IBPS PO Prelims: 5 Original Mock Papers with Solutions

Original Mock Paper 1

This fixed 100-question original practice paper is designed to establish a clean baseline for section selection and accuracy. It is not a previous-year or official IBPS question paper. Set three separate 20-minute timers and do not carry unused time into another section. Mark uncertain attempts before checking the answer explanations. The same question IDs and order are used by the live test runner, so a printed and online attempt remain directly comparable.

KarmSakha preparation topics covered

• English Language: questions 1-30, 20-minute sectional clock
• Quantitative Aptitude: questions 31-65, 20-minute sectional clock
• Reasoning Ability: questions 66-100, 20-minute sectional clock
• Use the marking values printed in the current official information handout for your exam cycle

Attempt protocol

Treat Paper 1 as the diagnostic baseline. In every section, mark the first question at which the setup stops being immediate and move on without negotiation. The resulting score is less important than the record of where time was spent. A baseline is useful only when it shows which question families deserve automatic selection and which ones still consume attention without producing marks.

Build the first error log in three columns: item family, decisive missed step and next drill. Keep reading errors separate from rule or calculation errors because their remedies differ. Before Paper 2, redo only the missed concept in an untimed setting and then solve one fresh item of that family; do not memorise this paper's option order.

• Record a baseline without chasing a target score.
• Mark every item abandoned because its setup was unclear.
• Separate reading errors from rule and calculation errors.
• Complete one fresh remedial item before Paper 2.

Solved examples

1. Wrong = attempted - correct = 22 - 18 = 4.
2. Accuracy = correct / attempted × 100 = 18 / 22 × 100 = 81.8%.
3. Keep accuracy separate from any notification-controlled marks calculation.

1. Add section outcomes without applying a common mark value.
2. 20 + 19 + 22 = 61.
3. Use the active official marking values separately if a mark total is required.

1. Conversion rate = recovered correct / returned items × 100.
2. 3 / 5 × 100 = 60.0%.
3. Compare this rate with the time spent before expanding or shrinking the return window.

1. Reduction = baseline - current = 7 - 4 = 3.
2. Percentage reduction = 3 / 7 × 100 = 42.9%.
3. Retain the pre-answer check if the reduction is real across more than one paper.

1. Average seconds per attempt = time / attempts.
2. 720 / 18 = 40.0 seconds.
3. An average does not justify overstaying one hard item; keep the per-question exit rule.

Practice set

Q1. Identify the segment containing the grammatical error: “The branch manager have reviewed every disputed transaction before closing the case.”

• have reviewed
• The branch manager
• every disputed transaction
• before closing the case

Q2. Identify the segment containing the grammatical error: “Neither the cashier nor the officers was willing to approve the incomplete Surat register.”

• Neither the cashier
• nor the officers
• the incomplete Surat register
• was willing

Q3. Identify the segment containing the grammatical error: “The Surat committee discussed about the complaint for forty minutes before recording its decision.”

• the complaint for forty minutes
• before recording its decision
• discussed about
• The Surat committee

Q4. Identify the segment containing the grammatical error: “By the time the Surat server recovered, the operations team already restored the previous backup.”

• the previous backup
• already restored
• By the time
• the Surat server recovered

Q5. Identify the segment containing the grammatical error: “The Surat branch issued fewer information this month because the circular was consolidated.”

• fewer information
• The Surat branch issued
• this month
• because the circular was consolidated

Q6. Choose the best replacement for the capitalised words: The loan officer insisted that every guarantor WAS PRESENT before the agreement was signed in Surat.

• is present
• has been present
• will be present
• be present

Q7. Choose the best replacement for the capitalised words: Hardly had the Surat branch opened THAN the network alert appeared.

• while
• and
• when
• then

Q8. Choose the best replacement for the capitalised words: The revised Surat checklist is MORE CLEARER than the version used last quarter.

• much clear
• clearer
• more clearly
• clearest

Q9. Choose the best replacement for the capitalised words: If the Surat reconciliation team HAD CHECKED the ledger yesterday, it would not be working on the mismatch now.

• had checked
• checked
• would check
• has checked

Q10. Choose the best replacement for the capitalised words: The number of unresolved complaints HAVE FALLEN after the Surat help desk changed its triage process.

