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PNB LBO: 28-question practice mock

A compact, single-clock PNB LBO practice mock: 28 original questions across Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Banking Awareness, each with a worked solution. One fourth of a mark is deducted for a wrong answer.

Before you start

28 questions in 28 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 PNB LBO pattern, with a worked solution shown after you submit.

Sections in this test

Section	Questions
Reasoning AbilityReasoning Ability	7
Quantitative AptitudeQuantitative Aptitude	7
English LanguageEnglish Language	7
Banking AwarenessBanking Awareness	7

Sample questions with worked solutions

A few questions from this test, with the answer key and the method behind it. The full set of 28 runs under a timer, and every solution is on the analysis screen once you submit.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

Introducing a man, Kavita said, 'His mother is the only daughter of my father.' How is the man related to Kavita?

Brother
Nephew
SonCorrect
Father
Cannot be determined

Solution

Start from the innermost phrase. The only daughter of Kavita's father must be Kavita herself, since she is her father's daughter and there is only one. That phrase therefore names Kavita, so the statement reduces to 'his mother is Kavita', which makes the man her son. The trap is reading 'only daughter of my father' as a sister, which the word 'only' rules out. Always resolve the innermost relation to a person before working outwards.

Quantitative Aptitude · solved example

In each question two equations are given. Solve them and choose the relation between x and y. I. x^2 - 7x + 12 = 0 II. y^2 - 9y + 20 = 0

x > y
x < y
x >= y
x <= yCorrect
x = y or the relationship cannot be established

Solution

The first equation factors as (x - 3)(x - 4) = 0, so x is 3 or 4. The second factors as (y - 4)(y - 5) = 0, so y is 4 or 5. Comparing every pair, x is never greater than y and can equal it (4 = 4), so x <= y.

English Language · solved example

Choose the pair of words that fits both blanks most appropriately. The committee's report was so ______ that even its harshest critics found it difficult to ______ the conclusions.

vague / accept
thorough / refuteCorrect
brief / summarise
partial / support
delayed / postpone

Solution

'Even its harshest critics' signals a concession, so the report must have a quality that works against criticism. 'Thorough' supplies that, and 'refute' is what critics would want to do but cannot. Check the others: a vague report would be easy to reject, not hard to accept; 'brief / summarise' produces no contrast at all; a partial report would be easy for critics to attack; 'delayed / postpone' is unrelated to the conclusions.

Banking Awareness · solved example

Which of these is NOT a component of the Human Development Index?

Military strengthCorrect
Life expectancy
Education
Per capita income

Solution

HDI combines life expectancy, education and per-capita income; military strength is not a component.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

A person starts from a point and walks 7 km towards the north, then 6 km towards the west, then 1 km towards the north. How far (in km) is the person now from the starting point?

11
10Correct
9
17
3

Solution

The moves net to 6 km west and 8 km north. The straight-line distance is √(6²+8²) = 10 km.

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.