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

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 213

📅 THURSDAY, 29 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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Q1. A shopkeeper purchases an article for ₹800 and sells it for ₹920. What is the profit percentage:

A. 12%

B. 14%

C. 15%

D. 18%

E. 20%

Q2. The ratio of two numbers is 4:7. If their difference is 45, what is the smaller number:

A. 60

B. 45

C. 75

D. 90

E. 105

Q3. What is the compound interest on ₹5,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually:

A. ₹1,000

B. ₹1,050

C. ₹1,100

D. ₹950

E. ₹1,150

Q4. What is the simple interest on ₹6,000 at 8% per annum for 2 years:

A. ₹840

B. ₹900

C. ₹920

D. ₹960

E. ₹1,000

Q5. Twelve workers can complete a job in 15 days. Assuming equal efficiency, how many days will 20 workers take to complete the same job:

A. 6 days

B. 8 days

C. 10 days

D. 12 days

E. 9 days

Q6. The average of eight numbers is 17. If the sum of seven of those numbers is 112, what is the eighth number:

A. 24

B. 22

C. 20

D. 26

E. 28

Q7. Find the missing number in the series:

5, 12, 26, 54, 110, ?

A. 218

B. 220

C. 222

D. 224

E. 226

Q8. If each letter in the word BIRD is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet, how will the word be coded:

A. CJRD

B. CJSE

C. AHQC

D. DKTF

E. CISE

Q9. Which number does not belong to the group:

A. 14

B. 21

C. 28

D. 43

E. 35

Q10. A person walks 5 metres north, then 12 metres east, and finally 5 metres south. In which direction is the person from the starting point:

A. North

B. South

C. West

D. North-East

E. East

Q11. Which number is different from the others:

A. 100

B. 8

C. 27

D. 64

E. 125

Q12. In a class of 35 students, Ravi ranks 12th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom:

A. 22nd

B. 24th

C. 23rd

D. 25th

E. 26th

Q13. In a family, 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. Find the missing letter in the series:

C, F, J, O, U, ?

A. A

B. C

C. D

D. B

E. E

Q15. Pointing to a girl, Arun says, “She is the daughter of my mother's only son.” How is the girl related to Arun, assuming Arun is male:

A. Sister

B. Niece

C. Cousin

D. Mother

E. Daughter

Q16. Choose the word closest in meaning to “Mitigate”:

A. Alleviate

B. Intensify

C. Prolong

D. Complicate

E. Ignore

Q17. Choose the antonym of “Scarce”:

A. Rare

B. Abundant

C. Limited

D. Insufficient

E. Meagre

Q18. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

“Neither the manager nor the employees ___ willing to postpone the meeting.”

A. Is

B. Has

C. Were

D. Was

E. Be

Q19. Identify the correct replacement for the bold words in the sentence:

“Each of the applicants have submitted the required documents.”

A. have submit

B. are submitting

C. were submitted

D. has submitted

E. have been submit

Q20. What does the idiom “Once in a blue moon” mean:

A. At the right moment

B. Every month

C. At night

D. Very quickly

E. Very rarely

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✅ ANSWER KEY

Q1.C

Q2.A

Q3.B

Q4.D

Q5.E

Q6.A

Q7.C

Q8.B

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: C — 15%

Profit = Selling Price − Cost Price

= ₹920 − ₹800 = ₹120.

Profit percentage = (₹120 ÷ ₹800) × 100 = 15%.

Q2. Answer: A — 60

Ratio = 4:7.

Difference in ratio units = 7 − 4 = 3.

One unit = 45 ÷ 3 = 15.

Smaller number = 4 × 15 = 60.

Q3. Answer: B — ₹1,050

Compound interest = P[(1 + R/100)ⁿ − 1]

= ₹5,000[(1.10)² − 1]

= ₹5,000 × 0.21

= ₹1,050.

Q4. Answer: D — ₹960

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

= (₹6,000 × 8 × 2) ÷ 100

= ₹960.

Q5. Answer: E — 9 days

Total work = 12 × 15 = 180 worker-days.

Required days = 180 ÷ 20 = 9 days.

Learning point: For a fixed amount of work, the number of workers and time required are inversely proportional, assuming equal efficiency.

Q6. Answer: A — 24

Total of eight numbers = 8 × 17 = 136.

Sum of seven numbers = 112.

Eighth number = 136 − 112 = 24.

Q7. Answer: C — 222

The pattern is multiplication by 2 followed by addition of 2:

5 × 2 + 2 = 12

12 × 2 + 2 = 26

26 × 2 + 2 = 54

54 × 2 + 2 = 110

Therefore, the next number is:

110 × 2 + 2 = 222.

Q8. Answer: B — CJSE

Each letter advances by one position in the English alphabet:

B → C

I → J

R → S

D → E

Therefore, BIRD becomes CJSE.

Q9. Answer: D — 43

14, 21, 28 and 35 are multiples of 7.

43 is not divisible by 7.

Therefore, 43 is the odd one out.

Q10. Answer: E — East

The 5-metre northward and 5-metre southward movements cancel each other.

The remaining displacement is 12 metres east.

Therefore, the person is east of the starting point.

Q11. Answer: A — 100

The other numbers are perfect cubes:

2³ = 8

3³ = 27

4³ = 64

5³ = 125

100 is not a perfect cube.

Therefore, 100 is the odd one out.

Q12. Answer: B — 24th

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

= 35 − 12 + 1

= 24th.

Q13. Answer: C — Maternal uncle

A is the brother of B, and B is C's mother.

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

Q14. Answer: D — B

The letters advance by increasing intervals:

C + 3 = F

F + 4 = J

J + 5 = O

O + 6 = U

The next interval is +7. Moving seven positions forward from U, wrapping around the alphabet, gives B.

Q15. Answer: E — Daughter

Arun's mother's only son is Arun himself.

The girl is the daughter of Arun.

Therefore, she is his daughter.

Q16. Answer: A — Alleviate

“Mitigate” means to make something less severe, intense or harmful.

“Alleviate” is its closest synonym among the given options.

Q17. Answer: B — Abundant

“Scarce” means limited or insufficient in quantity.

“Abundant” means plentiful and is its antonym.

Q18. Answer: C — Were

With “neither…nor,” the verb generally agrees with the nearer subject when the subjects differ in number.

The nearer subject is “employees,” which is plural.

Therefore, were is correct.

Q19. Answer: D — Has submitted

“Each” is singular and takes a singular verb.

Correct sentence: “Each of the applicants has submitted the required documents.”

Q20. Answer: E — Very rarely

“Once in a blue moon” is an idiom meaning very rarely or infrequently.

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📊 PERFORMANCE METER

18–20 | EXCELLENT 🏆

Strong command of aptitude fundamentals.

15–17 | VERY GOOD 🌟

Good performance; refine weaker areas.

11–14 | GOOD 📘

Practise calculation speed and reasoning accuracy.

7–10 | NEEDS MORE PRACTICE ✍️

Revise concepts and solve topic-wise exercises.

0–6 | REVISIT THE FUNDAMENTALS 🎯

Build accuracy before increasing speed.

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

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