INDIAN BANKING RADAR (IBR) - IBPS PRELIMS INTELLIGENCE MINI MOCK

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 200

📅 17 OCTOBER 2026 | SATURDAY

🎯 TARGET: IBPS PO • IBPS Clerk/CSA • IBPS RRB

🧠 20 QUESTIONS | 20 MARKS | 15 MINUTES

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⚡ THE DAILY SPEED & ACCURACY CHALLENGE

Test your calculation speed, logical reasoning and English proficiency in this focused practice set.

Your mission: Attempt all 20 questions in 15 minutes. Avoid random guessing, maintain accuracy and review your mistakes after completing the test.

Q1. What is 35% of 640 plus 18% of 500:

A. 304

B. 314

C. 324

D. 294

E. 334

Q2. A sum of ₹15,000 amounts to ₹16,800 in 2 years at simple interest. What is the annual rate of interest:

A. 5%

B. 5.5%

C. 6%

D. 6.5%

E. 7%

Q3. The average of 12 numbers is 28. If 16 is replaced by 40, what will be the new average:

A. 29

B. 30

C. 31

D. 32

E. 34

Q4. An article is marked 25% above its cost price of ₹2,400. If a discount of 10% is allowed on the marked price, what is the selling price:

A. ₹2,600

B. ₹2,640

C. ₹2,680

D. ₹2,700

E. ₹2,750

Q5. Worker A can complete a job in 15 days and Worker B in 10 days. How many days will they take to complete the job together, assuming constant work rates:

A. 5 days

B. 6 days

C. 7.5 days

D. 8 days

E. 9 days

Q6. The monthly income and expenditure of a person are in the ratio 7:5. If the monthly savings are ₹4,800, what is the monthly income:

A. ₹12,000

B. ₹14,400

C. ₹16,800

D. ₹18,000

E. ₹19,200

Q7. A train 180 metres long crosses a pole in 12 seconds. What is its speed in kilometres per hour:

A. 45 km/h

B. 48 km/h

C. 50 km/h

D. 54 km/h

E. 60 km/h

Q8. Find the missing number in the series: 4, 9, 19, 39, 79, ?:

A. 149

B. 157

C. 159

D. 161

E. 169

Q9. A person walks 10 metres north, turns right and walks 6 metres, then turns right and walks 10 metres. The person then turns left and walks 2 metres. Where is the person relative to the starting point:

A. 4 metres east

B. 4 metres west

C. 6 metres east

D. 2 metres south

E. 8 metres east

Q10. Five persons P, Q, R, S and T sit in a row facing north. Q sits immediately to the right of P, R sits immediately to the right of Q, S sits immediately to the left of P, and T sits at the extreme right. Who sits in the middle:

A. P

B. Q

C. R

D. S

E. T

Q11. If each letter in the word BANK is replaced by the letter immediately following it in the English alphabet, what is the resulting code:

A. AZMJ

B. CBOL

C. CBNL

D. DBPM

E. YZMJ

Q12. Consider the inequality: M ≥ N > O = P < Q. Which of the following conclusions follows logically:

I. M > O

II. Q > P

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both conclusions I and II follow

D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

E. Either conclusion I or II follows

Q13. Statements: All clerks are employees. Some clerks are auditors. No auditor is a manager.

Conclusions:

I. Some employees are auditors.

II. Some clerks are not managers.

Which conclusion or conclusions follow logically:

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both conclusions I and II follow

D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

E. Either conclusion I or II follows

Q14. A is the daughter of B. B is the wife of C. How is A related to C:

A. Sister

B. Niece

C. Mother

D. Daughter

E. Aunt

Q15. Choose the word nearest in meaning to “Prudent”:

A. Reckless

B. Careless

C. Wise

D. Impulsive

E. Wasteful

Q16. Choose the antonym of “Scarce”:

A. Rare

B. Abundant

C. Limited

D. Insufficient

E. Meagre

Q17. Choose the correct preposition: “All employees must comply ___ the bank’s security regulations.”:

A. at

B. by

C. with

D. to

E. on

Q18. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. Each of the officers have submitted the report.

B. Each of the officers has submitted the report.

C. Each of the officers were submitting the report.

D. Each of the officers have submit the report.

E. Each of the officers has submit the report.

Q19. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: “Despite the tight deadline, the team completed the audit ___.”:

A. efficient

B. efficiency

C. efficiently

D. more efficient

E. efficientness

Q20. Choose the correctly spelt word:

A. Consciencious

B. Conscentious

C. Conscientious

D. Conscientous

E. Consciencous

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✅ ANSWER KEY

Q1.B

Q2.C

Q3.B

Q4.D

Q5.B

Q6.C

Q7.D

Q8.C

Q9.E

Q10.B

Q11.B

Q12.C

Q13.C

Q14.D

Q15.C

Q16.B

Q17.C

Q18.B

Q19.C

Q20.C

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📊 PERFORMANCE METER

17–20 | Excellent: Focus on maintaining speed and accuracy.

13–16 | Good: Identify weak areas and practise targeted questions.

9–12 | Needs improvement: Strengthen calculation and reasoning fundamentals.

Below 9 | Rebuild fundamentals: Revise concepts before attempting another timed mock.

These are informal practice benchmarks, not official IBPS grading categories.

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🎯 FIVE RULES FOR A BETTER PRELIMS SCORE

Calculate smartly: Use percentage conversions, approximation and mental arithmetic where appropriate.

Recognise patterns: Practise number series, directions, inequalities and syllogisms.

Protect accuracy: Read every condition carefully before selecting an option.

Manage time: Move on from questions that consume too much time and return if time permits.

Learn from errors: Record whether each mistake was conceptual, computational, logical or grammatical.

Negative marking: For practice, use the commonly adopted assumption of +1 for a correct answer and −0.25 for an incorrect answer, with zero for an unattempted question. Confirm the applicable rules in the latest official notification for your target examination.

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