IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test – English
Total Questions: 80
Total Marks: 80
Time: 45 Minutes
Sections
- Reasoning Ability – 40 Questions
- Numerical Ability – 40 Questions
Instructions: Choose the correct option for each question.
Part A – Reasoning Ability
Questions 1–40
Questions 1–5: Number Series
1. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ?
A. 48
B. 54
C. 64
D. 72
2. 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
A. 120
B. 140
C. 160
D. 180
3. 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?
A. 36
B. 38
C. 40
D. 42
4. 50, 45, 40, 35, ?, 25
A. 28
B. 30
C. 32
D. 33
5. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
A. 30
B. 32
C. 36
D. 40
Questions 6–10: Analogy and Classification
6. Book : Read :: Food : ?
A. Cook
B. Eat
C. Buy
D. Keep
7. Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?
A. Market
B. School
C. Bank
D. Farm
8. Find the odd one out.
A. Mango
B. Banana
C. Apple
D. Carrot
9. Find the odd one out.
A. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Friday
D. January
10. Pen : Write :: Knife : ?
A. Cut
B. Drink
C. Read
D. Run
Questions 11–15: Coding-Decoding
If CAT is written as DBU, then how will DOG be written?
11.
A. EPH
B. EOG
C. FPH
D. DPH
If PEN = QFO, then:
12. BOOK = ?
A. CPPL
B. CPPM
C. CPOL
D. BPPL
13. If RAM = SBN, then SUN = ?
A. TVO
B. TUN
C. SVN
D. TVN
14. If BAT = 23, where B=2, A=1 and T=20, what is the value of CAT?
A. 23
B. 24
C. 25
D. 26
15. If each letter of MANGO is replaced by the next letter of the alphabet, what will be the new word?
A. NBOHP
B. NBNHP
C. MBOHP
D. OCPHQ
Questions 16–20: Direction Sense
16. Rahul walks 10 metres north and then 10 metres east. In which direction is he from his starting point?
A. North-West
B. North-East
C. South-East
D. South-West
17. Seema walks 5 metres east and then 5 metres south. In which direction is she from her starting point?
A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. South-West
18. Mohan walks 20 metres north and then 10 metres west. In which direction is he from his starting point?
A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-West
D. South-East
19. If you are facing south and turn left, which direction will you face?
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
20. What is the opposite direction of East?
A. North
B. South
C. West
D. North-West
Questions 21–25: Blood Relations
21. Ram is the brother of Shyam. Shyam is the father of Mohan. What is Ram’s relation to Mohan?
A. Brother
B. Uncle
C. Father
D. Maternal Uncle
22. Reena is the mother of Seema. Seema is the sister of Rohan. What is Reena’s relation to Rohan?
A. Sister
B. Mother
C. Grandmother
D. Aunt
23. A is the father of B. B is the sister of C. What is A’s relation to C?
A. Brother
B. Father
C. Uncle
D. Maternal Uncle
24. Mohan’s sister’s daughter is Mohan’s:
A. Niece
B. Nephew
C. Sister
D. Daughter
25. What do we call our father’s sister?
A. Maternal Aunt
B. Paternal Aunt
C. Aunt by marriage
D. Mother’s sister
Questions 26–30: Order and Ranking
26. Rahul is 8th from the top and 15th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in total?
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
27. Amit is 12th from the left in a row of 30 students. What is his position from the right?
A. 18th
B. 19th
C. 20th
D. 21st
28. Mohan is taller than Sohan but shorter than Rohan. Who is the tallest?
A. Mohan
B. Sohan
C. Rohan
D. Cannot be determined
29. A is taller than B. C is taller than A. D is taller than C. Who is the shortest?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
30. In a race, Riya is third and Neha is ahead of her. If there are 6 runners in total, how many runners can be behind Riya?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Questions 31–35: Inequality
31. If A > B and B > C, which is correct?
A. A < C
B. A = C
C. A > C
D. B > A
32. If P < Q and Q < R, then:
A. P > R
B. P < R
C. P = R
D. Q < P
33. If M = N and N > O, then:
A. M < O
B. M > O
C. M = O
D. O > N
34. If X > Y = Z, then:
A. X < Z
B. X = Z
C. X > Z
D. Y > X
35. If A < B < C, which is the largest?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. All are equal
Questions 36–40: Miscellaneous Reasoning
36. If today is Monday, what day will it be after 10 days?
A. Wednesday
B. Thursday
C. Friday
D. Saturday
37. Which letter comes after M in the English alphabet?
A. L
B. N
C. O
D. P
38. How many letters are there between A and Z in the English alphabet?
A. 24
B. 25
C. 26
D. 23
39. All roses are flowers and some flowers are red. Which conclusion is definitely true?
A. All roses are red
B. Some roses are red
C. All roses are flowers
D. No rose is a flower
40. Arrange the letters of BANK in alphabetical order. Which letter comes first?
A. B
B. A
C. K
D. N
Part B – Numerical Ability
Questions 41–80
Questions 41–45: Simplification
41. 25 + 36 – 18 = ?
