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NIACL AO MAINS 2019 Exam Analysis & Review
NIACL Administrative Officers (AO) phase-II (Mains) exam for NIACL AO Recruitment is over now. Many students appeared for this exam and the competition will be huge this time. Therefore, it is necessary that one gets know about the questions asked in the exam so that here we are providing the NIACL AO MAINS exam analysis and review in detail. The examination held in was of Moderate level.
| SECTIONS | GOOD ATTEMPTS |
| English Language | 25-28 |
| Reasoning | 28-33 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25-28 |
| General Awareness | 28-35 |
| TOTAL | 128-138 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate & Calculative)
The level of quantitative aptitude was easy but the section was calculative. Following were the sets of DI:
- Caselet
- Bar Graph
- Pie Chart
- Tabular
The questions were:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | 20 | Calculative |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous- Arithmetic Word Problems | 15 | Moderate-Lengthy |
| Total | 50 | Moderate-Lengthy |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Moderate)
English Language section of NIACL AO Mains 2018-19 was also of a moderate level. There were 2 sets of reading comprehensions. One of the RC was based on Insurance themed article and the other was related to use of technology in various countries. Most of the questions asked were of the conventional pattern seen in the past 6 months in various banking and insurance exam.
- One RC based on Artificial Intelligence and Robots.
- One RC based on Insurance sector and Country Albenia.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 6 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Moderate |
| Word Replacement | 5 | Moderate |
| Double and Triple Fillers | 6 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 8 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
REASONING ABILITY ( Moderate )
The level of reasoning was moderate. Following were the questions of puzzles and seating arrangement:
- Square Seating Arrangement
- Linear Seating Arrangement (Parallel Lines)
- Random Arrangement
- Floor Based Puzzle
- Year Based Puzzle
The questions were:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles | 22 | Difficult |
| Machine Input Output | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 7 | Moderate |
| Coding Decoding | 5 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy- Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
GENERAL AWARENESS (Moderate)
- Major Questions were asked from Current Affairs around 15 Questions.
- From banking Awareness around 15-18 Questions
- Static GK 5-8 Questions
DESCRIPTIVE TEST
This section was of 30 marks with a time limit of 30 minutes. Candidates had to choose from given options to write a letter and an essay.
Letter Writing (150 words)
a) Write a letter to the editor expressing your concern about increasing craze of PubG game.
b) Write a letter to your friend describing MSME
Essay Writing (200 words)
a) Should mother tongue be given importance in primary education
b) Pros and Cons of getting Insurance Plan online.
