Mock Test 4 — IB ACIO Tier 1 Pattern (100 MCQs)

Section A: Current Affairs & Static GK (20 Questions)

1. The national flower of India is the:
   (a) Lotus (b) Rose (c) Sunflower (d) Jasmine
2. The national tree of India is the:
   (a) Banyan tree (b) Neem tree (c) Peepal tree (d) Mango tree
3. The national heritage animal of India is the:
   (a) Indian elephant (b) Bengal tiger (c) Asiatic lion (d) Indian rhinoceros
4. Republic Day of India is celebrated on:
   (a) 26 January (b) 15 August (c) 2 October (d) 26 November
5. Independence Day of India is celebrated on:
   (a) 15 August (b) 26 January (c) 2 October (d) 14 November
6. Gandhi Jayanti, also observed internationally as the International Day of Non-Violence, falls on:
   (a) 2 October (b) 15 August (c) 26 January (d) 30 January
7. National Science Day, commemorating the discovery of the Raman Effect, is observed on:
   (a) 28 February (b) 12 January (c) 23 January (d) 14 November
8. National Youth Day, marking the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, is observed on:
   (a) 12 January (b) 28 February (c) 5 September (d) 14 November
9. Teachers' Day in India is observed on the birth anniversary of:
   (a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Subhas Chandra Bose
10. Children's Day in India is observed on the birth anniversary of:
    (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Sardar Patel
11. Parakram Diwas, marking Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, falls on:
    (a) 23 January (b) 12 January (c) 28 February (d) 30 January
12. The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee has how many members?
    (a) Six (b) Four (c) Eight (d) Ten
13. The policy repo rate is decided by the:
    (a) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) (b) Election Commission (c) Union Public Service Commission (d) National Human Rights Commission
14. The Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) requires banks to hold a minimum percentage of deposits in:
    (a) Liquid assets such as government securities (b) Gold bullion exclusively (c) Foreign currency exclusively (d) Real estate exclusively
15. Small finance banks primarily serve:
    (a) Underserved segments such as small business units (b) Only large multinational corporations (c) Only foreign governments (d) Only central government departments
16. Payments banks can accept deposits but cannot:
    (a) Extend loans or issue credit cards (b) Offer any payment services at all (c) Operate under RBI regulation (d) Accept any deposits whatsoever
17. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India regulates the:
    (a) Insurance sector (b) Banking sector exclusively (c) Securities market exclusively (d) Pension fund sector exclusively
18. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority regulates, among other things, the:
    (a) National Pension System (NPS) (b) Banking sector exclusively (c) Insurance sector exclusively (d) Securities market exclusively
19. A fixed deposit (FD), compared to a savings account, typically offers:
    (a) Higher interest for a locked-in tenure (b) Lower interest with unlimited withdrawal flexibility (c) No interest whatsoever (d) Only foreign currency denominated returns
20. A demand draft (DD) is a:
    (a) Prepaid negotiable instrument guaranteeing payment to a specified payee (b) Type of savings account exclusively (c) Type of insurance policy exclusively (d) Type of pension scheme exclusively

Section B: General Studies — History, Polity, Geography, Economy, Science (20 Questions)

