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SBI PO 2023 Prelims Question Paper – 4 Nov 2023 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

Memory-based SBI PO 2023 Prelims of 4 November, Shift 2: a plantation passage, advertising cloze, pie charts, mixtures and a twelve-person seating puzzle, all solved.

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Questions
100

Across 3 sections

Duration
60 min

3 timed sections

Marks
100

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Attempts
100
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SBI PO 2023 Prelims Memory-Based Question Paper: 4 Nov Shift 2

Passage reading, chart-based data interpretation and multi-variable puzzles drive this SBI PO 2023 Prelims paper from 4 November 2023, Shift 2.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SBI PO 2023 Prelims Question Paper – 4 Nov 2023 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
7topics
Cloze Test5 · 19%
Reading Comprehension5 · 18%
Error Spotting4 · 15%
Sentence Improvement4 · 15%
Word Usage & Swap4 · 15%
Para Jumbles3 · 11%
Phrasal Verbs2 · 7%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (90% of this section).

Quantitative Aptitude

All 14 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Data Interpretation13 · 37%
Number Series5 · 14%
Simplification & Approximation5 · 14%
Simple & Compound Interest2 · 5%
Ages1 · 3%
Average1 · 3%
Boats & Streams1 · 3%
Mensuration1 · 3%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 3%
Partnership1 · 3%
Percentage1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Trains1 · 3%
Reasoning
6topics
Puzzles15 · 43%
Seating Arrangement9 · 26%
Direction Sense3 · 9%
Inequality3 · 8%
Syllogism3 · 8%
Alphabet & Word Test2 · 6%

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • Start with Cloze Test, Reading Comprehension and Error Spotting: together about 52% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Sentence Improvement, Word Usage & Swap, Para Jumbles and Phrasal Verbs, a steady 48% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group and 5 for the keep-in-rotation group.

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Begin with Data Interpretation and Number Series. These carry about 51% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Simplification & Approximation and Simple & Compound Interest, a steady 20% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 10 one-question topics (29% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • First priority: Puzzles and Seating Arrangement, roughly 69% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Direction Sense, Inequality, Syllogism and Alphabet & Word Test, a steady 31% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 7 for the first group and 3 for the keep-in-rotation group.

Core ideas to revise for bank PO Prelims

  • Main idea and tone of analytical passages
  • Alternating-sign and difference-based number series
  • Replacing part of a mixture with water
  • Capital multiplied by time in partnership sharing

FAQs about SBI PO 2023 Prelims Question Paper – 4 Nov 2023 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SBI PO 2023 Prelims (4 November 2023, Shift 2) paper?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 4 November 2023 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360 has 100 questions: 30 in English Language, 35 in Quantitative Aptitude and 35 in Reasoning Ability. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SBI PO 2023 Prelims (4 November 2023, Shift 2)?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 4 November 2023 Shift 2 paper, each question carries 1 mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this paper is 100.
In SBI PO 2023 Prelims (4 November 2023, Shift 2), which Quantitative Aptitude topics were asked?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 4 November 2023 Shift 2 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including percentages, time, speed and distance, profit, loss and discount and simple and compound interest. For example, one question begins: “There are three members in a family a man his wife and their son.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Percentage and Time, Speed and Distance practice lessons.
How many RC passages were in SBI PO 2023 Prelims (4 November 2023, Shift 2) English Language?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 4 November 2023 Shift 2 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 13 of its 30 questions. They open with “Effective management of plantations is essential for balancing…” and “In the following passage, some words have been…”.
How much time is given for the SBI PO 2023 Prelims (4 November 2023, Shift 2) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 4 November 2023 Shift 2 paper runs 60 minutes, 20 minutes for each of its 3 sections. Once you finish a section you cannot go back to it.
Can I attempt SBI PO 2023 Prelims (4 November 2023, Shift 2) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2023 Prelims, 4 November 2023 Shift 2 paper is available on Aptitude360 as 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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Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO23 PRE · 4 Nov 2023 · S2 · English3020 min
SBIPO23 PRE · 4 Nov 2023 · S2 · Quant3520 min
SBIPO23 PRE · 4 Nov 2023 · S2 · Reasoning3520 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
100 across 100 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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