On 4TH March 2018, Canara Bank conducted it’s online examination for PO – Programme, in which selected candidates, will be eligible for admission to PGDBF course and further they will be absorbed as PO in Canara Bank itself.
Examination was having four section (50 Question Each) and the time allotted was 120 minutes (i.e 2 hours) which was composite for all the section. It was an objective online test consist of :-
- Quantitative Aptitude.
- Reasoning Ability
- General Awareness
- English
After analyzing the exam, we can conclude that the level of exam was easy to moderate. Most of the questions in every section were doable.
Section – Wise Analysis
Reasoning (Easy – Moderate) :-
Seating Arrangement & Puzzle (20 Questions) :- Moderate Level
- Puzzle – Box having different colors of ball with one variable Moderate Level
- Circular seating arrangement with two variables. Moderate Level
- Linear Arrangement (Parallel lines) with one variable Moderate Level
- Floor Based (Age wise) with two variables. Moderate Level
Syllogisms (05 Question) :- Moderate Level
Inequality (05 Question) :- Easy Level
Machine Input (05 Question) :- Moderate Level
Data Sufficiency (05 Question) :- Moderate Level
Miscellaneous (10 Question) :- Moderate Level
- Statement Assumption (03 Questions )
- Statement Argument (03 Questions )
- Course of Actions and Inference (04 Questions)
Number of Good Attempts : 32 – 36
Quantitative Aptitude : – (Moderate)
As in this section, Pattern of Questions was as follows:-
Data Interpretations (15 Questions)- Level
- Tabular (Calculative ) (Based on Fresh Products) Moderate
- Bar Graph (Based on Production and sales) Easy – Moderate
- Caselet Moderate – Difficult
Quadratic equations (5 Questions) Moderate
Number Series (5 Questions) Easy – Moderate
Simplification / Approximation (5 Questions) Easy
Data Sufficiency (5 Questions) Moderate
Arithmetic (15 Questions ) Moderate
- Time & Work (02 Questions )
- Speed & Distance (01 Questions )
- Partnership, (02 Questions )
- Problem on Ages (03 Questions )
- SI and CI (01 Questions )
- Profit & Loss, (01 Questions )
- Ratio and Proportion (02 Questions )
- Percentage (03 Questions )
Number of Good Attempts = 28 – 32 Questions
English :- (Moderate – Difficult )
Most of the Questions were related to Vocabulary and Grammatical portion and questions were as follows:-
| Topic | Number of Question | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 15 | Moderate Difficult |
| Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
| Para Jumbles | 5 | Moderate |
| Sentence Connectors | 5 | Moderate |
| Sentence Completions | 5 | Moderate |
| Phrase/Sentence Replacement | 10 | Moderate – Difficult |
| Moderate to Difficult | ||
Number of Good Attempts : 25 – 28 Questions
General Awareness (Easy – Moderate)
There were very less question of Banking Awareness and most of questions were from January and February Current Affairs and static part.
- Current Affairs :- 20 – 25 Questions
- Static Awareness :- 10 – 15 Questions
- Banking Awareness :- 12 – 15 Questions
Number of Good Attempts: 34 – 39 Questions
| After analyzing all paper, clearly we can conclude that the level of exam was Easy- Moderate. Number of Good Attempts :-125 – 135 Questions
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