21. The Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha) was led by Mahatma Gandhi in the year:
    (a) 1930 (b) 1920 (c) 1942 (d) 1919
22. The Simon Commission arrived in India in the year:
    (a) 1928 (b) 1919 (c) 1935 (d) 1942
23. The Government of India Act, 1935, provided for:
    (a) Provincial autonomy and an expanded electorate (b) Complete independence for India (c) Abolition of the Indian Civil Service (d) Partition of India
24. The Cripps Mission visited India in the year:
    (a) 1942 (b) 1930 (c) 1919 (d) 1947
25. The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in:
    (a) 1947 (b) 1935 (c) 1942 (d) 1919
26. Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was effectively abrogated in:
    (a) 2019 (b) 2014 (c) 1975 (d) 1990
27. The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, is a:
    (a) Permanent body, not subject to dissolution (b) Body dissolved every five years, identical to the Lok Sabha (c) Body with no defined term for its members (d) Body abolished after the 1971 elections
28. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by:
    (a) The members of the Lok Sabha (b) The President of India directly (c) The Rajya Sabha members exclusively (d) The Prime Minister directly, with no election involved
29. The Deccan Plateau is located primarily in:
    (a) Peninsular India (b) The Himalayan region (c) The Indo-Gangetic plain (d) The Thar Desert region
30. The Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, run parallel to India's:
    (a) Western coastline (b) Northern border (c) Eastern coastline (d) Southern tip only, with no relation to the western coastline
31. Monsoon winds in India predominantly bring rainfall from the:
    (a) Southwest, during the summer monsoon season (b) Northeast exclusively, throughout the entire year (c) North, throughout the entire year (d) South, only during winter
32. Fiscal policy, as distinguished from monetary policy, primarily involves government decisions on:
    (a) Taxation and public expenditure (b) Interest rates and money supply exclusively (c) Foreign exchange rates exclusively (d) Bank licensing exclusively
33. The Finance Commission of India is constituted every how many years?
    (a) Five years (b) Ten years (c) Two years (d) Fifteen years
34. NITI Aayog replaced which erstwhile body?
    (a) The Planning Commission (b) The Finance Commission (c) The Election Commission (d) The Union Public Service Commission
35. The process of cellular respiration primarily occurs in the:
    (a) Mitochondria (b) Chloroplast (c) Nucleus (d) Ribosome
36. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is primarily located within the cell's:
    (a) Nucleus (b) Cytoplasm exclusively, with no nuclear involvement (c) Cell membrane exclusively (d) Cell wall exclusively
37. Newton's Second Law of Motion relates force to:
    (a) Mass and acceleration (F = ma) (b) Mass and velocity exclusively, with no acceleration term (c) Distance and time exclusively (d) Only mass, with no relation to acceleration
38. The chemical symbol for potassium is:
    (a) K (b) P (c) Po (d) Pt
39. The chemical symbol for iron is:
    (a) Fe (b) Ir (c) I (d) In
40. The SI unit of force is the:
    (a) Newton (b) Joule (c) Watt (d) Pascal

Section C: Numerical Aptitude (20 Questions)

41. A sum of ₹5,000 is invested at 8% simple interest for 3 years; the interest earned is:
    (a) ₹1,200 (b) ₹1,000 (c) ₹1,500 (d) ₹800
42. If the ratio of two numbers is 5:7 and their difference is 20, the larger number is:
    (a) 70 (b) 50 (c) 100 (d) 35
43. A train 200 m long crosses a pole in 10 seconds; its speed is:
    (a) 72 km/h (b) 20 km/h (c) 36 km/h (d) 50 km/h
44. Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively; together they fill it in:
    (a) 12 minutes (b) 25 minutes (c) 10 minutes (d) 50 minutes
45. The average of the first 10 natural numbers is:
    (a) 5.5 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 10
46. If the selling price of an article is ₹450 and the profit is 12.5%, the cost price is:
    (a) ₹400 (b) ₹380 (c) ₹420 (d) ₹500
47. A sum triples itself in 10 years at simple interest; the rate of interest per annum is:
    (a) 20% (b) 10% (c) 30% (d) 15%
48. The compound interest on ₹8,000 at 5% per annum for 2 years is:
    (a) ₹820 (b) ₹800 (c) ₹400 (d) ₹1,000
49. If a:b = 2:3 and b:c = 4:5, then a:b:c is:
    (a) 8:12:15 (b) 2:3:5 (c) 4:5:3 (d) 2:4:5
50. The next term in the series 4, 8, 16, 32, ... is:
    (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 128
51. The next term in the series 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ... (Fibonacci-style) is:
    (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 15
52. A car travels 180 km at 60 km/h; the time taken is:
    (a) 3 hours (b) 2 hours (c) 4 hours (d) 2.5 hours
53. If 15% of a number is 45, the number is:
    (a) 300 (b) 200 (c) 250 (d) 350
54. A mixture of milk and water in the ratio 3:2 totals 25 litres; the quantity of milk is:
    (a) 15 litres (b) 10 litres (c) 12.5 litres (d) 20 litres
55. If 8 men can complete a task in 20 days, 4 men would complete it in:
    (a) 40 days (b) 10 days (c) 20 days (d) 80 days
56. The HCF of 24 and 36 is:
    (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 72 (d) 4
57. The LCM of 5 and 8 is:
    (a) 40 (b) 13 (c) 20 (d) 80
58. A boat travels 24 km downstream in 2 hours; its downstream speed is:
    (a) 12 km/h (b) 24 km/h (c) 6 km/h (d) 48 km/h
59. If the cost price is ₹200 and the loss is 10%, the selling price is:
    (a) ₹180 (b) ₹220 (c) ₹190 (d) ₹210
60. A sum of money becomes ₹1,200 in 2 years and ₹1,320 in 3 years at simple interest; the principal is:
    (a) ₹960 (b) ₹1,100 (c) ₹900 (d) ₹1,000

