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🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 219

📅 WEDNESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2026

🎯 TARGET EXAMINATIONS

IBPS PO • IBPS CSA • SBI Clerk • Other Banking & Competitive Examinations

20 Questions | 20 Marks | 15 Minutes

Instructions

- Each question carries one mark.

- Select the most appropriate answer from options A–E.

- Attempt all questions within 15 minutes.

- Avoid spending excessive time on any one question.

Q1. A sum of ₹8,000 is invested at 7.5% per annum simple interest for 2 years. What is the total simple interest earned:

A. ₹1,000

B. ₹1,100

C. ₹1,200

D. ₹1,300

E. ₹1,400

Q2. A train 180 metres long is moving at a speed of 54 km/h. How much time will it take to cross a stationary pole:

A. 10 seconds

B. 11 seconds

C. 13 seconds

D. 12 seconds

E. 15 seconds

Q3. The average of five numbers is 22. If four of the numbers are 18, 22, 25 and 15, what is the fifth number:

A. 30

B. 28

C. 32

D. 26

E. 35

Q4. A person's monthly income is ₹48,000 and monthly expenditure is ₹36,000. What percentage of the income is saved:

A. 20%

B. 25%

C. 30%

D. 35%

E. 40%

Q5. What will be the compound interest on ₹10,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually:

A. ₹2,000

B. ₹2,050

C. ₹2,200

D. ₹2,150

E. ₹2,100

Q6. Pipe A can fill a tank in 15 days and Pipe B can fill the same tank in 20 days. If both pipes are opened together, in how many days will the tank be filled:

A. 7 days

B. 8 days

C. 8 4/7 days

D. 9 days

E. 10 days

Q7. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 78. What is the largest of these three numbers:

A. 24

B. 26

C. 30

D. 28

E. 32

Q8. An article is marked at ₹1,500 and sold at a discount of 20%. If the seller earns a profit of 20% on the cost price, what is the cost price of the article:

A. ₹1,000

B. ₹1,050

C. ₹1,100

D. ₹1,200

E. ₹900

Q9. Find the next number in the following series:

3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?

A. 45

B. 48

C. 49

D. 50

E. 52

Q10. In a class of 42 students, Rahul is 12th from the left. What is his position from the right, and how many students are between Rahul and the student who is 12th from the right:

A. 30th and 17

B. 31st and 17

C. 30th and 18

D. 32nd and 19

E. 31st and 18

Q11. A person walks 8 metres towards the North, then 6 metres towards the East and finally 8 metres towards the South. In which direction and how far is the person from the starting point:

A. 6 metres West

B. 8 metres East

C. 6 metres East

D. 8 metres North

E. 10 metres East

Q12. In a certain code, BANK is written as CBOL. How will LOAN be written in the same code:

A. MPCO

B. MPAO

C. LOBN

D. MPBO

E. NQCP

Q13. Five persons P, L, M, O and N are standing in a row. P is at the extreme left, N is at the extreme right, O stands immediately to the left of N, and L stands immediately to the left of M. Who stands in the middle:

A. M

B. L

C. O

D. P

E. N

Q14. Consider the following statements:

All roses are flowers.

Some flowers fade.

Which of the following conclusions logically follows:

A. All flowers are roses

B. No conclusion follows

C. No roses fade

D. All roses fade

E. Some roses fade

Q15. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to DILIGENT:

A. Careless

B. Lazy

C. Casual

D. Negligent

E. Hardworking

Q16. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to EXPAND:

A. Extend

B. Enlarge

C. Contract

D. Increase

E. Develop

Q17. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. Each of the applicants have submitted the required documents.

B. Each of the applicants has submitted the required documents.

C. Each of the applicant have submitted the required documents.

D. Each applicants has submitted the required documents.

E. Each of applicants have submitted the required documents.

Q18. Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error:

The information provided by the applicants / were incomplete / and required further verification / by the bank.

A. were incomplete

B. The information provided by the applicants

C. and required further verification

D. by the bank

E. No error

Q19. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom “Once in a blue moon”:

A. Very frequently

B. At the right time

C. Without any reason

D. Very rarely

E. At night

Q20. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. No sooner the train had left the station than it began to rain.

B. No sooner had the train left the station when it began to rain.

C. No sooner did the train left the station than it began to rain.

D. No sooner the train left the station than it began to rain.

E. No sooner had the train left the station than it began to rain.

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## 🔑 ANSWER KEY

Q1.C

Q2.D

Q3.A

Q4.B

Q5.E

Q6.C

Q7.D

Q8.A

Q9.B

Q10.E

Q11.C

Q12.D

Q13.A

Q14.B

Q15.E

Q16.C

Q17.B

Q18.A

Q19.D

Q20.E

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## 📖 DETAILED EXPLANATIONS

Q1. Answer: C — ₹1,200

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

= (8,000 × 7.5 × 2) / 100

= ₹1,200.

