IB ACIO 2024 Exam Analysis

IB ACIO Exam Analysis 2024

On January 17, 2024, the Intelligence Bureau conducted the second shift of Day 1 for the IB ACIO Grade-II Executive examination. Thousands of aspirants participated, vying for one of the 990 available posts.

Candidates scheduled to appear in the upcoming shifts can benefit from reviewing the detailed analysis of Shift 1 of the IB ACIO 2024 exam, available here.

IB ACIO Good Attempts and Difficulty Level 2024

Overall Analysis

• Total Questions: 100

• Good Attempts: 65-75

• Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate

IB ACIO Section Wise Analysis 2024

Current Affairs (20 Questions)

• Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
• Topics Covered:
  • Recent events, news, and developments (October and September 2023 were prominent).
  • Government Policies and Schemes (e.g., Ladli Behan, UP ki Nand Baba Yojana, 3 schemes based questions).
  • Awards and Honours (e.g., MD Shami).
  • Ranking and Indices (e.g., Hunger Index, Global Innovation Index 2023).
  • Science and Technology (e.g., NISAR Radar).
  • Politics and Governance (e.g., Women's Reservation Bill, EAS related question).
  • Sports (e.g., Women's Hockey, National Games 2023).
  • Famous personalities.

General Studies (20 Questions)

• Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
• Topics Covered:
  • Polity/Constitution: President's Pardon Power, Prime Minister, Parliament, Article 71, Article 3 (statement-based).
  • History: Modern India (Indian National Congress, Pre-Congress Phase), Lodhi & Tughlaq dynasty, Mauryan Empire, Samrat Ashok, Vedic Culture, Mughal, Permanent Settlement.
  • Geography: Climate-related, North East and Southwest Monsoon, Highest Density.
  • Science: Vitamin/Mineral.
  • Economy: PM Awas Yojana.
  • Environment: Global Warming/Green House Effect.
  • Miscellaneous: Questions related to Buddhism.

Numerical Aptitude (20 Questions)

• Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
• Topics Covered & Approximate Questions:
  • Time and Work: 1-2 questions
  • Profit and Loss: 2-3 questions
  • Ratio and Proportion: 1-2 questions
  • Percentage
  • SI & CI (Simple Interest and Compound Interest)
  • Mensuration
  • Data Interpretation (DI)
  • Number System
  • Average
  • Algebra
  • Speed, Time and Distance
  • Mixture Problems
  • Simplification
  • Missing Number Series (Matrix type)
  • Miscellaneous

Reasoning and Logical Aptitude (20 Questions)

• Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
• Topics Covered & Approximate Questions
  • Linear Seating Arrangement
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Order and Ranking
  • Number Analogy
  • Blood Relation
  • Mirror Image
  • Figure Series
  • Puzzle
  • Syllogism
  • Classification
  • Mathematical Operations
  • Miscellaneous
  • Some questions were reported as lengthy.

English Language (20 Questions)

• Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate (some shifts found it a bit tricky)
• Topics Covered & Approximate Questions:
  • Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms)
  • Para Jumbles/Sentence Rearrangement
  • Cloze Test
  • Grammar (Error Detection)
  • Match the Column
  • Idioms & Phrases
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Conjunction