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SBI PO 2024 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 8 Mar 2025 Shift 3 (28 Questions with Solutions)

Memory-based SBI PO 2024 Prelims Reasoning from 8 March 2025 Shift 3, covering circular seating, box and floor puzzles, state grouping, letter pairs and blood relations.

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Duration
20 min
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SBI PO Prelims Reasoning PYQ 2024: 8 March 2025 Shift 3 Puzzles

Seating arrangement and puzzle solving form the core of this SBI PO 2024 Prelims Reasoning Ability set from 8 March 2025, Shift 3.

Topic-wise questions in SBI PO 2024 Prelims Reasoning

4topics
Puzzles18 · 67%
Seating Arrangement5 · 18%
Blood Relations3 · 11%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (96% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

  • First priority: Puzzles, about 67% of the questions.
  • Keep in rotation: Seating Arrangement and Blood Relations, a steady 30% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 1 one-question topic (4% 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 6 for the first group, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning concepts to revise for SBI PO Prelims

  • Left and right for persons seated around a circular table
  • Fixing definite positions before branching into possible cases
  • Reading phrases such as just above, between and below in stacks
  • Counting letter pairs both forward and backward using alphabet positions

FAQs about SBI PO 2024 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 8 Mar 2025 Shift 3 (28 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 3) Reasoning Ability section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 3 Reasoning Ability section on Aptitude360 has 28 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 3) Reasoning Ability?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 3 Reasoning Ability 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 28.
SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 3) Reasoning Ability analysis: which topics were asked?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 3 Reasoning Ability section had questions on topics including puzzles and blood relations. For example, one question begins: “In the word ‘HOVERING’, how many pairs of the letters have the same number of letters between them (both forward and backward direction) as in the English alphabet?” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Puzzle Test Problems and Blood Relation Problems practice lessons.
How many puzzle sets came in SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 3) Reasoning Ability?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 3 Reasoning Ability section had 6 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 26 of its 28 questions. They include ones that open with “Seven persons – P, Q, R, S, T…”, “Six Persons–E, H, J, K, M and N–…” and “N is the sibling of H. D is…”.
Is SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 3) Reasoning Ability also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 3 Reasoning Ability section is also part of the full SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 3) paper on Aptitude360, “SBI PO 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 8 Mar 2025 Shift 3 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)”, which runs all 3 sections in one timed test.
Can I attempt SBI PO 2024 Prelims (8 March 2025, Shift 3) Reasoning Ability as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2024 Prelims, 8 March 2025 Shift 3 Reasoning Ability 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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SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO24 PRE · 8 Mar 2025 · S3 · Reasoning2820 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
28 across 28 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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