The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIACL) is an Indian public sector insurance company owned by the Government of India and administered by the Ministry of Finance. It has released 550 vacancies for the post of administrative officer. Have you started your NIACL AO Prelims preparation? If yes, then which topics have you covered? Have you covered puzzles, as they contain a lot of weightage in the examination. Whether you have completed the puzzles or not, we have come up with the most asked puzzles for NIACL AO PDF in this article. Also, we are going to give details regarding the type of puzzles and how to solve them effectively in less time.
Types of Puzzles asked in NIACL AO 2025
Here is a list of types of puzzles along with their example in the table below-
| Types of Puzzles | Example |
| Linear Arrangement Puzzles | Eight persons G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N sit in a linear row at equal distance from one another. Some of them face towards north direction while remaining face towards south direction. J sits third to the left of H. Only two persons sit to the left of J. L sits second to the right of H. Only two persons sit between L and M. K sits third to the right of M. Both the immediate neighbours of I face towards north direction. N doesn’t sit adjacent to M. N and G sits to the right of each other. K and I face towards same direction as that of G. How many persons sit to the right of the one, who sits second to the left of H? |
| Circular Arrangement Puzzles | Four ladies, A, B, C, and D, and four gentlemen, E, F, G, and H are sitting in a circle around a table facing each other. No two ladies or two gentlemen are sitting side by side C, who is sitting between G and E, is facing D F is between D and A and is facing G H is to the right of B Who is sitting to the left of A? |
| Floor/Building Puzzles | Nine persons- A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are living in a nine-storey building but not necessarily in the same order. The bottommost floor is numbered as 1 and the floor immediately above it is numbered as 2 and so on. D lives on an even numbered floor but above fifth floor. Only three persons live between D and C. A lives two floors above C. G lives immediately above A. Only one person lives between G and B, who lives above A. As many floors below B as above F. I lives above H but below E, who doesn’t live on the topmost floor. Q. Who among the following person lives on the fifth floor? |
| Scheduling Puzzles | Seven friends — A, B, C, D, E, F, and G — attend classes on different days of the week, starting from Monday to Sunday. Each friend attends the class on a different day. The following information is known: A attends the class on Wednesday. Only one person attends between A and B. C attends the class immediately after G. Only one person attends between F and E, who attends before F. D attends the class on Friday. |
| Box-Based Puzzles | Eight boxes – F, G, H, I, J, K, L and M are kept one above the other in a single stack, but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept between box J and box G. Box I is kept two boxes above box G and kept at the top of the stack. Box F is kept adjacent to box J. Only one box is kept between box F and box K. As many boxes kept below box K is same as above box L. Box H is kept below box M. 1) Which of the following box is kept fourth from the bottom of the stack? |
| Year/Month Based Puzzles | Eight persons- S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are taking the Covid test on two different dates either 12 or 29 of four different months- April, June, August, and October but not necessarily in the same order. Y takes the test on an even number date of the month which has an even number of days. Only one person takes the test between Y and V. Only three persons take the test between V and S.X takes the test immediately after S.U takes the test on an even number date but after X. The number of persons takes before U is the same as the number of persons takes after W.T takes the test after Z. 1) How many persons take the test between W and X? |
Most Asked Puzzles for NIACL AO PDF
In the PDF, we have curated puzzle questions of different types for you to solve and become exam-ready. The PDF also contains solutions to those puzzle sets. Download the PDF now and start your preparation. The link to the PDF is given below.
Tips to solve Puzzles Effectively and in less time
Here are a few tips to follow while solving puzzles, so that you can solve them in less time effectively.
- Start solving linear arrangement puzzles using definite positions first, then place the variables.
- In circular puzzles, for example, nine people sit around a circular table, some facing inward, others outward. Always fix one reference point (e.g., “A sits at the top facing center”) as taking A as the center point, place the other clues, and solve accordingly.
- Draw Floor/Building type structures and start with direct clues.
- When it comes to those puzzles where the name of a person, along with the day, is given, use a tabular layout and make a comparison table of Days vs Names to avoid confusion.
- While solving box puzzles, using a numbering system means numbering the boxes between 1-7 and then placing the direct clues given in the question.
- Write family trees separately before merging with the arrangement for blood relation puzzles.
- For year or age-based puzzles, arrange the years in ascending order and then solve the puzzles.
- Last but not least, to make all the above tips work in a habitual manner, you need practice. So practice at least 5 sets of puzzles every day.
Conclusion
In this blog, we have given all the details regarding the most asked puzzles in NIACL AO exam and also some tips to solve puzzles in less time. To practice puzzle questions, we have also provided a PDF. To practice more such PDFs and questions, you can join our banking courses and NIACL AO mock test series. The link is given below.
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