NIACL AO Mains 10th January 2017 Exam Analysis

Dear Aspirants,
The Most awaited NIACL AO Mains exam is over, Now it's time for exam analysis of NIACL AO Mains (10th January 2017). A lot of students have appeared for their mains exam today and this brings them to a step closer in their journey of getting a Job in Banking Sector. Without wasting any moment, let's get straight to the analysis. 

There are 4 Sections in NIACL AO Mains exam namely English, Reasoning, General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude. 


QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Difficult)

The level of quantitative aptitude was difficult. There were three sets of DI (Tabular, Bar graph and Line graph).

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

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.
The Two RC 
1. Investment Policy
2. Rwanda Economy

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

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.

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. 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

OVER-ALL ANALYSIS

SECTIONS	GOOD ATTEMPTS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE	17-22
REASONING ABILITY	23-27
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE	18-22
GENERAL AWARENESS	26-31
TOTAL	109-117

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