Imp. Reasoning Topics-NIACL AO Prelims

The NIACL has released NIACL AO Exam 2021 date on September 24, 2021. The AO (Generalist) (Scale 1) exam for Phase I will be conducted on October 16, 2021. As the NIACL AO 2021 Exam dates are out now, you need to complete each and every topic from each section of the exam.

Today we’ll focus on the Reasoning Section which is the trickiest yet one of the most scoring sections in the exam if prepared well. Many students fail to fetch maximum marks in this section, as they don’t go to the exam well-prepared and with a proper exam strategy. This can be done in various ways. One of which is, preparing all the important topics from the Reasoning Section. We know that the reasoning section brings in tricky questions, but if it is practiced properly it can shower at you maximum marks.

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But before jumping onto the the important topics for the upcoming NAICL AO Exam 2021, you need to revisit the updated exam pattern and the syllabus:

NIACL AO Exam Pattern

As per the NIACL, the selection process of a candidate is based on the four recruitment stages given below:

Preliminary Stage

This stage of the recruitment process consists of three sections, English language, quantitative aptitude, and reasoning ability. The exam is conducted in online mode, with objective-type questions carrying a total score of 100 Marks.

Topics	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes (1 hour)

NIACL AO Syllabus 2021

Knowing the detailed NIACL AO syllabus and exam pattern is a key factor in the preparation for any examination. Let us have a look at the updated NIACL AO Syllabus 2021 provided below. 

NIACL AO Syllabus 2021 – Prelims Exam

The NIACL AO Prelims Exam consists of three sections. Candidates must check the detailed NIACL AO Syllabus from the table mentioned below to cover all important topics:

Section	NIACL AO Syllabus
English Language	Reading Comprehension Cloze Test Fill in the blanks Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting Paragraph Complete / Sentence Correction Para jumbles Miscellaneous
Quantitative Aptitude	Simplification Ratio & Proportion, Percentage Number Systems Profit & Loss Mixtures & Alligations Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Time & Distance Work & Time added in NIACL AO Syllabus Sequence & Series Permutation, Combination & Probability. Data Interpretation Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
Reasoning	Coded Inequalities Seating Arrangement Puzzle Tabulation Logical Reasoning Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Data Sufficiency Syllogism Blood Relations Input-Output Coding-Decoding Alphanumeric Series

Important Topics for Reasoning Ability section-NIACL AO Prelims Exam 2021

The Reasoning Ability section of both the Prelims & Mains exams entertain the same topics in the Reasoning Ability section. But the questions of the Mains exam are tougher than that of the Prelims. Here are the topics:  

1. Coded Inequalities
2. Seating Arrangement
3. Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
4. Data Sufficiency
5. Logical Reasoning
6. Syllogism
7. Puzzle Tabulation
8. Input-Output
9. Coding-Decoding
10. Blood Relations
11. Alphanumeric Series

Although the most important topics of Reasoning Ability are always Syllogism, Inequality, Coding-Decoding, and Miscellaneous, that doesn’t mean you have to prepare only these topics and leave others. We never know which questions will come, except that the fact that some topics come again and gain. The topics that we will discuss here. Hence, you need to revise all the Reasoning topics from the syllabus to maximize your score.

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Some of the most important topics that you should thoroughly prepare are:

1.    Seating Arrangements & Puzzles

Questions on puzzles almost always appear in the exam in two digits. You can expect at least 14-15 questions from it (puzzles and seating arrangement questions).

The types of puzzles you must focus on are:

• Floor based puzzles
• Tabulation
• Linear, 2 Row, Circular, Square seating arrangement
• Scheduling (Day/Week/Year/Date/Time)

2.    Inequality

You can expect 4-5 questions on direct inequalities, plus some problems based on coded inequalities.

3.    Syllogism

You can expect around 4-5 syllogism questions. Practice the new pattern, questions like, ‘Only/Only a few’ and on traditional syllogism. Also, pay attention to set theory skills.

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4.    Alphanumeric Series/Alphabet Test

Expect around 5 questions on this topic. Practice questions based on alphanumeric and alphabet, Learn the positions of the alphabet, ‘forward and backward,’ to gain speed and save some time during the Exam.

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5.    Coding-Decoding

Around 4-5 language-based coding-decoding/Chinese coding questions are expected to come in the Exam, as IBPS RRB PO had witnessed it last year too.

Top 5 Important Tips to clear NIACL AO Exam 2021

Here we are going to provide some of the tips for scoring well in the reasoning portion:

1.    Proper Exam plan and strategy

A Proper Exam plan and strategy are important from the point of view of time management. Therefore, you need to work on the proper and logical strategy to go to the Exam with. It must consist of the plan related to the maximum number of questions to be attempted. It is recommended that you attempt at least 30 out of the 35 questions. If you will succeed in it, you will speed up your progress in the actual exam.

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2. Target solving easy questions first

Without any doubt, the Reasoning section is a time-consuming section, where most aspirants waste a lot of time due to the wrong strategy of choosing questions to answer. To avoid wasting your time, you must attempt questions that seem easy to you instead of getting stuck on questions you feel will take more time to be solved. You can mark it for a later review to save your time.

3. Solve questions on paper & save time

Some of the topics in the Reasoning section need more time than others and can be solved quickly and accurately on paper, like blood relation, syllogisms, inequality, directions, syllogisms, etc. Hence, you should solve these questions in the paper to improve your score in less time.

4. Avoid beginning with puzzles questions

To avoid being worried about the clock ticking or getting stuck on a puzzle question, and wasting your time, you should solve the arithmetic questions first. The puzzle section can become the trickiest of all the sections in the Exam, as it tends to take more time. If you will succeed in attempting all the puzzle questions with speed and accuracy, you will have you’ll have an edge over the other candidates who are weak in it.

5.   Learn and practice reasoning tricks

It is an advantage to have the know-how of the reasoning tricks to solve the paper quickly. You should learn or practice these time-saving tricks for the upcoming NIAL AO Exam 2021. You can also improve your skill and performance via reasoning short tricks.

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Conclusion

If you are really serious about mastering this section to get good marks, you should practice Reasoning Ability questions via Mock Test. It will quickly let you know which questions you have not still mastered and encourage you to focus on your speed and accuracy and your weak areas. Since Mock Tests stimulate revision and studying, they check and encourage earlier learning and so space out learning, which will most likely improve your retention. Hence, you need to make sure that practice various Reasoning Ability questions every day for better retention and better results.