Section D: Reasoning and Logical Aptitude (20 Questions)

61. Find the odd one out: Circle, Triangle, Square, Sphere
    (a) Sphere (a 3D shape, the rest are 2D shapes) (b) Circle (c) Triangle (d) Square
62. If "ROSE" is coded as "SPTF" (each letter shifted by +1), then "LOTUS" is coded as:
    (a) MPUVT (b) MPUTV (c) NPUVT (d) MPTVU
63. A is the mother of B; B is the father of C. A is related to C as:
    (a) Grandmother (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Mother
64. Statement: "All doctors are educated. Some educated people are wealthy." Conclusion: "Some doctors are wealthy." This conclusion is:
    (a) Not necessarily true (b) Definitely true (c) Definitely false (d) Cannot be evaluated with any certainty at all
65. Find the missing number: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, __
    (a) 37 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 38
66. If today is Sunday, what day will it be after 100 days?
    (a) Tuesday (b) Monday (c) Wednesday (d) Sunday
67. In a row, if P is 8th from the left and 12th from the right, the total number of persons is:
    (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 21
68. Choose the analogy: Pen is to Write as Knife is to:
    (a) Cut (b) Write (c) Read (d) Cook
69. If South becomes North, North becomes South, East becomes West, and West becomes East, and a person originally facing East is now facing:
    (a) West (b) East (c) North (d) South
70. A is the son of B; C is the daughter of B; A and C are related as:
    (a) Siblings (b) Parent and child (c) Grandparent and grandchild (d) Unrelated
71. Find the next term: 100, 90, 81, 73, __
    (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 70 (d) 64
72. Five friends A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in a row. A is to the left of B, and C is to the right of B. The order from left to right could be:
    (a) A, B, C (with D and E elsewhere in the row) (b) C, B, A only, with no other possibility (c) B, A, C only, with no other possibility (d) E, D, A only, with no other possibility
73. In a code, "APPLE" is written as "BQQMF" (each letter shifted by +1); following the same code, "MANGO" is written as:
    (a) NBOHP (b) NBOGP (c) MBOHP (d) NBNHP
74. If 3rd of a month is Tuesday, what day is the 24th of the same month?
    (a) Tuesday (b) Monday (c) Wednesday (d) Sunday
75. Choose the odd one out: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Rajasthan
    (a) Rajasthan (a state, the rest are cities) (b) Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
76. At 6:00, the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock is:
    (a) 180° (b) 90° (c) 0° (d) 360°
77. If "6 @ 4 = 24" and "8 @ 3 = 24" following a defined pattern (product of the two numbers), then "5 @ 5" equals:
    (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 30
78. In a family, A is B's husband, and C is A's daughter; C is related to B as:
    (a) Daughter (b) Sister (c) Niece (d) Granddaughter
79. Find the odd one out: 121, 144, 169, 200
    (a) 200 (not a perfect square, unlike the others) (b) 121 (c) 144 (d) 169
80. Complete the analogy: Fish is to Water as Bird is to:
    (a) Air (b) Land (c) Tree (d) Nest

Section E: English Language (20 Questions)

