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

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 221

📅 FRIDAY, 6 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 ₹15,000 is invested at 6% per annum simple interest for 2 years. What is the total simple interest earned:

A. ₹1,800

B. ₹1,600

C. ₹1,500

D. ₹2,000

E. ₹2,200

Q2. A train 180 metres long is travelling at 54 km/h. How much time will it take to cross a platform 270 metres long:

A. 25 seconds

B. 30 seconds

C. 35 seconds

D. 40 seconds

E. 45 seconds

Q3. The average of six numbers is 32. Five of the numbers are 28, 31, 35, 29 and 34. What is the sixth number:

A. 32

B. 33

C. 35

D. 36

E. 38

Q4. The price of an article increases from ₹750 to ₹900. What is the percentage increase in its price:

A. 15%

B. 16%

C. 18%

D. 20%

E. 25%

Q5. What will be the compound interest on ₹10,000 at 10% per annum for one year, compounded half-yearly:

A. ₹1,000

B. ₹1,010

C. ₹1,015

D. ₹1,020

E. ₹1,025

Q6. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 days and Pipe B can fill the same tank in 15 days. If both pipes are opened together, how many days will they take to fill the tank:

A. 6 days

B. 7 days

C. 8 days

D. 9 days

E. 10 days

Q7. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 72. What is the largest of these three numbers:

A. 22

B. 26

C. 28

D. 30

E. 32

Q8. An article is marked at ₹3,000. A shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 20% and 10%. What is the final selling price:

A. ₹2,100

B. ₹2,150

C. ₹2,160

D. ₹2,200

E. ₹2,250

Q9. Find the next number in the following series:

3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?

A. 44

B. 45

C. 46

D. 48

E. 50

Q10. In a class of 40 students, Anil is 11th from the top and Bina is 15th from the bottom. Assuming they are different students, how many students are between them:

A. 12

B. 13

C. 15

D. 16

E. 14

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

A. 6 metres South

B. 6 metres North

C. 8 metres East

D. 8 metres West

E. 14 metres South

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

A. OQDQ

B. ORDQ

C. OQDR

D. NQDP

E. PRDQ

Q13. Five persons A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. B stands at the extreme left, E stands at the extreme right, A stands immediately to the right of B, C stands immediately to the right of A, and D stands immediately to the left of E. Who stands in the middle:

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q14. Consider the following statements:

Some pens are books.

All books are papers.

Which of the following conclusions logically follows:

A. All pens are papers

B. No pen is a paper

C. All papers are books

D. Some pens are papers

E. No book is a pen

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

A. Lengthy

B. Complicated

C. Ambiguous

D. Elaborate

E. Brief

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

A. Opaque

B. Clear

C. Visible

D. Obvious

E. Lucid

Q17. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. Neither the players nor the coach are available for the match.

B. Neither the players nor the coach is available for the match.

C. Neither the players or the coach is available for the match.

D. Neither the players nor the coach were available for the match tomorrow.

E. Neither the players nor the coach have available for the match.

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

Each of the applicants / have submitted / the required documents / before the deadline.

A. Each of the applicants

B. the required documents

C. have submitted

D. before the deadline

E. No error

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

A. At the right moment

B. Very frequently

C. At the beginning of something

D. Very rarely

E. Without any warning

Q20. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. No sooner the train arrived than the passengers rushed in.

B. No sooner had the train arrive than the passengers rushed in.

C. No sooner did the train arrived than the passengers rushed in.

D. No sooner had the train arrived when the passengers rushed in.

E. No sooner had the train arrived than the passengers rushed in.

🔑 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.A

Q17.B

Q18.C

Q19.D

Q20.E

📖 DETAILED EXPLANATIONS

Q1. Answer: A — ₹1,800

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

= (15,000 × 6 × 2) / 100

= ₹1,800.

Q2. Answer: B — 30 seconds

Total distance = Length of train + Length of platform

= 180 + 270 = 450 metres.

Speed = 54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s.

Time = Distance / Speed

= 450/15 = 30 seconds.

Q3. Answer: C — 35

Total of six numbers = 32 × 6 = 192.

Sum of five numbers:

= 28 + 31 + 35 + 29 + 34

= 157.

