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IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 24 Aug 2025 Shift 1 (35 Questions with Solutions)

Memory-based Reasoning questions from IBPS PO 2025 Prelims, 24 August Shift 1: age, floor and seating puzzles plus syllogism, inequality, direction sense and word formation, all solved step by step.

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35
Duration
20 min
Marks
39.90

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About this test

IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ 24 Aug Shift 1: Puzzles and Logic

The IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Reasoning Ability section from 24 August 2025, Shift 1 is reproduced here from candidate memory.

Topic-wise questions in IBPS PO 2025 Prelims 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

  • Begin with Puzzles and Seating Arrangement. These carry about 68% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Direction Sense, Inequality and Syllogism, a steady 26% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 2 one-question topics (6% 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, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Key reasoning concepts to revise

  • Fixing a reference year so that ages follow directly from birth years
  • Filling definite floor positions first in building puzzles
  • Left and right orientation and counting persons between two positions in seating
  • Possibility cases in syllogism and the 'either or' rule

FAQs about IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 24 Aug 2025 Shift 1 (35 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability section?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 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 PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability?
In the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability 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.
IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability analysis: which topics were asked?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability section had questions on topics including direction sense, syllogisms, analogy and puzzles. For example, one question begins: “How many meaningful words can be formed from the first, second, eighth and ninth letters from the left end of the word “REFRIGERATOR”?” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Direction Sense Problems and Syllogism practice lessons.
How many puzzle sets came in IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability?
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 “Point E is 17 m east of point…”, “Fourteen persons sit in two parallel rows with…” and “In each question below, some statements are given…”.
What is an example question from IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability?
One question in the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability section asked: “How many pairs of digits are there in the number ‘758231265’, each of which has as many digits between them in the number as in the number series (both forward and backward direction)?” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Where can I practise IBPS PO 2025 Prelims (24 August 2025, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability questions online?
You can practise the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) 2025 Prelims, 24 August 2025 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability 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 PRE · 24 Aug 2025 · S1 · Reasoning3520 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.

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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