{"id":162082,"date":"2025-07-22T14:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=162082"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T05:41:33","slug":"nicl-ao-mains-exam-check-last-5-years-questions-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/nicl-ao-mains-exam-check-last-5-years-questions-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"NICL AO Mains Exam, Check Last 5 Years Questions Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/category\/banking-insurance\/\">Banking &amp; Insurance<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">NICL AO Mains Exam, Check Last 5 Years Questions Trend<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/nicl-ao-recruitment-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NICL AO Mains Exam<\/a><\/strong> plays a crucial role in the final selection of candidates. With a descriptive as well as objective paper, the exam tests a candidate\u2019s overall awareness, reasoning skills, numerical ability, and language proficiency. To understand the exam better and prepare smartly, analyzing the trend of questions asked in the last 5 years becomes essential. This not only gives clarity on the types of questions but also helps in identifying high-weightage topics. In this blog, we will break down section-wise topic trends from 2019 to 2024 to give you a clear roadmap for the NICL AO Mains Exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/nicl-ao-test-series\/?ref=13715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Take a free NICL AO 2025 Exam mock test to check the level of your preparation<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It\u2019s Important to Know the 5-Year Exam Trend&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing the 5-year trend helps in smart preparation by focusing on high-frequency topics. It avoids wasting time on rarely asked questions. Past data shows a pattern in how questions are asked from certain topics like puzzles, DI, RC, etc., which helps you allocate time and practice effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Analyzing Exam Trends:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helps prioritize high-weightage topics.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand difficulty variation across years.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spot frequently repeated patterns.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aligns your preparation with actual exam expectations.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduces surprises during the exam.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;5-Year Topic-wise Trend \u2013 Section-wise Breakdown of NICL AO Mains Exam&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To help aspirants with strategic preparation, here is a section-wise and year-wise breakdown of topic distribution for the NICL AO Mains exam from 2019 to 2024. Each table summarizes the number of questions asked from key topics in Reasoning, Quant, English, and General Awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Reasoning Ability&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Puzzles &amp; Seating<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Input-Output<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4-5<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Syllogism<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3-4<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inequality<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3-4<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Critical\/Logical Reasoning<\/td><td>6-7<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>4-5<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blood Relation<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Direction &amp; Distance<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous<\/td><td>3-4<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data Sufficiency<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3-4<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Word Formation<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantitative Aptitude&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approximation<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Number Series (Wrong\/Missing)<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quantity Comparison<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data Sufficiency<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4-5<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arithmetic Word Problems<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>5-6<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data Interpretation (Total)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Simplification<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Caselet DI<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English Language&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reading Comprehension<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>10-12<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cloze Test<\/td><td>6-7<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>6-7<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Error Detection<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>6-7<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fillers<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3-4<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sentence Rearrangement<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Word\/Phrase Replacement<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3-5<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Connectors<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2-3<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Match the Sentences<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3-5<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Awareness&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Focus Areas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Current Affairs<\/td><td>Gold Purity, GI Tags<\/td><td>FIFA, Chandrayaan, Nat. Maritime<\/td><td>RBI Report, Ozone Day<\/td><td>G20, Sign Language Day<\/td><td>Sports, Awards<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Insurance Awareness<\/td><td>IRDAI rules, KYC, Penetration<\/td><td>Insurance nominee, penetration<\/td><td>Policy terms, claim process<\/td><td>History of insurance<\/td><td>5\u20137 Questions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Banking\/Finance Awareness<\/td><td>T-Bills, Budget, FinTech<\/td><td>Budget, BIS, RBI<\/td><td>Repo, Digital banking, Payments<\/td><td>RBI Functions, PSL limits<\/td><td>15\u201318 Questions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Static GK &amp; Misc<\/td><td>Ozone Day, ISA, Mausam<\/td><td>Asian Games Motto, Ranking<\/td><td>UNESCO, GI Tag States<\/td><td>Parks, Important Days<\/td><td>10\u201312 Questions<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips to Crack NICL AO Mains Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should know the right tips while preparing for the mains exam. Here are some simple tips that you can keep in mind while making a strategy for how to prepare for the NICL AO Mains exam 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Revise GA thoroughly:<\/strong> Cover the last 5\u20136 months of current affairs + insurance awareness.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strengthen reasoning puzzles:<\/strong> 40% of Reasoning comes from Puzzles &amp; Seating.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Target high-yield topics in Quant:<\/strong> DI + Arithmetic are 60% of the paper.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use previous years&#8217; descriptive topics:<\/strong> Practice essays and letters weekly.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Give full-length mock tests:<\/strong> Practice in real exam format with timing.<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> The exam trends, topic distribution, and preparation tips provided are compiled from expert analysis and reliable sources. They are intended for guidance and practice only, not official NICL AO exam content. Actual exam questions may differ. 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