🌾 INDIAN BANKING RADAR (IBR) - COMMON APTITUDE INTELLIGENCE MINI MOCK

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 206

📅 22 OCTOBER 2026 | THURSDAY

🎯 TARGET EXAMS

🏦 Banking: IBPS PO • IBPS CSA • SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) • IBPS RRB

🚆 Railways: RRB NTPC • Relevant RRB recruitment examinations

🏛️ Central Government: SSC CHSL • SSC CGL • Relevant LDC/JSA recruitment

📚 Other: State-level clerical and general aptitude examinations

🧠 20 QUESTIONS | 20 MARKS | 15 MINUTES

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⚡ THE DAILY SPEED & ACCURACY CHALLENGE

Improve your calculation speed, logical reasoning and English proficiency with this common-aptitude practice set from Indian Banking Radar.

🎯 YOUR MISSION

Attempt all 20 questions in 15 minutes. Prioritise accuracy, avoid random guessing and review your mistakes after completing the test.

📌 IMPORTANT: This is a common aptitude practice set, not a complete mock test for every listed examination. Actual examination patterns, subjects, timing and marking schemes differ.

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🔢 SECTION 1 — QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

Q1. What is 35% of 640 plus 12.5% of 480:

A. 284

B. 274

C. 294

D. 264

E. 304

Q2. A sum of ₹12,500 is invested at 8% per annum simple interest for 3 years. What is the total interest earned:

A. ₹2,500

B. ₹3,000

C. ₹3,200

D. ₹3,500

E. ₹4,000

Q3. The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5:7. If B earns ₹3,600 more than A, what is B’s monthly income:

A. ₹9,000

B. ₹10,800

C. ₹12,600

D. ₹14,400

E. ₹16,200

Q4. Twelve workers can complete a job in 18 days. Assuming equal efficiency, how many days will 8 workers take to complete the same job:

A. 21 days

B. 24 days

C. 25 days

D. 27 days

E. 30 days

Q5. A train 180 metres long crosses a pole in 12 seconds. What is its speed in kilometres per hour:

A. 45 km/h

B. 48 km/h

C. 50 km/h

D. 60 km/h

E. 54 km/h

Q6. The average of six numbers is 17. Five of the numbers are 15, 18, 21, 12 and 20. What is the sixth number:

A. 16

B. 14

C. 17

D. 18

E. 19

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🧠 SECTION 2 — REASONING ABILITY

Q7. Find the missing number in the series: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?:

A. 189

B. 191

C. 193

D. 195

E. 197

Q8. A person walks 4 metres west, then 3 metres north, then 4 metres east and finally 6 metres south. How far and in which direction is the person from the starting point:

A. 3 metres north

B. 4 metres south

C. 3 metres south

D. 5 metres east

E. 6 metres south

Q9. In a class of 42 students, Meena ranks 17th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom:

A. 24th

B. 25th

C. 27th

D. 26th

E. 28th

Q10. If each letter in the word CLOUD is replaced by the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabet, what is the resulting code:

A. BKNTE

B. CKNTC

C. BLNTE

D. BKMTC

E. BKNTC

Q11. Consider the inequalities: M > N ≥ O = P < Q. Which conclusion or conclusions follow logically?

I. M > O

II. Q > P

A. Both conclusions I and II follow

B. Only conclusion I follows

C. Only conclusion II follows

D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

E. Either conclusion I or II follows

Q12. Statements:

Some managers are graduates.

All graduates are readers.

Conclusions:

I. Some managers are readers.

II. All readers are graduates.

Which conclusion or conclusions follow logically:

A. Only conclusion II follows

B. Only conclusion I follows

C. Both conclusions I and II follow

D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

E. Either conclusion I or II follows

Q13. A is the brother of B. B is the mother of C. How is A related to C:

A. Paternal uncle

B. Maternal grandfather

C. Maternal uncle

D. Brother

E. Cousin

Q14. Which of the following numbers is NOT a perfect cube:

A. 27

B. 64

C. 125

D. 250

E. 216

Q15. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?:

A. 36

B. 38

C. 40

D. 41

E. 42

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📖 SECTION 3 — ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Q16. Choose the word nearest in meaning to “Concise”:

A. Lengthy

B. Confusing

C. Brief

D. Complicated

E. Repetitive

Q17. Choose the antonym of “Scarce”:

A. Rare

B. Limited

C. Insufficient

D. Abundant

E. Inadequate

Q18. Choose the grammatically correct word to complete the sentence: “Neither the manager nor the assistants ___ willing to stay late.”

A. is

B. was

C. has

D. be

E. are

Q19. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: “By the time we reached the station, the train ___.”

