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IBPS PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 19 Oct 2024 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

Memory-based IBPS PO 2024 Prelims paper from 19 Oct 2024, Shift 2, with a recession-themed RC, train and cake DI, cricket caselet, two-row seating and syllogisms, all solved.

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100

Across 3 sections

Duration
60 min

3 timed sections

Marks
100

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Attempts
100
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IBPS PO 2024 Prelims Memory-Based Paper: 19 Oct 2024 Shift 2

Bank PO aspirants who have finished the syllabus and are moving to full papers can start with this one.

Topic-wise questions in each section of IBPS PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 19 Oct 2024 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
6topics
Reading Comprehension7 · 24%
Cloze Test6 · 21%
Para Jumbles5 · 17%
Spelling5 · 17%
Error Spotting3 · 11%
Word Usage & Swap3 · 10%

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

Quantitative Aptitude

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

Data Interpretation15 · 42%
Quadratic Equations5 · 14%
Simplification & Approximation5 · 14%
Average1 · 3%
Boats & Streams1 · 3%
Mensuration1 · 3%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 3%
Partnership1 · 3%
Percentage1 · 3%
Pipes & Cisterns1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Reasoning
8topics
Puzzles15 · 43%
Seating Arrangement5 · 14%
Blood Relations3 · 9%
Direction Sense3 · 9%
Order & Ranking3 · 8%
Syllogism3 · 8%
Alphabet & Word Test2 · 6%
Classification1 · 3%

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • Begin with Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test and Para Jumbles. These carry about 62% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Spelling, Error Spotting and Word Usage & Swap, a steady 38% 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: Data Interpretation and Quadratic Equations, roughly 57% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Simplification & Approximation, 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 and Seating Arrangement: together about 57% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Order & Ranking, Syllogism and Alphabet & Word Test, a steady 40% 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.

Concepts to revise for IBPS PO Prelims

  • Comparing roots of two quadratics to decide the relation between x and y
  • Profit sharing in proportion to investment multiplied by time
  • Removing and replacing part of a mixture while tracking each component
  • Placing people in parallel rows using fixed clues before conditional ones

FAQs about IBPS PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 19 Oct 2024 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the IBPS PO 2024 Prelims (19 October 2024, Shift 2) paper?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2024 Prelims, 19 October 2024 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360 has 100 questions: 30 in English Language, 35 in Quantitative Aptitude and 35 in Reasoning Ability. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in IBPS PO 2024 Prelims (19 October 2024, Shift 2)?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2024 Prelims, 19 October 2024 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 PO 2024 Prelims (19 October 2024, Shift 2), which Quantitative Aptitude topics were asked?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2024 Prelims, 19 October 2024 Shift 2 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including percentages, time, speed and distance, ratio and proportion, algebra and equations and time and work. For example, one question begins: “The average length of 20 wooden planks is 75 cm.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Percentage and Time, Speed and Distance practice lessons.
How many RC passages were in IBPS PO 2024 Prelims (19 October 2024, Shift 2) English Language?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2024 Prelims, 19 October 2024 Shift 2 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 14 of its 30 questions. They open with “In the following passage there are blanks, each…” and “Amidst the backdrop of a severe recession in…”.
How much time is given for the IBPS PO 2024 Prelims (19 October 2024, Shift 2) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2024 Prelims, 19 October 2024 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 PO 2024 Prelims (19 October 2024, Shift 2) paper online?
You can practise the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2024 Prelims, 19 October 2024 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. It can be taken untimed in Normal practice, with solutions shown as you answer, or as a timed Simulated test that reports your score and accuracy the moment you submit.

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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
IBPSPO24 PRE · 19 Oct 2024 · S2 · English3020 min
IBPSPO24 PRE · 19 Oct 2024 · S2 · Quant3520 min
IBPSPO24 PRE · 19 Oct 2024 · 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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