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SBI PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 16 Mar 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

Memory-based SBI PO 2024 Prelims set from 16 Mar 2025 Shift 1, covering English, Quant and Reasoning with RC, cloze, DI, interest problems, seating puzzles and coding, all fully solved.

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99

Across 3 sections

Duration
60 min

3 timed sections

Marks
99

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Attempts
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SBI PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper: 16 Mar 2025 Shift 1 Memory-Based

SBI PO 2024 Prelims, 16 Mar 2025 Shift 1, is presented here as a memory-based set covering all three sections: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SBI PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 16 Mar 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
8topics
Cloze Test6 · 17%
Error Spotting5 · 15%
Para Jumbles5 · 15%
Reading Comprehension5 · 15%
Word Usage & Swap5 · 14%
Fill in the Blanks3 · 9%
Sentence Improvement3 · 9%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 6%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (85% of this section).

Quantitative Aptitude

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

Data Interpretation14 · 48%
Number Series3 · 10%
Ages1 · 4%
Average1 · 4%
Boats & Streams1 · 4%
Mensuration1 · 4%
Number System1 · 4%
Partnership1 · 4%
Percentage1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Quantity Comparison1 · 3%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Trains1 · 3%
Reasoning
4topics
Seating Arrangement15 · 52%
Puzzles10 · 35%
Syllogism3 · 10%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 3%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (97% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • First priority: Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Para Jumbles and Reading Comprehension, roughly 62% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Word Usage & Swap, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Improvement and Idioms & Phrases, a steady 38% 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 Number Series: together about 59% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Save for the end: 12 one-question topics (41% 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 and 4 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • Begin with Seating Arrangement. It carries about 52% of the questions, which makes it the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Puzzles and Syllogism, a steady 45% 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 4 for the first group, 5 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Key concepts to revise for SBI PO Prelims

  • Subject-verb agreement, tenses and prepositions for error spotting
  • Collocations and context clues for cloze and filler questions
  • Percentage and ratio conversions used in table-based DI
  • Calculating ages from birth years against a reference year in puzzles

FAQs about SBI PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 16 Mar 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SBI PO 2024 Prelims (16 March 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 16 March 2025 Shift 1 paper on Aptitude360 has 99 questions: 40 in English Language, 29 in Quantitative Aptitude and 30 in Reasoning Ability. All are multiple-choice questions.
What was the marking scheme in SBI PO 2024 Prelims (16 March 2025, Shift 1)?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 16 March 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 99.
In SBI PO 2024 Prelims (16 March 2025, Shift 1), which Quantitative Aptitude topics were asked?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 16 March 2025 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including percentages, ratio and proportion, data interpretation, simple and compound interest and profit, loss and discount. For example, one question begins: “A man invested Rs P each in two schemes, A and B, and both schemes offer compound interest at 10% p.a.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Percentage and Ratio & Proportion practice lessons.
How many RC passages were in SBI PO 2024 Prelims (16 March 2025, Shift 1) English Language?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 16 March 2025 Shift 1 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 14 of its 40 questions. They open with “India’s population dynamics (A) have been a subject…” and “In the following passage there are blanks, each…”.
How much time is given for the SBI PO 2024 Prelims (16 March 2025, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 16 March 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 PO 2024 Prelims (16 March 2025, Shift 1) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
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How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO24 PRE · 16 Mar 2025 · S1 · English4020 min
SBIPO24 PRE · 16 Mar 2025 · S1 · Quant2920 min
SBIPO24 PRE · 16 Mar 2025 · S1 · Reasoning3020 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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