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

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 217

📅 MONDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2026

🎯 TARGET EXAMINATIONS

IBPS PO • IBPS CSA • SBI Clerk

Other Banking & Competitive Examinations

📝 20 QUESTIONS | 20 MARKS | 15 MINUTES

⏱️ Test your speed, accuracy and conceptual clarity.

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Q1. A trader marks an article 40% above its cost price and allows successive discounts of 10% and 5%. What is his profit percentage:

A. 19.7%

B. 20%

C. 18%

D. 21%

E. 15%

Q2. A can complete a task in 12 days and B in 18 days. They work together for 4 days, after which A leaves. How many days in total will be required to complete the task:

A. 10 days

B. 11 days

C. 12 days

D. 13 days

E. 14 days

Q3. The compound interest exceeds the simple interest by ₹72 on a certain principal at 12% per annum for 2 years. Assuming annual compounding, what is the principal:

A. ₹4,000

B. ₹4,500

C. ₹5,000

D. ₹5,500

E. ₹6,000

Q4. The average of eight numbers is 24. One number was recorded as 18 instead of 30. What is the corrected average:

A. 24.5

B. 25

C. 25.5

D. 26

E. 27

Q5. A bag contains 2 red, 3 blue and 4 green balls. Two balls are drawn randomly without replacement. What is the probability that neither ball is green:

A. 1/3

B. 5/18

C. 2/9

D. 7/18

E. 4/9

Q6. A train 220 metres long crosses a platform 180 metres long in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train:

A. 54 km/h

B. 60 km/h

C. 72 km/h

D. 75 km/h

E. 80 km/h

Q7. The present ages of A and B are in the ratio 4:5. After 8 years, their ages will be in the ratio 6:7. What is the sum of their present ages:

A. 32 years

B. 34 years

C. 36 years

D. 40 years

E. 42 years

Q8. Find the missing number in the following series:

5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?

A. 187

B. 189

C. 190

D. 191

E. 193

Q9. Consider the following statements:

All pens are tools.

Some tools are costly.

No costly item is disposable.

Conclusions:

I. Some tools are not disposable.

II. Some pens are costly.

Which conclusion or conclusions follow logically:

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both conclusions follow

D. Neither conclusion follows

E. Either conclusion I or II follows

Q10. Six persons R, Q, P, U, T and S sit in a row facing north. R sits at the extreme left, and Q sits immediately to the right of R. P sits second to the right of Q. S sits at the extreme right, and T sits immediately to the left of S. Who sits third from the left:

A. P

B. Q

C. R

D. U

E. T

Q11. Given the following inequality:

P ≥ Q > R = S ≤ T < U

Conclusions:

I. P > S

II. U > S

Which conclusion or conclusions are definitely true:

A. Only conclusion I

B. Only conclusion II

C. Both conclusions I and II

D. Neither conclusion I nor II

E. Either conclusion I or II

Q12. A person walks 8 metres north, 6 metres east, 3 metres south and 2 metres west. What is the person's final position relative to the starting point:

A. 3 metres northeast

B. √41 metres northeast

C. 9 metres east

D. 5 metres north

E. √41 metres northwest

Q13. A is the mother of B. C is the brother of A, and D is the son of C. How is D related to B:

A. Brother

B. Uncle

C. Cousin

D. Nephew

E. Grandfather

Q14. In a certain code, each letter is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet. If BANK is coded as CBOL, how will LOAN be coded:

A. MPBO

B. MPAO

C. KPBM

D. MPBN

E. NQCP

Q15. Choose the word closest in meaning to PRUDENT:

A. Reckless

B. Impulsive

C. Extravagant

D. Judicious

E. Negligent

Q16. Choose the word opposite in meaning to MITIGATE:

A. Reduce

B. Relieve

C. Moderate

D. Intensify

E. Lessen

Q17. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. Hardly the train had left the station when it began to rain.

B. Hardly had the train left the station when it began to rain.

C. Hardly had the train leave the station when it began to rain.

D. Hardly did the train had left the station when it began to rain.

E. Hardly the train left the station than it began to rain.

Q18. Complete the sentence with the grammatically correct verb:

Neither the manager nor the clerks _____ present at yesterday's meeting.

A. is

B. was

C. were

D. has been

E. had be

Q19. Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error:

The number of applications / have increased / significantly / this year.

A. The number of applications

B. have increased

C. significantly

D. this year

E. No error

Q20. What does the idiom “cut corners” mean:

A. Complete a task with extra care

B. Avoid making any decision

C. Spend more than necessary

D. Delay a task deliberately

E. Save time or money by compromising quality

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🔐 ANSWER KEY

Q1.A

Q2.C

Q3.C

Q4.C

Q5.B

Q6.C

Q7.C

Q8.D

Q9.A

Q10.D

Q11.C

Q12.B

Q13.C

Q14.A

Q15.D

Q16.D

Q17.B

Q18.C

Q19.B

Q20.E

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📚 EXPLANATIONS & LEARNING POINTS

Q1. A — 19.7%

Assume cost price = ₹100.

