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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper 2019: Check Questions asked in preliminary exam.

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper 2019 is shared here for the candidates who are yet to appear for the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam on 14th December 2019. Before appearing for the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2019, check here memory based questions from all three section – Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language sections. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted the Clerk Prelims exam on 7th & 8th December in four different shifts to recruit 12075 Clerks in the public sector banks.

Candidates who would appear for the preliminary exam today should go through these questions. These memory-based questions are listed after taking in the feedback shared by the candidates who appeared for the exam. As per the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam analysis, the IBPS Clerk Prelims difficulty level was ‘Easy to Moderate’. Candidates were able to attempt around 78 to 82 questions. 

Know the important topics from which the questions were asked along with the type of questions asked. Have a look at the memory-based paper of each section below:

IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper 2019

Reasoning Ability – Questions in this section were asked from Puzzles, Direction, Coding-Decoding, Syllogisms, Blood Relations, Alphanumeric series and other topics. Have a look at memory based questions from the Reasoning Ability section of IBPS Clerk Prelims exam:

TopicsQuestions Asked
PuzzlesSquare Seating ArrangementLinear Seating Arrangement with parallel rowsMonth based puzzle- 7 months and 7 personsLinear Seating Arrangement (All facing North)Month-basedBox Based PuzzleCircle-basedLinear Arrangement – Double Row
Coding-decodingSimple/Chinese
SyllogismOnly-fewIf Only
OthersBlood Relations, Direction sense, Inequality, Alphanumeric Series, Order-Ranking, Odd Man out

Numerical Ability – Questions asked in this section were from Data Interpretation, Quadratic, Simplification, Approximation, Number series and others. Have a look at the memory-based questions from the Numerical Ability section of IBPS Clerk Prelims exam:

TopicsQuestions Asked
Quadratic Equationx2-7x+12=0, 2y2-3y+1=0x2=42, y2-4y+4=0x2-x-42=0, y2+y-30=0
Data InterpretationBar Graph DI – Cake sold by 5 BakeriesTabular DICaselet – 4 HostelsLine Graph – Double LineCaselet – Partnership
Simplification√(124+?+169) = 18360÷? = 12×6 – 33(2/9)×(2/15)+(2/45)=?
ArithmeticMilk & WaterSimple InterestRatio & ProportionBoat & StreamsPipe & CisternTime & WorkProfit & LossAge
Number SeriesMissing Number, Wrong Number100, 68, 39, 23, 14, 10, 90.5, 4, 8, 32, 128, 512, 2048420, 429, 426, 437, 432, 443, 438

English Language – Questions were asked from reading comprehension, fill in the blanks, cloze test, spell check, error detection, rearrangement of sentence and others. Have a look at memory-based questions from the English Language section of IBPS Clerk Prelims exam:

TopicsQuestions Asked
Reading ComprehensionAnimals, Predators and EnvironmentEconomy basedTroposphere
Spelling errorWhatever, enough,
OthersSingle Fillers, double fillers, Synonym & Antonym, Rearrangement of Sentences, error detection, word replacement

IBPS Clerk Prelims 2019: Expected Important Topics from English Language.

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 2019 exam begins soon on 7th December 2019. Check here the important topics of the English Language section that are highly expected in the exam. The English Language Section is regarded as one of the high scoring sections of the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2019 Exam. Questions from this section test the candidates’ grip of English Language particularly in Vocabulary and English Grammar.

If a candidate has practised well he or she can attempt questions from the English Language section in much less time in comparison to other sections. Questions in this section are asked in the form of Reading Comprehension, Antonym & Synonym; Fill in the blanks, Para Jumbles, Sentence Rearrangement, Cloze Test and others. If you have practised this section well, then English section can be your strength area in order to fetch a high score.

Have a look at the major topics covered under the English Language Section of IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2019:

TopicsDifficulty Level
Reading ComprehensionModerate-Difficulty
Synonyms & AntonymsModerate
Fill in the blanksEasy-Moderate
Cloze TestModerate
Spelling TestEasy-Moderate
Idioms and PhrasesEasy-Moderate
One-word substitutionEasy-Moderate
Sentence or Phrase ImprovementEasy-Moderate
Sentence correction/ Spotting the errorEasy-Moderate
Active/ Passive & Direct/ Indirect SpeechModerate
Jumbled Sentence/Sentence RearrangementEasy-Moderate

Details about all English Language Topics

Reading Comprehension: In this section, an unseen passage or poem is given in the exam and around 5 to 10 questions are asked from the given passage. Questions can be fillers, antonym & synonym and others.

Antonyms and Synonyms: An Antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. On the other hand, Synonym means the same or nearly the same as the given or asked a word.

Cloze Test: It contains a passage along with the blanks. Candidates need to fill the blanks with an appropriate answer based on the given passage.

Fill in the blanks/Fillers: You need to fill the blanks with the most appropriate option given among the four options.

Spelling Test/Spell Check: Candidates need to select the correct spelling of the word given in the question.

Idioms and Phrases: Candidates are either asked the meaning of the given idioms and phrases or the other way round.

One-word substitution: You need to select the most appropriate word that replaces the given group of words or sentences without changing the meaning.

Sentence Improvement:  You need to choose the correct word from the given options that improve the meaning of the given sentence. This could be in terms of grammar or vocabulary usage.

Active/ Passive Voice:  A sentence is given in either Active or Passive Voice, candidates need to select the opposite (Active/ Passive) from the four options.

Direct-Indirect Speech: A sentence is given in either Indirect or Direct Speech; you need to choose the best option that expresses the same meaning in the opposite form – Indirect/Direct.

Sentence Rearrangement: Here, various jumbled up sentences are given; candidates need to rearrange the sentences to make them meaningful. This kind of question can be asked in either paragraph form or in the form of sentences.