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

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 203

📅 19 OCTOBER 2026 | MONDAY

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

🧠 20 QUESTIONS | 20 MARKS | 15 MINUTES

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⚡ THE DAILY SPEED & ACCURACY CHALLENGE

Sharpen your calculation speed, logical reasoning and English proficiency with this fresh set of 20 practice questions.

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

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Q1. What is 18% of 850 plus 35% of 240:

A. 237

B. 227

C. 247

D. 257

E. 267

Q2. A sum of ₹8,000 amounts to ₹9,680 in 3 years at simple interest. What is the annual rate of interest:

A. 5%

B. 7%

C. 6%

D. 8%

E. 9%

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

A. 29

B. 31

C. 30

D. 32

E. 33

Q4. An article costing ₹800 is marked 25% above its cost price. If a discount of 12% is allowed on the marked price, what is the profit percentage:

A. 8%

B. 9%

C. 11%🎂

D. 10%

E. 12%

Q5. Pipe A can fill a tank in 15 hours and Pipe B can fill it in 10 hours. How long will they take to fill the tank together, assuming both pipes operate at constant rates:

A. 5 hours

B. 7 hours

C. 7.5 hours

D. 8 hours

E. 6 hours

Q6. A vessel contains 40 litres of a milk-water mixture in the ratio 3:1. How many litres of water must be added to make the ratio of milk to water 3:2:

A. 10 litres

B. 8 litres

C. 5 litres

D. 12 litres

E. 15 litres

Q7. Two fair six-sided dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that their sum is 7:

A. 1/12

B. 1/6

C. 1/9

D. 1/4

E. 1/3

Q8. Find the missing number in the series: 3, 8, 18, 38, 78, ?:

A. 148

B. 152

C. 158

D. 156

E. 162

Q9. A person walks 6 metres north, turns right and walks 4 metres, turns right and walks 6 metres, and then turns left and walks 3 metres. In which direction and how far is the person from the starting point:

A. 3 metres north

B. 7 metres west

C. 3 metres south

D. 7 metres east

E. 4 metres east

Q10. In a class of 36 students, R ranks 9th from the top. What is R’s rank from the bottom:

A. 26th

B. 27th

C. 29th

D. 30th

E. 28th

Q11. If each letter in the word BANK is replaced by the letter two positions ahead of it in the English alphabet, what is the resulting code:

A. DCPM

B. DCPL

C. CBNM

D. EDRN

E. DCOM

Q12. Consider the inequality: A ≥ B > C = D ≤ E. Which conclusion or conclusions follow logically?

I. A > C

II. E > C

A. Only conclusion II follows

B. Only conclusion I 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 pens are tools. No tool is fragile. Some books are pens.

Conclusions:

I. No pen is fragile.

II. Some books are tools.

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 son of C. How is A related to C:

A. Daughter

B. Niece

C. Sister

D. Granddaughter

E. Grandmother

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

A. Lengthy

B. Confusing

C. Vague

D. Elaborate

E. Brief

Q16. Choose the antonym of “Hostile”:

A. Friendly

B. Aggressive

C. Unfriendly

D. Bitter

E. Violent

Q17. Choose the correct preposition: “The newly appointed officer is interested ___ rural banking operations.”:

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. for

E. by

Q18. Choose the grammatically correct sentence referring to a meeting held yesterday:

A. Neither the manager nor the clerks was available for yesterday’s meeting.

B. Neither the manager nor the clerks is available for yesterday’s meeting.

C. Neither the manager nor the clerks were available for yesterday’s meeting.

D. Neither the manager nor the clerks has available for yesterday’s meeting.

E. Neither the manager nor the clerks be available for yesterday’s meeting.

Q19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: “The employees continued working while it was ___ heavily outside.”:

A. rain

B. rained

C. rainy

D. raining

E. rains

Q20. Choose the correctly spelt word:

A. Priviledge

B. Privelege

C. Privillage

D. Privilage

E. Privilege

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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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📘 QUICK SOLUTIONS

Q1. A — 237: 18% of 850 = 153; 35% of 240 = 84. Total = 237.

Q2. B — 7%: Simple interest = ₹1,680. Rate = (1,680 × 100) ÷ (8,000 × 3) = 7%.

Q3. C — 30: Original total = 12 × 28 = 336. New total = 336 − 16 + 40 = 360. New average = 360 ÷ 12 = 30.

Q4. D — 10%: Marked price = ₹1,000. Selling price after 12% discount = ₹880. Profit = ₹80, or 10% of cost.

Q5. E — 6 hours: Combined rate = 1/15 + 1/10 = 1/6 of the tank per hour.

Q6. A — 10 litres: Milk = 30 litres and water = 10 litres. For a 3:2 ratio, water must be 20 litres. Add 10 litres.

Q7. B — 1/6: Six outcomes give a sum of 7 out of 36 equally likely outcomes. Probability = 6/36 = 1/6.

Q8. C — 158: Each term is multiplied by 2 and then 2 is added: 78 × 2 + 2 = 158.

Q9. D — 7 metres east: The northward and southward movements cancel. Net eastward movement = 4 + 3 = 7 metres.

Q10. E — 28th: Rank from bottom = 36 − 9 + 1 = 28th.

Q11. A — DCPM: B → D, A → C, N → P and K → M.

Q12. B — Only conclusion I follows: A ≥ B and B > C guarantee A > C. Since E ≥ D and D = C, E may equal C; therefore, conclusion II is not guaranteed.

Q13. C — Both conclusions follow: All pens are tools, and no tool is fragile. Since some books are pens, some books are tools.

Q14. D — Granddaughter: B is C’s child, and A is B’s daughter.

Q15. E — Brief: “Concise” means brief and to the point.

Q16. A — Friendly: “Hostile” means unfriendly or antagonistic.

Q17. B — In: The correct expression is “interested in.”

Q18. C — Were: In “neither…nor” constructions, the verb generally agrees with the nearer subject. “Clerks” is plural, so “were” is correct.

Q19. D — Raining: The correct construction is “it was raining heavily.”

Q20. E — Privilege: “Privilege” is the correct spelling.

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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 core 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, fraction equivalents and mental arithmetic.

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: Identify 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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