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IBPS Clerk Prelims - 2022 (Memory Based)

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100
Questions
100
Total Marks
60
Minutes
2022
Year

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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection - Clerk Preliminary Examination This page hosts the official IBPS Clerk Prelims - 2022 (Memory Based) — the IBPS Clerk - Prelims previous year question paper from 2022 (Memory Based). AajExam has reconstructed this paper into a fully timed online mock test so candidates preparing for IBPS Clerk - Prelims can experience the real exam pattern, attempt every question with answer keys verified by our expert panel, and analyse their performance section-wise. The paper contains 100 multiple-choice questions to be attempted in 60 minutes for a total of 100 marks. The exam uses 3 sections — English Language (30 questions), Reasoning Ability (35 questions), Quantitative Aptitude (35 questions) with 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer. Use this paper to practise question selection, sectional time management, and accuracy under real exam conditions. Why solve IBPS Clerk - Prelims 2022 previous year papers? Government competitive exams like IBPS Clerk - Prelims repeat question patterns, formula-based concepts and theme-based questions year after year. Solving the actual IBPS Clerk - Prelims 2022 (Memory Based) paper helps you identify high-yield chapters, calibrate the difficulty level, and build the speed required to clear sectional cut-offs. Every question on this paper has a detailed solution available immediately after submission, including step-by-step working for quantitative problems, grammar rules for English, and direct reference statements for general awareness questions. How to use this PYQ paper effectively: first, attempt the full 60-minute test in a single sitting without referring to notes — treat it like the actual IBPS Clerk - Prelims exam. After submission, review the auto-generated analytics to see your section-wise accuracy, attempt rate, and time spent per question. Then revisit every wrong and skipped question with the explanation, and add the underlying concept to your revision notes. Repeat the same paper after 7-10 days — your second attempt should be at least 15-20% faster with better accuracy. This IBPS Clerk Prelims - 2022 (Memory Based) mock test is completely free on AajExam. You can also browse the full archive of IBPS Clerk - Prelims previous year papers shift-wise and year-wise to build a strong PYQ-driven preparation strategy. All papers come with bilingual support (English and Hindi solutions where applicable), instant scoring, all-India ranking, and downloadable performance reports.

Exam Pattern & Sections

SectionQuestionsMarks/QNegative
English Language3010.25
Reasoning Ability3510.25
Quantitative Aptitude3510.25

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English Language

According to the passage, what changes has human society seen from the pre-agrarian era to the present? Modern humans have diverged their dependency from agriculture, unlike their primitive ancestor whose livelihood was solely based on that From being a hunter-gatherer nomad society, it evolved into a settled agrarian society

  1. A.The immense technological advancement in recent years makes it possible to envisage services that were seen as utopian in pre- agrarian era
  2. B.All of these
  3. C.None of these
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  5. E.2
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English Language

What was NOT the global situation when the Zapps embarked on their journey? 2 2

  1. A.The world was witnessing the inception of the internet
  2. B.The twin towers were standing tall in New York
  3. C.Post dissolution of Soviet Union, Russia was still in its timid state.
  4. D.The world was going through an acute economic crisis due to surge in oil prices.
  5. E.None of these
3
English Language

How do the itinerant Americans sustain their lives?

  1. A.Few of them are retired and thus continued their rest of the lives by travelling on their recreational vehicles
  2. B.Some of them are engaged in work for a few months of a year and use the rest for traveling
  3. C.Prominent travel companies and independent organisations sponsor those people who actively travel
  4. D.Only (a) and (b)
  5. E.Only (b) and (c)
4
English Language

How are the countries treating the new age wanderer?

  1. A.They are subject to legal scrutiny in many countries because of their lack of possession of land.
  2. B.Many countries assess their livelihood and put their earnings on the tax slab.
  3. C.Many law enforcement agencies are biased towards these travelers
  4. D.Only (a) and (c)
  5. E.All of these
5
English Language

Which of the following is FALSE according to the data given in the passage?

  1. A.Thuggees are predominantly nomadic people of colonial India
  2. B.Germany has a prohibition law for sitting on the sidewalks.
  3. C.UK has criminalized wandering, to the extent of giving out death sentences.
  4. D.The Zapps couple had started off from Buenos Aires in the year 2000.
  5. E.none of these
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