As SBI PO 2025 Exam is expected to be conducted around July-August. In such a case, almost 40-45 days are left for preparation, and to score well, you need to utilize this period smartly. Often, candidates take topics like data sufficiency very easily; they think they just have to fill in data and that’s it, but the reality is that they have to apply certain concepts and tricks to fill in the right data. In this blog, we have covered all the important details that are required to solve reasoning data sufficiency for SBI PO 2025.
What is Reasoning Data Sufficiency for SBI PO 2025?
In this topic, you will be asked a question and given two statements, out of which you have to decide whether they include sufficient data to solve the question or not. You don’t have to give the right answers; you just need to verify whether the data given in the statement is sufficient or not.
Data sufficiency is asked in the SBI PO examination to check the analytical ability of students, and it can be scoring and less time-consuming if you crack the code to solve it, which we’ll discuss further in the blog.
Topics Covered Under Data Sufficiency – SBI PO 2025
In SBI PO 2025, Data sufficiency questions will include certain other topics of reasoning as well, which we have listed below-
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense
- Coding-Decoding
- Ranking and Order
- Age-based Puzzles
- Syllogisms
- Inequalities
- Circular & Linear Seating Arrangements
In the DS section, questions will be asked based on seating arrangements, ranking, order, and many other concepts. Try to have basic knowledge of all these topics, so that you can easily solve the questions.
Quick Tips and Tricks to Solve Data Sufficiency Questions
There are some quick and easy-to-apply tricks to solve data sufficiency questions, and they are-
Read the Question Carefully
Do not jump on the statements directly; first, read the main question properly, and understand what exactly has been asked, like value, direction, relationship, or position.
Analyze each Statement separately.
Always verify statements I and II separately; if they are not sufficient, then check that they are enough in the combined form.
Don’t perform full calculations.
Your goal is to check whether the given statement has enough data or not, not to give exact, correct answers.
Use the Elimination Technique Method
There are certain statements that SBI PO usually uses-
- (A) Statement I alone is sufficient
- (B) Statement II alone is sufficient
- (C) Both statements together are sufficient, but neither alone
- (D) Each statement alone is sufficient
- (E) Statements I and II together are not sufficient
Just read the main question, focus on what is being asked, and check each statement separately whether they are sufficient are not.
Draw Patterns or Diagrams if required.
To solve data sufficiency questions based on the directions and puzzles, you need to draw a diagram, as it will give clarity and also save time that you would otherwise waste on mental visualization.
Sample Questions of SBI PO 2025 Reasoning Data Sufficiency
To master the art of finding whether the given information is sufficient or not, you require practice and then an analysis of what went wrong or what went right. Where you lack, and where your approach is perfectly fine. To know this, you need to answer as many questions as possible. Here are some questions for the same. Their answers have been given in the PDF, whose link is given below.
Question 1: In the following question, the relationship between different elements is given in the statements, followed by three conclusions I, II, and II. Read the statements carefully and mark your answer accordingly.
Statements: A > B = F > C ≥ D ≥ E; B < L > T < O = M Conclusions: I. B > E II. B = E III. M > B
A) Only Conclusion I is true
B) Only Conclusion II is true
C) Only Conclusion I and II are true
D) Only Conclusion II and III are true
E) Only Conclusion III is true
Tips to Improve Speed and Accuracy in Data Sufficiency
To improve speed and accuracy in the Reasoning Data Sufficiency DS section, here are a few tips to follow-
- Solve at least 30-40 questions of the DS section in a week.
- Mix topics to add variations to the question.
- Analyze each mistake and note it down.
- Use the timer and try to solve each question in less than a minute.
- Don’t pick those questions whose concepts are not clear to you, as this will affect your time and energy and ultimately your scores.
Summary
In this article, we have covered all the necessary information regarding the reasoning data sufficiency topic for the SBI PO 2025 Exam. How to approach the topic, maximize speed, and what other topics to cover to score maximum marks. For more information and to practice questions, we have topic tests designed as per the latest exam pattern of SBI PO, in which we provide the first three topic tests free.
FAQs
The best strategy is to cover the basic topics first, like syllogisms, coding-decoding, etc, as most DS questions are based on this topic only. For further details regarding the preparation, you can check out the blog.
One should not spend more than 1-1.5 minutes on a single data sufficiency question in SBI PO.
A few things to avoid are: Do not assume anything which is not given in the question; remember you just need to give the exact answer, instead, verify if the given data is sufficient to answer the question or not.
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