• are falling
• have been fell
• were fallen
• has fallen

Q11. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: A useful Surat practice mock does not merely record a score; it should ___ the error pattern that produced it.

• postpone
• conceal
• diagnose
• decorate

Q12. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The Surat team kept the rollback plan ready so that a failed release could be ___ without delaying customers.

• ignored
• reversed
• invented
• celebrated

Q13. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Because the Surat recruitment notice may change, candidates should treat the official portal as the ___ source.

• authoritative
• decorative
• accidental
• temporary

Q14. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The Surat analyst removed duplicate rows before drawing any conclusion, thereby making the comparison more ___.

• fragile
• random
• ornamental
• reliable

Q15. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: A timed Surat practice section rewards a method that is both accurate and ___ enough to use under pressure.

• uncertain
• casual
• efficient
• elaborate

Q16. Which meaning best matches the word “prudent” in formal banking and exam prose about the Surat review?

• immediate
• careful and sensible
• reckless
• ceremonial

Q17. Which meaning best matches the word “mitigate” in formal banking and exam prose about the Surat review?

• make less severe
• magnify
• repeat
• predict

Q18. Which meaning best matches the word “transparent” in formal banking and exam prose about the Surat review?

• secretive
• temporary
• expensive
• open and easy to verify

Q19. Which meaning best matches the word “resilient” in formal banking and exam prose about the Surat review?

• silent
• ordinary
• able to recover quickly
• fragile

Q20. Which meaning best matches the word “scrutinise” in formal banking and exam prose about the Surat review?

• announce publicly
• examine closely
• dismiss casually
• copy exactly

Q21. P. It then compared staffing levels during those peak periods. Q. The branch first mapped the hours in which customer queues were longest. R. The manager staggered lunch breaks, and the average wait fell. S. The comparison revealed that several lunch breaks overlapped at the busiest time. Which is the most coherent order of the four sentences?

• Q-P-S-R
• P-Q-R-S
• P-Q-S-R
• P-R-Q-S

Q22. P. It then compared staffing levels during those peak periods. Q. The branch first mapped the hours in which customer queues were longest. R. The manager staggered lunch breaks, and the average wait fell. S. The comparison revealed that several lunch breaks overlapped at the busiest time. Which sentence must open the paragraph?

• P
• R
• S
• Q

Q23. P. It then compared staffing levels during those peak periods. Q. The branch first mapped the hours in which customer queues were longest. R. The manager staggered lunch breaks, and the average wait fell. S. The comparison revealed that several lunch breaks overlapped at the busiest time. Which sentence states the key finding or result used by the later reasoning?

• Q
• R
• S
• P

Q24. P. It then compared staffing levels during those peak periods. Q. The branch first mapped the hours in which customer queues were longest. R. The manager staggered lunch breaks, and the average wait fell. S. The comparison revealed that several lunch breaks overlapped at the busiest time. Which sentence gives the final outcome or conclusion?

• S
• R
• P
• Q

Q25. P. It then compared staffing levels during those peak periods. Q. The branch first mapped the hours in which customer queues were longest. R. The manager staggered lunch breaks, and the average wait fell. S. The comparison revealed that several lunch breaks overlapped at the busiest time. Which ordered pair has the strongest direct cause-and-result or reference link?

• S-R
• P-Q
• P-R
• P-S

Q26. Read the passage and answer the question. A small bank examined why customers abandoned its mobile onboarding process. The team initially assumed that slow internet was the main cause. Session data, however, showed that most exits occurred on a page asking users to choose among unfamiliar account labels. The bank replaced those labels with short descriptions and allowed users to compare the accounts on one screen. Completion improved even though page-loading speed did not change. The result did not prove that network quality was irrelevant; it showed that clearer decisions removed the larger obstacle in this case. What is the main reason completion improved in this case?

• It proved that page speed never affects onboarding.
• It removed the need for customers to choose an account.
• It required every customer to use a mobile device.
• The bank made unfamiliar account choices easier to understand and compare.

