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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is conducting IB ACIO 2021 exam across various cities spread through the country. The exam is being conducted in three shifts: 9 am to 10 am, 12 pm to 1 pm and 3 pm to 4 pm. IB ACIO 2021 exam analysis for Tier-I is provided on this page. According to the feedback shared by the candidates, the overall paper of IB ACIO exam was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. The General Awareness and General Studies sections were easy to moderate while Quantitative Aptitude, Logical/Analytical Ability and English Language sections were easy. An attempt of 71 to 76 questions is considered as good.
IB ACIO Tier-I exam analysis 2021 helps candidates to know the section-wise difficulty, overall difficulty, number of good attempts, expected cut off, etc. Read below for more details on IB ACIO exam analysis.
IB ACIO Exam Pattern 2021
IB ACIO exam pattern for Tier-I is divided into five parts: General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Numerical/Analytical/Logical Ability & Reasoning, English Language and General Studies. The test paper will have a total of 100 questions. The duration of IB ACIO exam is one hour. Tier II is a descriptive type test. The test comprises an essay on one of the given topics, English Comprehension, and precis writing. The total marks of the test are 50. The duration of the exam is one hour.
IB ACIO Exam Analysis 2021
Candidates can check below the overall and section-wise difficulty levels of IB ACIO.
Overall Analysis
| Subject | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 12-13 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 15-16 | Easy |
| Logical/Analytical Ability | 16-17 | Easy |
| English Language | 15-16 | Easy |
| General Studies | 13-14 | Easy to Moderate |
| Good Attempts | 71-76 | Easy to Moderate |
Section-wise Exam Analysis
English Language
The English Language section was easy. The section carried a total of 20 questions from Antonyms, Synonyms, Fill in the Blanks, etc. The topic-wise distribution of questions is given below.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active - Passive | 2-3 | Easy |
| Spelling Check | 2-3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Parajumbles + Error Detection | 2-3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Single Filler | 4 | Easy |
| Idioms and Phrases | 2 | Easy |
| Synonyms and Antonym | 3 | Easy |
| Sentence rearrangement | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 20 | Easy |
Logical/Analytical Ability
This section was also easy in terms of difficulty level. Questions were asked from Word Analogy, Mirror Image, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relation, etc. Check below the topic-wise distribution of topics.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Seating Arrangement (Row Based) | 1 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 2-3 | Easy |
| Word Analogy | 2-3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mirror Image | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Missing Number | 1 | Easy |
| Coding-decoding | 4 | Easy |
| Mathematical operations | 1 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 1 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 7-8 | Easy |
| Total | 20 | Easy |
General Awareness and General Studies
Both the sections were easy to moderate. Currents Affairs questions were asked from the events that took place last year. Some of the questions asked in the GA and GS sections are given below.
Q: Capital of Sunga Dynasty?
A: Pataliputra
Q: Founder of Indian National Congress
Q: Karakoram range Connects which two parts
Q: Where is Keetham lake?
A: Uttar Pradesh
Q: The maximum number of satellites launched by which company?
Q: An extraordinary Life: A biography of Manohar Parrikar” was written by?
A: Sadguru Patil
Q: 20th parallel line is between which country?
A: Libya and Sudan
Q: Bardoli Satyagraha is related to?
A: Sardar Patel
Q: Bandipur National Park in which state?
A: Karnataka
Q: Last ruler of Nanda dynasty?
A: Dhana Nanda
Q; Where is Barabati Fort?
A: Cuttack, Odisha
Q: Sericulture is related to?
A: cultivation of silkworms
Q: Sahitya Akademi Award is given in how many languages?
A: 24
Q: Who got PETA award 2021?
A: John Abraham
Q: Who is the author of the book Geetanjali?
A: Rabindranath Tagore
Q: 1st governor of Meghalaya?
A: Braj Kumar Nehru
Q: Acid Rain happens due to?
Quantitative Aptitude
Questions asked in the Quantitative Aptitude section were easy. The topic-wise distribution of questions is given below.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (Bar Graph) | 2 | Easy |
| Mensuration | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Percentage | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Successive Discount | 1 | Easy |
| Algebra | 1 | Easy |
| Speed & Time | 1 | Easy |
| Train | 1 | Easy |
| Boat & Stream | 1 | Easy |
| Time & Work | 2 | Easy |
| Simple Interest | 1 | Easy |
| Profit & Loss | 1 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series (Matrix type) | 1 | Easy |
| Simplification | 1 | Easy |
| LCM & HCF | 2-3 | Easy |
| Number System | 2-3 | Easy |
| Total | 20 | Easy |
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Given below is the section-wise and overall difficulty level of IB ACIO exam.
Overall Analysis
| Section | Level |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence |
Easy |
| General Awareness |
Moderate-Difficult |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
| English Language |
Easy-Moderate |
| Overall |
Moderate |
Section-wise difficulty level
English Language
English language section was of moderate level. Three to four questions were based on Phrases. Apart from these, there were many questions based on Antonyms and Synonyms.
Quantitative Aptitude
Mostly questions were based on Time and Distance topics. The overall difficulty level of the section was moderate.
General Intelligence
This section carried a total of 20 questions. The overall paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level.
General Awareness
Most questions were asked from Current Affairs. Few questions were from Economics, Polity, History and rest were from General Awareness Topics.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
IB ACIO scorecard is released along with the result. The scorecard is released online and candidates can download it by logging with the required credentials. The hard copy of the scorecard is not sent by post.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The marking scheme of IB ACIO is given below:
- There will be a negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer in the Tier I exam
- For a correct answer in Tier I, candidates will get one mark
- No marks will be awarded for un-attempted questions
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The topics given in IB ACIO Analytical Ability assess a candidate's ability to think logically. IB ACIO syllabus for Analytical Ability is given below.
Blood Relation Test | Series Completion |
Analogy | Character Puzzles |
Classification | Series |
Analytical Reasoning | Pattern Completion |
Chart Logic | Image Analysis |
Data Sufficiency | Logical Sequence of Words |
Seating Arrangement | Direction Sense Test |
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Contributor-Level 10
When will IB ACIO scorecard be released?