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IB ACIO Exam Pattern
S. No Details No. Questions Marks
1. Papers 1 Objective type 100 Questions 100 Marks
2. Paper 2 Descriptive type .. 50 Marks Time Duration 100 Minutes
Paper I will focus on General Awareness/General Knowledge, Reasoning, Comprehension, Mathematical ability etc. while Paper II will be designed to check English writing skill and analytical capability.
The total duration for both the Papers is 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Marking Scheme
Paper I will contain 100 Objective Type Questions with Maximum Marks – 100
Paper II will contain 3 Choices for essay, out of which you have to attempt one in not more than 400 words. Maximum marks for this Paper will be 50 Marks.
There is No Negative Marking in IB ACIO Exam.
1. A man decides to travel 80 kilometers in 8 hours partly by foot and partly on a bi
cycle. If his
speed on foot is 8 km/hr and on bicycle 16 km/hr, what distance would he travel on foot?
(i) 20 km (ii) 30 km
(iii)48 km (iv) 60km
2. Due to a 25 % increase in the price of rice per kilogram a person is able to purchase 20
kilograms less for Rupees 400. What is the increased price of rice per kilogram?
(i)Rs 5 (ii)Rs 6
(iii) Rs 10 (iv)Rs 4
3. A toy weighing 24 grams of an alloy of two metals is worth Rs 174/-, but if the weights of
the two metals be interchanged, the toy would be worth Rs 162/- If the price of one metal be Rs
8 per ,gram, find the price of the other metal used to make the toy
(i) Rs 10/ gram (ii) Rs 6/gram
(iii) Rs 4/ gram (iv) Rs 5/gram
4. Three bells chime at intervals of 48, 60 and 90 minutes respectively. If all the three bells
chime together at 10 AM, at what time will all the three chime again that day
(i) 1 PM (ii) 2 PM
(iii) 8 PM (iv) 10 PM
5. Find the last two digits of : 153763519717
(i) 35 (ii) 45
(iii) 55 (Iv) 85
6. After striking the floor, a ball rebounds to 4/5th of the height from which it has fallen, Find the
total distance that if travels before coming to rest if it has been gently dropped from a height of
120 metres.
(i) 540 mtrs (ii) 960 mtrs
(iii) 1080 mtrs (iv) 1120 mtrs
7. There is a 7-digit telephone number with all different digits . If the digit at extreme right and
extreme left are 5 and 6 respectively, find how many such telephone numbers are Possible.
(i) 120 (ii) 1,00,000
(iii) 6720 (iv) 30,240
8. A speaks the truth 3 out‟ of 4 time, and B 5 out of
6 times . What is the probability that they
will contradict each other in stating the same fact?
(i) 2/3 (b) 1/3
(c) 5/6 (d) 1/21
9. A circle is inscribed inside an equilateral triangle touching all the three sides, If the radius of
the circle is 2 cm, find the area of the triangle.
(i) 15 (ii) 18
(iii) 12 (iv) 12
10. Five persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing you such that D is on the left of C;
B is on the right of E; A is on the right of C and B is on the left of D. If E has only one
neighbour, then who is sitting in the centre?
(i) A (ii)B
(iii) C (iv)D
11. In which city is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO) locate ?
(i) New York (ii) Geneva
(iii) Rome (iv) Paris
12 In a family of five persons, Dinesh is Jairam‟s son and Gopal‟s brother while Meeta is
Gopal‟s mother and Jayanti‟s daugh
ter If there are no step brothers or half brothers in the,
family which of the following statements is true?
(i)
Jayanti is Dinesh‟s mother
(ii) Meeta is Dinesh‟s Mother
(iii) Jayanti is Jairam‟s grandmother
(iv) All the above
13. four sisters-Suvarna, Tara, Uma and Vihba are playing a game such that the loser doubles the
money of each of the other players from her share, They played four games and each sister lost
one game in alphabetical order, At the end of fourth game, each sister had Rs.32. How much
money did Suvarna start with ?
(i) Rs 60 (ii) Rs 34
(iii) Rs 66 (iv) Rs 28
14. Indira is three times older than Yogesh while Zaheer is half the age of Wahida. If Yogesh is
older than Zaheer then Which of the following statements can be inferred ?
(i) Yogesh is older than wahida.
(ii) Indira is older than Wahida.
(iii) Indira may be younger than Wahida.
(iv) None of the above
15. A four-
person team from Asian Paints is painting Foolan‟s house.