A. 41
B. 43
C. 45
D. 47
42. 12 × 5 + 20 = ?
A. 70
B. 75
C. 80
D. 85
43. 144 ÷ 12 + 8 = ?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 22
D. 24
44. 50% of 200 = ?
A. 50
B. 75
C. 100
D. 125
45. 15² – 100 = ?
A. 115
B. 120
C. 125
D. 130
Questions 46–50: Number Series
46. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ?
A. 16
B. 17
C. 18
D. 19
47. 4, 8, 16, 32, ?
A. 48
B. 56
C. 64
D. 72
48. 100, 90, 80, 70, ?
A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. 65
49. 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 21
D. 24
50. 81, 27, 9, 3, ?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Questions 51–55: Percentage
51. What is 20% of 200?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
52. What is 10% of 500?
A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 70
53. 25% of a number is 50. What is the number?
A. 100
B. 150
C. 200
D. 250
54. What will 800 become after a 10% increase?
A. 820
B. 850
C. 880
D. 900
55. What will 600 become after a 20% decrease?
A. 460
B. 480
C. 500
D. 520
Questions 56–60: Profit and Loss
56. An item is bought for ₹100 and sold for ₹120. What is the profit?
A. ₹10
B. ₹15
C. ₹20
D. ₹25
57. Cost price = ₹500 and selling price = ₹450. What is the loss?
A. ₹25
B. ₹40
C. ₹50
D. ₹60
58. The cost price of an item is ₹200 and the profit is ₹50. What is the selling price?
A. ₹225
B. ₹240
C. ₹250
D. ₹260
59. Cost price = ₹800 and selling price = ₹880. What is the profit percentage?
A. 5%
B. 8%
C. 10%
D. 12%
60. An item costing ₹1000 is sold for ₹900. What is the loss percentage?
A. 5%
B. 8%
C. 10%
D. 15%
Questions 61–65: Ratio
61. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their sum is 25. What is the smaller number?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15
62. 3 : 5 = 12 : ?
A. 15
B. 18
C. 20
D. 24
63. In the ratio 4 : 7, the first number is 20. What is the second number?
A. 28
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
64. ₹600 is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is the smaller share?
A. ₹200
B. ₹240
C. ₹300
D. ₹360
65. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 8 and their sum is 52. What is the smaller number?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
Questions 66–70: Average
66. What is the average of 10, 20 and 30?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
67. The sum of 5 numbers is 100. What is their average?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
68. What is the average of 12, 18, 24 and 30?
A. 20
B. 21
C. 22
D. 24
69. A student scored 60, 70 and 80 marks. What is the average score?
A. 65
B. 70
C. 75
D. 80
70. The average of 4 numbers is 25. What is their sum?
A. 75
B. 90
C. 100
D. 125
Questions 71–75: Time and Work / Speed
71. A person completes a work in 10 days. What part of the work does he complete in one day?
A. 1/5
B. 1/10
C. 1/15
D. 1/20
72. 5 workers complete a work in 10 days. At the same rate, how many days will 10 workers take?
A. 2 days
B. 5 days
C. 10 days
D. 20 days
73. A train travels at 60 km/h for 2 hours. What distance does it cover?
A. 100 km
B. 110 km
C. 120 km
D. 130 km
74. How much time will it take to cover 120 km at 40 km/h?
A. 2 hours
B. 3 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 5 hours
75. A person walks 25 km in 5 hours. What is his speed?
A. 4 km/h
B. 5 km/h
C. 6 km/h
D. 7 km/h
Questions 76–80: Miscellaneous
76. What is the price of an item costing ₹500 after a 10% discount?
A. ₹440
B. ₹450
C. ₹460
D. ₹475
77. What is the decimal form of 3/4?
A. 0.25
B. 0.50
C. 0.75
D. 1.25
78. 2.5 + 3.5 = ?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 6.5
D. 7
79. A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its area?
A. 15 sq. cm
B. 30 sq. cm
C. 50 sq. cm
D. 100 sq. cm
80. A shopkeeper had 250 pens. He sold 75 pens. How many pens are left?
A. 165
B. 175
C. 185
D. 195
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