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LIC AAO Exam Analysis – 12 March 2016

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Hello Readers­

LIC AAO exam again conducted on March 12 in two shifts both following the same pattern of questions.
According to our readers, we found mixed reviews today about the exam, while the exam on first weekend was easy for both days. General Awareness and computer section both moderate. Some also found Quant difficult and could not attempt much

Read general knowledge questions from here asked on March 12 – morning shift, evening shift

Here we are posting the complete exam review section wise.EXAM REVIEW

SectionTotal Ques.Max. MarksLevel of DifficultyGood Attempts
Quant3090Easy to Moderate20-22
Reasoning3090Easy24-26
English400Moderate20-22
General Knowledge3060Moderate20-22
Computer3060Moderate20-22

Exclude the marks of English section from the total marks counting.

Reasoning Section:-

The section was easy to moderate. There were no inequality questions and input/output too. The questions were

  • Syllogism – 5 questions
  • Circular arrangement (8 men sitting outside n inside) – 5 questions
  • Row arrangement (seating north n south) – 5 questions
  • Puzzles – 2 sets (10 questions)
  • Miscellanous (coding-decoding, blood relation, etc) – 5 questions

Quant Section:-

The section was moderate. DI was also not that calculative.

  • Data Interpretation (line graph, table chart, pie chart, paragraph) – 2 sets (10 questions)
  • Number series – 5 questions
  • Quadratic equations – 5 questions
  • Questions from other topics (Percentages, Time and Work, CI/SI, Averages, Boat n Stream, boat, Profit/Loss, probability, etc.) – 10 questions

English Section:-

The section was easy. One had to attempt only questions to qualify sectional cutoff.

  • Reading Comprehension – 1 passage (10 questions)
  • Cloze test – 10 questions
  • Error spotting – 5 questions
  • Sentence Improvement – 5 questions
  • Parajumbles – 5 questions
  • Fillers – 5 questions with double spacing

General Awareness Section:-

The current affairs questions were only of last 2-3 months, almost January and  February. LIC AAO exam asks for static GK also, and same was asked this time also. Static GK asked was difficult. Check the questions asked – link provided above.

Computer Section:-

The section was moderate. Some said it as easy, and some difficult. In this section, questions were based on topics like computer basics, Software/ Hardware, Networking, Applications, DBMS, internet, E-Mail, etc. Very basic questions were asked.

All the Best!!!