NIACL Administrative Officers (AO) Phase I Preliminary Exam 2018 was conducted today (January 30, 2019). There were 100 questions, which had to be answered in 60 minutes. There were three sections – English Language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude. All the sections except English Language were available bilingually, that is, both in English and in Hindi. Each question had 5 options. The score for each correct answer is 1 mark whereas there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer. This year there is sectional timing of 20 minutes.
The detailed break-up of the NIACL AO Phase I Preliminary Exam 2018 is as follows:
| Section | Total Questions | Level of difficulty | Good Attempts | Time taken (in minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy | 22-25 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy | 26-30 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate | 20-24 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Easy-Moderate | 76-83 | 60 |
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on Role of Banks in Economy) – 2Qs. were based on Synonyms/Antonyms. | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Spot the error | 5 | Easy |
| Fill in the blanks (Single FIB) | 5 | Easy |
| Phrase /word replacement | 5 | Easy |
| Match the columns: Column I/Column II | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
The Reading Comprehension was based on Role of Banks in Economy. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy.
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – 8 persons – One variable) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR(Data Arrangement – 9 persons / Month based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – color based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| AR (Data Arrangement – 8 persons/ house based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding – Set based | 5 | Easy |
| Mathematical Inequalities | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 2 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | Easy |
There were four sets of five questions each from Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy.
| Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Data Interpretation (Table – Pen/pencil based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Table - Buses/Children/Schools based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Caselet – Crew menbers/Staff of 3 airlines A, B & C based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Number Series (Missing number based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Comparison of variables: Quadratic Equations | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Quant based) | 10 | Moderate |
There were three sets of five questions each from Data Interpretation. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
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