INDIAN BANKING RADAR (IBR) - IBPS PRELIMS INTELLIGENCE MOCK

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 174

📅 21 SEPTEMBER 2026 | MONDAY

⚡ 15-MINUTE PRELIMS INTELLIGENCE TEST

🎯 TARGET EXAMS

IBPS PO | IBPS Clerk/CSA | SBI PO

SBI Clerk | RBI Assistant | RRB Office Assistant

LBO | Cooperative Bank Exams

📊 20 QUESTIONS | 15 MINUTES | 20 MARKS

⚠️ NEGATIVE MARKING: 0.25 MARK FOR EACH WRONG ANSWER

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📝 TEST INSTRUCTIONS

• Attempt all 20 questions.

• English Language: Q1–Q6

• Quantitative Aptitude: Q7–Q13

• Reasoning Ability: Q14–Q20

• Prioritise accuracy and question selection.

• Avoid spending excessive time on one question.

• Target Score: 16+ / 20

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Q1. Choose the word that is most appropriate to fill in the blank:

The regulator introduced additional measures to ______ the impact of operational disruptions on customers:

A. intensify

B. mitigate

C. provoke

D. magnify

E. accelerate

Q2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error:

The revised guidelines / along with the implementation schedule / has been circulated / to all branches.

A. The revised guidelines

B. along with the implementation schedule

C. has been circulated

D. to all branches

E. No error

Q3. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

A. Every customer has been advised to update his or her contact details.

B. Neither the officers nor the manager were willing to delay the inspection.

C. The branch manager discussed about the issue with the regional office.

D. The information provided by the branches were verified yesterday.

E. The committee have agreed to review the matter again.

Q4. Rearrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph:

P. As banks increasingly rely on digital channels,

Q. strengthening cybersecurity has become essential

R. because customers expect financial services

S. to remain secure and available at all times:

A. Q-P-R-S

B. P-R-S-Q

C. R-P-Q-S

D. P-Q-R-S

E. S-R-P-Q

Q5. Choose the word that is most appropriate to fill in the blank:

The bank introduced a new monitoring system to ______ unusual transactions at an early stage:

A. conceal

B. postpone

C. overlook

D. weaken

E. detect

Q6. Choose the correct replacement for the underlined part:

The officer is responsible to verify the documents before approving the transaction.

A. is responsible for verification

B. is responsible for verifying

C. is responsibility to verify

D. is responsible to verifying

E. has responsible for verifying

Q7. What will be the value of the following expression?

35% of 640 + 18² − 144 = ?

A. 396

B. 400

C. 404

D. 408

E. 412

Q8. The marked price of an article is ₹2,500. If a discount of 12% is offered, what is the selling price?

A. ₹2,150

B. ₹2,180

C. ₹2,250

D. ₹2,200

E. ₹2,300

Q9. The ratio of the number of savings accounts to current accounts in a branch is 7:3. If the total number of these accounts is 4,500, how many savings accounts are there?

A. 3,150

B. 3,050

C. 3,200

D. 3,250

E. 3,350

Q10. A sum of ₹8,000 is invested at 12% per annum simple interest for 2.5 years. What is the amount received at the end of the period?

A. ₹9,800

B. ₹10,000

C. ₹10,200

D. ₹10,300

E. ₹10,400

Q11. The following table shows the number of loan applications processed by five branches in a month:

Branch

Applications

A

180

B

240

C

300

D

260

E

220

What is the average number of applications processed by the five branches?

A. 220

B. 240

C. 250

D. 260

E. 280

Q12. A train travels at a speed of 72 km/h. How much time will it take to cover a distance of 600 metres?

A. 25 seconds

B. 28 seconds

C. 30 seconds

D. 35 seconds

E. 40 seconds

Q13. Find the missing number in the following series:

5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?:

A. 187

B. 189

C. 193

D. 191

E. 195

All banks are institutions.

Some institutions are lenders.

No lender is a borrower.

Conclusions:

I. Some institutions are not borrowers.

II. Some banks are lenders.

III. No bank is a borrower.

A. Only I follows

B. Only II follows

C. Only I and II follow

D. Only II and III follow

E. None follows

Q15. In the following inequality, assume the statements to be true:

M > N ≥ O = P < Q ≤ R

Which of the following is definitely true?

