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SBI PO 2026 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 1 Aug 2026 Shift 1 (30 Questions with Solutions)

Recalled SBI PO 2026 Prelims Reasoning section from 1 August 2026, Shift 1, with building, circular and city-grouping puzzles plus letter-pair and coding questions, all explained.

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Duration
20 min
Marks
30

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SBI PO 2026 Prelims Reasoning PYQ: 1 Aug 2026 Shift 1 Puzzles and Coding

This is the memory-based Reasoning Ability section of the SBI PO 2026 Prelims paper from 1 August 2026, Shift 1.

Topic-wise questions in SBI PO 2026 Prelims Reasoning

4topics
Puzzles20 · 67%
Seating Arrangement5 · 17%
Order & Ranking3 · 10%
Alphabet & Word Test2 · 6%

What this tells you: course of action

  • First priority: Puzzles, about 67% of the questions.
  • Keep in rotation: Seating Arrangement, Order & Ranking and Alphabet & Word Test, a steady 33% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 7 for the first group and 3 for the keep-in-rotation group.

Key reasoning concepts to revise for SBI PO Prelims

  • Fixing definite positions first in building and grouping puzzles
  • Handling mixed facing directions in circular seating, where left and right reverse for outward-facing people
  • Counting letter pairs both forwards and backwards against alphabetical order
  • Applying letter-shift rules separately to letters before and after a reference letter

FAQs about SBI PO 2026 Prelims Reasoning PYQ – 1 Aug 2026 Shift 1 (30 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 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 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 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.
Which topics came in SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability section had questions on topics including puzzles and seating arrangement. For example, one question begins: “How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘HYPOCRITES’ such that the number of letters between them is same as the number of letters between…” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Puzzle Test Problems and Seating Arrangement practice lessons.
How many puzzle sets came in SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability section had 6 puzzle and arrangement sets, covering 28 of its 30 questions. They include ones that open with “Eleven persons: M, N, O, P, Q, R…”, “Six stadiums – A, B, C, D, E…” and “Nine persons – A, B, C, D, E…”.
Where can I practise SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) Reasoning Ability questions online?
You can practise the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 Reasoning Ability section on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. It can be taken untimed in Normal practice, with solutions shown as you answer, or as a timed Simulated test that reports your score and accuracy the moment you submit.

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SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO26 PRE · 1 Aug 2026 · S1 · 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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