A. had left

B. has left

C. leaves

D. will leave

E. is leaving

Q20. Choose the correctly spelt word:

A. Acommodate

B. Accommodate

C. Accomodate

D. Accommadate

E. Accommmodate

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✅ ANSWER KEY

Q1.A

Q2.B

Q3.C

Q4.D

Q5.E

Q6.A

Q7.B

Q8.C

Q9.D

Q10.E

Q11.A

Q12.B

Q13.C

Q14.D

Q15.E

Q16.C

Q17.D

Q18.E

Q19.A

Q20.B

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📘 QUICK SOLUTIONS & LEARNING POINTS

Q1. A — 284

35% of 640 = 224.

12.5% of 480 = 60.

Total = 224 + 60 = 284.

Q2. B — ₹3,000

Simple Interest = (Principal × Rate × Time) ÷ 100

= (₹12,500 × 8 × 3) ÷ 100

= ₹3,000.

Q3. C — ₹12,600

Difference of 2 ratio units = ₹3,600.

One unit = ₹1,800.

B’s income = 7 × ₹1,800 = ₹12,600.

Q4. D — 27 days

Total work = 12 × 18 = 216 worker-days.

Time required for 8 workers = 216 ÷ 8 = 27 days.

Q5. E — 54 km/h

Speed = 180 ÷ 12 = 15 metres/second.

Conversion to km/h = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.

Q6. A — 16

Total of six numbers = 6 × 17 = 102.

Sum of five numbers = 15 + 18 + 21 + 12 + 20 = 86.

Sixth number = 102 − 86 = 16.

Q7. B — 191

Pattern: multiply by 2 and add 1.

95 × 2 + 1 = 191.

Q8. C — 3 metres south

The westward and eastward movements cancel each other.

Net southward movement = 6 − 3 = 3 metres south.

Q9. D — 26th

Rank from the bottom = Total students − Rank from the top + 1.

= 42 − 17 + 1 = 26th.

Q10. E — BKNTC

C → B, L → K, O → N, U → T, D → C.

Therefore, CLOUD becomes BKNTC.

Q11. A — Both conclusions follow

Since M > N and N ≥ O, M must be greater than O. Conclusion I follows.

Since P = O and P < Q, Q > P. Conclusion II also follows.

Q12. B — Only conclusion I follows

Some managers are graduates, and all graduates are readers. Therefore, some managers are readers. The statements do not establish that all readers are graduates.

Q13. C — Maternal uncle

A is the brother of B, and B is C’s mother. Therefore, A is C’s maternal uncle.

Q14. D — 250

27 = 3³, 64 = 4³, 125 = 5³ and 216 = 6³.

250 is not a perfect cube.

Q15. E — 42

The differences are +4, +6, +8 and +10.

The next difference is +12.

30 + 12 = 42.

Q16. C — Brief

“Concise” means expressing something clearly in few words. Its nearest meaning is brief.

Q17. D — Abundant

“Scarce” means available in insufficient quantities. Its antonym is abundant.

Q18. E — Are

With “neither…nor,” the verb generally agrees with the nearer subject. “Assistants” is plural, so “are” is correct.

Q19. A — Had left

The train departed before the person reached the station. The past perfect tense, “had left,” expresses the earlier past action.

Q20. B — Accommodate

The correct spelling is accommodate, with double “c” and double “m”.

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📊 PERFORMANCE METER

17–20 | Excellent

Maintain speed and accuracy.

13–16 | Good

Identify weak areas and practise targeted questions.

9–12 | Needs improvement

Strengthen calculation and reasoning fundamentals.

Below 9 | Rebuild fundamentals

Revise core concepts before attempting another timed mock.

These are informal IBR practice benchmarks, not official examination grading categories.

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🎯 FIVE RULES FOR A BETTER SCORE

Calculate smartly: Use percentage equivalents, ratios and approximation.

Recognise patterns: Practise number series, inequalities and direction problems.

Protect accuracy: Read every condition carefully before answering.

Manage time: Skip difficult questions and return if time permits.

Learn from errors: Classify mistakes as conceptual, computational, logical or grammatical.

📌 NEGATIVE MARKING

For practice, assume +1 for a correct answer and −0.25 for an incorrect answer, with zero for an unattempted question. The actual marking scheme varies by examination. Check the latest official notification for your target exam.

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DISCLAIMER: This mini-mock is intended for educational purposes only. It covers selected common aptitude topics and is not a complete mock test for every examination listed. Candidates should follow the latest official notification, syllabus, examination pattern and marking scheme for their respective examinations.