IBPS SO Marketing Officer 2021: Prelims Exam Analysis and Expected Cut-off

Dear Readers,
The IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2021 was held on 26th December 2021. The overall exam was Moderate - Difficult.

This exam was basically cover three topics: English, Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude.
Total 150 questions(50 in each section) were given to be solved in 2 hours.

English (Shift 1) 

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Word Swap	5	Easy
Match the following	4	Easy to Moderate
Phrase Replacement	5	Moderate
Reading Comprehension (2 RC Set Based on Indonesia and immunity)	10	Moderate
Error Detection	5	Easy
Para Jumbles	5	Moderate
Miscellaneous	15-16	Moderate

English (Shift 2)

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Word Swap	5	Easy
Reading Comprehension (2 RC set based on American Exchange Commission, Archaeologists in Iraq)	18	Moderate
Error Detection	5	Easy
Para Jumbles	5	Moderate
Sentence Connectors	2	Moderate
Sentence Starters	2	Moderate
Cloze Test based on Artificial Intelligence	5	Moderate
Fillers	5	Moderate
Vocabulary	3	Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude (Shift 1)

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Approximation	5	Easy- Moderate
D.I (Caselet DI Based on Mensuration)	5	Moderate
D.I (Tabular)	5	Moderate
D.I (Pie Chart)	5	Moderate
D.I (Line Graph)	5	Moderate
Missing Number series	5	Moderate
Miscellaneous/ Arithmetic	20	Easy-Moderate
Total	50	Easy-Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude (Shift 2)

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Approximation	5	Easy- Moderate
D.I (Caselet DI Based on Mensuration)	3	Moderate
D.I (Tabular)	5	Moderate
D.I (Pie Chart)	6	Moderate
D.I (Line Graph)	6	Moderate
Missing Number series	5	Moderate
Inequality	6	Moderate
Quantity Comparision	4	Moderate
Miscellaneous/ Arithmetic	10	Easy-Moderate
Total	50	Easy-Moderate

Reasoning Ability (Shift 1)

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles  (Age, Designation, Schedule )	15	Moderate
Seating Arrangement (variable based)	5	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	3	Moderate
Direction Sense	3	Moderate
Syllogism	5	Moderate
Inequality	5	Moderate
Blood Relation	3	Moderate
Machine Input-Output	4	Moderate
Logical Reasoning	4	Moderate
Number Based Series	2	Moderate
Alphabetical Series	1	Moderate
Total	50	Moderate

Reasoning Ability (Shift 2)

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles  (Floor Based, Age-Based )	10	Moderate
Seating Arrangement (Double row, Circular, and variable based)	10	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	3	Moderate
Direction Sense	3	Moderate
Syllogism	4	Moderate
Inequality	3	Moderate
Blood Relation	4	Moderate
Coding decoding	5	Moderate
Statement and Assumption	4	Moderate
Statement and Arguments	1	Moderate
Odd one out	1	Moderate
Number Based Questions	2	Moderate
Total	50	Moderate