IBPS PO Prelims mock test and practice, free
IBPS PO is the exam that IBPS sets to pick Probationary Officers. The prelims is a 100 question, 60 minute objective paper in three sections of 20 minutes each, and a quarter of a mark is lost for every wrong answer.
Ten questions at a time, in the real Prelims pattern. Then the full paper on the clock.
Play 5 IBPS PO questions
Right or wrong straight away. After the fifth: your score, the full quiz, and a replay.
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Every worked solution is in the app, with the full round of ten.
What the paper asks
| Section | QuestionsQs | Marks | MinutesMin |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 40 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 30 | 20 |
| Prelims | 100 | 100 | 60 |
Sectional + overall cutoffs apply in Prelims & Mains; merit from Mains + Interview.
The cutoff, in plain words
UR/EWS/OBC overall 49.21 of 100
How it screens: Sectional and overall cutoffs
Section bars: Indicative: Reasoning ~9.75 · English ~13.25 · Quant ~6.25
Miss one section's bar and the total cannot save you. Final merit comes from Mains and the interview. Cutoffs move with every year's paper and vacancies, and they differ by category and post. Read these as the level to beat, not a promise.
How to prepare
Three weeks of Easy rounds, five a day
All three sections from the first day, so a weak one never waits. 138 Easy rounds of IBPS PO are free.
Replay what you got wrong first
A mistake put right twice rarely comes back in the hall.
One full mock test every Sunday
100 questions in 60 minutes, then the marksheet section by section. 10 full papers per exam.
IBPS PO questions people ask
Is IBPS PO Prelims hard?
The clock and the marking make it hard: 36 seconds a question, and a quarter of a mark lost on every wrong one. Practise under time from the first day and the paper stops being a surprise.
Can I prepare without coaching?
For Prelims, yes, if you practise the way the paper scores: questions every day under time, every mistake understood, full papers on the clock.
How much does negative marking hurt?
A right answer earns 1 mark and a wrong one costs a quarter of a mark, so four wrong answers erase one right one. Rule options out before you guess.
Are these actual IBPS PO questions?
No. Every question is an original written to the IBPS PO pattern and level, and Play To Prepare is not connected to the IBPS.
What is the biggest mistake in IBPS PO preparation?
Polishing your strongest section. IBPS PO applies sectional cutoffs, so a brilliant Reasoning score cannot rescue an English section that misses its bar. The marks that clear this exam come from your weakest section, and that is where the boring work is.