NICL Administrative Officer AO Preliminary 2026 Mock Test 1 – Free Online Practice Test

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Pre­pare for the NICL Admin­is­tra­tive Offi­cer (AO) Pre­lim­i­nary Exam­i­na­tion 2026 with Mock Test 1, a free online prac­tice test con­tain­ing 20 objec­tive ques­tions.

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This prac­tice set includes ques­tions cov­er­ing impor­tant areas such as Rea­son­ing Abil­i­ty, Eng­lish Lan­guage, Quan­ti­ta­tive Apti­tude, Gen­er­al Aware­ness and Insur­ance Aware­ness. Reg­u­lar­ly attempt­ing mock tests can help can­di­dates improve their accu­ra­cy, cal­cu­la­tion speed, log­i­cal think­ing and time-man­age­ment skills before the examination.

The ques­tions in this mock test are orig­i­nal prac­tice ques­tions pre­pared for exam prepa­ra­tion and are not offi­cial NICL questions

NICL Administrative Officer AO Preliminary 2026 Mock Test 1

NICL Administrative Officer AO Preliminary 2026 Mock Test – 1

NICL AO 2026 Free Online Prac­tice Test – Mock Test 1 
Mock Test Instructions:
• Total Ques­tions: 20
• Cor­rect Answer: +1 Mark
• Wrong Answer: ‑0.25 Mark
• Unat­tempt­ed: 0 Mark
• Select one option for each question.
• Click Sub­mit Test to view your score and explanations. 

1. Find the next number in the series: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?

Expla­na­tion: The num­bers are squares: 2², 3², 4², 5², 6². There­fore, the next num­ber is 7² = 49. 

2. If MARKET is coded as NBSLFU, how will CLAIM be coded using the same pattern?

Expla­na­tion: Each let­ter is shift­ed one posi­tion for­ward: C→D, L→M, A→B, I→J, M→N. Hence CLAIM becomes DMBJN. 

3. A person walks 6 km north, turns right and walks 4 km, then turns right and walks 6 km. How far is the person from the starting point?

Expla­na­tion: The 6 km north and 6 km south move­ments can­cel each oth­er. The per­son remains 4 km east of the start­ing point. 

4. In a row, Ravi is 12th from the left and 18th from the right. How many persons are there in the row?

Expla­na­tion: Total per­sons = Posi­tion from left + Posi­tion from right − 1 = 12 + 18 − 1 = 29. 

5. Statements: All pens are books. Some books are papers. Which conclusion definitely follows?

Expla­na­tion: The state­ment direct­ly says that some books are papers, so con­clu­sion B def­i­nite­ly follows. 

6. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “Prudent”.

Expla­na­tion: Pru­dent means act­ing with care and good judg­ment. There­fore, “Wise” is the clos­est meaning. 

7. Choose the correctly spelt word.

Expla­na­tion: The cor­rect spelling is “Accom­mo­da­tion”.

8. Fill in the blank: The manager asked the employees ___ complete the report by evening.

Expla­na­tion: The cor­rect con­struc­tion is “asked some­one to do some­thing”, so “to” is correct. 

9. The antonym of “Scarce” is:

Expla­na­tion: Scarce means insuf­fi­cient or avail­able in small quan­ti­ties. Its oppo­site is “Abun­dant”.

10. Choose the correct passive voice: “The committee approved the proposal.”

Expla­na­tion: The active sen­tence is in sim­ple past tense. Its pas­sive form is “The pro­pos­al was approved by the committee.” 

11. What is 20% of 750?

Expla­na­tion: 20% of 750 = 750 × 20/100 = 150. 

12. The ratio of two numbers is 3:5 and their sum is 64. What is the larger number?

Expla­na­tion: Total parts = 3 + 5 = 8. One part = 64/8 = 8. Larg­er num­ber = 5 × 8 = 40. 

13. A sum of ₹2,000 is invested at 5% simple interest per annum for 3 years. What is the interest?

Expla­na­tion: SI = P × R × T / 100 = 2000 × 5 × 3 / 100 = ₹300.

14. A train covers 240 km in 4 hours. What is its average speed?

Expla­na­tion: Aver­age speed = Dis­tance ÷ Time = 240 ÷ 4 = 60 km/h.

15. The average of 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 is:

Expla­na­tion: Sum = 125. Aver­age = 125 ÷ 5 = 25. 

16. Which institution regulates the insurance sector in India?

Expla­na­tion: The Insur­ance Reg­u­la­to­ry and Devel­op­ment Author­i­ty of India (IRDAI) reg­u­lates and devel­ops the insur­ance sec­tor in India. 

17. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Constitutional Remedies?

Expla­na­tion: Arti­cle 32 pro­vides the Right to Con­sti­tu­tion­al Reme­dies for enforce­ment of Fun­da­men­tal Rights. 

18. Which gas is present in the largest proportion in Earth’s atmosphere?

Expla­na­tion: Nitro­gen con­sti­tutes the largest pro­por­tion of Earth­’s atmos­phere, at approx­i­mate­ly 78% by volume. 

19. Which blood cells are primarily responsible for fighting infections?

Expla­na­tion: White blood cells (WBCs) play a major role in the body’s immune response and help fight infections. 

20. A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹1,200 and sells it for ₹1,380. What is the profit percentage?

Expla­na­tion: Prof­it = ₹1,380 − ₹1,200 = ₹180. Prof­it per­cent­age = (180/1200) × 100 = 15%. 
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After com­plet­ing NICL AO Pre­lim­i­nary 2026 Mock Test 1, check your score and care­ful­ly review the ques­tions you answered incor­rect­ly. Revise the relat­ed con­cepts and con­tin­ue with addi­tion­al prac­tice sets to strength­en your preparation.

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