NIACL Assistant Prelims 2017 Exam Analysis (Shift 4) |

Dear Readers,

So time for First Day last shift i.e. 4th shift, A lot of students have appeared for NIACL Assistant Prelims 2017 recruitment today. Without wasting any moment, let’s get straight to the analysis.

NIACL Assistant Prelims exam will have 100 questions for 3 sections English Knowledge, Reasoning and Numerical Ability (Quantitative Aptitude) for a time limit of 60 minutes.

OVER-ALL ANALYSIS

Subject	Good Attempt	Time
English Language	17-20	15
Reasoning Ability	29-32	20
Quantitative Aptitude	20-23	25
Total	76-81	60

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Easy-moderate)

What an easy exam it was. If we talk in terms of the level of difficulty, then the paper was not at all difficult. Quant was a bit lengthy but no one can say that it was difficult. The trick was to solve DI, Simplification, and Series first and then move on to the Misc. portion. One can easily attempt questions if they have practiced well.

The questions were:

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Series	5	Easy
Data Interpretation	5	Easy
Simplification	10	Easy
Miscellaneous(SI, CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.)	15	Easy – Mod
Total	35

ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Easy)

This section was overall easy in comparison with other sections of this examination. English has never been a favorite section of any student. Students were relieved to see the old pattern questions and 10 Ka Dum continued in this exam. You just need to pick the right topic for yourself and you can easily score good marks. We are sure that students can score nice marks if they have even read the RC.

The questions were:

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (story based- A wise man found money)	10	Easy
Close Test (based on Rana Bai)	10	Easy
Errors	10	Easy
Total	30

REASONING ABILITY (Easy-Moderate)

This time it was not only PUZZLE Section. We have seen variety in terms of questions asked. Reasoning again became the easiest of all. You need to invest a little bit of extra time on reasoning. There were 5 questions of syllogism.

There were 3 puzzles which are given below:-

Linear
Square
Week Days

The questions were:

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Syllogism	5	Easy
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	15	Easy – Mod
Alphanumeric Series Alphabet Series	5 5	Easy Easy
Miscellaneous ( Ranking, Direction Sense, Blood Relations etc. )	5	Easy
Total	35