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🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 212

📅 WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2026

🎯 TARGET EXAMINATIONS

🏦 IBPS PO • IBPS CSA • SBI Clerk

📚 Other Banking & Competitive Examinations

⏱️ Time: 15 Minutes

📝 Questions: 20

🎯 Maximum Marks: 20

📌 Suggested Practice Rule: 1 mark per correct answer. Apply negative marking only if specified in your examination.

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Questions

Q1. The average of five numbers is 24. If four of the numbers are 18, 20, 26 and 30, what is the fifth number?

A. 26

B. 24

C. 28

D. 30

E. 32

Q2. A number is increased by 25% to become 500. What was the original number?

A. 375

B. 400

C. 425

D. 450

E. 475

Q3. If 5 notebooks cost ₹75, what will be the cost of 8 notebooks at the same rate?

A. ₹100

B. ₹110

C. ₹120

D. ₹125

E. ₹130

Q4. A vehicle covers 60 kilometres in 1 hour and 30 minutes. What is its average speed?

A. 30 km/h

B. 35 km/h

C. 45 km/h

D. 40 km/h

E. 50 km/h

Q5. What is three-fifths of 250 plus 20% of 100?

A. 130

B. 140

C. 145

D. 155

E. 170

Q6. What is the highest common factor (HCF) of 48 and 72?

A. 24

B. 12

C. 18

D. 36

E. 48

Q7. If today is Monday, what day of the week will it be after 38 days?

A. Wednesday

B. Thursday

C. Friday

D. Saturday

E. Sunday

Q8. If each letter in the word CAT is replaced by the letter two positions ahead in the English alphabet, what is the resulting word?

A. DBU

B. EBU

C. ECV

D. FCV

E. DCV

Q9. Which number is different from the others?

A. 16

B. 25

C. 36

D. 63

E. 49

Q10. Five students P, Q, R, S and T are standing in a line. P is to the left of Q, Q is to the left of R, R is to the left of S, and S is to the left of T. Who stands in the middle?

A. P

B. Q

C. S

D. T

E. R

Q11. Find the missing number in the series:

3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?

A. 48

B. 46

C. 47

D. 49

E. 50

Q12. Consider the following statements:

All doctors are educated.

Some educated people are writers.

Conclusions:

I. All doctors are educated.

II. Some doctors are writers.

Which conclusion follows?

A. Only conclusion II follows

B. Only conclusion I follows

C. Both conclusions follow

D. Neither conclusion follows

E. Either conclusion I or II follows

Q13. A person walks 4 metres south, then 4 metres west, and finally 4 metres north. In which direction is the person from the starting point?

A. North

B. South

C. West

D. East

E. North-West

Q14. Find the missing letter in the series:

B, E, I, N, T, ?

A. X

B. Y

C. Z

D. A

E. B

Q15. Pointing to a woman, Ravi says, “She is the sister of my father's wife.” How is the woman related to Ravi?

A. Mother

B. Cousin

C. Niece

D. Grandmother

E. Aunt

Q16. In a certain code, BANK is written as CBOL, with each letter replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet. How will LOAN be written in the same code?

A. MPBO

B. MPAO

C. KPZM

D. NQCP

E. MOBS

Q17. Choose the word closest in meaning to “Obstinate.”

A. Flexible

B. Stubborn

C. Generous

D. Polite

E. Cautious

Q18. Choose the antonym of “Transparent.”

A. Clear

B. Visible

C. Opaque

D. Bright

E. Obvious

Q19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

“Neither the files nor the report ___ available when the inspection team arrived.”

A. Were

B. Are

C. Have been

D. Was

E. Is

Q20. What does the idiom “Spill the beans” mean?

A. Waste food

B. Make a mistake

C. Lose an opportunity

D. Create confusion

E. Reveal a secret

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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. A

Q17. B

Q18. C

Q19. D

Q20. E

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📖 ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS

Q1. Answer: A — 26

Total of five numbers = 5 × 24 = 120.

Sum of four numbers = 18 + 20 + 26 + 30 = 94.

Fifth number = 120 − 94 = 26.

Q2. Answer: B — 400

125% of the original number = 500.

Original number = 500 × 100 ÷ 125 = 400.

Q3. Answer: C — ₹120

Cost of one notebook = ₹75 ÷ 5 = ₹15.

Cost of eight notebooks = ₹15 × 8 = ₹120.

Q4. Answer: D — 40 km/h

Time = 1 hour 30 minutes = 1.5 hours.

Average speed = 60 ÷ 1.5 = 40 km/h.

Q5. Answer: E — 170

Three-fifths of 250 = 150.

20% of 100 = 20.

Total = 150 + 20 = 170.

Q6. Answer: A — 24

48 = 2⁴ × 3.

72 = 2³ × 3².

HCF = 2³ × 3 = 24.

Q7. Answer: B — Thursday

38 ÷ 7 leaves a remainder of 3.

Three days after Monday is Thursday.

Q8. Answer: C — ECV

C → E, A → C, T → V.

Therefore, CAT becomes ECV.

Q9. Answer: D — 63

16, 25, 36 and 49 are perfect squares.

63 is not a perfect square.

Q10. Answer: E — R

The order is P – Q – R – S – T.

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

Q11. Answer: A — 48

The differences are +5, +7, +9 and +11.

The next difference is +13.

Therefore, 35 + 13 = 48.

Q12. Answer: B — Only conclusion I follows

Conclusion I follows directly from the first statement.

Conclusion II does not necessarily follow because the educated people who are writers may or may not include doctors.

Q13. Answer: C — West

The southward and northward movements cancel each other.

The person is 4 metres west of the starting point.

Q14. Answer: D — A

The letters move forward by 3, 4, 5 and 6 positions.

The next movement is 7 positions.

T + 7 positions, wrapping around the alphabet, gives A.

Q15. Answer: E — Aunt

Ravi's father's wife is his mother.

His mother's sister is his aunt.

Q16. Answer: A — MPBO

L → M

O → P

A → B

N → O

Therefore, LOAN becomes MPBO.

Q17. Answer: B — Stubborn

“Obstinate” means stubborn or unwilling to change one's opinion.

Q18. Answer: C — Opaque

“Transparent” means allowing light to pass through.

“Opaque” means not allowing light to pass through.

Q19. Answer: D — Was

With “neither…nor,” the verb generally agrees with the nearer subject.

The nearer subject is “the report,” which is singular.

Since the sentence refers to a past event, “was” is correct.

Q20. Answer: E — Reveal a secret

“Spill the beans” means to reveal secret or confidential information.

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📊 PERFORMANCE METER

18–20 | Excellent

15–17 | Very Good

11–14 | Good — revise weak areas

7–10 | Needs more practice

0–6 | Revisit the fundamentals

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

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