ACIO Exam Answer Key 2021 Insights
ACIO Exam Answer Key 2021 Insights
Participant ID 522630700008
Participant Name BULBUL SINGH
Test Center Name iON Digital Zone iDZ Dholi Magri
Test Date 19/02/2021
Test Time : 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Subject ACIO Grade II (Executive)
Q.1 Who among the following tennis players was disqualified from the US open 2020 after
hitting an official with the ball?
Ans 1. Tim Henman
2. Roger Federer
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Nick Kyrgios
Question ID : 6009293656
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.2 Which of the following statements is true about the appointment of The Chief of Defence
Staff of India on December 2019?
(1) The creation of a Chief of Defence Staff was suggested almost two decades ago by the
Kargil Review Committee (KRC), in February 2000.
(2) The post of Chief of Defence Staff is not at par with the Comptroller and Auditor General
(CAG), the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Central Vigilance Commissioner
(CVC) in terms of the retirement age.
Ans 1. Neither 1 nor 2
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. 1 only
Question ID : 6009293667
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.3 On 17th December 2020, India recently launched the CMS-01 communication satellite into
the Geostationary Transfer Orbit. What statements is/are CORRECT regarding the satellite?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) Both 1 and 2
Ans 1. d
2. b
3. a
4. c
Question ID : 6009293674
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.4 In January 2020, at the age of 33, who became the world's youngest democractically
elected leader of a country?
Ans 1. Emmanuel Macron, France
Question ID : 6009293659
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
2. 148th
3. 151th
4. 149th
Question ID : 6009293661
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.6 In September 2020, which of the three bills was passed by the parliament aimed at
transforming agriculture in the country and raising farmers’ income?
(A) Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020
(B) Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm
Services Bill, 2020
(C) Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020
(D) Farmers Income and MSP (Minimum Support Price) Amendment Bill, 2020
Ans 1. A, B and D
2. B, C and D
3. A, D and C
4. A, B and C
Question ID : 6009293670
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.7 Arrange the following cricket players in descending order as per the most runs taken by
them during IPL 2020.
A. KL Rahul
B. Shikhar Dhawan
C. Shreyas Iyer
D. David Warner
Ans 1. D, B, C, A
2. C, B, A, D
3. D, B, A, C
4. A, B, D, C
Question ID : 6009293672
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.8 When did SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch the SkySats 19, 20 and 21?
Ans 1. April 13, 2020
Question ID : 6009293660
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.9 Which of the following statements is true about Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
(PMVVY)?
2. Both 1 and 2
3. Neither 1 nor 2
4. 1 only
Question ID : 6009293668
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.10 Which of the following statements about 46th United States President Joe Biden is/are
correct?
2. 1 only
3. Neither 1 nor 2
4. Both 1 and 2
Question ID : 6009293666
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.11 Who is the first female appointed as Head of human spaceflight program of National
Aeronautics and Space Administration in June 2020?
Ans 1. Sally Ride
2. Nancy Roman
3. Kathy Lueders
4. Katherine Johnson
Question ID : 6009293658
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.12 When was Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard launched and re-
christened as Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’?
Ans 1. 9 March, 2020
2. 6 April, 2020
3. 13 August, 2020
4. 6 June, 2020
Question ID : 6009293662
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.13 Nobel Prize is announced at an international level which is administered by the Nobel
Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. Recently Nobel Prize winners for the year 2020 were
announced. The recipients of Nobel Prize 2020 are
1. Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at
the centre of our galaxy.
2. Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-
short optical pulses.
2. 2 only
3. 1 only
4. Neither 1 and 2
Question ID : 6009293673
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.14
Ans 1. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
Question ID : 6009293671
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.15 Consider the following statements about Padma Vibhushan Award for the year 2020.
(1) Shri George Fernandes received this award posthumously for Public Affairs.
(2) Shri Chhannulal Mishra received this award for Art
2. Both 1 and 2
3. 2 only
4. 1 only
Question ID : 6009293665
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.16 Which one of the following books won the Pulitzer Prize for the year 2020 in Fiction
category?
Ans 1. The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett (Harper)
Question ID : 6009293655
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.17 In July 2020, Sahil Seth who is a 2011 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer, has been
appointed honorary adviser of the steering committee of the-
Ans 1. G-20 Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Question ID : 6009293663
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.18 What is the term used for special arrangement allowing citizens to travel by air between
specified nations without having the need to undergo on-arrival quarantine?
