NICL AO 2017 Mains: Exam Analysis

 

The NICL AO Mains was recently concluded and the exam was overall of moderate to easy difficulty level. The following article contains a topic-wise analysis of the exam:

The Main exam included 5 sections: Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness and Computer Knowledge.

Following is a topic-wise breakdown of the major question types and difficult levels:

 

Objective Test

Quantitative Aptitude

Difficulty level: Moderate

Total marks: 40

Topics:

Topic	Marks
Number Series	5
Data Sufficiency	5
Data Interpretation	15
Approximation	5
Miscellaneous	10

 

Reasoning

Difficulty level: Moderate

Total marks: 40

Topics:

Topic	Marks
Sitting Arrangement & Puzzles	15
Syllogism	6
Blood Relation	2
Input-output	5
Logical Reasoning	7
Data Sufficiency	5

 

English Language

Difficulty level: Difficult

Total marks: 40

Topics:

Topic	Marks
Reading Comprehension	10
Double Fillers	5
Identify Main Idea of the Paragraph	5
Spot the Error	5
Phrase related	5
Cloze Test	10

 

General Awareness

Difficulty level: Easy to Moderate

Total marks: 40

Topics:

Basics of Insurance

Static Awareness

Banking & Current Affairs

 

Computer Knowledge

Difficulty level: Easy

Total marks: 40

Topics:

DBMS

Hardware-Software

Operating System

Basics of Computer Security

 

Descriptive Test

Total marks: 30

 

Precis Writing

Word limit: 150 words

Topic: Based on Insurance

 

Essay Writing

Word limit: 200 words

Topic: Based on Insurance

 

Comprehension

Word limit: 150 words

Topic: Based on Corporation

 

Expected Cut off marks

Expected Sectional Cut Off Marks

Name of the section	Cut off marks
Quantitative Aptitude	12
Reasoning	13
English Language	9
General Awareness	16
Computer Knowledge	19

 

Expected Overall Cut Off Marks: 124 +/- 5