A. M < P

B. N < P

C. R = Q

D. M = R

E. R > P

Q16. If each letter in the word BANKER is shifted two places forward in the English alphabet, how will the resulting code be written?

A. DCPMFS

B. DCPMGT

C. DCQNGT

D. DBPMGT

E. DCPNFT

Q17. A person walks 10 metres towards East. He then turns left and walks 6 metres. He then turns left and walks 14 metres. Finally, he turns right and walks 4 metres. In which direction is he from his starting point?

A. South-West

B. North-East

C. North-West

D. South-East

E. West

Q18. Five persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing north.

• B sits immediately to the right of A.

• C sits at the extreme right end.

• D sits immediately to the left of C.

• E is not an immediate neighbour of A.

Who sits in the middle?

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. E

E. D

Q19. Pointing to a woman, Raj said, “She is the daughter of the only son of my mother's father.” How is the woman related to Raj?

A. Cousin

B. Sister

C. Daughter

D. Niece

E. Aunt

Q20. Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V have different ages.

• P is older than Q but younger than R.

• S is younger than Q.

• T is older than R.

• U is younger than S.

• V is older than T.

Who is the oldest?

A. P

B. R

C. T

D. U

E. V

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🔑 ANSWER KEY

Q1.B

Q2.C

Q3.A

Q4.D

Q5.E

Q6.B

Q7.C

Q8.D

Q9.A

Q10.E

Q11.B

Q12.C

Q13.D

Q14.A

Q15.E

Q16.B

Q17.C

Q18.D

Q19.A

Q20.E

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🧠 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS

Q1 — B

Mitigate means to reduce or lessen the severity or impact of something.

Q2 — C

The subject is “The revised guidelines”, which is plural.

Correct: “The revised guidelines along with the implementation schedule have been circulated...”

Q3 — A

“Every customer has been advised...” is grammatically correct. “Every” takes a singular verb.

Q4 — D

P → Q → R → S forms the logical sequence.

Q5 — E

A monitoring system is used to detect unusual transactions.

Q6 — B

The correct construction is “responsible for verifying”.

Q7 — C

35% of 640 = 224

18² = 324

224 + 324 − 144 = 404.

Q8 — D

Discount = 12% of ₹2,500 = ₹300

Selling price = ₹2,500 − ₹300 = ₹2,200.

Q9 — A

Total ratio = 10

One part = 4,500 ÷ 10 = 450

Savings accounts = 7 × 450 = 3,150.

Q10 — E

SI = 8,000 × 12 × 2.5 / 100 = ₹2,400

Amount = ₹8,000 + ₹2,400 = ₹10,400.

Q11 — B

Total = 180 + 240 + 300 + 260 + 220 = 1,200

Average = 1,200 ÷ 5 = 240.

Q12 — C

72 km/h = 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s

Time = 600 ÷ 20 = 30 seconds.

Q13 — D

5 × 2 + 1 = 11

11 × 2 + 1 = 23

23 × 2 + 1 = 47

47 × 2 + 1 = 95

95 × 2 + 1 = 191.

Q14 — A

Some institutions are lenders, and no lender is a borrower. Therefore, some institutions are not borrowers. The other conclusions do not necessarily follow.

Q15 — E

O = P and P < Q ≤ R. Therefore, R > P.

Q16 — B

B→D, A→C, N→P, K→M, E→G, R→T.

BANKER → DCPMGT.

Q17 — C

10 m East → 6 m North → 14 m West → 4 m South.

Net position = 4 m West and 2 m North.

Direction = North-West.

Q18 — D

The arrangement is:

A – B – E – D – C

Therefore, E sits in the middle.

Q19 — A

Mother's father = maternal grandfather.

His only son = Raj's maternal uncle.

The uncle's daughter = Raj's cousin.

Q20 — E

V > T > R > P > Q > S > U.

Therefore, V is the oldest.

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🧠 TODAY'S SKILL MAP

ENGLISH

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QUANT

Simplification • Percentage • Discount • Ratio • Simple Interest • Average • Speed-Distance • Number Series

REASONING

Syllogism • Inequality • Coding • Direction • Seating Arrangement • Blood Relation • Ranking

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