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.
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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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Previous years' IB ACIO Exam Analysis
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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