Bank Clerk Exams Syllabus

Will you please provide the Bank Clerical Exam Syllabus ?

[Raman Vij]

Here I am providing the detailed Bank Clerical Exam Syllabus which you are looking for .

1. Test of Reasoning: This test would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualisation, problem¬ solving, analysis, judgement, decision-making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate's abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

2. Test of English Language: This is a test to see how well you know English. English language ability would be tested through questions on grammar, vocaoulary, sentence completion, synonyms, antonyms, comprehension of a passage, etc.

3. Test of Numerical Ability: Questions will be designed to test the ability of arithmetical computation of whole numbers, decimals 'and fractions and relationship between numbers. The questions would be based on arithmetical concepts and relationship between numbers and not on complicated arithmetical computations.

4. Test of Clerical Aptitude: The questions in Clerical Aptitude will be set to test the candidate's perceptual accuracy and aptitude. This is the ability to notice similarities and difference between the pairs of names and numbers. Questions in Clerical Aptitude will also assess in addition to perceptual accuracy and aptitude, ability to handle office routine work like filing, abbreviating, indexing, etc.

5. Descriptive Paper: It intends to measure your higher order cognitive abilities as comprehending the situations, etc., and also your language ability. It is a question paper-cum-answer sheet in Hindi and English and the Regional Language and you have to restrict your answers to the space provided on the answer-sheet. Use of supplements is not allowed. You have the option to answer 3 out of 4 questions either in Hindi or in English or in the Regional Language.

N.B.: (i) All the questions should be attempted in the same language.

(ii) For candidates appearing for the post of Agriculture Clerk, an objective test of Agricultural Knowledge (50 questions, 30 minutes) will also be there. In this test problems relating to agricultural matters will be asked.

Can you provide me the IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) Bank Clerk Exams syllabus as I need it for preparation?

[Arun Vats]

The IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) Bank Clerk Exams syllabus as you need it for preparation is as follows:

1. IBPS Clerk Syllabus of Reasoning section:
Questions in this section will be asked from Analogy, Puzzle, Odd Man out, Syllogism, word formation, Statement and conclusions, Statement and assumptions, Statement and arguments, Passage and conclusions, Coding decoding, Blood relations, Alphabet test, Series test, Number, ranking and time sequence , Direction sense test, Sitting arrangement, Decision making, Input output, Assertion and reasoning etc.

2. IBPS Clerk Syllabus - Quantitative Aptitude Section:-
Profit and loss, Simple and compound interest problems, Time and work problems, Time and distance problems, Average problems, Simplifications, Partnerships, Percentage, Ratio and proportions, Average & Ages Ratio & Proportion, Pie charts, Number system, HCF & LCM, Number series, Approximation Wrong Number, Finding next number in series, Decimal fractions, Square root and cube root, Bar graphs, Line graphs, Case study, Mensuration, Permutations and combinations, Data tables, Probability.

3. English Language Section:-
Spotting errors
Fill in the blank Cloze Test
Idioms & Phrases
Synonyms and antonyms
Reconstrction of sentence & passage
One word substitution
Phrase substitution
Jumbled up sentences
Double blanks in a sentence
Commonly misspelled words
Comprehensions.

4. General awareness with special reference to banking industry-Section
Indian Economy, International Economy, Budget, Census, Ministers and their ministry, important persons, head of the organizations, tag lines, UNO, Marketing, Awards & Honors, Sports, Finance, Agriculture etc. History of Banking, current affairs of last 6 months, countries/currencies, Books & Their Authors, Banking Terms, RBI, Fiscal Monetary Policies etc., Social Function of Banks

5. IBPS Clerk Syllabus - Computer Knowledge Section:-
Basic computer fundamentals, History and Future of Computers, Computer abreviation, Microsoft-office, Basic knowledge of Internet use, Shortcut keys, Basic Software & Hardware and their functionalities, History and Future of Computers, Networking, etc.

IBPS Clerk Question Paper

1. Aspirin has relieved minor suffering for_____.
(A) thousands of years
(B) the thousand years
(C) thousands of the years
(D) a thousand of year
2. That the sloth____slowly is a fact.
(A) which moves
(B) it moves
(C) moving
(D) moves
3. The sun is a gaseous sphere, _______a solid body like the earth.
(A) not only
(B) only
(C) not
(D) nor
4. In the winter, many animals hibernate, but others___stay active.
(A) the elk
(B) are like the elk
(C) such as the elk
(D) yet the elk
5. When___a body cell, it takes over the cell and manufactures more viruses.
(A) infection by a virus
(B) infects a virus
(C) does a virus infected
(D) a virus infects
6. Galileo's experiments with falling bodies, Pasteur's work with disease germs ___ on
heredity are significant events in the history of science.
(A) and Mendel's research is
(B) and Mendel's research
(C) and Mendel did research
(D) and the research of Mendel
7. Many craters on the earth's surface
were probably formed by very large
meteorites_____:
(A) smashing into the ground and exploding
(B) which smashed into the ground and an explosion
(C) when smashed into the ground was as explosion
(D) they smashed into the ground and exploded
8. The accomplishments of modern science would be impossible________highly specialized
instruments.
(A) without
(B) except
(C) but there are
(D) among
9. The earth might look like a sphere, but careful measurements
(A) show is not
(B) show that it is not
(C) that show it is not
(D) show it that is not
10. Nebraska is a state whose name comes from an Indian word _______'river in the
flatness'.
(A) means
(B) the meaning of
(C) meaning
(D) is meant
Direction 11: Replace the word/phrase given in bold with the most similar word.
11. The new tax law is explicit; that type ot certificate is tax-exempt.
(A) definite
(B) deficient
(c) harsh
(d) imprecise
12. Zinnia seeds will begin to germinate
in seven to ten days.
(A) grow
(B) rot
(C) sink
(0) bloom
13. The union's grievance committee met with the school board to protest the teacher's firing.
(A) personnel
(B) scholarship
(C) investment
(D) complaint
14. Argon, an inert gas, constitutes nearly one percent of the atmosphere.
(A) inflammable
(B) colourless
(C) inactive
(D) odourless
15. Most high school students look up to the star player on the football team.
(A) envy
(B) respect
(C) trust
(D) pursue
16. Quito's 9,350 foot elevation makes it the third loftiest capital 1 in the world.
(A) mildest
(B) highest
(C) largest
(D) flattest
17. The concurrence of the heads of state was totally unexpected.
(A) rejection
(B) proposal
(C) agreement
(D) objection
18. The police confiscated the stolen goods.
(A) reported
(B) located
(C) released
(D) seized
19. A conscientious teacher spends hours preparing for classes and correcting students'
papers.
(A) creative
(B) leading
(C) skillful
(D) careful
20. The French detective novelist Georges Simenon is one of the most prolific writers of the
twentieth century.
(A) instructive
(B) productive
(C) famous
(D) pessimistic
:- Answers: 1.a, 2. d, 3. c, 4. c, 5. d, 6. b, 7. a, 8. a, 9. b, 10. c. 11.a, 12. a, 13. d, 14.a, 15.
b, 16. b, 17. c, 18. d, 19.d, 20. b