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IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 24 Aug 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

The IBPS PO 2025 Prelims paper of 24 August, Shift 1, recalled by candidates, with para jumbles, data interpretation, equation comparison and floor-based puzzles solved in full.

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Questions
100

Across 3 sections

Duration
60 min

3 timed sections

Marks
100

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Attempts
100
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IBPS PO 2025 Prelims 24 Aug Shift 1 Memory-Based Question Paper

This memory-based IBPS PO 2025 Prelims question paper from 24 August 2025, Shift 1, lets you test your English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability against a real recent shift.

Topic-wise questions in each section of IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 24 Aug 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
7topics
Para Jumbles5 · 20%
Error Spotting4 · 16%
Reading Comprehension4 · 16%
Word Usage & Swap4 · 16%
Fill in the Blanks3 · 12%
Sentence Improvement3 · 12%
Synonyms & Antonyms2 · 8%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (83% of this section).

Quantitative Aptitude

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

Data Interpretation15 · 44%
Simplification & Approximation5 · 14%
Quadratic Equations4 · 12%
Boats & Streams1 · 3%
Mensuration1 · 3%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 3%
Partnership1 · 3%
Percentage1 · 3%
Pipes & Cisterns1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 3%
Trains1 · 3%

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

Reasoning
7topics
Puzzles15 · 44%
Seating Arrangement8 · 23%
Direction Sense3 · 9%
Inequality3 · 9%
Syllogism3 · 9%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 3%
Classification1 · 3%

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

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • Begin with Para Jumbles, Error Spotting and Reading Comprehension. These carry about 52% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Word Usage & Swap, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Improvement and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 48% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group and 5 for the keep-in-rotation group.

Quantitative Aptitude

  • First priority: Data Interpretation and Simplification & Approximation, roughly 59% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Quadratic Equations, a steady 12% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 10 one-question topics (29% 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, 1 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • Start with Puzzles and Seating Arrangement: together about 68% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Direction Sense, Inequality and Syllogism, a steady 26% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 2 topics appear only once, about 6% 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 PO Prelims

  • Opening sentence clues and connectors for para jumbles
  • Tense, subject-verb agreement and prepositions for error-based questions
  • Sensible rounding in approximation and the sign of roots in equation comparison
  • Floor-based and birth-year puzzle layouts, and definite versus possible conclusions in syllogisms

FAQs about IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 24 Aug 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 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 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1)?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 paper, marking differs by section: English Language carries 1 mark per question with a deduction of 0.25 marks for a wrong answer; Quantitative Aptitude carries 0.86 marks per question with a deduction of 0.21 marks for a wrong answer; Reasoning Ability carries 1.14 marks per question with a deduction of 0.29 marks for a wrong answer. The maximum score on this paper is 100.
In IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1), which Quantitative Aptitude topics were asked?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including data interpretation, percentages, algebra and equations, time, speed and distance and ratio and proportion. For example, one question begins: “The sum of the length of a rectangle and the side of a square is 36 meters.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's DI Tabulation and Percentage practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability section had 8 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 32 of its 35 questions. They include ones that open with “Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F…”, “Eight people – D, L, N, O, E…” and “In these questions, the relationship between different elements…”.
How much time is given for the IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 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.
Where can I practise the IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) paper online?
You can practise the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 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
IBPSPO25 PRE · 24 Aug 2025 · S1 · English3020 min
IBPSPO25 PRE · 24 Aug 2025 · S1 · Quant3520 min
IBPSPO25 PRE · 24 Aug 2025 · 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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