Get a detailed exam analysis LIC ADO Prelims 2021. Check the difficulty level in all the three sections (Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language) for shift 1, shift 2 and shift 3 with the help of LIC ADO 2019 Prelims Exam Analysis.
LIC ADO is a recruitment examination that is conducted every year by the Life Insurance Corporation. The examination is conducted as a preliminary and mains examination.
The exam analysis of the previous year's paper will give an insight into the way the examination was conducted, the difficulty level of the questions asked and much more, which will help in the preparation process for the current year's examination.
LIC ADO 2021 Exam Pattern
|
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Medium of examination |
Total Marks |
Duration of the examination |
|
Numerical Ability |
35 |
Hindi & English |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
Hindi & English |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
English |
30 |
English |
30* |
20 minutes |
|
Total |
100 |
- |
70 |
60 minutes |
* Marks scored for the English exam won’t be considered since it’s only qualifying in nature
LIC ADO 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis
LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) is the largest insurance company in India and every year they recruit thousands of candidates to work for different posts in their organization. For each post that they have, they conduct an exam for the same. They recruit candidates for a post called LIC ADO (Apprentice Development Officer) where the job role is to offer recruitment to people as insurance agents and supervise their jobs.
The recruitment process has 3 stages- a preliminary exam, the main exam, and a personal interview. The mode of conducting the LIC ADO Preliminary exam is an online computer-based test and the exam is conducted for an hour.
The preliminary exam was conducted in 3 shifts and the analysis for all the 3 papers are as follows:
LIC ADO 2021: Shift-1
English Language: The difficulty level of the English language section was easy to moderate. The questions asked regarding the English language are:
- Choose the correct sentence- 4 Questions
- Fill in the blanks- 6 Questions
- Error spotting- 4 Questions
- Reading Comprehension - 10 Questions
- Jumbled Phrases - 6 Questions
Logical Reasoning: The difficulty level of the logical reasoning section of the exam was easy. The questions asked regarding logical reasoning are as follows:
- Alphabet Series (Character String) – 3 Questions
- Blood Relations (7 persons) – 2 Questions
- Box Based Puzzle (Stacking 7 boxes) – 5 Questions
- Circular arrangement (8 persons facing the centre) – 5 Questions
- Coding and Decoding by substitution – 4 Questions
- Comparison Based – 3 Questions
- Floor Based Puzzle (8 floors) – 5 Questions
- Inequalities – 3 Questions
- Numeric Series (Five Three-digit numbers) – 5 Questions
Numerical Ability: The difficulty level of the numerical ability exam was also easy. The following questions were asked regarding numerical ability:
- Data Interpretation (Bar Graph) – 6 Questions
- Mensuration – 1 Question
- Number Series (Missing) – 6 Questions
- Simplification – 12 Questions
- Word Based Problems – 10 Questions (Age-Based, Average, Mixtures, Percentage, Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Speed, Time & Distance, Shares & Partnership)
LIC ADO 2021: Shift-2
English Language: The difficulty level of the English language section was easy. The questions asked regarding the English language are:
- Sentence Correction – 4 Questions
- Fill in the blanks- 4 Questions
- Error spotting- 4 Questions
- Reading Comprehension - 10 Questions
- Jumbled Phrases - 4 Questions
- Phrase Replacement – 4 Questions
Logical Reasoning: The difficulty level of the logical reasoning section of the exam was easy to moderate. The questions asked regarding logical reasoning are as follows:
- Alphabet Series– 1 Question
- Coding and Decoding by substitution – 4 Questions
- Inequalities – 5 Questions
- Direction Sense – 2 Questions
- Linear Seating Arrangement (unknown number of people) – 5 Questions
- Month Based Puzzle (8 months, 8 people) – 5 Questions
- Parallel Rows Puzzle (10 people facing North & South) – 5 Questions
- Ranking & Order – 3 Questions
- Syllogisms – 5 Questions
Numerical Ability: The difficulty level of the numerical ability exam was easy to moderate. The following questions were asked regarding numerical ability:
- Data Interpretation (Line Graph) – 5 Questions
- Quadratic Equation – 5 Questions
- Simplification – 10 Questions
- Word Based Problems – 15 Questions (Age-Based, Average, Mixtures, Percentage, Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Speed, Time & Distance, Shares & Partnership)
LIC ADO 2021: Shift-3
English Language: The difficulty level of the English language section was easy. The questions asked regarding the English language are:
- Error spotting- 5 Questions
- Cloze Test – 7 Questions
- Reading Comprehension - 8 Questions
- Jumbled Phrases - 5 Questions
- Spelling Error Detection – 5 Questions
Logical Reasoning: The difficulty level of the logical reasoning section of the exam was easy to moderate. The questions asked regarding logical reasoning are as follows:
- Alphabet Series– 1 Question
- Blood relations-4 Questions
- Box Based Puzzle (7 Boxes) – 5 Questions
- Coding and Decoding by substitution – 5 Questions
- Seating Arrangement (unknown number of people) – 5 Questions
- Month Based Puzzle (4 months) – 5 Questions
- Numeric Series – 1 Question
- Ranking & Order – 4 Questions
- Syllogisms – 5 Questions
Numerical Ability: The difficulty level of the numerical ability exam was easy to moderate. The following questions were asked regarding numerical ability:
- Data Interpretation (Table DI) – 5 Questions
- Number Series (Wrong) – 5 Questions
- Simplification – 10 Questions
- Word Based Problems – 15 Questions (Age-Based, Average, Mixtures, Percentage, Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Speed, Time & Distance, Shares & Partnership)
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