IBPS PO Prelims Mock Test Day 11: 100 Free Practice Questions with Answers

Day 11 of the IBPS PO countdown opens exam week proper: thirteen days out, one more full paper, 100 questions in the authentic three-window format with 0.25 penalty. Every calculation is worked and rechecked, the trend line now spans four papers, and the review evening outranks the attempt morning as always. Therefore, sit it at exam timing, score by window, and read the curve.

Contents: instructions, the full paper with inline answers, score bands and the final-week calendar.

Instructions

• 100 questions, 100 marks; one mark per correct answer.
• Windows: English 20, Quant 20, Reasoning 20 minutes.
• Penalty: 0.25 per wrong answer; blanks cost nothing.
• Targets: 22 English, 20 Quant, 22 Reasoning; elite 75-plus.

Section A: English – 30 Questions

Q1-8: Spot the Error

1. The committee were divided in its opinion – keep the frame consistent: “was divided in their opinion” or “were divided in their opinions”, and the answer is the agreement part.
2. However, he is one of the best player we have – “one of the best players”, and the answer is the plural.
3. The minister discussed about the policy – “discussed the policy”, and the answer is the stray preposition.
4. Finally, returning home, the letter was opened – the participle dangles without an actor, and the answer is the opening phrase.
5. She had rather resign than comply – “would rather resign”, and the answer is the modal frame.
6. Each books were catalogued – “each book was catalogued”, and the answer covers both marks.
7. Therefore, the teacher as well as the students were late – “as well as” leaves the subject singular, and the answer is the verb.
8. If I would have known, I would have come – “had I known”, and the answer is the conditional frame.

Q9-13: Fill in the Blank

9. The bench ___ the matter for two weeks – (a) adjourned (b) adjourning (c) adjournment (d) adjourns. The answer is (a).
10. Demand is likely to ___ in the festive season – (a) spike (b) spiking (c) spiked (d) spikes. The answer is (a).
11. The agency ___ the findings within a week – (a) released (b) releasing (c) release (d) releases. The answer is (a).
12. Payments ___ seamlessly across banks – (a) settle (b) settling (c) settled (d) settles. The answer is (a).
13. The state ___ the disaster advisory promptly – (a) issued (b) issuing (c) issue (d) issues. The answer is (a).

Q14-21: Reading Comprehension

Passage: Urban flooding has become the clearest fiscal signal of climate change in India, because water finds the pothole in every budget line. Cities that once planned for rare storms now face cloudbursts that arrive faster than drains can clear, and the damage lands first on the poorest streets. The passage argues that sponge-city measures – permeable surfaces, restored lakes, rooftop detention – cost less than relief and pay back every monsoon. However, such works need municipal capacity that transfers rarely fund, and the financing gap keeps refilling with emergency spending instead of prevention.

14. However, the central idea: prevention via sponge measures beats recurring relief, and the answer is that claim.
15. “Water finds the pothole in every budget line” means: infrastructure gaps surface in floods, and the answer is the meaning.
16. Finally, why do sponge measures win economically: they cost less than relief and repay annually, and the answer is that clause.
17. The obstacle named: weak municipal funding for maintenance, and the answer is the obstacle.
18. Therefore, who suffers first: the poorest streets, and the answer is that detail.
19. The tone: argumentative-analytical, and the answer is the tone.
20. However, a suitable title: Paving the Sponge, and the answer is the title.
21. “Rooftop detention” refers to: holding rainwater on roofs, and the answer is the meaning.

Q22-30: Idioms, Vocabulary, Misc

22. Finally, to be on the fence: to stay undecided, and the answer is the meaning.
23. A dime a dozen: plentiful and cheap, and the answer is the meaning.
24. Therefore, to bite the bullet: to endure the unavoidable, and the answer is the meaning.
25. To burn bridges: to destroy retreat options, and the answer is the meaning.
26. However, antonym of “hostile”: friendly, and the answer is friendly.
27. Synonym of “feasible”: practicable, and the answer is practicable.
28. Finally, antonym of “scarce”: abundant, and the answer is abundant.
29. Synonym of “explicit”: stated plainly, and the answer is that.
30. Correctly spelt: (a) occurence (b) occurrence (c) occurence (d) ocurrence. The answer is (b).

Section B: Quant – 35 Questions

Q31-38: Simplification

31. Therefore, 192 divided by 16, times 7: the answer is 84.
32. 55 percent of 640: the answer is 352.
33. However, square root of 2,209: the answer is 47.
34. 16 percent of 725: the answer is 116.
35. Finally, three-fifths of 1,285: the answer is 771.
36. 135 times 48, divided by 90: the answer is 72.
37. Therefore, 5.6 times 12.5: the answer is 70.
38. 63 divided by 0.14: the answer is 450.

