Introduction
NIACL Assistant 2018 - Preliminary Examination, conducted in online Mode, has: a duration of 1 hour, a total of 100 questions, a maximum score of 100 marks, and consists of 3 sections, namely - English Language, Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability. The 3 sections are separately timed and the questions can be attempted in any order. There is a Negative marking in NIACL Assistant Preliminary exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates must clear the cut-off in all 3 sections to qualify for the NIACL Assistant Main exam. The below sections gives the detailed information about NIACL Assistant Reasoning Ability.
Pattern
| SL. No. | Name of the test | No of questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test of English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Test of Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Test of Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Syllabus
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Note: Penalty for Wrong Answers.
There will be the penalty for wrong answers marked in the Online Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. No marks will be deducted for un-attempted questions.
Samples
1. Direction: In each of the questions below are given three statements, followed by conclusions: I, II, III, IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: Some ships are boats. All boats are submarines. Some submarines are yatches.
Conclusion:
- I. Some yatches are boats.
II. Some submarines are boats.
III. Some submarines are ships.
IV. Some yatches are ships
- A) All follow
B) Only II and III follow
C) Only III follows
D) Only IV follows
- A. Brother
B. Sister
C. Nephew
D. Cannot be determined
- A. OFPOMN
B. OFSMPN
C. OFUMPN
D. OFUNPM
E. OFUMON
- A. 20th
B. 19th
C. 18th
D. 17th
- I. The last day of the month is a Wednesday.
II. The third Saturday of the month was seventeenth.
- A. if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;
B. if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
C. if the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
D. if the data even in both the statement together are not sufficient to answer the question;
E. if the data in both the statements together are needed.