NICL AO Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 3rd June (1st Slot)

NICL AO Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 3rd June (1st Slot) – Questions Asked, Difficulty Level, Safe Attempts of today NICL AO paper
NICL AO Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 3rd June (1st Slot)
NICL AO Prelims exam commenced today. The exam is conducted at various centres to select candidates for the post of Administrative Officers(AO).
Total Number of vacancies: 205
NICL AO 2017 Prelims Exam Pattern:
S. No | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1. | English Language | 30 | 30 |
2. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 |
3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
The exam will be held in four shifts as follows :
Day | Exam Date | Exam Name | Shift Timings | |||
3 June | 03rd June 2017 | NICL AO Prelims | Shift 01-09:00am Onwards | Shift 02-11:30am Onwards | Shift 03-
NA |
Shift 04-
NA |
The first shift of NICL AO Prelims is over now. We are presenting the overall and section wise analysis of NICL AO prelims here. The exam analysis will help students of the next slot with a fair idea of type & pattern of questions that they can expect in their exam. Along with the NICL AO Prelims exam analysis 2017, we are also sharing the previous year’s cut off & this year’s expected cut off marks.
NICL AO Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 – Overall Analysis
The overall exam was of Easy-Moderate difficulty. If you attempt 65-70 questions correctly, you have good chance of qualifying the prelims stage.
SECTIONS | GOOD ATTEMPTS | DIFFICULTY LEVEL |
English Language | 17-19 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability | 22-26 | Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude | 21-24 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 65-70 | Easy-Moderate |
NICL AO Prelims Exam Analysis 2017 – Section wise Analysis
NICL AO Prelims English Language Analysis
Difficulty Level : Moderate
Good Attempts : 17-19
Topics Asked :
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
Error Detection | 5-6 | Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test | 6-8 | Moderate |
Phrasal Replacement | 5-6 | Easy |
Total | 30 | Moderate |
NICL AO Prelims Reasoning Ability Analysis
Difficulty Level : Easy-Moderate
Good Attempts : 22-26
Topics Asked :
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Inequalities | 2 | Easy |
Sitting Arrangement ,Puzzles | 16-18 | Moderate |
Coding Decoding | 5 | Easy |
Alphabetical | 2 | Easy |
Ranking (In Paragraph form) | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Blood Relation (In Paragraph form) | 2-3 | Easy |
Direction | 2-3 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
Ques – In equation Q < P ≤ T = R ≥ O > K we can determine K < T is true then in which of the following equation K < T will not be definitely true
1) Q < P ≤ T ≥ R > O > K
2) Q < P ≤ T = R ≥ O > K
3) Q < P ≤ T > R = O ≥ K
4) Q < P ≤ T = R ≥ O ≥ K
5) Q < P ≤ T = R > O ≥ K
Ques- Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1 -R, L, M, N, O and V are seated and all of them are facing south. In row -2 A, B, C, D, E, and G are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another row member.
N sits third to right of L. Either A or L sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces L sits second to right of E. Two people sit between B and G. Neither B nor G sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbor of B faces the person who sits third to left of R. M and O are immediate neighbors of each other. D sits second to the left of A and A does not face N. O does not face the immediate neighbor of D.
NICL AO Prelims Quantitative Aptitude Analysis
Difficulty Level : Easy-Moderate
Good Attempts : 21-24
Topics Asked :
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Data Interpretation | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
Quadratic Equations | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Missing Number Series | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous (SI,CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.) | 5 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
Number Series Questions Asked:
a)8,6,8,14,30,?
b)116,125,107,134,?,143
c)3,5,14,42,107,?
d)7,11,19,36,69,?
e)6,7,24,129,?, 7947
NICL AO Expected Cut Off 2017
Here is the expected cut off of NICL AO Prelims Exam –
Section | Expected Cut off |
Reasoning Ability | 10-13 |
English Language | 11 – 14 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 10-12 |
Overall | 58-62 |
NICL AO Previous Year Cut Offs
NICL AO Cut off Marks (Generalist)
The NICL AO Previous exam was held in 2015.Here is the cutoff of NICL AO exam conducte d in 2015. Last year exam was held in single stage.
Category | Reading Ability | English Language | General Ability | Quantitative Aptitude |
General | 12.25 | 12 | 8 | 6.75 |
OBC | 8.25 | 7.75 | 5.25 | 4 |
SC | 8.25 | 7.75 | 5.25 | 4 |
ST | 8.25 | 7.75 | 5.25 | 4 |
PWD (HI/ OH/ VI) | 8.25 | 7.75 | 5.25 | 4 |
NICL AO Cut off Marks – Generalist
Category | Total Objective (Out of 160) | Descriptive Paper
(DP) (out of 40) |
Total Online Examination (out of 200) | Interview (out of 50) | Grand Total (out of 250) |
General | 80.5 | 14 | 114.5 | 17.5 | 157 |
OBC | 74 | 10 | 107.5 | 17.5 | 140.75 |
SC | 65.25 | 10 | 96.25 | 15 | 136.5 |
ST | 63.25 | 10 | 96.25 | 15 | 140.5 |
PWD (HI) | 28.5 | 10 | 63 | As per the Category | 109.75 |
PWD (OH) | 69 | 10 | 106.75 | As per the Category | 154 |
PWD (VI) | 63.5 | 10 | 107.25 | NA | NA |
Stay tuned for the NICL AO Prelims 2017 Analysis of next slots.
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