LIC ADO Exam Analysis 2021: The life insurance corporation of India is prepared to release the official notification for recruiting candidates to the post of Apprentice Development Officer, LIC ADO Exam Notification 2021. All the aspirants can improve their preparation for this exam by checking LIC ADO Exam Analysis from this article.
LIC ADO Exam Analysis 2021- Previous Year Prelims Exam Analysis
Before discussing the exam analysis directly given below is the table that demonstrates LIC ADO Prelims Exam pattern 2021.
Subject |
Number of questions |
Medium of examination |
Total marks |
Duration of the examination |
Numerical ability |
35 |
Hindi and English |
35 |
20 minutes |
Reasoning ability |
35 |
Hindi and English |
35 |
20 minutes |
English |
30 |
English |
30* |
20 minutes |
Total |
100 |
70 |
60 minute |
- Marks scored for English exam won’t be considered since it’s only qualifying in nature
Now the table given below depicts a fast LIC ADO Exam Analysis for the exam conducted the previous year for the post of apprentice development officer.
Name of the subject |
Nice effort/ Good attempt |
Time duration (in minutes) |
English |
*15 |
20 |
Numerical ability |
23 – 27 |
20 |
Reasoning ability |
25 – 29 |
20 |
Total |
57 – 62 (excluding English) |
60 |
English paper is taken under consideration only qualifying in nature. Marks scored for an equivalent won’t be considered for the last word score calculation.
Section Wise Prelims LIC ADO Exam Analysis
Numerical Ability
Those candidates who had prepared well for different topics could easily attempt the exam.
- Questions from the Data interpretation section were supported by bar graphs.
Name of the topic |
Number of questions |
Difficulty level |
Simplification |
12 |
Easy |
Data interpretation |
05 |
Moderate |
Missing number series |
05 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous word problems |
13 |
Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Easy to moderate |
English
The English section which is in the LIC ADO Prelims exam 2019 was an easy one for the candidates.
- 10 questions were asked from reading comprehension
- Three questions from vocabulary
- Reading comprehension was supported automobile market
Name of the topic |
Number of questions |
Difficulty level |
Reading comprehension |
10 |
Easy to moderate |
Phrase Replacement |
05 |
Easy to moderate |
Sentence correction |
05 |
Easy |
Single word filter |
05 |
Easy |
Sentence rearrangement |
05 |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning
The difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate for the candidates.
Questions were asked in a exam from floor based puzzle, box based puzzle and circular seating arrangement
Name of the topic |
Number of questions |
Difficulty level |
Puzzles and seating arrangement |
15 |
Moderate |
Alpha numeric symbol series |
03 |
Easy to moderate |
Order and ranking |
04 |
Easy |
Inequality |
05 |
Moderate |
Blood relation |
03 |
Easy |
Coding and decoding |
05 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy to moderate |
LIC ADO Exam Analysis- Mains Exam Analysis
LIC ADO Mains exam is an objective-based test for LIC ADO. The time duration for the examination is 120 minutes and thus the utmost marks which may be scored are becoming to be 150 marks. The LIC ADO exam consists of three different sections, namely the numerical and reasoning ability, GK, current affairs and english, Insurance and financial sector. A total of fifty questions are becoming to be asked from each section
The table depicting the general LIC ADO Exam Analysis of Mains exam is given below
Name of the section |
Good attempt |
Numerical and reasoning ability |
41 – 46 |
GK, Current affairs and english |
39 – 43 |
Insurance and financial sector |
37 – 41 |
Total |
123 – 130 |
Section-Wise Mains LIC ADO Exam Analysis
Reasoning and numerical ability
- This sectioned consisted of fifty questions.
- Sectional timing duration isn’t there for this exam.
- The questions from this session were easy,
- Questions from numerical ability and reasoning were asked in jumbled order in the LIC ADO Exam.
- In the reasoning part questions were asked from box based puzzle, day based puzzle, circular seating arrangement and linear seating arrangement with blood relative.
- 18 to twenty questions were asked from numerical ability session
Refer the table given below for more details
Topic |
Number of questions asked |
Inequality |
4 |
Syllogism |
3 |
Direction sense |
3 |
Alphabet based |
1 |
Puzzles and seating arrangement |
20 |
Data interpretation |
10 |
SI and CI |
1 |
Approximation |
5 |
Profit and loss |
1 |
Problem on ages |
1 |
Percentage |
1 |
Total |
50 |
GK, Current Affairs and English
This section had equal number of questions from general awareness and English. Difficulty level of the questions asked were moderate. 15 questions were asked from current affairs.
Name of the topic |
Number of questions |
Phrase replacement |
4 |
Error detection |
5 |
Word usage |
3 |
Close-set |
5 |
Banking awareness |
2 |
Current affairs |
15 |
Sentence completion |
5 |
Identifying appropriate word |
4 |
Static awareness |
2 |
Reading comprehension |
5 |
Total |
50 |
Insurance and Financial Marketing Awareness
- The difficulty level of questions asked were moderate
- Questions asked were less confusing, might be understood well and fewer lengthy
- Questions asked were from various sections like ULIP, LIC Act, policy and maturity period, team insurance, LIC Ombudsman etc.
LIC ADO Exam Pattern
Sections | No. of Questions/Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
Reasoning Ability | 35/35 | 20 minutes |
Numerical Ability | 35/35 | 20 minutes |
English | 30/30** | 20 minutes |
Total | 100/70 | 60 minutes or 1 hour |
We have covered the detailed guide on the LIC ADO Exam Analysis 2021. Feel free to ask any questions within the comment section below.
FAQs on LIC ADO Exam Analysis 2021
Is the LIC ADO exam analysis released by LIC officially?
No, it’s released by various coaching institutes and experts who supported the feedback from the applicants.
Is there sectional timing within the LIC ADO Exam?
There was sectional timing within the ADO Prelims exam but within the Mains exam, there’s no sectional timing.
Is there negative marking within the LIC ADO Exam?
No, there’s no negative marking within the exam.
What’s the whole duration of the LIC ADO Mains exam?
The whole duration of the mains exam is 120 minutes.
Is there an interview within the LIC ADO recruitment?
Yes, there’s an interview stage within the LIC ADO recruitment. After qualifying mains exams shortlist candidates participated in the interview.