SmartBook: Next-Gen Question Bank

Introduction

• The SmartBook is a next-generation question bank, designed to transform learning beyond conventional question-practice methods.
• It contains 4000 questions selected from a pool of over 100,000, based on student performance data.
• Difficulty levels are categorized across 3 tiers, based on users' attempts and performance.
• Data insights include answering speed, accuracy trends, and performance comparisons.

Why Use a Smart Question Bank?

• Emphasize key details in problem-solving.
• Reforms approach to solving questions.
• Includes 4000 questions chosen through performance analysis on Testbook's online platform.
• Difficulty level and TTA (Time To Answer) are calculated using Machine Learning.
• Smart Answer Key offers comparative performance analysis.
• Chapter-wise video lessons revise concepts and strategies, accessible by scanning a QR code.

How to Use SmartBook Smart Answer Key

• Check the difficulty level and percentage of students who correctly attempted or skipped each question.
• Access detailed solutions including all questions in every chapter.

Using Video Lessons

• It provides access to video lessons and PDF notes.
• Scan QR codes for each chapter to practice and learn.

Level of difficulty

• Level 1: Basic fundamental questions for exams like Bank Clerk/PO Prelims.
• Level 2: Questions of moderate difficulty for Bank Clerk/SO Mains, Officer Scale I, Insurance, Grade B & A Preliminary exams.
• Level 3: Conceptual and higher-order thinking questions useful for SBI PO Mains, IBPS PO Mains, LIC AAO, Grade A Officer and Officer Scale 1 Mains exams.

Quant Tips for Banking Exams

• Public Bank recruitment exams need cracking.
• Lakhs appear, but few qualify - focus on the syllabus.
• Main recruitment exams include Bank PO, Clerk, and SO.
• Exams Assess: Quantitative Aptitude, English, and Reasoning.
• Quantitative Aptitude includes Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Number Series, & Arithmetic.

Exam Difficulty: Level 1 (Easy)

• These exams follow the metric level question pattern.
• Prior basic math knowledge from school suffices.
• Analytical thinking is key.
• Practice questions on ratios, percentages, etc., as primary QA.
• Understand that data sufficiency concepts make answering questions easier.

Exam Difficulty: Level 2

• Includes Bank Clerk/SO Mains, Officer Scale I, Insurance, Grade B, and Grade A Preliminary exams.
• Moderate difficulty questions of applied nature.
• Strengthen number skills; data interpretation may involve bar graphs & pie charts.
• Complex logic is needed for wrong number and missing number series.
• Revert to Level 1 basic questions if taking too long.

Exam Difficulty: Level 3

• Questions are difficult both with concepts and higher-order thinking.
• Useful for SBI PO Mains, IBPS PO Mains, LIC AAO, Grade A Officer, and Officer Scale 1 Mains Exams.
• Examiner Tests: Fundamentals and time management.
• Think creatively to find accurate answers quickly.
• Convert DI to a Tabular Format.
• Practice multiple approaches for a QA question.

Tips & Tricks for Quant

• Aspirants need clear details to prepare for Quants.
• Candidates must be thorough with the fundamentals and concepts.
• Master basics such as ratios, percentages, averages, etc.
• Candidates must know sufficient tables, squares, cubes, prime numbers, and basic math formulae.

Master Calculations and Advance

• First practice: Easier questions to clear fundamentals.
• Use a gradual difficulty increase for practice.
• Ability needed to thoroughly comprehend the question to tackle it.

Attempting Mock tests

• Attempt numerous mock tests in preparation
• Use Testbook App to access mock tests, sectional tests, and past papers.
• Mocks Identify strengths and weaknesses, and a strategy for the exam.

Crucial Quant Topics for Banking

• Important topics: Data Interpretation, Number Series, Arithmetics.
• The most important Exam topics are predictable yearly.
• Previous years' analysis shows regular questions on Data Interpretation, Number Series, Arithmetics, and more.

Data Interpretation

• Data Interpretation involves tables, graphs, pie charts, etc.
• Process data, and then answer questions.
• Time management and accuracy is important because aspirants normally make mistakes.
• Success means a great hold which ensures higher marks.
• Including questions checks the ability to process and handle large data sets.

Data Sufficiency

• Tests fundamental understanding using topics such as Averages, Age Problems, Mixtures & Alligations, and Ratio & Proportion.
• Students are not required to arrive at the actual answer but just confirm if it is possible to arrive at the same.

Quadratic Equations

• Easiest Questions in Quantitative Aptitude.
• Candidates must root the quadratic equations.
• Solve any such questions to ensure marks in less time.

Number Series

• Fill incomplete series, find the missing term, and find wrongs terms in the series.
• Solve many questions on different before exams.
• Derive pattern based on prime numbers, cubes, squares alternate and more.
• Learn cubes, up to 20, and squares, up to 30, to crack such series.

Arithmetics

• Arithmetic questions include topics like Profit and Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Probability, And Time Speed Distance.
• These are doable and moderate.
• Reference previous question papers for practice.

Smart Quant Tips For Banking Exams

• Aspirants can find smarts to ace various exams.
• Banking exams have sectional timings for answering.
• Without being compromised by accuracy maintaining speed is crucial.
• Testbook offers mock tests so can hit the accuracy / speed combo.
• Segregate Zones, for those strong and weak to improve.
• Candidates should have enough practice to find their strengths and weaknesses.
• Testbook offers various courses so help can understand and guide to the advanced.