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SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

Parallel-row seating, table DI, mixture transfer, partnership and para-jumbles appear in this memory-based SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims paper from 20 September 2025, Shift 2.

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99

Across 3 sections

Duration
60 min

3 timed sections

Marks
99

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Attempts
100
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SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims 20 Sep Shift 2 Question Paper: English, Quant, Reasoning

This memory-based SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims paper from 20 September 2025, Shift 2 brings together English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability, recreated from candidate recall.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
7topics
Reading Comprehension6 · 20%
Error Spotting5 · 17%
Fill in the Blanks5 · 17%
Para Jumbles5 · 17%
Word Usage & Swap4 · 13%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 10%
Sentence Improvement2 · 6%
Quantitative Aptitude

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

Data Interpretation10 · 29%
Simplification & Approximation10 · 29%
Mixture & Alligation3 · 9%
Percentage2 · 6%
Ages1 · 3%
Average1 · 3%
Mensuration1 · 3%
Partnership1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Ratio & Proportion1 · 3%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 3%
Reasoning
9topics
Puzzles10 · 29%
Alphanumeric Series5 · 14%
Seating Arrangement5 · 14%
Blood Relations3 · 9%
Inequality3 · 9%
Order & Ranking3 · 8%
Syllogism3 · 8%
Alphabet & Word Test2 · 6%
Classification1 · 3%

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • Begin with Reading Comprehension, Error Spotting and Fill in the Blanks. These carry about 53% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Para Jumbles, Word Usage & Swap, Synonyms & Antonyms and Sentence Improvement, a steady 47% 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: Mixture & Alligation and Percentage, a steady 15% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 9 topics appear only once, about 26% 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, 1 for the keep-in-rotation group and 3 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • Start with Puzzles, Alphanumeric Series and Seating Arrangement: together about 57% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Blood Relations, Inequality, Order & Ranking, Syllogism and Alphabet & Word Test, a steady 40% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 1 one-question topic (3% of the questions). Skim that topic last rather than building long study blocks around it.
  • 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.

FAQs about SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 2) paper?
The State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 paper on Aptitude360 has 99 questions: 30 in English Language, 34 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 2)?
In the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 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 99.
In SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 2), which Numerical Ability topics were asked?
In the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 paper, the Numerical Ability section covered topics including ratio and proportion, averages, data interpretation, mixtures and alligation and profit, loss and discount. For example, one question begins: “A man invested Rs. X on simple interest at the rate of 16% p.a.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Ratio & Proportion and Averages practice lessons.
How many reasoning puzzle sets were in the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 2) paper?
The State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section had 7 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 27 of its 35 questions. They include ones that open with “Ten persons sit in two parallel rows five…”, “In these questions, the relationship between different elements…” and “Seven persons –A, B, C, D, E, F…”.
How much time is given for the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims (20 September 2025, Shift 2) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2025 Prelims, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 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 2) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
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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 · S2 · English3020 min
SBIC25 PRE · 20 Sep 2025 · S2 · Quant3420 min
SBIC25 PRE · 20 Sep 2025 · S2 · Reasoning3520 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
99 across 99 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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