81. Choose the correctly spelled word:
    (a) Occurrence (b) Occurence (c) Ocurrence (d) Occurrance
82. Choose the synonym of "Candid":
    (a) Frank (b) Evasive (c) Deceptive (d) Secretive
83. Choose the antonym of "Diligent":
    (a) Lazy (b) Hardworking (c) Industrious (d) Careful
84. Fill in the blank: "He has been working here ___ five years."
    (a) For (b) Since (c) From (d) At
85. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:
    (a) "Please bring a pen, a notebook, and an eraser." (b) "Please bring a pen a notebook, and an eraser." (c) "Please bring, a pen a notebook and an eraser." (d) "Please bring a pen a notebook and, an eraser."
86. Choose the correct passive voice: "They are building a house."
    (a) A house is being built by them (b) A house was being built by them (c) A house has been built by them (d) A house will be built by them
87. Choose the one-word substitute for "a place where books are kept":
    (a) Library (b) Bibliophile (c) Archive, exclusively used for historical records only (d) Bookshop, exclusively used for selling books only
88. Identify the error in: "The team are playing well."
    (a) In formal usage, "team" (a collective noun, treated as a unit) should take "is," not "are" (b) "playing" should be "played," with no relation to the noun-verb agreement (c) "well" should be "good," with no relation to the noun-verb agreement (d) There is no error in this sentence
89. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom "to hit the nail on the head":
    (a) To describe exactly what is causing a situation (b) To cause damage carelessly (c) To waste time on a trivial task (d) To argue over an unimportant matter
90. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "She is afraid ___ spiders."
    (a) Of (b) From (c) With (d) In
91. Choose the plural form of "mouse" (the animal):
    (a) Mice (b) Mouses (c) Mices (d) Mouse
92. Identify the correctly formed question: "___ he finished his homework yet?"
    (a) Has (b) Have (c) Did (d) Do
93. Choose the synonym of "Resilient":
    (a) Adaptable (b) Fragile (c) Weak (d) Rigid
94. Choose the antonym of "Frugal":
    (a) Extravagant (b) Thrifty (c) Economical (d) Sparing
95. Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
    (a) "Neither of the answers is correct." (b) "Neither of the answers are correct." (c) "Neither of the answer is correct." (d) "Neither of the answer are correct."
96. Choose the correct article: "He is ___ European." (Note the consonant sound at the start of "European")
    (a) A (b) An (c) The, exclusively (d) No article is required
97. Choose the one-word substitute for "one who loves and helps humankind":
    (a) Philanthropist (b) Misanthrope (c) Bibliophile (d) Sycophant
98. Identify the correctly rearranged sentence: "the / she / bus / caught / early"
    (a) "She caught the early bus." (b) "The she caught early bus." (c) "Caught she the early bus." (d) "Early she caught the bus."
99. Choose the antonym of "Eloquent":
    (a) Inarticulate (b) Fluent (c) Articulate (d) Persuasive
100. Choose the correct sentence:
     (a) "Either the manager or the employees are responsible." (b) "Either the manager or the employees is responsible." (c) "Either the manager or employees, are responsible." (d) "Either the manager nor the employees are responsible."

Answer Key with Explanations

1.(a) Lotus is India's national flower.

2.(a) Banyan is India's national tree.

3.(a) Indian elephant is the national heritage animal.

4.(a) Republic Day is 26 January.

5.(a) Independence Day is 15 August.

6.(a) Gandhi Jayanti is 2 October.

7.(a) National Science Day is 28 February.

8.(a) National Youth Day is 12 January.

9.(a) Teachers' Day honours Dr. Radhakrishnan.

10.(a) Children's Day honours Jawaharlal Nehru.

11.(a) Parakram Diwas is 23 January.

12.(a) The MPC has six members.

13.(a) The MPC decides the policy repo rate.

14.(a) SLR requires holding liquid assets like government securities.

15.(a) Small finance banks serve underserved segments.

16.(a) Payments banks cannot extend loans/issue credit cards.

17.(a) IRDAI regulates insurance.

18.(a) PFRDA regulates NPS among other pension matters.

19.(a) FDs offer higher interest for a locked tenure.

20.(a) A DD is a prepaid negotiable instrument guaranteeing payment.

21.(a) Dandi March was in 1930.

22.(a) Simon Commission arrived in 1928.

23.(a) GoI Act 1935 provided provincial autonomy.

24.(a) Cripps Mission visited in 1942.

25.(a) Indian Independence Act was passed in 1947.

26.(a) Article 370 was effectively abrogated in 2019.

27.(a) Rajya Sabha is a permanent body.

28.(a) The Speaker is elected by Lok Sabha members.

29.(a) The Deccan Plateau is in peninsular India.

30.(a) Western Ghats run parallel to the western coastline.

