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SBI PO 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 4 Aug 2025 Shift 2 (30 Questions with Solutions)

Memory-based Reasoning section of SBI PO 2025 Prelims, 4 August 2025 Shift 2, with circular seating, floor, designation and ranking puzzles plus letter and digit items.

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20 min
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About this test

SBI PO 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ: 4 Aug Shift 2 Puzzles and Seating

This is the SBI PO 2025 Prelims Reasoning Ability section from 4 August 2025, Shift 2, compiled from candidate recall. The set leans heavily on puzzles and seating arrangements, alongside short items on letters and digits. Aptitude360 explains every problem through a worked solution.

Question types in the Shift 2 Reasoning section

  • Circular seating with some persons facing the centre and others facing outward
  • Floor-based puzzle in a multi-storey building
  • Height ranking among persons
  • Designation puzzle using banking hierarchy roles
  • Order-of-purchase sequence
  • Linear row facing north with persons linked to metals
  • Letter pairs in the word PRESENCE and digit operations on a number

Reasoning concepts to revise for SBI PO Prelims

  • Left and right for persons facing inside versus outside in a circle
  • Building multiple possible cases and eliminating them with later clues
  • Counting letter pairs in both forward and backward alphabetical order
  • Fixing definite clues before conditional ones in sequence puzzles

Preparation tips for puzzle-heavy papers

  • Draw a fresh diagram for every puzzle instead of solving mentally
  • In floor puzzles, note which floor is numbered as the lowest before placing anyone
  • Settle quick letter and digit items first, then return to long puzzles

Who should take this set

Upcoming SBI PO aspirants who already know basic seating and puzzle methods and want practice on a recent actual Prelims Reasoning section.

FAQs about SBI PO 2025 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 4 Aug 2025 Shift 2 (30 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI PO 2025 Prelims (4 August 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 4 August 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section on Aptitude360 has 30 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 20 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SBI PO 2025 Prelims (4 August 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 4 August 2025 Shift 2 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 30.
SBI PO 2025 Prelims (4 August 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability analysis: which topics were asked?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 4 August 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section had questions on topics including seating arrangement, puzzles and direction sense. For example, one question begins: “In the number ‘45787259’, if each digit before 8 is increased by 2 and each digit after 8 is decreased by 1, then how many digits appear after the…” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Seating Arrangement and Puzzle Test Problems practice lessons.
How many puzzle sets came in SBI PO 2025 Prelims (4 August 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 4 August 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section had 6 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 28 of its 30 questions. They include ones that open with “Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U…”, “Nine persons purchase different products one after the…” and “Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F…”.
Is SBI PO 2025 Prelims (4 August 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2025 Prelims, 4 August 2025 Shift 2 Reasoning Ability section is also part of the full SBI PO 2025 Prelims (4 August 2025, Shift 2) paper on Aptitude360, “SBI PO 2025 Prelims Question Paper – 4 Aug 2025 Shift 2 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)”, which runs all 3 sections in one timed test.
Where can I practise SBI PO 2025 Prelims (4 August 2025, Shift 2) Reasoning Ability questions online?
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SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO25 PRE · 4 Aug 2025 · S2 · Reasoning3020 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
30 across 30 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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