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SBI PO 2019 - Main Examination, Objective Tests conducted in online Mode, has: a duration of 3 hours, 4 Sections, a total of 155 questions, a Maximum score of 200 marks, and, is followed by a Descriptive Test (English language) for a duration of 30 minutes. The 4 Sections are timed: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English language. The section wise details are as shown below.
The Objective Tests are followed by a Descriptive Paper (Letter Writing + Essay Writing). There is a Negative marking in SBI PO Data Analysis and Interpretation Main exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates must clear the cut-off in all the sections to qualify for the Group Exercises & Interview.

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S.No. Name of Test Number of Questions Mark Duration
1 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 Total Max. Marks 200 60 minutes
2 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 45 minutes
3 General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness 40 35 minutes
4 English Language 35 40 minutes
Total 155 3 Hours
The SBI PO Data Analysis and Interpretation section in the Main Exam, has a total of 35 questions in 45 minutes. Below mentioned are the different categories of expected questions in the Main Exam of SBI PO Data Analysis and Interpretation Section.

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S.No Topics
1 Tables
2 Pie-Charts
3 Bar Graphs
4 Data Analysis
5 Line Graphs
6 Radar Graphs
7 Case lets
8 Combined data sets
9 Missing Data Interpretation
10 Data Sufficiency, Probability
11 Permutation and Combination
12 Profit & Loss, Simple Interest
13 Compound Interest
14 Mensuration
15 Boat and Stream Problems
16 Problems on Ages
17 Percentages Increase/Decrease
18 Averages
19 Ratio and Proportions
20 Number Series
21 Time and Work
22 Mixture and Alligations


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Double Pie Chart
The distribution of students of graduate and post-graduate levels in seven different institutes like M, N, P, Q, R, S and T in a town are listed in the below pie chart. Study the charts and answer the given questions.
Total number of graduate level students = 27300
Total number of post-graduate level students = 24700
1. What is the total number of graduate and post-graduate level students in institute R?
    (a) 8320 (b) 7916 (c) 9116 (d) 8372
Answer: d
2. What is the ratio between the number of students studying at post-graduate level from institute S and the number of students studying at the graduate level from the institute Q?
    (a) 13 : 19 (b) 21 : 13 (c) 13 : 8 (d) 19 : 13
Answer: d
3. How many students of institutes M and S are studying at the graduate level?
    (a) 7516 (b) 8463 (c) 9127 (d) 9404
Answer: b
Double Line Chart
Study the following graph and answer the questions based on it.
1. What is the difference between the number of vehicles manufactured by company Y in 2000 and 2001?
    (a) 50000 (b) 42000 (c) 33000 (d) 21000 (e) 13000
Answer: d
2. What is the difference between the total productions of the two companies in the given years?
    (a) 19000 (b) 22000 (c) 26000 (d) 28000 (e) 29000
Answer: c
3. The production of company Y in 2000 was approximately what percent of the production of company X in the same year?
    (a) 173 (b) 164 (c) 132 (d) 97 (e) 61
Answer: b
Missing DI
Directions (Q.1-5): Given below is the table showing income, expenditure and profit percentage of company A from 2011-2016.
Note: (i) Income and expenditure are in million rupees and (ii) Percentage increase in profit percent in year 2016 in comparison to previous year is 33 (1/3)%.
Q1. Find the expenditure of the company in 2016.
    (a) 94 million (b) 95 million (c) 99 million (d) 81 million (e) None of these
Answer: b
Q2. Expenditure in 2014 is what percent more or less than the expenditure in 2011? (round off to 2 decimal places)
    (a) 1.22% more (b) 1.69% less (c) 1.83% more (d) 1.45% less (e) None of these
Answer: c
Q3. What is average expenditure of the company from year 2012 to 2016?
    (a) 93.44 million (b) 92.88 million (c) 93.98 million (d) 94.88 million (e) None of these
Answer: a
Q4. Find the approx percent profit of company till 2014 taking total expenditure and total income till the end of 2014 together.
    (a) 15.77 (b) 18.92 (c) 16.47 (d) 18.24 (e) 17.67
Answer: e
Q5. If expenditure was increased by 20% in year 2011 in comparison to previous year, and profit percentage in the previous year was 25% less than the profit percentage in 2011 then find the income in 2010.
    (a) 83.202 million (b) 85.6211 million (c) 81.243 million (d) 84.2025 million (e) None of these
Answer: d
Bar Graph (Single)
Number of people (in thousand) using three different types of mobile services over the years are given in the graph. Study the given graph and answer the given questions.
1. What is the average number of people using mobile service M for all the years together?
    (a) 16 [latex]\frac{2}{3}[/latex] (b) 14444 [latex]\frac{1}{6}[/latex] (c) 16666[latex]\frac{2}{3}[/latex] (d) All of these. (e) None of these.
Answer: c
2. The total number of people using all the three mobile services in the year 2007 is what percent of the total number of people using all the three mobile services in the year 2008?
    (a) 89.72 (b) 93.46 (c) 88.18 (d) 91.67 (e) None of these
Answer: d
3. What is the respective ratio of number of people using mobile service L in the year 2005 to those using the same service in the year 2004?
    (a) 8 : 7 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 19 : 13 (d) 15 : 11 (e) none of these
Answer: b
Data Sufficiency
Directions(1-2): Distance between stations P and Q is 516 km. Train A starts from station P at 9:45 AM with speed ‘X’ km/hr. Train B starts in opposite direction from station Q half an hour later with speed ‘1.5X’ km/hr. They meet at 12:55 PM. (2 questions asked as below)
1. If both trains were moving in same direction, find the time at which they will meet.
    (a) 50 minutes (b) 60 minutes (c) 108 minutes (d) 40 minutes (e) 72 minutes
Answer: b
2.What is the relative speed of B with respect to A in m/sec?
    (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 36 (d) 48 (e) 72
Answer: a
Quadratic Equation
Two equations (I) and (II) are given in each question. On the basis of these equations you have to decide the relation between ‘x’ and ‘y’ and give answer.
      I. 2x^2 – 15√3x + 84 = 0 II. 3y2 – 10√3y + 9 = 0
    (a) x > y (b) x < y (c) x ≥ y (d) x ≤ y (e) x = y or relation cannot be established
Answer: a
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