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IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims Question Paper – 10 Oct 2026 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

A candidate-recalled IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims paper from 10 October Shift 2, with word swap, a cloze test, a fashion store reading passage, employee table DI, number series and linear seating.

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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 2026 Prelims 10 Oct Shift 2 Memory-Based Question Paper

This is the memory-based IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims paper from 10 October 2026, Shift 2, rebuilt from candidate recall rather than the official paper.

Topic-wise questions in each section of IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims Question Paper – 10 Oct 2026 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
7topics
Reading Comprehension8 · 30%
Cloze Test6 · 22%
Error Spotting5 · 18%
Para Jumbles3 · 11%
Word Usage & Swap3 · 11%
Phrasal Verbs1 · 4%
Sentence Improvement1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (90% of this section).

Quantitative Aptitude
11topics
Data Interpretation10 · 29%
Simplification & Approximation10 · 29%
Number Series5 · 15%
Simple & Compound Interest2 · 6%
Ages1 · 3%
Mensuration1 · 3%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 3%
Trains1 · 3%

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

Reasoning
9topics
Seating Arrangement8 · 27%
Alphanumeric Series5 · 17%
Puzzles5 · 17%
Direction Sense3 · 10%
Inequality3 · 10%
Syllogism3 · 10%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 3%
Classification1 · 3%
Coding-Decoding1 · 3%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (86% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • First priority: Reading Comprehension and Cloze Test, roughly 52% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Error Spotting, Para Jumbles and Word Usage & Swap, a steady 41% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 2 topics appear only once, about 7% 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 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Start with Data Interpretation and Simplification & Approximation: together about 59% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Number Series and Simple & Compound Interest, a steady 21% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 7 one-question topics (21% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 2 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • Begin with Seating Arrangement, Alphanumeric Series and Puzzles. These carry about 60% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Direction Sense, Inequality and Syllogism, a steady 30% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 3 topics appear only once, about 10% 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, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Key concepts to revise for IBPS Clerk Prelims

  • Grammar rules behind error spotting: tense consistency, subject-verb agreement and correct prepositions
  • Difference-based and multiplication-based patterns in number series
  • Reading a table or bar graph quickly for totals, averages and ratios
  • Possible and definite conclusions in syllogisms

FAQs about IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims Question Paper – 10 Oct 2026 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims (10 October 2026, Shift 2) paper?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2026 Prelims, 10 October 2026 Shift 2 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 2026 Prelims (10 October 2026, Shift 2)?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2026 Prelims, 10 October 2026 Shift 2 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 2026 Prelims (10 October 2026, Shift 2), which Numerical Ability topics were asked?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2026 Prelims, 10 October 2026 Shift 2 paper, the Numerical Ability section covered topics including percentages, data interpretation and time, speed and distance. For example, one question begins: “What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following question?” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Percentage and DI Tabulation practice lessons.
How many RC passages were in IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims (10 October 2026, Shift 2) English Language?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2026 Prelims, 10 October 2026 Shift 2 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 15 of its 30 questions. They open with “In the following passage there are blanks, each…” and “Mathew Varghese owned a mid-sized fashion store in…”.
How much time is given for the IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims (10 October 2026, Shift 2) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2026 Prelims, 10 October 2026 Shift 2 paper runs 60 minutes, 20 minutes for each of its 3 sections. Once you finish a section you cannot go back to it.
Where can I practise the IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims (10 October 2026, Shift 2) paper online?
You can practise the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk (IBPS Clerk) 2026 Prelims, 10 October 2026 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360, where it is 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
IBPSC26 PRE · 10 Oct 2026 · S2 · English3020 min
IBPSC26 PRE · 10 Oct 2026 · S2 · Quant3520 min
IBPSC26 PRE · 10 Oct 2026 · S2 · 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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