NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17 was conducted today (May 23, 2017). There were 200 questions, which had to be answered in 120 minutes. There were five sections – Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge and Numerical Ability. All the sections except English Language were available bilingually, that is, both in English and in Hindi. Each question had 5 options and one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question would be deducted for every incorrect answer.
Sections |
Number of questions |
Maximum marks |
Level of difficulty |
Good attempts |
Approx. Time Taken (in minutes) |
Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
Moderate |
32-35 |
30 minutes |
English Language |
40 |
50 |
Moderate |
25-28 |
25 minutes |
General Awareness |
40 |
50 |
Moderate |
22-25 |
15 minutes |
Computer Knowledge |
40 |
50 |
Easy |
30-33 |
15 minutes |
Numerical Ability |
40 |
50 |
Moderate |
26-28 |
35 minutes |
Total |
200 |
250 |
|
155-165 |
120 |
Section-wise analysis of NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17:
Questions featured in the Reasoning section of NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17 were moderate in terms of difficulty level.
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Analytical Reasoning (Circular Seating Arrangement) |
5 |
Moderate |
Analytical Reasoning (Floor Arrangement) |
5 |
Moderate |
Analytical Reasoning (Linear Seating Arrangement) |
5 |
Moderate |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities |
5 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Ranking, Directions, Blood Relation etc.) |
10 |
Easy- Moderate |
Syllogism |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
The overall difficulty level of the English Language section in NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17 was moderate.
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Reading Comprehensions (Based on Algeria's Economic crises ) |
10 |
Moderate |
Sentence Completion (Double Fill in the Blanks) |
5 |
Moderate |
Para Jumbles (Based on (Pros and Cons of Coffee) |
5 |
Moderate |
Spot the Error |
10 |
Easy- Moderate |
Cloze Test |
10 |
Easy- Moderate |
In general, the difficulty level of this section was moderate. This section saw a mix of questions from Current Affairs and Insurance.
In general, the difficulty level of this section was easy.
Questions in the Numerical Ability section of NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17 were Moderate.
Topic |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Data Interpretation (Table) |
5 |
Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph) |
5 |
Moderate |
Number Series (Missing) |
5 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Comparison of Variables |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Simplification/Approximation |
5 |
Easy |
Work & Time |
1 |
Moderate |
Profit, Loss and Discount |
1 |
Moderate |
Ratio/Proportion |
1 |
Moderate-Difficult |
SI/CI |
1 |
Moderate |
Average |
1 |
Moderate |
Age |
1 |
Moderate |
Time, Speed and Distance |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mensuration |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Mixture /Alligation |
1 |
Moderate-Difficult |
Partnership |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Quant Based) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
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