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SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

Memory-based SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims paper of 20 September 2025, Shift 1, with an RC passage, Quant DI on cricket runs and a floor-based reasoning puzzle.

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100

Across 3 sections

Duration
60 min

3 timed sections

Marks
100

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SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims 20 Sep Shift 1 Question Paper: English, Quant, Reasoning

This is the memory-based SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims question paper from 20 Sep 2025, Shift 1.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
6topics
Reading Comprehension7 · 23%
Error Spotting5 · 17%
Fill in the Blanks5 · 17%
Para Jumbles5 · 17%
Word Usage & Swap5 · 16%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 10%
Quantitative Aptitude

All 14 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Data Interpretation14 · 40%
Simplification & Approximation9 · 25%
Ages1 · 3%
Arithmetic Word Problems1 · 3%
Average1 · 3%
Boats & Streams1 · 3%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 3%
Partnership1 · 3%
Percentage1 · 3%
Pipes & Cisterns1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Ratio & Proportion1 · 3%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 2%
Reasoning
7topics
Puzzles10 · 34%
Alphabet & Word Test7 · 23%
Direction Sense3 · 10%
Inequality3 · 10%
Seating Arrangement3 · 10%
Syllogism3 · 10%
Coding-Decoding1 · 3%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (86% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • First priority: Reading Comprehension, Error Spotting and Fill in the Blanks, roughly 57% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Para Jumbles, Word Usage & Swap and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 43% 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

  • Start with Data Interpretation and Simplification & Approximation: together about 66% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • 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 7 for the first group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • Begin with Puzzles and Alphabet & Word Test. These carry about 57% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Direction Sense, Inequality, Seating Arrangement and Syllogism, a steady 40% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 1 topic appears only once, about 3% in total. Revise that topic from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • 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.

Key concepts to revise for SBI Clerk Prelims

  • Tense consistency and subject-verb agreement for error spotting and fillers
  • Upstream and downstream speed relations for boats and streams
  • Profit sharing in partnership when partners invest for different periods
  • Reading inequality conclusions and the difference between definite and possible conclusions in syllogism

FAQs about SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 100 questions: 30 in English Language, 35 in Numerical Ability and 35 in Reasoning Ability. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 1)?
In the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 1 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 SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 1), which Numerical Ability topics were asked?
In the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 1 paper, the Numerical Ability section covered topics including percentages, ratio and proportion, data interpretation, profit, loss and discount and time, speed and distance. For example, one question begins: “For an event A, B, C, D each contributed Rs. 400.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Percentage and Ratio & Proportion practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability section had 7 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 27 of its 35 questions. They include ones that open with “In these questions, the relationship between different elements…”, “Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F…” and “Point F is 13m east of point Q…”.
How much time is given for the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 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.
Can I attempt SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 1) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 1 paper is available on Aptitude360 as 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
SBIC25 PRE · 20 Sep 2025 · S1 · English3020 min
SBIC25 PRE · 20 Sep 2025 · S1 · Quant3520 min
SBIC25 PRE · 20 Sep 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

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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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