Q2. Answer: D — 12 seconds

Speed = 54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s.

Time = Distance / Speed

= 180 / 15 = 12 seconds.

Q3. Answer: A — 30

Total of five numbers = 22 × 5 = 110.

Sum of four numbers = 18 + 22 + 25 + 15 = 80.

Fifth number = 110 − 80 = 30.

Q4. Answer: B — 25%

Savings = ₹48,000 − ₹36,000 = ₹12,000.

Savings percentage = (12,000 / 48,000) × 100 = 25%.

Q5. Answer: E — ₹2,100

Amount = 10,000 × (1.10)² = ₹12,100.

Compound Interest = ₹12,100 − ₹10,000 = ₹2,100.

Q6. Answer: C — 8 4/7 days

Combined one-day work:

1/15 + 1/20 = 7/60.

Time required = 60/7 = 8 4/7 days.

Q7. Answer: D — 28

Let the three consecutive even numbers be x, x + 2 and x + 4.

3x + 6 = 78

3x = 72

x = 24.

The numbers are 24, 26 and 28. The largest is 28.

Q8. Answer: A — ₹1,000

Selling Price = ₹1,500 × 80/100 = ₹1,200.

Cost Price = 1,200 / 1.20 = ₹1,000.

Q9. Answer: B — 48

Series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35.

Differences: 5, 7, 9, 11.

Next difference = 13.

Next number = 35 + 13 = 48.

Q10. Answer: E — 31st and 18

Position from the right = 42 − 12 + 1 = 31st.

The student who is 12th from the right is 31st from the left.

Students between them = 31 − 12 − 1 = 18.

Q11. Answer: C — 6 metres East

The 8 metres North and 8 metres South cancel each other.

The person is therefore 6 metres East of the starting point.

Q12. Answer: D — MPBO

Each letter is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet:

L → M

O → P

A → B

N → O

Therefore, LOAN = MPBO.

Q13. Answer: A — M

The arrangement is:

P – L – M – O – N

M occupies the third position and therefore stands in the middle.

Q14. Answer: B — No conclusion follows

All roses are flowers, but the statement that some flowers fade does not establish whether those flowers include roses.

Therefore, none of the listed conclusions about roses is logically guaranteed.

Q15. Answer: E — Hardworking

Diligent means showing care, effort and persistence in one's work. Its closest synonym is hardworking.

Q16. Answer: C — Contract

Expand means to increase in size or extent. Contract means to become smaller or reduce in size.

Q17. Answer: B

“Each” is singular and takes a singular verb. Therefore, “Each of the applicants has submitted” is grammatically correct.

Q18. Answer: A — were incomplete

“Information” is an uncountable singular noun. The correct expression is “was incomplete”.

Q19. Answer: D — Very rarely

“Once in a blue moon” refers to something that happens very rarely.

Q20. Answer: E

The correct correlative construction is “No sooner … than”. The auxiliary verb “had” precedes the subject in this construction.

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## ⚡ QUICK REVISION CAPSULE

1. Simple Interest = P × R × T / 100.

2. Speed conversion: km/h × 5/18 = m/s.

3. Average = Sum of observations / Number of observations.

4. Savings percentage = Savings / Income × 100.

5. Compound Interest = Amount − Principal.

6. Combined work rate = Sum of individual work rates.

7. Consecutive even numbers differ by 2.

8. Selling Price = Cost Price × (1 + Profit%).

9. Number series: examine successive differences.

10. Position from right = Total − Position from left + 1.

11. Direction problems: cancel opposite movements.

12. Alphabet coding: identify the letter-shift pattern.

13. Linear arrangement: translate clues into fixed positions.

14. Syllogism: use Venn diagrams before drawing conclusions.

15. Diligent = Hardworking.

16. Expand × Contract.

17. “Each” takes a singular verb.

18. “Information” is an uncountable singular noun.

19. “Once in a blue moon” = Very rarely.

20. “No sooner” is followed by “than”.

## 📊 PERFORMANCE METER

| Score | Performance |

|---|---|

| 18–20 | Excellent |

| 15–17 | Very Good |

| 12–14 | Good |

| 9–11 | Needs Improvement |

| Below 9 | More Practice Required |

Suggested target: Complete all 20 questions within 15 minutes with high accuracy.

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