INDIAN BANKING RADAR (IBR) - IBPS PRELIMS INTELLIGENCE MOCK

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 198

📅 15 OCTOBER 2026 | THURSDAY

🎯 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 18% of 650 + 35% of 200:

A. 177

B. 182

C. 187

D. 192

E. 197

Q2. A sum of ₹8,000 amounts to ₹9,440 in 3 years at simple interest. What is the annual rate of interest:

A. 5%

B. 6%

C. 7%

D. 8%

E. 9%

Q3. The average of 12 numbers is 26. If one number, 37, is removed, what is the average of the remaining 11 numbers:

A. 24

B. 24.5

C. 25.5

D. 25

E. 26

Q4. An article purchased for ₹2,400 is sold at a loss of 12.5%. What is its selling price:

A. ₹2,100

B. ₹2,120

C. ₹2,160

D. ₹2,180

E. ₹2,200

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. 5.5 days

C. 6.5 days

D. 7.5 days

E. 6 days

Q6. A train 240 metres long crosses a platform 360 metres long in 30 seconds. What is the speed of the train:

A. 60 km/h

B. 66 km/h

C. 72 km/h

D. 75 km/h

E. 80 km/h

Q7. Find the missing number in the series: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?:

A. 185

B. 189

C. 190

D. 191

E. 195

Q8. An article costing ₹1,000 is marked 20% above its cost price and sold at a discount of 10% on the marked price. What is the profit percentage:

A. 6%

B. 7%

C. 9%

D. 10%

E. 8%

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

A. East

B. West

C. North

D. South

E. North-East

Q10. Statements: All managers are graduates. Some graduates are accountants.

Conclusions:

I. Some managers are accountants.

II. Some graduates are accountants.

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 A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing north. B sits immediately to the right of C. D sits immediately to the left of C. A sits immediately to the right of B. E sits immediately to the left of D. Who sits in the middle:

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q12. If each letter in the word RISK is replaced by the letter immediately following it in the English alphabet, what is the resulting code:

A. SJTK

B. TJTL

C. RHTJ

D. SJUL

E. SJTL

Q13. Consider the inequality: P < Q ≤ R = S > T.

Conclusions:

I. P < S.

II. T < R.

Which conclusion follows logically:

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

D. Both conclusions I and II follow

E. Either conclusion I or II follows

Q14. Identify the part containing the grammatical error: “Neither the manager nor the clerks was present at the meeting.”:

A. Neither the manager

B. was present at the meeting

C. nor the clerks

D. at the meeting

E. No error

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

A. Reduce

B. Intensify

C. Complicate

D. Prolong

E. Aggravate

Q16. Choose the antonym of “Scarce”:

A. Rare

B. Limited

C. Insufficient

D. Abundant

E. Meagre

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

A. to

B. at

C. with

D. for

E. by

Q18. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. The committee have submitted its report.

B. The committee has submitted their report.

C. The committee have submitted their report.

D. The committee has submit its report.

E. The committee has submitted its report.

Q19. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: “The audit team found the documents highly ___ to the investigation.”:

A. irrelevant

B. relevant

C. reluctant

D. redundant

E. resistant

Q20. Choose the correctly spelt word:

A. Maintenance

B. Maintainance

C. Maintanance

D. Maintenence

E. Maintenanse

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✅ ANSWER KEY

Q1.C

Q2.B

Q3.D

Q4.A

Q5.E

Q6.C

Q7.D

Q8.E

Q9.A

Q10.B

Q11.C

Q12.E

Q13.D

Q14.B

Q15.A

Q16.D

Q17.C

Q18.E

Q19.B

Q20.A

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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.

Improve reasoning speed: Identify number-series patterns, arrange seating positions systematically and distinguish definite conclusions from possibilities.

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

Practise under time pressure: Attempt the complete 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, use the commonly adopted 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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