NIACL AO Prelims Exam Analysis :
IBPS is conducting the NIACL AO 2021 Prelims exam from 16th October 2021 in 4 shifts. Candidates can check the NIACL AO Prelims 2021 here. The New India Assurance Company Limited has announced 300 vacancies for the post of Administrative Officer – AO (Generalists) in various disciplines. The online applications started from 1st – 21st September 2021 and the exam is scheduled to be held on 16 October 2021.
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Analysis : Exam Pattern 2021
| Sections |
Questions |
Max Marks |
Time(Minutes) |
| English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 |
| Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
60 (Over-all) |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Slot 1 review:
| Sections |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
| English Language |
Moderate |
16-20 |
| Reasoning Ability |
Easy |
21-23 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Easy-Moderate |
20-21 |
| Overall |
Moderate |
59-65 |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Quantitative Aptitude Analysis 2021:
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Quadratic equation |
5 |
Easy |
| missing no. series |
5 |
easy |
| DI (Line graph) |
5 |
Moderate |
| DI (Table based) |
5 |
Moderate |
| Caselet |
5 |
Easy to moderate |
| Arithmetic |
10 |
easy |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Reasoning Analysis 2021
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Box based puzzle (variable/ city) |
3 |
easy |
| Circular arrangement (4 in/4 out) |
5 |
Easy |
| Floor based puzzle (6 floor + variable) |
5 |
Moderate |
| Parallel row (12 people) |
5 |
Easy |
| Syllogism (3 statements, 2 conclusions) |
5 |
Moderate |
| Direction |
4 |
easy |
| Word Formation |
2 |
Moderate |
| Pair formation |
1 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Blood relation |
3 |
Easy |
| Simple coding-decoding |
2 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam English Analysis 2021
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Reading Comprehension |
8 |
Moderate |
| Vocabulary |
2 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Cloze test |
5 |
easy |
| Error detection (old) |
5 |
easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Moderate |
| Word Rearrangement |
5 |
Easy |
| Word replacement |
4 |
Easy |
| Total |
30 |
Moderate |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Slot 2 review:
| Sections |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
| English Language |
Easy to Moderate |
20 – 22 |
| Reasoning Ability |
Easy to Moderate |
26 – 30 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate to difficult |
15 – 20 |
| Overall |
Easy to Moderate |
65 – 75 |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Quantitative Aptitude Analysis 2021:
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Approximation |
5 |
Easy |
| Wrong Number series |
5 |
Moderate |
| Bar DI |
5 |
Easy |
| Caselet |
4 |
Moderate |
| Table DI |
5 |
Moderate |
| Miscellaneous |
11 |
Difficult |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate – Difficult |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Reasoning Analysis 2021
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Direction |
3 |
Easy |
| Blood Relation |
3 |
Moderate |
| Puzzle based on jobs |
5 |
Easy |
| Puzzle based on Height of the persons |
3 |
Easy |
| Puzzle based on Flats |
5 |
Easy |
| Puzzle based on person sitting inside out |
5 |
Moderate |
| Inequalities |
3 |
Easy |
| Box Puzzle |
5 |
Easy |
| Miscellaneous |
2 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy to Moderate |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam English Analysis 2021
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Error detection |
5 |
Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement |
5 |
Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks |
5 |
Easy |
| Misspelt Words |
5 |
Easy |
| Total |
30 |
Easy to moderate |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Slot 3 review:
| Sections |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
| English Language |
18 – 22 |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
28 – 30 |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
20 – 22 |
Moderate |
| Overall |
56 – 74 |
Moderate |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Quantitative Aptitude Analysis 2021:
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Pie DI |
5 |
Moderate |
| Caselete |
5 |
Difficult |
| Table DI |
5 |
Difficult |
| Approximation |
6 |
Easy |
| Number series |
6 |
Moderate |
| Arithmetic |
8 |
Moderate |
| Total |
20 |
Moderate |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam Reasoning Analysis 2021
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Puzzle based on days |
5 |
Moderate |
| Puzzle based on Month/ date |
5 |
Easy |
| Puzzle based on Seating (South/North) |
5 |
Moderate |
| Uncertain Seating Puzzle |
3 |
Moderate |
| Puzzle based on Circle seating |
3 |
Moderate |
| In-Equality |
4 |
Moderate |
| Syllogism |
2 |
Easy |
| Direction |
2 |
Easy |
| Blood Relation |
2 |
Easy |
| Miscellaneous |
2 |
Easy |
| Total |
28 |
Moderate |
NIACL AO Prelims Exam English Analysis 2021
| Topics |
No. of questions asked |
Difficulty level |
| Reading comprehension |
8 |
Moderate |
| Error spotting |
5 |
Moderate |
| Fillers |
5 |
Easy |
| Para jumble |
5 |
Moderate |
| Word swap |
4 |
Easy |
| Word/sentence |
3 |
Moderate |
| Total |
22 |
Moderate |
