NIACL Assistant Tier-II Mains 2017 Exam Analysis May 23, 2017



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.

Break-up of the NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17 was as follows:

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:

Reasoning Section 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

English Language Section of NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17

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

General Awareness Section of NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17

In general, the difficulty level of this section was moderate. This section saw a mix of questions from Current Affairs and Insurance.

Computer Knowledge Section of NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17

In general, the difficulty level of this section was easy.

Numerical Ability Section of NIACL Assistant Tier II (Main) Exam 2016-17

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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