NIACL AO Mains Exam Analysis – 10th January 2017
Dear Friends,
The Most awaited NIACL AO Mains exam is over, Now it’s time for exam analysis of NIACL AO Mains (10th January 2017). Qualifiers of Prelims have appeared for their mains exam today and this brings them to a step closer in their journey of getting a Job in Insurance Sector. Without wasting any moment, let’s get straight to the analysis For which you are all waiting for.
OVER-ALL ANALYSIS
| SECTIONS | GOOD ATTEMPTS |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 17-22 |
| REASONING ABILITY | 22-25 |
| QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | 18-23 |
| GENERAL AWARENESS | 26-30 |
| TOTAL | 105-112 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Moderate-Difficult)
The level of English was moderate to difficult. In the Year 2016, The IBPS and SBI have changed the pattern of English Section completely. In every banking exams, CLERK or PO, The type of questions asked have been changed dramatically. In banking Exams, Questions are being asked from CAT exam pattern.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 20 | Moderate |
| Sentence fillers | 5 | Moderate to difficult |
| Double fillers | 10 | Moderate to difficult |
| Errors | 10 | Easy to moderate |
| Idioms and Phrases | 5 | Easy to moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate to difficult |
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Difficult)
The level of quantitative aptitude was difficult. There were three sets of DI (Tabular, Bar graph and Line graph).
The questions were:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate to difficult |
| Miscellaneous (SI,CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.) | 25 | Moderate to difficult |
| Number Series (wrong Number) | 5 | Moderate to difficult |
| Total | 50 | Moderate to difficult |
REASONING ABILITY (Moderate)
The level of reasoning was moderate. 25 Questions were asked from sitting arrangement and puzzles. One sitting arrangement was circular with 2 variable and not all are facing centre. Another sitting arrangement was linear 2 parallel row with one variable. One of the puzzle was 8 floor problem with 3 variables. One puzzle was a combination of Blood relation puzzle and square sitting arrangement.
Syllogism were asked differently. 3 were asked with does not follow type and 2 questions were asked just like IBPS PO Mains, conclusion was given, statement were asked.
The questions were:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Logical | 5 | Moderate |
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles | 25 | Moderate/ Difficult |
| Ranking and Direction Sense | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Input Output | 5 | Moderate |
| Coding-decoding | 1 | Moderate/ Difficult |
| Syllogism | 5 | Difficult |
| Alphabet | 1 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
GENERAL AWARENESS
General Awareness was moderate. This section is quite easy for those who knows current affairs. Most of the questions were asked from Our daily Current Affairs. The questions were mainly asked from Banking, Static and Current affairs.
DESCRIPTIVE PAPER
The Descriptive Paper was . There was one Essay writing and one Letter writing question.
The topic of Essay writing – Pension plan or SIP
The topic of letter writing – Transfer policy Assam to WB or Insurance Policy