Ans 1. Vande Bharat
2. GetHomeItis
3. Travel Bubbles
Question ID : 6009293657
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.19
Ans 1. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
Question ID : 6009293669
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.20 The Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill which was passed by Parliament in December
2019, seeks to extend the reservation quota for the SC and ST community in legislatures by
another:
Ans 1. 5 years
2. 10 years
3. 15 years
4. 20 years
Question ID : 6009293664
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
2. Badminton
3. Swimming
4. Tennis
Question ID : 6009293681
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.2
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293688
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.3
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293691
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.4 Who has become the first Indian to win the Richard Dawkins Award?
Ans 1. Naseeruddin Shah
2. Javed Akhtar
3. Prasoon Joshi
4. Gulzar
Question ID : 6009293679
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
2. Coccus
3. Spirillum
4. Bacilli
Question ID : 6009293682
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.6
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293690
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.7
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293687
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.8 To which state of India do the ‘Khuded’ folk songs belong?
Ans 1. Uttarakhand
2. Jharkhand
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Odisha
Question ID : 6009293680
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.9
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293694
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
2. Damodar
3. Chambal
4. Narmada
Question ID : 6009293683
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.11 Which among the following schedules of the Indian Constitution contains provisions for the
allocation of seats in the Council of States?
Ans 1. Fourth
2. Fifth
3. Third
4. First
Question ID : 6009293684
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.12
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293693
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.13 The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between Tipu Sultan and the British East India
Company in the year________.
Ans 1. 1782
2. 1784
3. 1792
4. 1779
Question ID : 6009293676
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.14
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293689
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.15
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293692
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.16 Kailasanathar is the temple built by which dynasty and in which state?
Ans 1. Chola, Andhra Pradesh
2. Chola,Tamil Nadu
Question ID : 6009293678
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.17 Which of the following states was the first to regulate crop growing by farmers?
Ans 1. Haryana
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Telangana
4. Himachal Pradesh
Question ID : 6009293675
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.18
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293685
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
2. 1946
3. 1948
4. 1944
Question ID : 6009293677
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.20
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293686
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.1 A dealer sold 5/6th of his goods at 30 percent profit and the remaining at the cost price.
What is his overall gain percent?
Ans 1. 27.27 percent
2. 30 percent
3. 22.5 percent
4. 25 percent
Question ID : 6009293701
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.2 A certain sum of money amounts to Rs. 1331 in 3 years at 10 per cent compounded
annually. Find the sum invested.
Ans 1. Rs. 1132
2. Rs. 1100
3. Rs. 1000
4. Rs. 1050
Question ID : 6009293697
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293706
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.4 The pie chart given here shows expenditures incurred by a family on various items and their
savings, which amount to Rs. 8,000 in a month.
Study the chart and answer the question based on the pie chart.
2. Rs. 2,500
3. Rs. 3,000
4. Rs. 2,000
Question ID : 6009293705
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 3
Q.5 The given table shows the number of employees appointed by different organizations in the
given years.
In the year 2008, the number of employees appointed by the organization R is how much
percentage more from the previous year ? (Around the nearest integer)
Ans 1. 12
2. 14
3. 10
4. 16
Question ID : 6009293703
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.6 A tank is normally filled in 4 hours. But it takes 5 hours to fill, when there is a leak at the
bottom of the tank.
If the tank is full, in how many hours can it be emptied by the leak?
Ans 1. 15
2. 20
3. 12
4. 10
Question ID : 6009293698
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.7 A and B can together complete a task in 16 days. They started a task together and after 4
days A leave, B takes 24 days to finish the rest of the task. How many days would B have
taken to do the task if he worked alone?
Ans 1. 30 days
2. 32 days
3. 34 days
4. 24 days
Question ID : 6009293711
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 2
Q.8
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293695
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
2. 10.1
3. 10.77
4. 11.11
Question ID : 6009293708
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
2. √18 – 4
3. √28 – 5
4. √9 – √7
Question ID : 6009293714
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 3
Q.11 A, B and C start a partnership. They invested Rs. 45000, Rs. 36000 and Rs. 54000
respectively. They stayed in partnership for 4 years, 3 years and 2 years. If B’s share in
profit is Rs. 1800, then what is the total profit?
