IB ACIO Tier-1 Exam Analysis 2023: 18th January 2024, All Shifts

Recently the Intelligence Bureau (IB) released the Exam City, Date, and Time Intimation for the IB ACIO CBT exam on the official website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Earlier, in October 2023, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) released 995 posts through the IB ACIO Recruitment 2023 Notification.

The IB has also informed for the exam city to candidates for the IB ACIO through e-mail on 9th January 2024, and it was notified that the exam will be held on 17th and 18th January 2024. In this article, we will discuss all IB ACIO Tier-1 Exam Analysis 2023: All Shifts of 18th January 2024.

IB ACIO Tier-1 Exam Pattern 2023

The IB ACIO 2023 Exam contains two tiers, with Tier 1 being Objective Type and Tier 2 being Descriptive Type.  In Tier 1, candidates face a negative marking of 1/4 marks, while Tier 2 has no negative marking.

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Time
Current Affairs	20	20	1 Hour
General Studies	20	20
Numerical Aptitude	20	20
Reasoning and Logical Aptitude	20	20
English Language	20	20
Total	100	100

IB ACIO Exam Analysis 2024, Shift 1, 18 January: Difficulty Level

Sections	Difficulty Level
Numerical Aptitude	Easy to Moderate
Reasoning and Logical Aptitude	Easy to Moderate
English Language	Easy to Moderate
Current Affairs	Moderate
General Studies	Moderate
Overall	Easy to Moderate

Reasoning and Logical Aptitude

• Puzzle (1 Q)

• Missing Number Series (1-2 Q)

• Syllogism (1Q)

• Mirror Image (1 Q)

• Analogy (3 Q)

• Blood Relation (3 Q)

• Coding-decoding (2-3 Q)

• Mathematical operations (1 Q)

• Seating arrangement (2 Q)

• Ranking (1 Q)

Numerical Aptitude

• LCM & HCF ( 1 Q)

• Time & speed ( 1 Q)

• Percentage (2-3 Q)

• Profit & Loss (2-3 Q)

• CI/SI (1 Q)

• Mensuration (2 Q)

• Time & work (1 Q)

• Missing Number Series (Matrix type) (1 Q)

• DI (3 Q)

• Simplification (1 Q)

English Language

• Cloze Test (2 Q)

• Synonyms (3 Q)

• Antonyms (3 Q)

• Para jumble ( 3 Q)

• Match the column (4 Q)

• Idioms & phrases (1Q)

• Error detection (3-4 Q)

General Studies/ Current Affairs

• Current Affairs of October and September

• One question related to the Lodhi & Tughlaq dynasty

• Statement Based questions

• One question related to Buddhism

IB ACIO Exam Analysis 2024, 18 January, Shift 2: Good Attempts

Subjects	No. of Questions	Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Current Affairs	20	11-12	Easy to Moderate
General Studies	20	13-15	Easy
Numerical Aptitude	20	11-13	Easy to Moderate
Reasoning and Logical Aptitude	20	12-14	Easy
English Language	20	11-14	Easy
Overall	100	66-78	Easy to Moderate

Current Affairs and GS Questions

1. Question related to Rajasthan's new district formed

2. Who is the current Attorney General of India?

3. Which is the 42nd UNESCO Sites of India?

4. What is the financial year?

5. Who is the current CVC?

6. What is the theme of Earth Day 2023?

7. Question related to Hunger Index 2023?

(1-2 Q related to Index)

8. Questions related to Delhi Sultanate (Chronological Arrangement)

9. Which language was added from 92nd Amendment?

10. Election Commission statement based

11. Durand Cup 2023 (Edition, Venue, and Winner)

12. Question related to Dam (Match the following)

13. Music Frog was discovered in which country?

14. X-ray Polarimeter Satellite

15. Question related to Buddhism

16. Questions related to G20

17. Question-related to Fiscal Deficit

18. Questions related to PMJAY Schemes