LIC ADO Exam Analysis 2020: we will update the exam analysis after the exam conducted for 2020 for both prelims and mains exam. Life Insurance Corporation recruits Apprentice Development Officer every year. LIC is one of the leading insurance companies in India.
In this article, we will share the complete analysis of the previous year’s exam both the Prelims and Mains exams.
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The exam conducted every year there are three phases Prelims, mains, and interview process.
In this section, we will provide you a complete insight into the previous year’s exam analysis of the Prelims exam. The type of question asked and the level of the exam. Here is the complete analysis of the LIC ADO Prelims exam 2019:
| Subject | Good Attempt | Time | Level of difficulty |
| *English Language | *15 (Qualifying only) | 20 minutes | Easy |
| Reasoning Ability | 27-31 | 20 minutes | Easy to moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22-25 | 20 minutes | Easy to moderate |
| Total | Approx.- 58-63 for Reasoning and Quant section | 60 minutes | Easy to Moderate |
Note: English number of questions is not added in the good attempt as it is qualifying in nature.
The level of English Language in the 2019 LIC ADO exam is easy. This section is the qualifying section in the prelims exam. The RC asked was story-based. Look at the list type of questions asked in the exam.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 08 | Easy-Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 07 | Easy |
| Spotting Error | 05 | Easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 05 | Easy |
| Spelling Error | 05 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
The level of the overall reasoning section was easy to moderate. The questions asked from the sitting arrangement and one puzzle was asked. A good number of questions asked from the syllogism, coding-decoding, blood relation these all are of easy level the scoring part of the exam. Here is the number of questions and its list:
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles and Sitting Arrangement | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 05 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 05 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 04 | Moderate |
| Order & Ranking | 04 | Easy |
| Numerical Based | 01 | Easy |
| Alphabetical series | 01 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
In the quantitative section, the total number of questions asked is 35. The difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. The questions asked from data interpretation, number series, and simplification and word problem.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous arithmetic Problems | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
The LIC ADO Mains exam was held on 11 August 2019. The difficulty level of the Mains exam was easy to moderate. The questions asked are of Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability 50 Questions, General Knowledge & Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary 50 Questions, and 3rd section is of Insurance and Financial Marketing Awareness with special emphasis on knowledge of Life Insurance and Financial Sector 50 Questions. The total duration of the exam is 120 minutes.
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability | 41 – 46 | Easy |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language | 39 – 43 | Easy to moderate |
| Insurance and Financial Marketing Awareness | 37 – 41 | Moderate |
| Total | 123-130 | Easy to moderate |
The reasoning and numerical ability section asked in the LIC ADO Mains exam 2019 was easy. This was the most scoring section of the exam. There were around 18 to 20 questions from numerical ability and the remaining were from reasoning ability. Let’s check the questions asked.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
| Direction | 3 | Easy |
| Inequality | 4 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy |
| Alphabet Based | 1 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy |
| SI & CI | 1 | Easy |
| Profit & Loss | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Percentage | 1 | Easy |
| Problem on Ages | 1 | Easy |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
The number of questions asked was approximately 25-25. The difficulty level was easy to moderate. There was one passage of reading comprehension with only 5 questions. The passage was based on the electronic vehicle. There were a good number of questions from current affairs sections, they were almost 15 questions. Approx. 2-2 questions were from banking and static affairs.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 4 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Identifying the inappropriate word | 4 | Easy |
| Sentence Completion (column-based format) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Word Usage | 3 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
| Current Affairs | 15 | Easy |
| Banking Awareness | 2 | Easy |
| Static Awareness | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 50 | Easy-Moderate |
As per LIC ADO Exam analysis, the questions asked in this section were of moderate level but doable. The candidate was able to attempt almost 35 to 41 questions. The topic asked were the LIC Act, ULIP, Policies, and LIC ombudsman, insurance terms full forms, etc. Questions asked like:
Q. Is there sectional timing in the LIC ADO Exam?
A. There was sectional timing in the ADO Prelims exam but in the Mains exam, there is no sectional timing.
Q. Is there negative marking in the LIC ADO Exam?
A. No, there is no negative marking in the exam.
Q. What is the total duration of the LIC ADO Mains exam?
A. The total duration of the mains exam is 120 minutes.
Q. Is there an interview in the LIC ADO recruitment?
A. Yes, there is an interview stage in the LIC ADO recruitment. After qualifying mains exams shortlist candidates called for the interview.
Q. When will the LIC ADO notification 2020 release?
A. The notification for LIC ADO 2020 will release soon on Life Insurance Corporation on its official website. As soon notification release we will update you.
Q. What is the age limit for candidates applying for the LIC ADO exam?
A. The minimum age limit is 21 years and the maximum age limit is 30 years. Age relaxation is as per government norms.
This post was last modified on October 21, 2020 7:12 pm