Ans 1. Rs. 7000
2. Rs. 6600
3. Rs. 7200
4. Rs. 6000
Question ID : 6009293709
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.12 Salary of Ram is 20 per cent more than Shyam's. By what percent is Shyam's salary less
than Ram.
Ans 1. 18.75
2. 20.10
3. 16.66
4. 19.25
Question ID : 6009293712
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.13 A line graph is given below which shows the number of cars sold by seller A and seller B on
five days.
Ans 1. 112
2. 120
3. 116
4. 114
Question ID : 6009293702
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.14 Shagun and Sheetal have 40 kg and 50 kg apples respectively. Richa takes 30 percent
apples from Shagun and 46 percent apples from Sheetal. Approximately what percent of
total apples are Shagun and Sheetal left with?
Ans 1. 67 percent
2. 53 percent
3. 61 percent
4. 49 percent
Question ID : 6009293704
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.15 Find the curved surface area of cone whose height is 3 m and radius is 4 m. (approximate
value) (The value of π is 22/7)
Ans 1. 63 m2
2. 33 m2
3. 79 m2
4. 45 m2
Question ID : 6009293699
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.16 Present ratio of the ages of Babita and Sunita is 7 : 9. 5 years ago, this ratio was 1:2. Find
the present age of Babita.
Ans 1. 21 years
2. 9 years
3. 14 years
4. 7 years
Question ID : 6009293696
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 4
Q.17 Rina can complete a piece of work in 6 days while Seema can do the same work in 9 days. If
they both work together, then how many days will be required to finish the work?
Ans 1. 3.6 days
2. 7.3 days
3. 4 days
4. 10 days
Question ID : 6009293700
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.18 Circumference of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square. What is the ratio of area of
circle to the area of square? (The value of π is 22/7)
Ans 1. 18 : 11
2. 31 : 22
3. 27 : 22
4. 14 : 11
Question ID : 6009293710
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.19 What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following question ?
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293713
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 1
Q.20 Speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. If speed of stream is 2 km/hr, then how much
distance can the boat travel downstream in 2.5 hours?
Ans 1. 32 km
2. 28 km
3. 24 km
4. 30 km
Question ID : 6009293707
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.1 Select the option that is related to the third term on the same basis as the second term is
related to the first term.
2. DCI
3. ICD
4. CDI
Question ID : 6009293721
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.2 Six people A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a circular table and they are facing the center, not
necessarily in the same order. B sits opposite E and A sits opposite F. Neither A nor C sits
adjacent to B. If A sits to the immediate right of D, then in which order these six people sit,
starting from A, in clockwise direction?
Ans 1. ADBCFE
2. ADFCBE
3. ADFBCE
4. ADBFCE
Question ID : 6009293729
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.3 If BARK is coded as 2-1-18-11, then what is the code for WEAP?
Ans 1. 22-4-1-15
2. 24-6-2-17
3. 21-7-1-18
4. 23-5-1-16
Question ID : 6009293722
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.4
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293733
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.5
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293731
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Question ID : 6009293732
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.7
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293727
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.8 Venu, Sonia, Kamal, Ria and Aish are sitting on a bench. Sonia is sitting to the right of
Kamal , who is not sitting at extreme end of the bench. Ria is sitting in between Sonia and
Venu. Aish is sitting at extreme left. Who is to the right of Ria?
Ans 1. Sonia
2. Kamal
3. Venu
4. Aish
Question ID : 6009293728
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.9 The given Venn diagram shows the number of students who can play Cricket, Basketball
and Volleyball. How many can play both Cricket and Basketball but not Volleyball?
Ans 1. 12
2. 11
3. 8
4. 10
Question ID : 6009293723
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.10 Which of the following Venn diagrams best represents the relationship between birds,
animals and crow?
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293717
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.11 From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is
hidden/embedded.
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293724
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.12 Which two signs should be interchanged to make the below equation mathematically
correct?
9 ÷ 3 + 6 - 6 × 2 = 30
Ans 1. + and ÷
2. × and ÷
3. × and +
4. ÷ and -
Question ID : 6009293730
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.13 In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question
mark (?) from the given alternatives.
