(Sample Papers) LIC Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO)
Exam Test - 3
:: Reasoning ::
Directions (Q. 1-6): Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below.
There are eight persons J, K, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting
around the circle but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing
away from the centre. They have different type of currencies viz; Pound, Dollar,
Rupee, Yen, Yuan, Rouble Peso and Rial but not necessarily in the same order. T
is exactly between K and U. K does not have Yen or Rial. No two consecutive
persons are facing in the same direction. The person who uses currency Rial
third to the right of R, whose neighbours are facing away from the centre. The
one who uses Rouble is immediate left of one who uses Dollar. S is exactly
between J and the one who uses Rial. V is second to the right of T. One who uses
Yuan is immediate right of R. The one who
uses Rupee is facing away from the centre but not the immediate neighbour of R.
J does not use Rupee. W is immediate right of V but not the immediate neighbour
of one who uses Rupee. V does not have Dollar as a currency. The one who uses
Peso is between the one who uses Rupee and one who uses Rouble.
1. Who among the following uses the currency Pound?
1) V
2) T
3) S
4) W
5) Either 2) or 3)
2. Who is second to the right of one who uses Peso?
1) J
2) W
3) R
4) T
5) S
3. Who is exactly in the middle between J and W?
1) R
2) One who has Dollar
3) One who uses Peso
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) K
4. How many persons are there between K and J?
1) One
2) Two
3) None
4) Three
5) Other than given options
5. Four of the following five are alike in some way. Find
out the odd one.
1) W
2) T
3) V
4) R
5) S
6. Which of the following match correctly?
1) S- Yuan
2) W- Peso
3) V- Rial
4) K- Pound
5) R- Dollar
Directions (Q. 7-11): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below.
There are seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, V and W who work in
different fields viz; Journalism, Literature, Music, Sport, Agriculture, Film
and Peace, but not necessarily in the same order. Each got different prize for a
different field, viz, Booker, Pulitzer, Grammy, Kabir Samman, Arjuna Award,
Bourlog Award and Oscar but not necessarily in the same order. R is related to
Journalism but got neither Booker nor Arjuna Award. S got Bourlog award and is
related to literature. V and T are not related to Music and neither of them got
Arjuna Award. Q is related to Sport and got Grammy Award. The one who is related
to film got Oscar Award. W is related to peace and got Kabir Samman. T is not
related to Agriculture.
7. T is related to which of the following field?
1) Agriculture
2) Film
3) Music
4) Sport
5) Peace
8. Which one of the following prize got by R?
1) Pulitzer
2) Oscar
3) Booker
4) Kabir Samman
5) Grammy
9. Which of the following statements is/are true?
1) S is related to Film
2) T got Pulitzer prize
3) V got Booker prize
4) W is related to Music
5) All are true
10. Who among the following got Arjuna Award?
1) T
2) V
3) P
4) R
5) S
11. Which of the following combination is true?
1) W- Peace- Kabir
2) V- Sport- Pulitzer
3) T- Music- Oscar
4) Q- Peace- Booker
5) Other than given options
Directions (Q. 12–16): In each question given below
three statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to
take all the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusion logically follows from all the given statements
disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer:
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusion I and II follow.
12. Statements:
All glasses are cups. No cup is spoon. All utensil are spoon.
Conclusions:
I. No glass is utensil.
II. Some glasses being spoon is a possibility.
(13–14): Statements:
No mobile is magnet. Every magnet is money. At least some
money is mike.
13. Conclusions:
I. All magnet can never be mobile.
II. Some magnet being mike is a possibility.
14. Conclusions:
I. Some mike are not mobile is a possibility.
II. No money is mobile.
(15–16): Statements:
No packet is purse. All property is poster. All packet is
property.
15. Conclusions:
I. All poster being packet is a possibility.
II. Some property is purse.
16. Conclusions:
I. Some property are not packet.
II. Some packet is poster.
Directions (Q. 17-21): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below.
In a certain code language 'India exports raw material' is
written as 'ln jt lp nk', 'raw material is cheaper' is written as 'pic lp rj ln',
'export of India is increasing' is written as 'jt no rj pk st', 'how material is
increasing' is written as 'ht ln st rj'.