Q27. Read the passage and answer the question. A small bank examined why customers abandoned its mobile onboarding process. The team initially assumed that slow internet was the main cause. Session data, however, showed that most exits occurred on a page asking users to choose among unfamiliar account labels. The bank replaced those labels with short descriptions and allowed users to compare the accounts on one screen. Completion improved even though page-loading speed did not change. The result did not prove that network quality was irrelevant; it showed that clearer decisions removed the larger obstacle in this case. Where did session data locate most customer exits?

• After the final confirmation because the app closed.
• On the comparison screen after labels were replaced.
• On the page with unfamiliar account labels.
• At the sign-in screen because internet access failed.

Q28. Read the passage and answer the question. A small bank examined why customers abandoned its mobile onboarding process. The team initially assumed that slow internet was the main cause. Session data, however, showed that most exits occurred on a page asking users to choose among unfamiliar account labels. The bank replaced those labels with short descriptions and allowed users to compare the accounts on one screen. Completion improved even though page-loading speed did not change. The result did not prove that network quality was irrelevant; it showed that clearer decisions removed the larger obstacle in this case. Which claim is most carefully supported by the final sentence?

• The bank measured no other possible obstacle.
• Network quality may still matter, but it was not the larger obstacle in this particular case.
• Network quality never affects a mobile banking process.
• Clear wording solves every onboarding problem.

Q29. Read the passage and answer the question. A small bank examined why customers abandoned its mobile onboarding process. The team initially assumed that slow internet was the main cause. Session data, however, showed that most exits occurred on a page asking users to choose among unfamiliar account labels. The bank replaced those labels with short descriptions and allowed users to compare the accounts on one screen. Completion improved even though page-loading speed did not change. The result did not prove that network quality was irrelevant; it showed that clearer decisions removed the larger obstacle in this case. What does “however” signal after the team's initial assumption?

• A contrast between the initial belief and the evidence from session data.
• A chronological step that happened before the assumption.
• A definition of the account labels.
• A conclusion that no evidence was collected.

Q30. Read the passage and answer the question. A small bank examined why customers abandoned its mobile onboarding process. The team initially assumed that slow internet was the main cause. Session data, however, showed that most exits occurred on a page asking users to choose among unfamiliar account labels. The bank replaced those labels with short descriptions and allowed users to compare the accounts on one screen. Completion improved even though page-loading speed did not change. The result did not prove that network quality was irrelevant; it showed that clearer decisions removed the larger obstacle in this case. Which change did the bank actually make?

• It purchased faster network equipment.
• It removed all account choices from the process.
• It forced customers to return to paper forms.
• It added short descriptions and a one-screen comparison of accounts.

Q31. 12 × 15 + 10² − 20 = ?

• 273
• 286
• 260
• 247

Q32. 37.5% of 640 + 12.5% of 480 = ?

• 330
• 300
• 285
• 315

Q33. (96 ÷ 8) × 7 + 45 = ?

• 129
• 123
• 135
• 141

Q34. √324 + 5³ − 31 = ?

• 106
• 118
• 124
• 112

Q35. 7/8 of 800 − 3/5 of 250 = ?

• 578
• 606
• 550
• 522

Q36. Find the next term: 5, 12, 19, 26, 33, ?

• 44
• 40
• 38
• 42

Q37. Find the next term: 5, 8, 13, 20, 29, ?

• 40
• 38
• 42
• 44

Q38. Find the next term: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?

• 158
• 162
• 164
• 160

Q39. Find the next term: 27, 38, 51, 66, ?

• 85
• 87
• 83
• 81

Q40. Find the next term: 5, 35, 9, 39, 13, 43, ?

• 21
• 17
• 15
• 19

Q41. I. x² − 5x + 6 = 0 II. y² − 13y + 42 = 0 Which relation is definitely true?

• x < y
• x > y
• x ≤ y
• x ≥ y

Q42. I. x² − 19x + 90 = 0 II. y² − 9y + 20 = 0 Which relation is definitely true?

• x < y
• x ≤ y
• x ≥ y
• x > y

Q43. I. x² − 8x + 15 = 0 II. y² − 13y + 40 = 0 Which relation is definitely true?

• x > y
• x ≥ y
• x ≤ y
• x < y

Q44. I. x² − 14x + 45 = 0 II. y² − 7y + 10 = 0 Which relation is definitely true?

• x ≤ y
• x ≥ y
• x < y
• x > y