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SBI PO 2026 Mains English PYQ – 12 Sep 2026 (40 Questions with Solutions)

English section of SBI PO 2026 Mains, 12 September 2026: economy-based RC, idioms, error correction, rearrangement and phrase matching, each with a worked solution.

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Duration
40 min
Marks
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SBI PO 2026 Mains English PYQ 12 Sep: RC, Idioms and Error Spotting

Use this set to check how well you read dense economic passages and handle idioms at bank PO Mains level.

Topic-wise questions in SBI PO 2026 Mains English

6topics
Reading Comprehension16 · 44%
Error Spotting5 · 14%
Para Jumbles5 · 14%
Idioms & Phrases4 · 11%
Sentence Improvement4 · 11%
Word Usage & Swap2 · 6%

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

What this tells you: course of action

  • Start with Reading Comprehension and Error Spotting: together about 58% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Para Jumbles, Idioms & Phrases, Sentence Improvement and Word Usage & Swap, a steady 42% 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.

Key English concepts to revise for bank Mains

  • Meanings and correct contexts of common English idioms
  • Thematic coherence for spotting the unrelated sentence
  • Parts of speech and collocation when swapping highlighted words
  • Tone and inference in business and economy passages

FAQs about SBI PO 2026 Mains English PYQ – 12 Sep 2026 (40 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI PO 2026 Mains (12 September 2026) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Mains, 12 September 2026 English Language section on Aptitude360 has 40 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 40 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SBI PO 2026 Mains (12 September 2026) English Language?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Mains, 12 September 2026 English Language section, each question carries 0.5 marks and a wrong answer costs 0.13 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 20.
What type of questions came in SBI PO 2026 Mains (12 September 2026) English Language?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Mains, 12 September 2026 English Language section included reading comprehension, error spotting and idioms and phrases questions. For example, one question begins: “Sentence 1: Driven by sleepless nights and intense isolation, the solitary researcher seemed to go around the bend , convinced his laboratory…” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Subject Verb Agreement practice lesson.
How many reading comprehension passages were in the SBI PO 2026 Mains (12 September 2026) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Mains, 12 September 2026 English Language section had 5 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 20 of its 40 questions. They include ones that open with “Thailand’s downstream petroleum and natural gas sector is…”, “In the following question, five sentences are given…” and “Modern corporate ecosystems are experiencing a severe operational…”.
Where can I practise SBI PO 2026 Mains (12 September 2026) English Language questions online?
You can practise the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Mains, 12 September 2026 English Language section on Aptitude360, where it is 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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SBIPO26 MAINS · 12 Sep 2026 · English4040 min

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Total marks
20 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.

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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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