17. What is the code for 'export'?
1) nk
2) no
3) pt
4) Either 2) or 3)
5) st
18. What is the code for 'export of India' in a given code
language?
1) no pt rj
2) no pt jt
3) pt jt ln
4) jn pt no
5) pt rj no
19. What does the code 'st' stands for?
1) increasing
2) exports
3) India
4) raw
5) material
20. If 'export in India' is written as 'pt pl jt' then
what is the code for 'in school'?
1) pt rj
2) ln pl
3) lp pt
4) pic ln
5) pl ni
21. 'jt rj jk' is the code for which of the following?
1) India is great
2) India was ahead
3) how is India
4) is India growing
5) Either 1) or 4)
Directions (Q. 22-26): In these questions, a
relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The
statements are followed by two conclusions. Give answer:
1) If only conclusion I is true.
2) If only conclusion II is true.
3) If either conclusion I or II is true.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
5) If both conclusion I and II are true.
Directions (Q. 27-28) Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below.
A person goes from point A towards North and walked 5 m. He
then turns towards right and walked 10 m, he again turned towards north and
walked 6 m. He again turned towards his left and walked 10 m to reach at point
T. Then he turned towards south and walked 4 m. He then turned towards right and
walked 3 m and reached at point P and then he finally turned towards south and
walked 2 m to reach at point B.
27. What is the distance between point P and point T?
1) 8 m
2) 6 m
3) 10 m
4) 5 m
5) 4 m
28. What is total distance covered by person to reach at
point B, and B is in which direction with respect to A?
1) 35 m, North East
2) 40 m, North West
3) 40 m, North East
4) 4 m, North East
5) 10 m, South West
29. Statement: India's car sales crossed the
two-million mark in last year.
Which of the following may be the reason of increasing in
sales?
1) Lower fuel prices.
2) Launching of new modals.
3) Very low prices of cars comparing other country's cars price.
4) All of the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
30. Statement: India signed Double Taxation Avoidance
Agreement (DTAA) with Singapore.
Which of the following may be the effect of agreement?
1) This will increase the foreign reserve.
2) This will improve infrastructure of India.
3) Now FDI will increase.
4) Singapore will become the first country to invest in India.
5) Other than given options
:: Quantitative Aptitude ::
31. P, Q and R start a small business. P contributes
two-fifth of the total capital invested in the business. Q contributes
five-fourth of what P contributed. R contributes two-third of what Q
contributed. The total profit at the end of the year was `14430. What was R's
share in the profit?
1) ` 3800
2) ` 4300
3) ` 4100
4) ` 3700
5) ` 3900
32. A rectangular plot 110 m long and 90 m broad, has two
concrete crossroads (of equal width) running in the middle of it. One parallel
to the length and the other parallel to the breadth. The rest of the plot is
used as lawn. If the area of lawn is 6624m2, what is the width of each of the
cross roads?
1) 16.5 m
2) 18 m
3) 16 m
4) 20 m
5) 15 m
33. Rajat gave 38% of his money to Anubhav, Anubhav gave
three-fourth of what he received to his mother. Anubhav's mother gave 5/6 th of
the money she received to the grocer. Anubhav's mother is now left with ` 7410.
How much money did Rajat have initially?
1) ` 156000
2) ` 146000
3) ` 165000
4) ` 166000
5) ` 158000
Directions (Q.34-38): What approximate value should
come in the place of question mark (?) in the following questions?
1) 16
2) 15
3) 19
4) 17
5) 18
1) 3398
2) 3158
3) 3198
4) 3558
5) 3378
36. 48.95% of 1399.98 + ? = 124.95% of 1239.95
1) 874
2) 924
3) 864
4) 868
5) 934
37. 14.95 × 18.01 × 12.45 × 14.01 = ?
1) 41250
2) 49450
3) 48350
4) 40750
5) 47250
38. 11.89 × 4.95 – 6.98 = ?
1) 62
2) 53
3) 42
4) 68
5) 59
Directions (Q. 39–43): What value should come in the
place of question mark (?) in the following number series?
