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SBI PO 2024 Prelims English PYQ – 8 Mar 2025 Shift 2 (40 Questions with Solutions)

Memory-based English Language paper from the SBI PO 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 2, with RC on food inflation, a cloze test, error spotting, rearrangement and word usage questions.

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About this test

SBI PO 2024 Prelims English Question Paper: 8 March 2025 Shift 2 PYQ

This is the English Language section of the SBI PO 2024 Prelims held on 8 March 2025 in Shift 2, recalled by candidates after the exam.

Topic-wise questions in SBI PO 2024 Prelims English

9topics
Word Usage & Swap6 · 17%
Cloze Test5 · 14%
Fill in the Blanks5 · 14%
Para Jumbles5 · 14%
Reading Comprehension5 · 14%
Error Spotting4 · 11%
Sentence Improvement3 · 8%
Synonyms & Antonyms2 · 5%
Phrasal Verbs1 · 3%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (90% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

  • Begin with Word Usage & Swap, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks and Para Jumbles. These carry about 58% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Reading Comprehension, Error Spotting, Sentence Improvement and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 39% 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.

Grammar and vocabulary concepts to revise for SBI PO English

  • Subject-verb agreement, tense consistency and correct use of prepositions
  • Linking pronouns, connectors and time markers when ordering sentences
  • Different meanings of common words used as both verb and noun
  • Collocations and context clues for filling blanks in a passage

FAQs about SBI PO 2024 Prelims English PYQ – 8 Mar 2025 Shift 2 (40 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 2) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 2 English Language section on Aptitude360 has 40 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 20 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 2) English Language?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 2 English Language section, each question carries 1 mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 40.
What type of questions came in SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 2) English Language?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 2 English Language section included reading comprehension, para-jumbles, fill in the blanks and cloze and error spotting questions. To practise these, see Aptitude360's Subject Verb Agreement practice lesson.
How many reading comprehension passages were in the SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 2) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 2 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 14 of its 40 questions. They open with “The latest retail inflation data once again highlights…” and “In the following passage there are blanks, each…”.
Is SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 2) English Language also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 2 English Language section is also part of the full SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 2) paper on Aptitude360, “SBI PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 8 Mar 2025 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)”, which runs all 3 sections in one timed test.
Can I attempt SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 2) English Language as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 2 English Language section is available on Aptitude360 as 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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Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO24 PRE · 8 Mar 2025 · S2 · English4020 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
40 across 40 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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