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IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 4 Oct 2025 Shift 2 (35 Questions with Solutions)

IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims Reasoning from 4 October 2025, Shift 2, with box, floor, month and height puzzles, coding-decoding, blood relations and syllogisms.

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IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ 4 Oct Shift 2: Puzzles and Syllogisms

This IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ from 4 October 2025, Shift 2, tests how well you handle arrangement puzzles under exam conditions. It covers box, floor, month and height puzzles, along with coding-decoding, blood relations, a number series and syllogisms. Aptitude360 gives a worked solution for every item so you can trace each arrangement step by step.

Topics asked in this IBPS Clerk Reasoning shift

  • Box stack puzzle placing boxes one above another in a single stack
  • Floor-based puzzle with eight people in a four-floor building
  • Month-wise birthday arrangement within the same year
  • Height ranking of eight persons using taller and shorter comparisons
  • Phrase-based coding-decoding with words mapped to codes
  • Number series operations after changing each number in a given series
  • Blood relations and counting letter pairs in a given word
  • Statement and conclusion syllogisms with two conclusions

Key reasoning concepts to revise for IBPS Clerk Prelims

  • Fixing definite positions first in stack and floor puzzles, then branching into cases
  • Comparing common words across coded phrases to isolate each code
  • Drawing a family tree with gender markers for blood relation statements
  • Using Venn diagrams to test 'some', 'all' and 'no' statements, including either-or cases

Preparation tips for bank clerk reasoning puzzles

  • Write the given months in calendar order before placing people in month-based puzzles
  • For letter pairs, check both forward and backward directions against alphabet positions
  • Practise one stack or floor puzzle daily to build speed with case elimination

Who should practise this shift

Useful for IBPS Clerk aspirants who have learnt the basic reasoning topics and now want real exam-level puzzle practice.

FAQs about IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 4 Oct 2025 Shift 2 (35 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims (4 October 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability section?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 4 October 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section on Aptitude360 has 35 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 20 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims (4 October 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 4 October 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section, each question carries 1 mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 35.
IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims (4 October 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability analysis: which topics were asked?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 4 October 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section had questions on topics including puzzles, syllogisms, coding-decoding, series and blood relations. For example, one question begins: “In each question below, some statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Puzzle Test Problems and Syllogism practice lessons.
How many puzzle sets came in IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims (4 October 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 4 October 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section had 7 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 29 of its 35 questions. They include ones that open with “Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E…”, “In each question below, some statements are given…” and “Eight persons – P, Q, R, S, T…”.
What is an example question from IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims (4 October 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability?
One question in the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 4 October 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section asked: “How many pairs of letters are there in the word “BUTTERFLY” in both forward and backward directions each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabetical series?” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Where can I practise IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims (4 October 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability questions online?
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SectionQuestionsTime
IBPSC25 PRE · 4 Oct 2025 · S2 · Reasoning3520 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
35 across 35 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.

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Score and accuracy

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

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

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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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