NIACL AO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – Detailed Section Wise
NIACL (New India Assurance) will conduct exams to recruit the candidates for the post of AO (Administrative Officer Generalists & Specialists). NIACL is one of the leading global insurance groups with offices and branches all over India. The notification for NIACL AO 2019 has been released on December 05, 2018 with a total of 312 vacancies. The exam for NIACL AO will be conducted in 2 phases and finally, the Interview process will be conducted to recruit the eligible candidates for the post of AO. The candidates should clear both the phases to get selected for the interview process of NIACL AO 2019.
The Phase-I exam was conducted on January 30, 2019. The exam was conducted in 2 slots and thousands of candidates appeared for the exam. Following is the exam pattern for NIACL AO 2019:
| Sections | Number of questions | Total marks | Time duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
The AO Prelims exam was a computer-based online test and had a total of 100 questions with 1 mark each hence summing up to a total of 100 marks. There were sectional timings for AO exam. In order to complete each section, 20 minutes were given. The total time duration for the exam is 60 minutes (1 Hour).
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Analysis of NIACL AO Prelims exam Slot-1:
The analysis for each slot is given both overall and section-wise. The level of the exam was easy to moderate for both the shifts. Following is the exam analysis:
English Language:
| Topics |
Number of questions |
| Sentence rearrangement | 05 |
| Words usage | 03 |
| Reading comprehension ( Based on Insurance) | 07 |
| Cloze test (the activity of humans that affect the environment) | 05 |
| Single Filers | 05 |
| Error spotting | 05 |
| Total | 30 |
Reasoning Ability:
| Topics |
Number of questions |
| Coding- decoding | 05 |
| Linear Arrangements (persons in North-south direction) | 03 |
| Puzzles (box based puzzles, floor-based puzzles) | 10 |
| Syllogism | 05 |
| Direction | 02 |
| Inequality | 05 |
| Square arrangements | 05 |
| Total | 35 |
Quantitative Ability:
| Topics |
Number of questions |
| Simplification | 05 |
| Caselet | 05 |
| Wrong number series | 05 |
| Data interpretation (Line and graph-based) | 10 |
| Application sums | 10 |
| Total | 35 |
Overall Analysis of Slot- 1:
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| English Language | 20-22 | Easy- Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | 22-27 | Easy- Moderate |
| Quantitative Ability | 17-22 | Tricky & Moderate |
| Total | 62-70 | Moderate |
Analysis of NIACL AO Prelims exam Slot-2:
English Language:
| Topics | Number of questions |
| Words exchange | 06 |
| Sentence rearrangements | 05 |
| Single Filers | 06 |
| Reading comprehension | 08 |
| Error spotting | 05 |
| Total | 30 |
Reasoning Ability:
| Topics |
Number of questions |
| Puzzles
Rank based- 02 Days based- 05 Color based- 05 |
12 |
| Coding- decoding | 05 |
| Syllogism | 05 |
| Circular arrangements (People facing outside and inside) | 05 |
| Inequality | 05 |
| Blood relation | 03 |
| Total | 35 |
Quantitative Aptitude:
| Topics |
Number of questions |
| Quadratic equation | 05 |
| Date interpretation (Table based and Bar graph) | 10 |
| Application sums | 10 |
| Caselet | 05 |
| Missing number series | 05 |
| Total | 35 |
Overall Analysis of slot- 2:
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| English Language | 21-25 | Easy- Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | 24-27 | Easy- Moderate |
| Quantitative Ability | 20-24 | Moderate |
| Total | 70-75 | Moderate |
The candidates who clear the Prelims exam will be allowed to appear for the Phase- 2 exams. The main exam for NIACL AO will be held on March 02, 2019.