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SBI PO 2023 Prelims English PYQ – 1 Nov 2023 Shift 2 (30 Questions with Solutions)

Memory-based SBI PO 2023 Prelims English from 1 November 2023, Shift 2: a Chipko movement passage, a cloze test on economic development, sentence rearrangement, error detection and word swap, all solved.

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About this test

SBI PO 2023 Prelims English Question Paper, 1 Nov Shift 2 with Solutions

This set builds reading, vocabulary and grammar skills through the memory-based English Language section of the SBI PO 2023 Prelims held on 1 November 2023, Shift 2.

Topic-wise questions in SBI PO 2023 Prelims English

6topics
Reading Comprehension6 · 21%
Cloze Test5 · 18%
Error Spotting5 · 18%
Para Jumbles5 · 18%
Word Usage & Swap5 · 18%
Synonyms & Antonyms2 · 7%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (93% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

  • Begin with Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test and Error Spotting. These carry about 57% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Para Jumbles, Word Usage & Swap and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 43% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group and 4 for the keep-in-rotation group.

Key grammar and reading concepts to revise

  • Locating the central idea and the author's tone in a passage
  • Collocations and context clues for choosing cloze words
  • Subject-verb agreement, tense consistency and preposition use
  • Connectors and pronoun references that fix the order of sentence parts

FAQs about SBI PO 2023 Prelims English PYQ – 1 Nov 2023 Shift 2 (30 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI PO 2023 Prelims (1 November 2023, Shift 2) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 1 November 2023 Shift 2 English Language section on Aptitude360 has 30 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 20 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SBI PO 2023 Prelims (1 November 2023, Shift 2) English Language?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 1 November 2023 Shift 2 English Language section, each question carries 1 mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 30.
What type of questions came in SBI PO 2023 Prelims (1 November 2023, Shift 2) English Language?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 1 November 2023 Shift 2 English Language section included reading comprehension, error spotting and vocabulary questions. To practise these, see Aptitude360's Subject Verb Agreement and Vocabulary by Etymology practice lessons.
How many reading comprehension passages were in the SBI PO 2023 Prelims (1 November 2023, Shift 2) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 1 November 2023 Shift 2 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 15 of its 30 questions. They open with “Almost 40 years ago — a group of…” and “In the following passage there are blanks, each…”.
Is SBI PO 2023 Prelims (1 November 2023, Shift 2) English Language also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 1 November 2023 Shift 2 English Language section is also part of the full SBI PO 2023 Prelims (1 November 2023, Shift 2) paper on Aptitude360, “SBI PO 2023 Prelims Question Paper – 1 Nov 2023 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)”, which runs all 3 sections in one timed test.
Where can I practise SBI PO 2023 Prelims (1 November 2023, Shift 2) English Language questions online?
You can practise the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 1 November 2023 Shift 2 English Language section on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. Normal practice is untimed and needs no account, while the Simulated test runs on one clock with a question palette and shows your score, section-wise analysis and the key at the end.

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SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO23 PRE · 1 Nov 2023 · S2 · English3020 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
30 across 30 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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