IBPS RRB Clerk | Preliminary Examination

IBPS RRB Clerk: 18-question practice mock

A compact, single-clock IBPS RRB Clerk practice mock: 18 original questions across Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude, each with a worked solution. One fourth of a mark is deducted for a wrong answer.

Before you start

18 questions in 18 minutes on a single clock — a short drill, not a full-length paper.
Each question carries one mark; one fourth of a mark is deducted for a wrong answer, and unanswered questions carry no penalty.
Every question is original, written to the IBPS RRB Clerk pattern, with a worked solution shown after you submit.

Sections in this test

Section	Questions
Reasoning AbilityReasoning Ability	9
Quantitative AptitudeQuantitative Aptitude	9

Sample questions with worked solutions

A few questions from this test, with the answer key and the method behind it. The full set of 18 runs under a timer, and every solution is on the analysis screen once you submit.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live in a seven-floor building, floor 1 being the lowest and floor 7 the topmost, one person per floor. T lives on the topmost floor. There are three floors between T and R. Q lives immediately above S. P lives on floor 2. U lives immediately above R. V lives on an odd-numbered floor.

On which floor does Q live?

7
4
5
6Correct

Solution

Q lives immediately above S, and the only consistent placement puts Q on floor 6.

Quantitative Aptitude · solved example

The perimeter of a square is 56 cm. What is its area in square centimetres?

169
182
196Correct
210
225

Solution

The side is a quarter of the perimeter, 56 / 4 = 14 cm. The area is the side squared, 14 x 14 = 196. Find the side first; squaring the perimeter is the classic slip.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

Who lives immediately above U?

P
R
Q
SCorrect

Solution

U is on floor 4, so the person immediately above, on floor 5, is S.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

In a certain code language: 'market shows steady gain' is written as 'ka lo tu mi' 'steady demand drives market' is written as 'tu zi ne ka' 'gain drives future growth' is written as 'mi ne pa vo'

What is the code for 'demand'?

ka
tu
ne
ziCorrect
Cannot be determined

Solution

Compare the statements in pairs and match the shared word to the shared code. The first and third share only 'gain', and their only common code is 'mi', so gain is mi. The second and third share only 'drives', and their only common code is 'ne', so drives is ne. Now take the second statement: 'steady' and 'market' are its other two words and both also appear in the first, accounting for 'tu' and 'ka' in some order. That leaves 'demand' matched with the one code unaccounted for, 'zi'. This is worth doing in that order, because the pairs that share exactly one word give a code away immediately.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

Pointing to a photograph, Ramesh said, 'She is the daughter of the only son of my grandmother.' How is the woman in the photograph related to Ramesh?

Aunt
SisterCorrect
Niece
Cousin
Mother

Solution

Resolve the innermost phrase first. The only son of Ramesh's grandmother must be Ramesh's father, because Ramesh descends from her and there is only one son to descend through. The statement therefore says the woman is the daughter of Ramesh's father, which makes her his sister. The word 'only' is doing all the work: without it the son could have been an uncle and the woman a cousin, which is why that option is offered.

How this test is marked

Correct answer

Wrong answer

-0.25

Unanswered

Because a blank carries no penalty, guessing only pays when you can eliminate at least two options. The analysis screen after the test shows you exactly where guessing cost you marks.