Sixth number = 192 − 157 = 35.

Q4. Answer: D — 20%

Increase in price = ₹900 − ₹750 = ₹150.

Percentage increase = (150/750) × 100

= 20%.

Q5. Answer: E — ₹1,025

For half-yearly compounding:

Rate per half-year = 10/2 = 5%.

Number of compounding periods = 2.

Amount = 10,000 × (1.05)²

= ₹11,025.

Compound Interest = 11,025 − 10,000

= ₹1,025.

Q6. Answer: A — 6 days

Combined one-day work:

= 1/10 + 1/15

= 3/30 + 2/30

= 5/30 = 1/6.

Time required = 6 days.

Q7. Answer: B — 26

Let the three consecutive even numbers be:

x, x + 2 and x + 4.

x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 72

3x + 6 = 72

3x = 66

x = 22.

The numbers are 22, 24 and 26.

Largest number = 26.

Q8. Answer: C — ₹2,160

Price after first discount:

= 3,000 × 80/100

= ₹2,400.

Second discount = 10% of ₹2,400

= ₹240.

Final selling price = 2,400 − 240

= ₹2,160.

Q9. Answer: D — 48

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

Differences: 5, 7, 9, 11.

Next difference = 13.

Next number = 35 + 13 = 48.

Q10. Answer: E — 14

Anil's position from the top = 11th.

Bina's position from the top:

= 40 − 15 + 1

= 26th.

Students between them:

= 26 − 11 − 1

= 14.

Q11. Answer: A — 6 metres South

The 8 metres towards the West and 8 metres towards the East cancel each other.

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

Q12. Answer: B — ORDQ

Each letter is shifted forward by three places.

B → E

A → D

N → Q

K → N

Applying the same rule:

L → O

O → R

A → D

N → Q

Therefore, LOAN = ORDQ.

Q13. Answer: C — C

The arrangement is:

B – A – C – D – E

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

Q14. Answer: D — Some pens are papers

Some pens are books.

All books are papers.

Therefore, the pens that are books must also be papers.

Hence, some pens are papers logically follows.

Q15. Answer: E — Brief

Concise means expressing something clearly and briefly, without unnecessary words.

Brief is its closest synonym.

Q16. Answer: A — Opaque

Transparent means allowing light to pass through clearly.

Opaque means not allowing light to pass through.

Therefore, opaque is the opposite of transparent.

Q17. Answer: B

With the correlative conjunction “neither...nor”, the verb generally agrees with the subject nearest to it.

Here, the nearest subject is “coach”, which is singular.

Therefore, the correct sentence is:

“Neither the players nor the coach is available for the match.”

Q18. Answer: C — have submitted

The subject is “Each”, which is singular.

Therefore, the correct verb is “has submitted”.

Correct sentence:

“Each of the applicants has submitted the required documents before the deadline.”

Q19. Answer: D — Very rarely

The idiom “once in a blue moon” refers to something that happens very rarely or infrequently.

Q20. Answer: E

“No sooner...than” is the correct correlative construction.

The sentence requires the past perfect tense after “No sooner”.

Correct structure:

No sooner + had + subject + past participle + than + simple past.

Therefore:

“No sooner had the train arrived than the passengers rushed in.”

⚡ QUICK REVISION CAPSULE

Simple Interest = P × R × T / 100.

Train crossing a platform: Total distance = Train length + Platform length.

Average = Total sum / Number of observations.

Percentage increase = Increase / Original value × 100.

Half-yearly compounding: Rate is halved and periods are doubled.

Combined work rate = Sum of individual work rates.

Consecutive even numbers differ by 2.

Successive discounts are calculated on the reduced price.

Number series: Examine differences and their patterns.

Position from top = Total − Position from bottom + 1.

Direction problems: Opposite movements cancel each other.

Alphabet coding: Identify the letter-shift pattern.

Linear arrangement: Convert positional clues into a fixed sequence.

Syllogism: Draw only conclusions that logically follow.

Concise = Brief.

Transparent × Opaque.

Neither...nor: Verb agreement generally depends on the nearest subject.

Each is singular and takes a singular verb.

Once in a blue moon = Very rarely.

No sooner...than: Use past perfect after “No sooner”.

📊 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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