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SBI PO 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 5 Aug 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

A recalled SBI PO 2025 Prelims shift featuring a tourism RC, an agriculture cloze, keyboard sales DI, cylinder mensuration and the CONCIERGE letter-pair question, each solved step by step.

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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 PO 2025 Prelims Shift 1 PYQ (5 Aug): Recalled English, Quant and Reasoning

Reading comprehension, double fillers, data interpretation, arithmetic and arrangement puzzles make up this memory-based SBI PO 2025 Prelims question paper from 5 August 2025, Shift 1.

Topic-wise questions in each section of SBI PO 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 5 Aug 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

English Language
8topics
Para Jumbles9 · 23%
Cloze Test6 · 16%
Reading Comprehension6 · 15%
Fill in the Blanks5 · 13%
Error Spotting4 · 10%
Word Usage & Swap4 · 10%
Sentence Improvement3 · 8%
Synonyms & Antonyms2 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (98% of this section).

Quantitative Aptitude
12topics
Data Interpretation15 · 52%
Number Series4 · 14%
Ages1 · 4%
Boats & Streams1 · 4%
Mensuration1 · 4%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 4%
Partnership1 · 3%
Percentage1 · 3%
Profit, Loss & Discount1 · 3%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 3%
Time & Work1 · 3%
Trains1 · 3%
Reasoning
5topics
Puzzles20 · 67%
Seating Arrangement5 · 17%
Direction Sense3 · 10%
Alphabet & Word Test1 · 3%
Alphanumeric Series1 · 3%

What this tells you: course of action

English Language

  • Start with Para Jumbles, Cloze Test and Reading Comprehension: together about 54% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Fill in the Blanks, Error Spotting, Word Usage & Swap, Sentence Improvement and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 46% 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

  • Begin with Data Interpretation. It carries about 52% of the questions, which makes it the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Number Series, a steady 14% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 10 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 5 for the first group, 1 for the keep-in-rotation group and 4 for the leave-for-last group.

Reasoning

  • First priority: Puzzles, about 67% of the questions.
  • Keep in rotation: Seating Arrangement and Direction Sense, a steady 27% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 2 topics appear only once, about 7% 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 7 for the first group, 2 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

FAQs about SBI PO 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 5 Aug 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)

How many questions are in the SBI PO 2025 Prelims (5 August 2025, Shift 1) paper?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 5 August 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 2025 Prelims (5 August 2025, Shift 1)?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 5 August 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 2025 Prelims (5 August 2025, Shift 1), which Quantitative Aptitude topics were asked?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 5 August 2025 Shift 1 paper, the Quantitative Aptitude section covered topics including ratio and proportion, percentages, time, speed and distance and profit, loss and discount. For example, one question begins: “The present age of X is 50% more than that of Y, and the present age of Z is the average of the present ages of X and Y. If the difference between…” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Ratio & Proportion and Percentage practice lessons.
How many RC passages were in SBI PO 2025 Prelims (5 August 2025, Shift 1) English Language?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 5 August 2025 Shift 1 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 15 of its 40 questions. They open with “The travel and tourism industry has traditionally been…” and “In the following passage, there are blanks, each…”.
How much time is given for the SBI PO 2025 Prelims (5 August 2025, Shift 1) paper?
Aptitude360's timed version of the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 5 August 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 2025 Prelims (5 August 2025, Shift 1) as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 5 August 2025 Shift 1 paper 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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How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO25 PRE · 5 Aug 2025 · S1 · English4020 min
SBIPO25 PRE · 5 Aug 2025 · S1 · Quant2920 min
SBIPO25 PRE · 5 Aug 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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