IBPS PO 2026 Prelims Quant PYQ – 22 Aug 2026 Shift 1 (35 Questions with Solutions)

IBPS PO 2026 Prelims Quant PYQ 22 Aug Shift 1: DI, Series and Arithmetic

Use this set to check your speed and accuracy on real bank PO maths: it is the Quantitative Aptitude section of the memory-based IBPS PO 2026 Prelims, 22 August 2026, Shift 1.

Topic-wise questions in IBPS PO 2026 Prelims Quant

What this tells you: course of action

• First priority: Data Interpretation, Number Series and Quantity Comparison, roughly 54% of the questions between them.
• Keep in rotation: Simplification & Approximation, a steady 11% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
• Save for the end: 12 one-question topics (34% 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.

Key formulas for IBPS PO arithmetic

• Compound interest amount: \( A=P\left(1+\dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{n} \)
• Boat and stream speeds: \( b=\dfrac{d+u}{2},\ s=\dfrac{d-u}{2} \)
• Train crossing a pole: \( t=\dfrac{L}{v} \)
• Partnership profit ratio: \( \dfrac{P_{A}}{P_{B}}=\dfrac{C_{A}\times t_{A}}{C_{B}\times t_{B}} \)