IBPS Probationary Officer (PO) Previous Year Questions by Topic
Official past exam questions grouped into authoritative topics with answers and detailed explanations. Each collection requires at least 10 eligible questions across multiple past papers.
Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.
Arithmetic, number systems, percentages, ratios, profit and loss, time and work, algebra, geometry, mensuration, and trigonometry.
Current affairs and static general knowledge — history, geography, polity, economy, science, sports, awards, books, and important days as asked in the general awareness section.
IBPS Probationary Officer (PO) Topic Distribution
Analyzed 4990 questions across 46 papers (2018–2026).
| Topic | Occurrences | Unique | Question Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Comprehension | 1460 | 1459 | 47.3% |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 1305 | 1303 | 42.3% |
| General Awareness | 280 | 280 | 9.1% |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 1.3% |
Methodology & Scope:
Occurrence-weighted question share reflects the proportion of classified questions across analyzed archived public previous-year papers. It is not an official examination marks weightage.
Duplicate occurrences across multiple shifts/papers are tracked and reported without collapsing distinct questions.
Unclassified questions (1905) with generic or unknown syllabus tags are excluded from the topic denominator.
Analysis is computed from indexed archived public previous-year papers. Publication eligibility does not establish independent source or answer-key verification.