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

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 197

📅 14 OCTOBER 2026 | WEDNESDAY

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

🧠 20 QUESTIONS | 20 MARKS | 15 MINUTES

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⚡ DAILY PRACTICE CHALLENGE

Attempt all 20 questions before checking the answer key. Practise under timed conditions to improve speed, accuracy and decision-making.

Q1. What is 35% of 480 + 24% of 250:

A. 216

B. 220

C. 224

D. 228

E. 232

Q2. A sum of ₹12,000 amounts to ₹14,160 under simple interest in 3 years. What is the annual rate of interest:

A. 5%

B. 6%

C. 7%

D. 8%

E. 9%

Q3. The average of nine numbers is 42. If one number, 58, is removed, what is the average of the remaining eight numbers:

A. 38

B. 39

C. 39.5

D. 40

E. 40.5

Q4. An article costing ₹1,500 is sold at a profit of 16%. What is its selling price:

A. ₹1,680

B. ₹1,700

C. ₹1,720

D. ₹1,760

E. ₹1,740

Q5. A number is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 10%. If the final number is 540, what was the original number:

A. 500

B. 450

C. 480

D. 520

E. 550

Q6. Pipe A can fill a tank in 12 hours and Pipe B can fill it in 18 hours. How long will they take to fill the tank together, assuming constant rates:

A. 6 hours

B. 7 hours

C. 7 hours 12 minutes

D. 8 hours

E. 9 hours

Q7. Find the missing number in the series: 3, 8, 18, 38, 78, ?:

A. 148

B. 152

C. 156

D. 158

E. 162

Q8. A train 180 metres long crosses a pole in 12 seconds. What is its speed:

A. 45 km/h

B. 48 km/h

C. 50 km/h

D. 60 km/h

E. 54 km/h

Q9. A person walks 8 metres east, turns left and walks 6 metres, then turns left and walks 8 metres. Where is the person relative to the starting point:

A. North

B. South

C. East

D. West

E. North-East

Q10. Statements: All auditors are employees. No employee is a contractor.

Conclusions:

I. No auditor is a contractor.

II. No contractor is an auditor.

Which conclusion follows 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

Q11. 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. T sits immediately to the left of S. Who sits in the middle:

A. Q

B. R

C. P

D. S

E. T

Q12. If each letter in the word BANK is replaced by the letter two places ahead in the English alphabet, what is the resulting code:

A. DCPM

B. DCNM

C. DCPN

D. ECPM

E. DCRP

Q13. Consider the inequality: A ≥ B > C = D ≤ E.

Conclusions:

I. A > D.

II. E > C.

Which conclusion follows logically:

A. Only conclusion II follows

B. Both conclusions I and II follow

C. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

D. Only conclusion I follows

E. Either conclusion I or II follows

Q14. Identify the part containing the grammatical error: “Each of the employees have submitted the required documents.”:

A. Each of the employees

B. have submitted

C. the required documents

D. No error

E. Each of

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

A. Careless

B. Hasty

C. Precise

D. Casual

E. Negligent

Q16. Choose the antonym of “Expand”:

A. Extend

B. Enlarge

C. Increase

D. Contract

E. Develop

Q17. Choose the correct preposition: “The manager insisted ___ verifying the documents before approval.”:

A. at

B. for

C. to

D. with

E. on

Q18. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. Neither of the two proposals is acceptable.

B. Neither of the two proposals are acceptable.

C. Neither of the two proposals were acceptable.

D. Neither of the two proposals have been acceptable.

E. Neither of the two proposal is acceptable.

Q19. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: “The bank introduced additional checks to ___ the risk of fraudulent transactions.”:

A. intensify

B. mitigate

C. disregard

D. complicate

E. postpone

Q20. Choose the correctly spelt word:

A. Accomodation

B. Acommodation

C. Accommadation

D. Accomadation

E. Accommodation

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✅ ANSWER KEY

Q1.D

Q2.B

Q3.D

Q4.E

Q5.A

Q6.C

Q7.D

Q8.E

Q9.A

Q10.C

Q11.C

Q12.A

Q13.D

Q14.B

Q15.C

Q16.D

Q17.E

Q18.A

Q19.B

Q20.E

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📊 SELF-ASSESSMENT

17–20: Strong performance. Focus on speed, accuracy and consistency.

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

9–12: Strengthen fundamentals and revise calculation and reasoning techniques.

Below 9: Revisit basic concepts before attempting another timed mock.

This is an informal practice benchmark, not an official IBPS grading scale.

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🎯 PREPARATION TIPS — IMPROVE YOUR PRELIMS SCORE

Master calculations: Practise percentages, averages, simple interest, profit and loss, and work-rate problems.

Use efficient reasoning: Identify number-series patterns, establish clear seating arrangements and distinguish definite conclusions from possibilities.

Strengthen grammar: Revise subject–verb agreement, prepositions, vocabulary and sentence structure.

Practise under time pressure: Attempt this mock in 15 minutes without checking answers midway.

Maintain an error notebook: Classify mistakes as conceptual, computational, grammatical or time-management errors.

Use negative marking wisely: For practice, apply the commonly used prelims-style assumption of +1 for a correct answer and −0.25 for an incorrect answer, with zero for an unattempted question. Verify the latest official notification for your target examination.

Revise mistakes: Reattempt incorrect questions after reviewing the underlying concepts.

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