Quick answer
Reasoning Ability is 35 of the 100 questions in IBPS PO Prelims, 40 marks (40% of the paper) with its own 20 min timer. A wrong answer costs a quarter of that question's marks. IBPS publishes section totals, so we spread marks evenly within each section.
Questions
35
Marks
40 of 100
Own timer
20 min
That is about 34 seconds a question. The section closes when its time ends, so pace it on its own clock.
Reasoning Ability topics in IBPS PO
- Syllogism4 Qs · timed test
- Inequality4 Qs · timed test
- Coding-Decoding3 Qs · timed test
- Blood Relations3 Qs · timed test
- Direction Sense3 Qs · timed test
- Order & Rankingin Improvement Packs
- Alphabet Testin Improvement Packs
How Reasoning is marked
A wrong answer costs a quarter of that question's marks. IBPS publishes section totals, so we spread marks evenly within each section.
What the report shows for Reasoning
Accuracy, time per question and the topics you lost marks on in this section, after every full mock. Your Improvement Pack is built from those topics.
Take the Reasoning section in a full IBPS PO mock
7 full mocks with the same sections, timer and marking. The first one is free.
Questions students ask
How many Reasoning Ability questions are there in IBPS PO Prelims?
Reasoning Ability is 35 of the 100 questions in IBPS PO Prelims, 40 marks (40% of the paper) with its own 20 min timer. A wrong answer costs a quarter of that question's marks. IBPS publishes section totals, so we spread marks evenly within each section.
Which Reasoning topics come in IBPS PO?
Syllogism, Inequality, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Order & Ranking, Alphabet Test.
Can I practise only the IBPS PO Reasoning section?
Yes. Each topic below has a short timed test, and an Improvement Pack builds a set from the Reasoning topics you got wrong in your last mocks.
Is the IBPS PO Reasoning mock test in Hindi?
Yes. Every mock can be switched to Hindi inside the test.