The online computer-based test was conducted by New India Assurance Company Limited for the post of Administrative officer on December 04, 2023. Those who have appeared in the examination are eager to know about their score and their chances to qualify for the examination which will be based on the difficulty level of the paper.
Here we have provided the NIACL AO exam review 2023 based on the feedback received by the candidates. Candidates can check out the detailed analysis along with the NIACL AO exam good attempts and section-wise questions asked.
● The overall level of the NIACL AO Mains exam analysis today was moderate.
● The English section was easy to moderate.
● The reasoning section was moderate.
● The quant section was moderate. Some questions were tough.
● The overall difficulty level of the NIACL AO Pre exam was Easy.
● The questions asked in the NIACL AO Prelims Exam did not vary, and the general level of the exam was easy.
● Those who are prepared can easily grab the correct answers to the questions on the shift-1 exam.
● No major changes were seen in comparison to the previous year.
Paper |
Level of Difficulty |
Shift-I |
Easy |
Shift- II |
Easy to Moderate |
Shift-III |
Easy to Moderate |
Candidates can check here the section-wise exam analysis for the NIACL AO mains 2023 exam according to the feedback shared by the candidates.
The detailed analysis and section-wise difficulty level of the reasoning ability section are provided here:
Name of the topic |
Topic Details |
Puzzles & Seating Arrangements |
Total 3-4 sets of questions with 20 questions in total Rank-based puzzle: 5Q |
Logical |
4-5Q |
Direction |
3Q |
Inequality |
3-4Q |
syllogism |
3-4Q |
Data sufficiency |
3-4Q |
Machine input |
4-5Q |
The detailed analysis and section-wise difficulty level of the quantitative aptitude section is provided here:
Topic Name |
Topic Details |
Data Interpretation |
Boat-stream based Graph DI: 5Q Pie chart+Table: 5Q Tabular DI: 5Q Caselet DI: 5Q |
Arithmetic Questions |
5-6 Q |
Data sufficiency |
4-5Q |
Quantity comparison |
4-5 Q |
Simplification-approximation |
4-5Q |
Wrong Number Series |
5Q(easy-moderate) |
The chapter-wise questions and difficulty level of the questions asked in the English language section is provided here:
Name of the topic |
Topic Details |
Reading Comprehension |
2 passages(1 was easy and the other was tough): 10-12Q |
Cloze Test |
6-7Q |
Word Swap |
3-5Q |
Match the following |
3-5Q |
Fillers |
3-4Q |
Connectors |
2-3Q |
Error spotting |
6-7Q |
The questions asked in the General Awareness Section are:
● Fifa ranking of India
● Inderkilla national park location
● The G20 group of leader
● World food day
● World maritime day
● Realme brand
● IPL 2 new teams
● International sign language day
● Few questions were from insurance-related current affairs and insurance history
The section-wise NIACL AO exam review is available after the examination ends.
1) English Language:
Topic Name |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Idioms |
4 Questions (sentence given with idiom emboldened, asked to find the meaning) |
Easy |
Cloze Test |
5 Questions |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension (Turtle species) |
8 Questions (Synonym - Sort) |
Easy to Moderate |
Para Jumbles (7 Sentences) |
5 Questions |
Easy |
Word Exchange |
4 Questions |
Easy |
Error Spotting |
4 Questions (Simple) |
Easy to Moderate |
Total |
30 Questions |
Easy |
2) Reasoning Ability:
Topic Name |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement |
● Circular SA - 8 People (bidirectional facing ) -5 Questions ● Linear puzzle dual row-based - 12 people - 5 Questions ● Floor puzzle - 8 people +1 variable (movie) - 5 Questions ● Box puzzle - 8 boxes - 5 Questions |
Easy to Moderate |
Syllogism |
4 Questions (Only a few based) |
Moderate |
Direction Sense |
paragraph based: 3 Questions |
Easy |
Blood Relations |
General family tree: 3 Questions |
Easy to Moderate |
Order & Ranking |
6 People, height based - 3 Questions |
Moderate |
Coding-Decoding |
1 Question |
Easy |
Miscellaneous |
1 Questions |
Easy |
Total |
35 Questions |
Easy |
3) Numerical Ability:
Topic Name |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation ● Tabular ● Pie Chart ● Caselet |
15 Questions |
Easy to Moderate |
Missing Number Series |
5 Questions (Easy) |
Easy |
Quadratic Equation |
5 Questions (Easy) |
Easy |
Arithmetic |
10 Questions |
Easy |
Total |
35 Questions |
Easy |
The previous year's NIACL AO exam difficulty level, questions asked and moreare provided for the upcoming NIACL AO exam.
Shift-I
Section |
Difficulty Level |
Number of Good Attempts |
English |
Moderate |
18-20 |
Reasoning |
Easy |
25-30 |
Quantitative Ability |
Moderate |
15-20 |
Shift-II
Section |
Difficulty Level |
Number of Good Attempts |
English |
Easy |
18-20 |
Reasoning |
Moderate |
25-30 |
Quantitative Ability |
Difficult |
15-20 |
NIACL AO Mains Analysis (Previous Year-2019)
Section |
Number of Question |
Difficulty Level |
Number of Good Attempts |
English Language |
50 |
Easy |
25-30 |
Reasoning |
50 |
Moderate |
20-25 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
Moderate |
20-25 |
General Awareness |
50 |
Easy |
25-35 |
According to the level of the exam, the good attempts sectional and overall as follows-
Name of Section |
Number of Good Attempts |
English Language |
24-26 |
Reasoning Ability |
28-32 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
27-31 |
Total |
79-89 |
Name of Section |
Number of Good Attempts (General Category) |
Reasoning Ability |
27-33 |
Numerical Ability |
28-35 |
English Language |
32-36 |
General Awareness |
33-38 |
Overall |
135-140 |
The cutoff for NIACL Administrative officer preliminary is the minimum marks which must be scored by candidates in order to qualify for the main examination. The cutoff is different according to the category and the post for which the candidates have applied. We will share the NIACL AO expected cut off on the basis of the good attempts made by maximum candidates and the difficulty level of the exam.
Q. What is the difficulty level of the NIACL AO examination?
Ans. The difficulty level for the NIACL AO mains exam was moderate.
Q. How many questions are asked in NIACL AO Prelims?
Ans. There is a total of 200 questions in the NIACL AO mains paper that are to be attempted by the candidates within a one-hour time limit.
Q. What is the cutoff for the NIACL AO examination?
Ans. The cutoff for NIACL AO varies according to the category and the post for which the candidates have applied. Check the expected cutoff for the NIACL paper in the post above.
Q. How many questions should I attempt in order to qualify the NIACL AO Pre Exam?
Ans. Candidates need to attempt at least 15 questions from each section with accuracy in order to make a good score in the examination.
Q. What is the exam pattern for NIACL AO Prelims?
Ans. NIACL AO Prelims will be a 1 hour paper consisting of 100 questions which are equally divided into 3 sections which are English, mathematics, and reasoning.
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