IBPS PO Reasoning Ability Sectional Test 1

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection: Probationary Officer

Focus on Reasoning Ability with 35 original questions in one dedicated practice session.

Syllabus-checked original practice

Mapped to the official Prelims syllabus and answer-checked on 3 August 2026.

Scoring note: Question marks are scaled equally to the official 40-mark section total; each wrong answer deducts one-fourth of that question’s marks.

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About this IBPS PO Reasoning Ability sectional test

This sectional test isolates Reasoning Ability from the IBPS PO Prelims pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 35 original practice questions across 21 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.

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Scoring and result analysis

Each question uses its assigned marks and penalty; together they total 40 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 35 questions are difficulty-tagged: 19 easy, 13 medium, 3 hard. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this an official IBPS PO question paper?

No. It's an independent practice test with original Reasoning Ability questions, mapped to the official IBPS PO Prelims syllabus and answer-checked on 3 August 2026.

How many questions are in this Reasoning Ability sectional test, and how long is it?

35 questions in 20 minutes.

Which topics does this test focus on?

It spans 21 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Coding-decoding, Alphabet test, and Analogy.

Is there negative marking in this test?

Marks vary by question in this section: see the scoring note above for the exact breakdown.

Drill Reasoning Ability beyond IBPS PO

35 of the 35 questions here are pure reasoning, and reasoning is the one part of a paper that is not exam-specific: a seating puzzle does not change because it appears in a bank paper rather than a railway one. Our Logical Reasoning section pools 750 such questions from across every exam on this site and sorts them two ways: by difficulty, so you can find your level, and by topic, so you can drill the family that costs you time.

It is practice, not simulation: there is no negative marking there, so a score in that section is not comparable with your score here. Use it to build the skill, and come back to this test to rehearse the exam.

Practise logical reasoning Start with an easy set