39. 18, 37, 56, 94, ?, 664
1) 208
2) 216
3) 209
4) 203
5) 214
40. 21, 108, 204, 318, ?, 636
1) 469
2) 449
3) 479
4) 459
5) 489
41. 4.5, ?, 41, 171, 864, 5195
1) 24
2) 14
3) 18
4) 12
5) 32
42. 297, ?, 349, 413, 513, 657
1) 302
2) 313
3) 315
4) 319
5) 330
43. 115, 136, ?, 157, 73, 178
1) 96
2) 92
3) 94
4) 97
5) 98
44. In a 240 litres of mixture of milk and water, water is
only 25%. The milkman sold 40 litres of this mixture and then he added 32.4
litre of pure milk and 7.6 litres of pure water in the remaining mixture. What
is the percentage of water in the final mixture?
1) 22%
2) 20%
3) 23%
4) 28%
5) 24%
45. Anant can do10% of a piece of work in12 days. 25% of
the same work can be done by Neha in 28 days. Rahul can do onethird of the same
work in 32 days. Rishi can do two-fifth of the work in 24 days. Who is/are least
efficient?
1) Rahul
2) Anant
3) Rishi
4) Neha
5) Cannot be determined
Directions (Q.46-50) : Study the following line graph
carefully to answer the following questions given below.
46. What is the ratio of the number of years in which
production of company B is below the average production in company B to that of
production of company C is below the average production of company C?
1) Other than given options
2) 1 : 2
3) 2 : 3
4) 2 : 1
5) 1 : 1
47. The total production of company A in all the years is
approximately what percent of the total production of company C in all the
years?
1) Other than given options
2) 100.75%
3) 108%
4) 112.75%
5) 110%
48. The total production in the year 2015 of all the
companies together is approximately what percent of the production of all the
companies together in the year 2013?
1) 88.6%
2) 84.7%
3) 86.8%
4) 89.8%
5) Other than given options
49. In which of the year the total production taking all
the companies together is second highest?
1) 2015
2) Other than given options
3) 2014
4) 2013
5) 2012
50. Which of the following shows the maximum percentage
growth with respect to previous year?
1) Company A in 2012
2) Company C in 2012
3) Company A in 2014
4) Company B in 2012
5) Company B in 2013
Directions (Q.51-55) : Study the following pie chart
carefully and answer the questions given below:
51. If the total number of professional in state S1 is
12000 which is 75% of that in state S2, then what is the ratio of teacher in
state S2 to that in state S1?
1) 40 : 31
2) Other than given options
3) 40 : 37
4) 40 : 33
5) 41 : 33
52. If the number of Doctors in state S1 is 182 and the
number of CA's in state S2 is 378, then what is the ratio of the number of
professionals in state S1 to that in state S2?
1) 15 : 29
2) 13 : 19
3) 14 : 23
4) 13 : 21
5) Other than given options
53. If the total number of professionals in both the
states is same, then the number of Engineers in state S1 is approximately what
percent of the number of Lawyers in state S2?
1) 108%
2) 106%
3) 119%
4) Other than given options
5) 102%
54. If the total number of professional is state S2 is
18000 and the ratio of the number of professional in state S1 to that in state
S2 is 5 : 6, then what is difference between the number of doctors in state S1
and that of in state S2?
1) 420
2) 408
3) 480
4) Other than given options
5) 460
55. If the number of C.A's in state S2 is 468, then what
is the difference between the number of Lawyers and the number of Actors in that
state?
1) 338
2) 383
3) Other than given options
4) 343
5) 348
Directions (Q. 56–60): Each of the questions given
below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below
it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are
sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and give answer:
1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer
the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer
the question.
2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,
while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are
sufficient to answer the question.
4) If the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to
answer the question.
5) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer
the question.
56. What will be the average weight of the remaining class
after one student is excluded?
I. Average weight of 30 students out of 48 students in the
class is 20.5 kg and that of remaining student is 28.25 kg. A student having
weight more than 42 kg is excluded.
II. Average weight of a class of 48 students is 24.5 kg. A child weighing 48 kg
is excluded.
57. What is the difference between the digits of a two-
digit number?
I. The sum of the digits of that number is 12.
II. One-fourth of that number is 15 less than half of 54.
58. How old is Reena now?
I. Three years ago, the average age of two friends Ansh and
Bhumika was 19 years.
