification), 5 (Phrase Replacement) 5 (Grammatically Correct Sentence), 3 - 5 ( Phrase Replacement), 6 (Error Identification)
Total 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30
Topic wise break up of SBI Clerk - Reasoning Ability
Topic 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 5th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 5th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 12th Nov 2022 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-2 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 29th Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 22nd Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 22nd Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-1
Letter Series                        
Analogy                        
Coding & Decoding 5 1   4 4   4 5   1   5
Odd Man Out                        
Word formation                        
Alphabetical Order                        
Sequence 5 5 (Only numbers     5       5 5    
Alpha Numeric Series                        
Symbols & Notations   3 3       5 3 3   3 3
Set of numbers/ words     5 5   4 3 3   3 5 4
Direction Sense   1 3 3   4 2     3 3 3
Blood Relation   3   2 3 4 3 3 3      
Distribution 17 18 19 15 18 16 18 15 20 21 21 15
Circular Arrangement                        
Row Arrangement                        
Comparisions                        
Floor Arrangement                        
Non verbal Reas (Series)                        
Deductions 5 3 3 3 3 4   4 (only a few model)       5 (2 Q's based on model only a few)
Input Output                        
Venn Diagram                        
Data Sufficiency                        
Diagram based (Dots & Triangles)                        
Miscellaneous 3 1 2 3 2 3   2 4 2 3  
Total 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
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Topic wise break up of SBI Clerk - English Language
Topic 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 5th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 5th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 12th Nov 2022 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-2 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 29th Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 22nd Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 22nd Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-1
Reading Comprehension 10 9 8 9 to 10 7 to 8 10 8 8 10 8 10 10
Cloze Test     5 5 to 6 5     7 5 7 5 5
Para Jumbled Sentences           5     5      
Pare Forming Questions 5 5 5 3                
Sentence Rearrangement   1         5 5   5 5 5
Sentence Reordering         5              
FIB 4 (Single Blank)     5 (Single Blank) 2 to 3 (Single Blank) 5 (Single Blank) 6 (Single Blank)   5 (Single Blank)   5 (Single Blank)  
Grammatically Correct Sentence             5   5   5 5
Error Identification 5 6 5 5 5 5   5   5    
Phrase Replacement 5 3   2 to 3                
Wrongly spelt word in a sentence   5 4   5   6 5   5   5
Word Interchange 1         5            
Match the Clauses   1 3                  
Idioms / Proverbs                        
Total 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
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Topic wise break up of SBI Clerk - Quantitative Aptitude
Topic 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 6th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 5th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 5th Jan 2024 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 12th Nov 2022 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-2 1st Mar 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-1 29th Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-4 22nd Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-3 22nd Feb 2020 (Prelim Exam) slot-1
Simplification 14 12 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Approximation                        
Quadratic Comparison           5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Series (Missing / Wrong Number) 5 (Wrong Number) 5 (Missing Number) 5 (Missing Number) 5 (Wrong Number) 5 (Wrong Number) 5 (Wrong Number) 5 (Wrong Number) 5 (Wrong Number) 5 5 (Wrong Number) 5 (Missing Number) 5 (Missing Number)
Data Interpretation 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 10 5 5
Data Sufficiency                        
Simple Equations 6 9 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10
Ratio
Percentages
Profit & Loss
Partnership
SI,CI
Averages
Mixtures & Alligation
Mensuration
Time & Work
Time & Distance
Numbers
Indices
Permutation & Combination
Number Series
Total 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
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Topic wise break up of RRB PO & Clerical - Quantitative Aptitude
Topic PO Prelim (03-08-2024) PO Prelim (07-08-2021) (slot 1) PO Prelim (01-08-2021) PO Main (13.10.2019) PO Prelim (04-08-2019) Clerk Prelim (14.08.2021) (slot 3) Clerk Main (20.10. 2019) Clerk Prelim (18.08.2019) Clerk Prelim (17-08-2019) (slot 1)
Data Interpretation 15 - 16 (some slots) 11 15 22 10 - 17 (some slots) 12 25 10 - 15 (some slots) 10
Simple Eqns 12 - 15 (some slots) 12 13 - 15 (some slots) 14 10 - 14 (some slots) 13 10 5 - 10 (some slots) 10
Ratio, Prop, Var                  
Percentages                  
Profit & Loss                  
Partnership                  
SI CI                  
TW                  
TD                  
Mensuration                  
Numbers                  
Averages                  
Mixt.& Allig                  
Perm & Comb                  
Probability                  
Wrong/Missing series 5 - 6 (some slots) 6 5 - 6 (some slots)   5 - 9 (some slots) 5   5 5 (Wrong No.)
