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IBPS PO 2025 Mains English PYQ – 12 Oct 2025 (35 Questions with Solutions)

English Language section of the IBPS PO 2025 Mains (12 October 2025): reading passages, para jumbles, paraphrase, error spotting, connectors and fillers, each with a worked solution.

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Duration
40 min
Marks
39.90

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About this test

IBPS PO Mains English PYQ 2025: 12 Oct Reading and Grammar Questions

Reading comprehension, grammar and paragraph logic form the core of this English Language set from the IBPS PO 2025 Mains, held on 12 October 2025. It includes passages on African air travel and the learning value of digital games, along with coherence, connector and error-based items. Every question on Aptitude360 comes with a worked solution.

Question types in this IBPS PO Mains English section

  • Reading comprehension: passages on air travel access in Africa and the role of digital games in student learning
  • Paragraph skills: odd sentence out, paraphrase selection and para jumbles
  • Grammar: spotting the incorrect sentence and choosing correct replacements for highlighted parts
  • Vocabulary in context: phrase replacement in a passage and a single word fitting several blanks
  • Sentence linking: joining column-based phrases with a given connector

Core English concepts to revise for PO Mains

  • Theme and tone of a paragraph, which drive both odd-one-out and paraphrase questions
  • Opening and concluding sentence cues in para jumbles
  • Subject-verb agreement, tense consistency and correct prepositions for error items
  • Meaning and grammatical role of connectors such as although, unless and therefore

Tips to sharpen Mains-level English

  • Read an editorial daily and summarise each paragraph in one line to train paraphrase skills
  • For multi-blank fillers, test the word that fits the toughest blank first
  • When joining phrases with a connector, check both the meaning and the grammar of the full sentence

Who will gain most from this set

IBPS PO candidates preparing for the Mains stage, and other bank PO aspirants who want practice with reading-comprehension passages and newer grammar formats.

FAQs about IBPS PO 2025 Mains English PYQ – 12 Oct 2025 (35 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the IBPS PO 2025 Mains (12 October 2025) English Language section?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Mains, 12 October 2025 English Language section on Aptitude360 has 35 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 40 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in IBPS PO 2025 Mains (12 October 2025) English Language?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Mains, 12 October 2025 English Language section, each question carries about 1.14 marks and a wrong answer costs a quarter of that question's marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 40.
What type of questions came in IBPS PO 2025 Mains (12 October 2025) English Language?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Mains, 12 October 2025 English Language section included reading comprehension and error spotting questions. For example, one question begins: “In Column I, the highlighted parts may be grammatically incorrect.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Subject Verb Agreement practice lesson.
How many reading comprehension passages were in the IBPS PO 2025 Mains (12 October 2025) English Language section?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Mains, 12 October 2025 English Language section had 3 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 18 of its 35 questions. They open with “For most Africans, air travel remains a fairytown…”, “Choose the most appropriate replacement for each highlighted…” and “Video games have evolved into a multifaceted medium…”.
What is an example question from IBPS PO 2025 Mains (12 October 2025) English Language?
One question in the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Mains, 12 October 2025 English Language section asked: “In the given question five sentences are given in which one is not coherent with others. Choose the incoherent statement as your answer.” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Where can I practise IBPS PO 2025 Mains (12 October 2025) English Language questions online?
You can practise the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Mains, 12 October 2025 English Language section 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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SectionQuestionsTime
IBPSPO25 MAINS · 12 Oct 2025 · English3540 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
39.9 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.

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.

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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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