Marked price = ₹140.

After a 10% discount: ₹140 × 0.90 = ₹126.

After a further 5% discount: ₹126 × 0.95 = ₹119.70.

Profit = ₹19.70.

Profit percentage = 19.7%.

Q2. C — 12 days

A's one-day work = 1/12.

B's one-day work = 1/18.

Combined daily work = 1/12 + 1/18 = 5/36.

Work completed in 4 days = 4 × 5/36 = 5/9.

Remaining work = 4/9.

B alone takes (4/9) × 18 = 8 days to complete the remaining work.

Total time = 4 + 8 = 12 days.

Q3. C — ₹5,000

For two years, with annual compounding:

CI − SI = P × (R/100)².

72 = P × (12/100)².

P = 72/0.0144 = ₹5,000.

Q4. C — 25.5

Original total = 8 × 24 = 192.

Corrected total = 192 − 18 + 30 = 204.

Corrected average = 204/8 = 25.5.

Q5. B — 5/18

Non-green balls = 2 + 3 = 5.

Total balls = 9.

Probability that both balls are non-green:

= ⁵C₂ / ⁹C₂

= 10/36

= 5/18.

Q6. C — 72 km/h

Total distance while crossing the platform = 220 + 180 = 400 metres.

Speed = 400/20 = 20 m/s.

Converting into km/h:

20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.

Q7. C — 36 years

Let present ages be 4x and 5x.

After 8 years:

(4x + 8)/(5x + 8) = 6/7.

7(4x + 8) = 6(5x + 8).

28x + 56 = 30x + 48.

x = 4.

Present ages = 16 and 20 years.

Sum = 36 years.

Q8. D — 191

Pattern: Multiply by 2 and add 1.

95 × 2 + 1 = 191.

Q9. A — Only conclusion I follows

Some tools are costly, and no costly item is disposable. Therefore, some tools are not disposable.

However, the statements do not establish that any pens are costly. Conclusion II does not follow.

Q10. D — U

The arrangement is:

R – Q – U – P – T – S

U sits third from the left.

Q11. C — Both conclusions follow

From P ≥ Q > R = S, it follows that P > S.

From S ≤ T < U, it follows that U > S.

Both conclusions are definitely true.

Q12. B — √41 metres northeast

Net northward movement = 8 − 3 = 5 metres.

Net eastward movement = 6 − 2 = 4 metres.

Distance = √(5² + 4²) = √41 metres.

Direction: Northeast.

Q13. C — Cousin

C is A's brother, and D is C's son. Since A is B's mother, D is B's cousin.

Q14. A — MPBO

Each letter moves forward by one position:

L → M

O → P

A → B

N → O

Therefore, LOAN becomes MPBO.

Q15. D — Judicious

Prudent means showing good judgement and acting carefully. “Judicious” is the closest synonym.

Q16. D — Intensify

Mitigate means to reduce severity or seriousness. Intensify means to increase strength or severity.

Q17. B

Correct construction: “Hardly had … when …”.

Q18. C — were

With “neither … nor”, the verb generally agrees with the nearer subject. “The clerks” is plural, so “were” is correct.

Q19. B — have increased

“The number of applications” is a singular subject.

Correct sentence: “The number of applications has increased significantly this year.”

Q20. E — Save time or money by compromising quality

“Cut corners” means taking shortcuts, often by sacrificing quality or proper procedures.

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⚡ QUICK REVISION CAPSULE

🔢 Quantitative Aptitude

- Successive discounts are applied one after another.

- Work completed = work rate × time.

- For two years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)².

- Corrected average = corrected total ÷ number of observations.

- Train crossing a platform: add train length and platform length.

🧠 Reasoning Ability

- Follow all conditions in seating arrangements.

- Do not infer relationships unsupported by syllogism statements.

- Read inequality chains carefully.

- Calculate net horizontal and vertical movement in direction questions.

- Identify the exact letter transformation in coding-decoding.

📚 English Language

- Prudent = judicious.

- Mitigate ≠ intensify.

- Hardly … when; no sooner … than.

- “Neither … nor” generally follows the nearer subject for verb agreement.

- “The number of” takes a singular verb.

- Cut corners = compromise quality to save time or money.

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📊 YOUR PERFORMANCE METER

🏆 18–20: Excellent — maintain consistency.

🎯 15–17: Good — improve speed and precision.

📘 11–14: Fair — strengthen weaker topics.

🔄 0–10: Revisit concepts and practise again.

These are suggested practice benchmarks, not official examination cut-offs.

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