II. With Reena joining them, now the average of three friends becomes 24 years.
59. What is the cost price of a chair?
I. The profit made when the chair is sold for ` 527 is twice
as much as when it is sold for ` 476.
II. The marked price of chair is ` 432. If a discount of 25% is given on the
marked price, the profit gained is 8%.
60. What is the rate of interest percent per annum?
I. An amount doubles it self in five years at simple
interest.
II. Simple interest of ` 2280 is obtained in two years on an amount of ` 5700.
:: General Awareness and Current Affairs ::
61. 'National Youth day' is observed on–
1) 12th July
2) 13th February
3) 12th August
4) 12th January
5) 13th January
62. _______, Chairperson of SBI, remains the most powerful
women in the Indian business sector, according to Fortune India.
1) Chanda Kochhar
2) Shikha Sharma
3) Arundhati Bhattacharya
4) Vinita Gupta
5) Jayanti Sinha
63. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed `______ Penalty
on Dhanlaxmi Bank for violation of Know your customer (KYC) and Anti Money
Laundering (AML) Norms.
1) 1.5 crore
2) 2.5 crore
3) 2 crore
4) 1 crore
5) 1.75 crore
64. Which Indian state has recently imposed ban on sale of
thermocol plates?
1) Bihar
2) Jharkhand
3) Punjab
4) Gujarat
5) Rajasthan
65. A portion of the surplus or profit paid to the
stockholders of a corporation is known as–
1) Equity
2) Dividend
3) Debentures
4) Premium
5) Lapse Ratio
66. "Indpay Mobile App" is launched by–
1) ICICI Bank
2) Bank of India
3) SBI Bank
4) RBL Bank
5) Indian Bank
67. Where is the Headquarters of "European Union"?
1) Berlin, Germany
2) Paris, France
3) Brussels, Belgium
4) Rome, Italy
5) Vienna, Austria
68. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) U.K Sinha
3) T.S. Vijayan
4) Ram Sewak Sharma
5) Hemant Sharma
69. The Book titled "APJ Abdul Kalam-One Man, Many
Missions" is authored by–
1) Nalini Ramachandran
2) Arun Joshi
3) C. Rajagopalachari
4) Manoj Das
5) Nandini Sahu
70. In which year, Malhotra committee, headed by former
finance secretary and RBI Governor R. N. Malhotra, was formed to evaluate the
Indian insurance industry and recommend its future direction?
1) 1890
2) 1980
3) 1982
4) 1992
5) 1993
71. Where is the capital of "Laos"?
1) Tehran
2) Ankara
3) Vientiane
4) Muscat
5) Seoul
72. What does 'F' stand for in 'SARFAESI'?
1) Fund
2) Factors
3) Financial
4) Foreign
5) Fixed
73. Recently which Bank entered the country through the
Wholly- Owned Subsidiary (WOS) route with wholesale banking operations in
Mumbai?
1) Caribbean Development Bank
2) National Bank of Abu Dhabi
3) Islamic Development Bank
4) European Development Bank 5) Other than given options
74. What is the currency of 'Bangladesh'?
1) Riyal
2) Lev
3) Taka
4) Kuna
5) Rupee
75. What is the tagline of United India Insurance Company
Limited?
1) Rest assured with us
2) With us, you are sure
3) Aapke Sachhe Advisor
4) India's Premier General Insurance
5) Yogakshemam Vahamyaham
76. Name the Marathi poet from Maharashtra, who died
recently.
1) Dilip Chitre
2) Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar
3) Eknath
4) Guru Thakur
5) Keshav Pandit
77. Recently BHEL commissioned _____ Power Project unit in
Uttar Pradesh.
1) Narora Atomic
2) Sant Singaji
3) Mundra Thermal
4) Satpura Thermal
5) Prayagraj Super Thermal
78. Who amongst the following is the Indian badminton
player who completed a hat-trick by winning the Macau open Grand Prix Gold?
1) P.V. Sindhu
2) Sourabh Verma
3) Parupalli Kashyap
4) Anand Pawar
5) Prannoy Kumar
79. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Saansad
Adarsh gram Yojana on ______.
1) 11 August 2014
2) 12 August 2014
3) 12 October 2014
4) 2 October 2014
5) 11 October 2014
80. Agents selling Insurance of a specific company are
called –
