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IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 24 Aug 2024 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

Memory-based IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims, 24 Aug Shift 1: reading comprehension, word swap, number series, line-graph DI, interest, circular seating and month-based puzzles.

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Questions
100

Across 3 sections

Duration
60 min

3 timed sections

Marks
100

Negative marking

Attempts
100
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IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims Question Paper 24 Aug Shift 1: English, Quant, Reasoning

The IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims paper from 24 August 2024, Shift 1, is a memory-based recreation covering English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.

Topic-wise questions in each section of IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 24 Aug 2024 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
7topics
Reading Comprehension7 · 24%
Para Jumbles5 · 17%
Error Spotting4 · 14%
Sentence Improvement4 · 14%
Word Usage & Swap4 · 14%
Fill in the Blanks3 · 10%
Synonyms & Antonyms2 · 7%

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

Quantitative Aptitude

All 15 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Simplification & Approximation12 · 34%
Data Interpretation5 · 14%
Number Series5 · 14%
Percentage2 · 5%
Ages1 · 3%
Boats & Streams1 · 3%
Fractions & Decimals1 · 3%
Mensuration1 · 3%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 3%
Partnership1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Surds & Indices1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Trains1 · 3%
Reasoning
6topics
Seating Arrangement9 · 32%
Alphanumeric Series5 · 18%
Inequality5 · 18%
Puzzles5 · 18%
Order & Ranking3 · 11%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 3%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (80% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • Start with Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles and Error Spotting: together about 55% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Sentence Improvement, Word Usage & Swap, Fill in the Blanks and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 45% 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

  • Begin with Simplification & Approximation, Data Interpretation and Number Series. These carry about 63% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Percentage, a steady 6% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 11 topics appear only once, about 31% 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

  • First priority: Seating Arrangement and Alphanumeric Series, roughly 50% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Inequality, Puzzles and Order & Ranking, a steady 46% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 1 one-question topic (4% 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 4 for the first group, 5 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Key concepts for IBPS Clerk Prelims revision

  • Common error types: tense, subject-verb agreement and wrong prepositions
  • Difference patterns in number series, including squares, cubes and multiply-add steps
  • Upstream and downstream speeds from boat and current speeds
  • Combined work rates to find one worker's share

FAQs about IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 24 Aug 2024 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims (24 August 2024, Shift 1) paper?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 24 August 2024 Shift 1 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 2024 Prelims (24 August 2024, Shift 1)?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 24 August 2024 Shift 1 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 2024 Prelims (24 August 2024, Shift 1), which Numerical Ability topics were asked?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 24 August 2024 Shift 1 paper, the Numerical Ability section covered topics including percentages, progressions and series, ratio and proportion, profit, loss and discount and time, speed and distance. For example, one question begins: “The ratio of upstream speed of a boat and speed of current is 4:1.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Percentage and Progression practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims (24 August 2024, Shift 1) paper?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 24 August 2024 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability section had 6 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 27 of its 35 questions. They include ones that open with “Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F…”, “In each of the questions, relationships between some…” and “Eight persons – P, Q, R, S, T…”.
How much time is given for the IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims (24 August 2024, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 24 August 2024 Shift 1 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 2024 Prelims (24 August 2024, Shift 1) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 24 August 2024 Shift 1 paper is available on Aptitude360 as a free test. Normal practice is untimed and needs no account, while the Simulated test runs on one clock with a question palette and shows your score, section-wise analysis and the key at the end.

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Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
IBPSC24 PRE · 24 Aug 2024 · S1 · English3020 min
IBPSC24 PRE · 24 Aug 2024 · S1 · Quant3520 min
IBPSC24 PRE · 24 Aug 2024 · S1 · 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

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

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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