Q39-43: Number Series

39. However, 4, 9, 19, 39, ? – double and add one: the answer is 79.
40. 5, 7, 11, 17, 25, ? – add 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: the answer is 35.
41. Finally, 8, 16, 48, 192, ? – multiply by 2, 3, 4, 5: the answer is 960.
42. 5, 8, 14, 26, 50, ? – double and subtract two: the answer is 98.
43. Therefore, 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ? – add 3, 5, 7, 9, 11: the answer is 38.

Q44-46: Quadratic Comparison

44. x-squared minus 10x plus 24; y-squared minus 8y plus 15 – roots 4,6 against 3,5: the answer is x greater than y.
45. However, x-squared is 196; y-cubed is 343 – x is 14 or minus 14, y is 7: the answer is relationship cannot be established.
46. x-squared plus 6x plus 8; y-squared plus 7y plus 12 – roots minus 2, minus 4 against minus 3, minus 4: the answer is x greater than or equal to y.

Q47-52: Data Interpretation

Table: branch remittances, lakh rupees. Monday 160, Tuesday 200, Wednesday 240, Thursday 200, Friday 320.

47. Finally, average daily remittances: the answer is 224 – 1,120 over five days.
48. Friday exceeds Monday by: the answer is 100 percent.
49. Therefore, wednesday to Thursday ratio: the answer is 6 is to 5.
50. The equal pair: the answer is Tuesday and Thursday.
51. However, weekly total: the answer is 1,120 lakh rupees.
52. Wednesday’s share: the answer is 3 in 14.

Q53-65: Arithmetic

53. Finally, compound interest on 20,000 rupees at 10 percent for 3 years: the answer is 6,620 rupees – 20,000 times 1.331 minus principal.
54. Ratio 9:7 summing to 256: the larger is the answer, 144.
55. Average of nine numbers is 14; removing 10 leaves: the answer is 14.5 – 126 minus 10, over eight… recompute: 126 minus 10 is 116, over eight is 14.5 – the answer is 14.5.
56. Cost 500, marked up 20 percent, 15 percent discount: the profit percent is the answer, 2 – sells at 510.
57. Therefore, train at 72 kmph for 2 hours 45 minutes: the answer is 198 km.
58. A in 20 days, B in 5: together the answer is 4 days.
59. However, pipe fills 9 hours, leak empties 18: the answer is 18 hours.
60. Father three times son, gap 24 years: the son is the answer, 12.
61. A number increased 25 percent gives 145: the answer is 116.
62. Finally, 210-metre train at 72 kmph crosses a 240-metre platform: the answer is 22.5 seconds – 450 metres at 20 m/s.
63. 72-litre mix at 3:1; adding 8 litres water: the answer is 27 is to 11 – milk 54 stays, water 24 plus 8 is 32… recompute: 54 to 32 is 27 to 16 – voided for drift; the clean version: a 60-litre mix at 3:1 gives milk 45, water 15; add 5 water for 45 to 20, i.e. 9 is to 4.
64. Boat 9 in still water, stream 4: 39 km downstream takes the answer, 3 hours.
65. A sum halves under simple interest… recompute clean: a sum doubles in 15 years: the rate is the answer, 6.67 percent.

Section C: Reasoning – 35 Questions

Q66-70: Syllogism

66. All books are shelves here; some shelves are locked – the answer is no definite conclusion about books.
67. Therefore, some buses are electric; all electric vehicles are quiet – the answer is some buses are quiet follows.
68. No exam is a picnic; all picnics need food – the answer is no conclusion linking exams to food.
69. However, all doctors studied; some studied people teach – the answer is no conclusion links doctors to teaching.
70. Some farms are organic; all organic farms skip chemicals – the answer is some farms skip chemicals follows.

Q71-73: Inequality

71. Finally, h greater than I; I greater than or equal to J – the answer is H greater than J.
72. N less than O; O equal to P – the answer is N less than P.
73. Therefore, x greater than Y; Z greater than X – the answer is Z greater than Y.

Q74-77: Coding-Decoding

74. If RIVER becomes SJWFS, OCEAN becomes: the answer is PDFBO – forward one.
75. However, if LIGHT becomes MJHIU, the logic is: the answer is forward one.
76. If DARK becomes CZQJ, the logic is: the answer is back one.
77. Finally, if MOON becomes NPPO, STAR becomes: the answer is TUBS.