Ans 1. 52
2. 18
3. 5
4. 64
Question ID : 6009293726
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
2. 33Q
3. 29P
4. 31Q
Question ID : 6009293720
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.15 Find the missing number in the following number series:
2. 24.5
3. 24
4. 23.5
Question ID : 6009293719
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.16 If ‘ADMONISH’ is coded as ‘DAOMINHS’ in a particular language, then how will ‘REPEATED’
be coded in the same language?
Ans 1. REEPTADE
2. EDATEPRE
3. ERPETADE
4. EREPTADE
Question ID : 6009293716
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.17 In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions
based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be
at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
I. All K are R.
II. Some R are F.
Conclusions:
I. Some F are K.
II. Some R are not K.
Ans 1. Neither conclusion follows
Question ID : 6009293718
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 1
Q.18
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293734
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.19 Pointing to a woman in the photograph a man said, “She is the daughter of my paternal
grandmother’s only son." How is the woman related to the man?
Ans 1. Sister-in-law
2. Daughter
3. Mother
4. Sister
Question ID : 6009293715
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.20 Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Question ID : 6009293725
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Section : English
2. Diminutive
3. Spectacular
4. Presceint
Question ID : 6009293753
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.2 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A husband's (or wife's) provision for a spouse after separation or divorce; maintenance.
Ans 1. Patrimony
2. Remittance
3. Alimony
4. Provision
Question ID : 6009293752
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.3 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
It is often said that the way to the man heart is through his stomach.
Ans 1. the man heart
2. It is often said
Question ID : 6009293738
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.4 In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Select the option
that has the error. If the sentence has no error then select 'No Error'.
Fewer than one percent of the earth’s water is unsalted and available for human
consumption.
Ans 1. No Error
Question ID : 6009293737
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
2. Reciprosity
3. Reciprrosity
4. Riceprocity
Question ID : 6009293751
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.6 A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the
correct alternative.
2. most
3. many
4. more
Question ID : 6009293747
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The problem, at least for those holidaying in Gibraltar, is that neither of these hotels ________
a beach.
Ans 1. have
2. having
3. had
4. has
Question ID : 6009293745
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 4
Q.8 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences.
Ans 1. Exoneration
2. Amnesty
3. Immunity
4. Liberation
Question ID : 6009293754
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 1
Q.9 Out of all the alternatives given, select the option which closely fits the given idiom/phrase.
2. Being treated the same unpleasant way you have treated others.
Question ID : 6009293750
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’.
Undercover officers were sent to gather information, and they gave evidence in court from
behind screens to protect their identities.
Ans 1. to protecting their identities.
3. No improvement
Question ID : 6009293741
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.11 Identify the segment of the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Shall her flight get cancelled, your mother says she will send you a message.
Ans 1. she will send you a message.
4. get cancelled,
Question ID : 6009293739
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 2
Q.12 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’.
He was one of most respected generals because of his care for the men and his record as a
fighter.
Ans 1. the most respected generals
2. No improvement
Question ID : 6009293740
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.13 Identify the segment of the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Startled, he looked around to locate the source of the sharp sound, but would not be finding
any.
Ans 1. but would not be finding any.
Question ID : 6009293735
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.14 Given below are four parts of a sentence which are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their
correct order to make a grammatically correct, meaningful sentence.
2. ACDB
3. CADB
4. ADBC
Question ID : 6009293743
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.15 In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Select the option
that has the error. If the sentence has no error then select 'No Error'.
In the ancient world, theories of the origin of Earth and the objects see in the sky were
certainly much less constrained.
Ans 1. were certainly much less constrained.
3. No Error
Question ID : 6009293736
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 4
Q.16 Out of all the alternatives given, select the word which closely fits the given idiom/phrase.
2. Being treated the same unpleasant way you have treated others.
3. To ignore someone.
Question ID : 6009293748
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.17 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
2. Perception
3. Ineptness
4. Acumen
Question ID : 6009293749
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 3
Q.18 Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Fatigue
Ans 1. Clumsy
2. Tiredness
3. Fresh
4. Stable
Question ID : 6009293746
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.19 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’.
Books costing money and requiring the user to read them for the idea to spread.
Ans 1. cost money and require
4. No improvement
Question ID : 6009293742
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
2. ACBD
3. ABCD
4. ACDB
Question ID : 6009293744
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2