Solved Question Paper of IB ACIO Grade II Exam 2013- Part 1
Friends.. Here are the solved questions
from General Awareness Section of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Assistant Central
Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II exam 2013 held on 15 September 2013. This
will be useful for this year’s exam. Click Here to view the full question
paper.
1) Washing soda is the common name for
(A)Sodium carbonate
(B)Calcium bicarbonate
(C)Sodium bicarbonate
(D)Calcium carbonate
2) Which of the gas is not known as
greenhouse gas ?
(A)Methane
(B)Carbon dioxide
(C)Nitrous oxide
(D)Hydrogen
3) Which of the following is not used as a
moderator in nuclear reactor ?
(A)graphite
(B)heavy water
(C)light water
(D)boron
4) 1945, an Allied Conference decided the
partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that Conference held ?
(A)Moscow
(B)Casablanca
(C)Yalta
(D)Pairs
5) In which period were the Crusades
conducted by European Christians for liberation of Jerusalem from Seljuk Truks?
(A)1080-1100
(B)1088-1270
(C)1098-1354
(D)1270-1300
6) On which dates did the US drop atom
bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively?
(A)Aug 6,1945 & Aug 9, 1945
(B)Aug 6, 1945 & Sept 12, 1945
(C)Aug 5, 1946 & Aug 8,1946
(D)Aug 9,1946 & Aug 12, 1946
7) Who drafted the Declaration of American Independence?
(A)George Washington
(B)Abraham Lincoln
(C)Thomas Jefferson
(D)John F Kennedy
8) Between which European Powers was the
Crimean War mainly fought?
(A)The Russians, British and French against
the Ottomans
(B)The British and French against the
Ottomans
(C)The Ottomans, British and French against
the Russians
(D)The Russians against the Crimean Tartars
9)
Which of the following European powers seized territories of the Ottoman
Empire in the early decades of the 18th century?
(A)Austria-Hungary
(B)Britian
(C)Russia
(D)France
10) The rapid colonization of Africa by the
European powers after 1880 was motivated primarly by?
(A)the demand for slaves to cultivate New
World cotton and sugar
(B)the desire for new markets, raw
materials and strategic advantage
(C)the need to tap the hydroelectric
potential of the African rivers
(D)the heavy demand for African workers in
European factories
11) The Silk Routes were important in
ancient times because they?
(A) facilitated the exchange of goods and
ideas between China and the Roman Empire
(B) allowed gold and silver mined in China
to be traded for European furs and wool cloth
(C)provided a conduit for trade in silk,
porcelain and costly gems between China and Japan
(D)provided trade links between the people
of Siberia and the people living on islands in the Bering Sea.
12) When the Portuguese sailed around the
Cape of Good Hope and entered the Indian Ocean in the late fifteenth century,
they found?
(A)a region defended and patrolled by
fleets of the Chinese navy
(B)a region where sea trade had not yet
developed
(C)numerous ports under the control of
merchants from Genoa
(D)a network of long distance trade routes
dominated by Muslim merchants.
13) The cradle of the Sumerian civilisation
was the delta of Euphrates and Tigris rivers. In what modem day nation is this located?
(A)Egypt
(B)Turkey
(C)Iraq
(D)Greece
14) Which was the last dynasty that ruled
China and in which year was the Republic of China established?
(A)Qing dynasty, 1911
(B)Ming dynasty, 1949
(C)Yuan dynasty, 1939
(D)Liao dynasty, 1935
15) The landmass of which of the following
continents is the least?
(A)Europe
(B)Africa
(C)Australia
(D)South America
Answers
1) Ans. (A)Sodium carbonate
2) Ans. (D)Hydrogen
3) Ans. (C)light water
4) Ans. (C)Yalta
5) Ans. (B)1088-1270
6) Ans. (A)Aug 6,1945 & Aug 9, 1945
7) Ans. (C)Thomas Jefferson
8) Ans. (C)The Ottomans, British and French
against the Russians
9) Ans. (A)Austria-Hungary and also (C)Russia
10) Ans. (B)the desire for new markets, raw
materials and strategic advantage
11) Ans. (A)facilitated the exchange of
goods and ideas between China and the Roman Empire
12) Ans. (D)a network of long distance
trade routes dominated by Muslim merchants.
13) Ans. (C)Iraq
14) Ans. (A)Qing dynasty, 1911
15) Ans. (C) Australia
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