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IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims Question Paper – 26 Aug 2023 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

Memory-based IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims paper from 26 August 2023, spanning an RC on salt deficiency, word swap, wrong-number series, table DI, syllogisms and blood relations.

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100

Across 3 sections

Duration
60 min

3 timed sections

Marks
100

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Attempts
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IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims 26 Aug Question Paper: English, Quant, Reasoning

This is the memory-based IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims question paper from the 26 August 2023 shift.

Topic-wise questions in each section of IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims Question Paper – 26 Aug 2023 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
6topics
Para Jumbles6 · 20%
Reading Comprehension6 · 20%
Error Spotting5 · 17%
Fill in the Blanks5 · 17%
Word Usage & Swap5 · 16%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 10%
Quantitative Aptitude

All 13 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Simplification & Approximation15 · 42%
Data Interpretation5 · 14%
Number Series5 · 14%
Ages1 · 3%
Average1 · 3%
Boats & Streams1 · 3%
Mensuration1 · 3%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 3%
Partnership1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Trains1 · 3%
Reasoning
8topics
Puzzles10 · 29%
Alphanumeric Series5 · 15%
Coding-Decoding5 · 15%
Seating Arrangement5 · 14%
Blood Relations3 · 9%
Order & Ranking3 · 9%
Syllogism2 · 6%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 3%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (97% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • Begin with Para Jumbles, Reading Comprehension and Error Spotting. These carry about 57% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Fill in the Blanks, Word Usage & Swap and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 43% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group and 4 for the keep-in-rotation group.

Quantitative Aptitude

  • First priority: Simplification & Approximation and Data Interpretation, roughly 57% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Number Series, a steady 14% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 10 topics appear only once, about 29% in total. Revise them from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group, 1 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • Start with Puzzles, Alphanumeric Series and Coding-Decoding: together about 59% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations, Order & Ranking and Syllogism, a steady 38% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 1 one-question topic (3% of the questions). Skim that topic last rather than building long study blocks around it.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Key concepts to revise for IBPS Clerk Prelims

  • Reading inference and vocabulary from a narrative passage
  • Logical paragraph order using opening sentences and connectors
  • Spotting the odd term in additive and alternating number series
  • Combined work rates and partial-work problems

FAQs about IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims Question Paper – 26 Aug 2023 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims (26 August 2023) paper?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2023 Prelims, 26 August 2023 paper on Aptitude360 has 100 questions: 30 in English Language, 35 in Numerical Ability and 35 in Reasoning Ability. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims (26 August 2023)?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2023 Prelims, 26 August 2023 paper, each question carries 1 mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this paper is 100.
In IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims (26 August 2023), which Numerical Ability topics were asked?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2023 Prelims, 26 August 2023 paper, the Numerical Ability section covered topics including percentages, data interpretation, profit, loss and discount and time, speed and distance. For example, one question begins: “What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question?” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Percentage and DI Tabulation practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims (26 August 2023) paper?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2023 Prelims, 26 August 2023 Reasoning Ability section had 8 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 33 of its 35 questions. They include ones that open with “Eight persons A to H were born (but…”, “In each question below some statements are given…” and “Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E…”.
How much time is given for the IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims (26 August 2023) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2023 Prelims, 26 August 2023 paper runs 60 minutes, 20 minutes for each of its 3 sections. Once you finish a section you cannot go back to it.
Can I attempt IBPS Clerk 2023 Prelims (26 August 2023) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
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How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
IBPSC23 PRE · 26 Aug 2023 · English3020 min
IBPSC23 PRE · 26 Aug 2023 · Quant3520 min
IBPSC23 PRE · 26 Aug 2023 · Reasoning3520 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
100 across 100 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

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Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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