Data SuffIciency         0 - 5 (some slots) (2 statements)        
Quadratic Comparisons   6 5 - 6 (some slots)   0 - 6 (some slots)     2 - 5 (some slots) 5
Data Comparison       4     5 (2 Quantity)    
Simplifications           10   10 10
Approximations 5 - 6 (some slots) 5     0 - 6 (some slots)        
Total 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Topic wise break up of RRB PO & Clerical - Reasoning Ability
Topic PO Prelim (03-08-2024) PO Prelim (07-08-2021) (slot 1) PO Prelim (01-08-2021) PO Main (13.10.2019) PO Prelim (04-08-2019) Clerk Prelim (14.08.2021) (slot 3) Clerk Main (20.10. 2019) Clerk Prelim (18.08.2019) Clerk Prelim (17-08-2019) (slot 1)
Letter Series                  
Coding & Decoding 5 (chinese coding-decoding) 6 1 - 5 (some slots)   0 - 5 (some slots)   4   1
Odd Man Out                 1
Word formation                  
Sequence                 3
Digit Sequence                  
Symbols & Notations 4 - 5 (some slots) 3 4 - 5 (some slots) 3 - 4 (some slots) 0 - 5 (some slots) 4     4
Direction Sense 3 - 4 (some slots) 3 1 - 3 (some slots) 3 0 - 5 (some slots)   3   3
Blood Relations 3 3 1 (some slots)   0 - 5 (some slots) 3 3    
Data Sufficiency                  
Alpha Numeric Series           5      
Set of words / numbers           5      
Puzzles: 20 - 24 (some slots) 20 20 - 26 (some slots) 20 20 - 25 (some slots) 15 28 7 - 20 (some slots) 23 (Linear Arrangement (unknown no. of persons, Two rows 5), Floor-based puzzle, Comparisons of heights, Circular Arrangement )
Floor Arrangement
Distribution
Circular Arrang.
Row Arrangement
Comparisions
Square Arrangement
Critical Reasoning:       5          
Inference                  
Assertion & Reasons                  
Course of Action                  
Strong & Weak Arguments                  
Deductions 3 - 4 (Only a few) 3 5 3 - 4 ( only few) 0 - 5 (some slots) 4   0 - 5 (some slots) 4
Input - Output       3          
Decision Making                  
Non verbal Reas                  
Misc 4 2 2 2 2 - 3 (some slots) 4 2   1
Total 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Topic wise break up of RRB PO & Clerical – English Language
Topic PO Main (13.10.2019) PO Main (30-09-2018) Clerk Main (20.10.2019) Clerk Main (07.10.2018)
Reading Comprehension 12 10 10 10
Cloze Test 8 8 10 8
Para Jumbled Sentences 5
FIB 5 (single blank) 2 (single blank) 5 (single blank)
Error Identification (Grammatically Correct Sentence) 5 10 5 10
Word Interchange (3 words A, B, C in bold in the given sentence) 5
Sentence Rearrangement 5
Wrongly spelt words 3
Word Usage (1 word, 3 usages) 5
PCQs
Match the Column 5
Miscellaneous 2 2
Total 40 40 40 40
The topic wise break up given above pertains to one of the slots in which the exam was conducted.The topic wise break up could be different for other slots.The above information is generated based on the feedback given by T.I.M.E. Students