31.(a) Southwest monsoon brings summer rainfall.

32.(a) Fiscal policy involves taxation and public expenditure.

33.(a) Finance Commission is constituted every five years.

34.(a) NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission.

35.(a) Cellular respiration occurs in mitochondria.

36.(a) DNA is located in the nucleus.

37.(a) Newton's Second Law: F=ma.

38.(a) Potassium's symbol is K.

39.(a) Iron's symbol is Fe.

40.(a) SI unit of force is the newton.

41.(a) SI = 5000×8×3/100 = ₹1200.

42.(a) 7x−5x=20 → x=10, larger=70.

43.(a) 200m/10s=20m/s=72km/h.

44.(a) Combined rate=1/20+1/30=1/12, so 12 minutes.

45.(a) Average of 1-10 = 55/10=5.5.

46.(a) CP = 450/1.125 = ₹400.

47.(a) Tripling (200% increase) in 10 yrs: 200/10=20%.

48.(a) CI=8000×(1.05²−1)=₹820.

49.(a) Scale b to LCM(3,4)=12: a:b:c=8:12:15.

50.(a) Geometric ×2: 32×2=64.

51.(a) Fibonacci: 5+8=13.

52.(a) 180/60=3 hours.

53.(a) 15% of x=45 → x=300.

54.(a) 3/5×25=15 litres.

55.(a) Inverse proportion: 8×20/4=40 days.

56.(a) HCF(24,36)=12.

57.(a) LCM(5,8)=40.

58.(a) 24/2=12 km/h.

59.(a) SP=200×0.9=₹180.

60.(a) Annual interest = 1320−1200 = ₹120; principal = 1200 − 2×120 = ₹960.

61.(a) Sphere is 3D; others are 2D shapes.

62.(a) Each letter +1: L→M,O→P,T→U,U→V,S→T = MPUVT.

63.(a) A (mother of B) is grandmother to C (B's child).

64.(a) "Some doctors are wealthy" doesn't necessarily follow.

65.(a) Differences 3,5,7,9,11: 26+11=37.

66.(a) 100 days = 14 weeks + 2 days; Sunday+2=Tuesday.

67.(a) Total = 8+12−1=19.

68.(a) Pen:Write :: Knife:Cut.

69.(a) Opposite directions swapped: East→West.

70.(a) A and C, both children of B, are siblings.

71.(a) Differences 10,9,8,7: 73−7=66.

72.(a) A-B-C order satisfies "A left of B, C right of B" with D/E elsewhere.

73.(a) Each letter +1: M→N,A→B,N→O,G→H,O→P = NBOHP.

74.(a) 24−3=21 days=3 weeks exactly, so same day: Tuesday.

75.(a) Rajasthan is a state; others are cities.

76.(a) At 6:00, hands are opposite: 180°.

77.(a) Product pattern: 5×5=25.

78.(a) C, A's daughter, is B's daughter too.

79.(a) 200 is not a perfect square; 121,144,169 are (11²,12²,13²).

80.(a) Fish:Water :: Bird:Air.

81.(a) "Occurrence" is correctly spelled.

82.(a) "Frank" is a synonym of "candid."

83.(a) "Lazy" is the antonym of "diligent."

84.(a) "For" is used with a duration.

85.(a) Correct comma placement in a list.

86.(a) Passive of present continuous: "A house is being built by them."

87.(a) "Library" is a place where books are kept.

88.(a) "Team" as a collective unit takes "is" in formal usage.

89.(a) "To hit the nail on the head" means to describe exactly what's causing a situation.

90.(a) "Afraid of" is the correct preposition pairing.

91.(a) "Mice" is the plural of "mouse."

92.(a) "Has he finished his homework yet?" is correct present perfect question form.

93.(a) "Adaptable" is a synonym of "resilient."

94.(a) "Extravagant" is the antonym of "frugal."

95.(a) "Neither" is singular, so "is" is correct.

96.(a) "European" begins with a consonant sound (/j/), so "a European" is correct.

97.(a) "Philanthropist" is one who loves/helps humankind.

98.(a) "She caught the early bus" is correctly rearranged.

99.(a) "Inarticulate" is the antonym of "eloquent."

100.(a) "Either...or" with a plural second subject takes a plural verb ("are").