SBI Clerk Prelims 2018- Question Paper Download and Analysis

SBI conducted the clerk examination on various dates in the month of June 2018. The examination was held in 4 slots on 23^rd June, 24^th June and 30^th June 2018. We are providing a detailed analysis of the SBI clerical grade examination 2018 together with a memory based question paper of the examination.

Before analysing the question paper lets look at the official cut-off marks for the examination in various states

SBI Clerk Exam 2018- Official Cut-off marks

Andhra Pradesh	71
Assam	51.25
Bihar	66.5
Chhattisgarh	67.25
Delhi	71.75
Gujarat	57.5
Haryana	70.5
Himachal Pradesh	68.75
Karnataka	63
Kerala	69
Madhya Pradesh	66.25
Maharashtra	57
Odisha	62.75
Punjab	71.5
Rajasthan	69
Tamil Nadu	60
Telangana	68
Uttar Pradesh	69.25
West Bengal	66.5

 

SBI Clerk Exam 2018- Detailed graphical analysis of all session question papers with difficulty level of each topic

 

Quantitative Aptitude

Total Difficulty Level	Moderate
No of questions	35
Marks	35
Time limit	20 minutes

 

Reasoning Ability

Total Difficulty Level	Moderate
No of questions	35
Marks	35
Time limit	20 minutes

English Language

 

Total Difficulty Level	Easy to Moderate
No of questions	35
Marks	35
Time limit	20 minutes

SBI Clerk Exam 2018- Memory Based question paper

You can download a memory based question paper of the 2018 session of SBI Clerical grade examination from the link below. For your quick reference we are including some sample questions here

Sample Questions from SBI Clerk Exam 2018

1. If all the letters in the word FIGURES are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right in such a way that vowels are arranged first followed by consonants, then how many letters are there in between U and R after the arrangement?

(a) two

(b) one

(c) none

(d) three

(e) four

 

2. If in the number 39682147, 1 is added to each of the digit which is less than five and 1 is subtracted from each of the digit which is greater than five then how many digits are repeating in the number thus formed?

(a) two

(b) one

(c) none

(d) three

(e) four

 

3. Present average age of A, B and C is 22 years. Three years ago, Average age of B and C is 18years, then find A’s age 9 years hence?

(a) 24 years

(b) 27 years

(c) 30 years

(d) 33 years

(e) 36 years

 

4. Ratio between speed of boat in still water to speed of stream is 8 : 1. If 67.5km is travelled downstream in 2.5 hours then find the difference between speed of boat in still water to speed of stream(in kmph)?

(a) 15

(b) 3

(c) 24

(d) 21

(e) 17.5

 

5. The perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 6 m more than its breadth is 84 m. What will be

the area of the rectangle? (in m²)

(a) 446

(b) 340

(c) 432

(d) 468

(e) 348

 

Re-arrange the sentences

6. Crashes in the early days

to be caused by technical faults, (A)/ of commercial jets tended (B)/ such as metal fatigue (C) /in the airframe or engines (D)

(a) DCAB

(b) ABCD

(c) BACD

(d) CABD

(e) No arrangement required

 

7. There have been a lot of

drivers not obeying (A)/ complaints recently about (B)/ in downtown Boston (C)/ the speed limits (D)/

(a) BADC

(b) ABCD

(c) BCAD

(d) CABD

(e) No arrangement required

 

8. Chinese officials say

dropped to a three-year (A)/ low because of (B)/ economic growth has (C)/ the world economy (D)

(a) BADC

(b) CABD

(c) BCAD

(d) CABD

(e) No arrangement required

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