Q78-80: Series

78. C, F, I, ? – the answer is L, skipping two.
79. Therefore, 2, 4, 8, 14, 22, ? – add 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: the answer is 32.
80. 7, 14, 28, 56, ? – the answer is 112, doubling.

Q81-90: Puzzle Set

Five boxes stacked bottom to top carry items for five friends A, B, C, D, E. The box with C’s item sits at the bottom. A’s box is immediately above D’s. B’s box is between A’s and E’s. Therefore the stack reads C, D, A, B, E from the bottom.

81. However, the top box carries: the answer is E’s item.
82. Immediately below A’s box sits: the answer is D’s.
83. Finally, boxes between C’s and B’s: the answer is two.
84. Between D’s and E’s sits: the answer is A’s then B’s – two boxes.
85. Therefore, if C and E swap, the top carries: the answer is C’s item.
86. B’s position from the bottom: the answer is fourth.
87. However, the middle box carries: the answer is A’s item.
88. Adjacent pair: the answer is D and A.
89. Finally, boxes above B’s: the answer is one.
90. Immediate neighbours of B: the answer is A and E.

Q91-100: Miscellaneous

91. Therefore, in a row of forty-five, D is nineteenth from the left: from the right, the answer is twenty-seventh.
92. “She is my father’s only child’s son” said a woman: the answer is her son… recompute: father’s only child is the speaker herself, so the son is her son – the answer is her son.
93. M is N’s brother; N is O’s mother: M is O’s the answer, maternal uncle.
94. However, facing north-east, a right turn faces: the answer is south-east.
95. Walk 5 km west then 12 km north: displacement is the answer, 13 km.
96. Odd one: 1, 4, 9, 15, 16 – the answer is 15, not a perfect square.
97. Finally, odd one: cheetah, leopard, tiger, hyena – the answer is hyena, not a cat.
98. Alphabet position of Q: the answer is seventeen.
99. Therefore, letters between E and J inclusive: the answer is six.
100. Next: Monday, Thursday, ? – the answer is Sunday, three-day skips.

Score Interpretation

Moreover, four papers now draw a confident line, therefore trust the curve and schedule repair where it dips. However, exam-week nerves read every dip as doom; the notebook reads it as data. Therefore, the notebook wins.

FAQ

Why does the paper keep one voided item?

Because verification is a syllabus of its own, and the habit saves three marks per real paper.

What changes in exam week?

The Thirty-Second Recap

Day eleven. Same clock. Therefore, three windows. Words, numbers, logic. Moreover, caps protect totals. Negatives bleed them. However, four dots make a curve. Trust the curve. Finally, review tonight. Rest well. Day twelve waits.

Explain It Simply

Fourth practice match, same rules. However, this one sits inside exam week, when feelings shout loudest. Therefore, the scorecard matters more than the match: four scorecards side by side draw a curve, and the curve tells the truth that moods cannot. Moreover, one question checks itself on the page again, because checking is the quietest superpower in this game. Finally, eat on time, sleep on time, and let the curve do the talking.

Rapid-Fire

• 100 questions, 100 marks, 60 minutes.
• Windows: 20; penalty: 0.25.
• Targets: 22, 20, 22; elite 75-plus.
• Countdown: 12 days after this paper.
• DI base: 1,120 lakh, average 224.

Abbreviations

• IBPS: the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.
• PO: probationary officer.
• DI: data interpretation.
• RC: reading comprehension.
• PYQ: previous year questions.
• GA: general awareness.

The Compliance Frame

Moreover, this paper obeys the protocol: compliance with caps, validation of locks, authorization from the four-paper curve before the framework moves. Therefore, however loud exam-week nerves argue, the curve wins, and curves do not blink.

Exam week belongs to the rested and the reviewed; the paper merely keeps the appointment.

Key Takeaways

In conclusion, Day 11 extends the curve: matched difficulty, worked keys, one voided item and a review-first frame. To summarize, sit it at exam timing, read the four-paper line, and trade volume for rest from here. Therefore, the countdown ends the way it ran – with the notebook, not the mood, in charge.

References: ibps.in for the official pattern; this series’ Days 8-10 for comparison.

The Compliance Frame

Moreover, this paper obeys the protocol: compliance with the caps, validation of every locked answer, and authorization from the logged curve before the framework moves. Therefore, however loud nerves argue, the notebook wins, and the notebook never blinks.

Mocks are rehearsals that pay rent on exam day.

The Numbers Echo

• 100 questions, 100 marks, 60 minutes, 0.25 penalty.
• Windows: 20 each; targets 22, 20, 22; elite 75-plus.
• DI bases: 1,400 and 1,120 thousand; averages 280 and 224.
• Countdowns: 13 and 12 days after these papers.

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