Mehmood is painting the
front of the house. Ramesh is in the alley behind the house painting the back . Jeevan is painting
the Window frames on the north side and Sudhir is on the south. If Mehmood switches places
With John, and John then switches places with Sudhir, where is Sudhir how?
(i) in the alley behind the house
(ii) on the north side of the house
(iii) in front of the house
(iv) on the south side of the house
16. What is the total number of Zodiac constellations (Nakshatra) in Indian astrology?
(i) 12 (ii) 15
(iii) 18 (iv) 27
17. Who established Ramkrishna Mission?
(i) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(ii) Shivanand
(iii) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(iv) Vivekanand
18. If in a coded language MADRAS is written as LBCSZT, how would BOMBAY be written
(i) APNCBX (ii) APLCZZ
(iii) CPOCBZ (iv) CQOCBX
19. If under a certain code the Word CARROM is written as BZQQNL, which word will be
Coded as HOUSE
(i) GNTRD (ii) INVRF
(iii) IPVTF (iv) GPTID
20. Rahul‟s mother is the only daughter of
Monika‟s father. How is Monika‟s husband related to Rahul‟s?
(i) Uncle (ii) Father
(iii) Grandfather (iv) Brother
21. A man is facing west. He turns 45
0
in the clockwise direction and then another 180
0
in the
same direction and then 270
0
in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
(i)South -West (ii) South
(iii) North-West (iv) West
22. If it was Saturday on 17th December, 1982 what will be the day on 22nd December, 1984
(i) Monday (ii)Tuesday
(iii) Wednesday (iv) Sunday
23. One term in the following number series is not correct. 15, 16, 22, 29, 45, 70 Find out
the wrong term?
(i) 16 (ii) 22
(iii) 45 (iv) 70
24. ln an exercise, Krishnan walked 25 metres towards South and then he turned to his left and
moved, for 20 metres, He again turned to his left and walked 25 metres. Thereafter,he turned to
his right and walked 15 metres. What is the distance and direction of his present location with
reference to the starting point,
(i) 5v74 metres North East
(ii) 60 metres North
(iii)35 metre East
(iv) 40 metres South East
25. Where did NASA‟s land rover Curiosity landed on Mars on August 5/6, 2012?
(i) Sea of Tranquility (ii) Gale Crater
(iii) Fast Mountain (iv) Rover Desert
26. India‟s Mars Orbiter Missi
on is likely to be launched in November 2013. What kind of rocket
will be used by ISRO for this mission.
(i) Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV)
(ii) Agni III
(iii) Extended Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(iv) SLY
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III
27. In London Olympic Games 2012, which country won the highest number of medals?
(i) Great Britain
(ii) China
(iii) Republic of Korea
(iv) United States of America
28. Who won the Gold Medal in 100 metres race in London Olympics 2012.
(i) Justin Gatlin (ii) Yohan Blake
(iii) Tyson Gay (iv) Usain Bolt
29. Who have been selected for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2012?
(i) Rajyabardhan Singh Rathore ( Shooting) and Baichung Bhutia (Football)
(ii) Gagan Narang (Shooting) and Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
(iii) Vijay Kr (shooting) and Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling)
(iv) Mary Kom (Boxing) and Vishwanatha Anand (Chess)
30. Which country announced in August 2012 its decision to grant political asylum to the
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
(i) Great Britain (ii) China
(iii) Ecuador (iv) Belgium
31. India‟s DRDO has developed a pilotless target aircraft. What is its name?
(i) Taijas (ii) Nag
(iii) Agni III (iv) Lakshya 2
32. What is the name of India‟s first indigenously developed nuclear submarine?
(i) INS Sindhughosh (ii) K 15
(iii) INS Arihant (iv) INS Vikramditya
33. Why was CERN, the largest particle physic laboratory located near Geneva in
news recently?
(i) For discovery of Neutrino, a new subatomic particle
(ii) For discovering Higgs Boson, a new subatomic particle.
(iii) Because of differences among the member nations over finance liabilities.
(iv) Major breakdown in the laboratory
34. Which of the following countries in the Middle East is facing a civil war between the
Government forces and rebel insurgents?
(i) Syria (ii) Egypt
(iii) Tunisia (iv) Jordon
35. In which country, there has been a spate of „insider killing‟ in which NATO soldiers have
been killed by their comrades in local police and Army?
(i) Pakistan (ii) Iraq
(iii) Afghanistan (iv) Iran
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