LIC Assistant Administrative Officer Reasoning Ability Test

LIC Assistant Administrative Officer Reasoning Ability Test

LIC AAO Reasoning Ability Exam

1. Two third of one-fourth of a number is forty per cent of another number. Which of the following statements is true about these numbers?

(1) The second number is 2.4 times the first number

(2) The first number i2.4 times the second number

(3) The first number is forty per cent of the second number

(4) The first number is sixty per cent less than the first number.

Ans. (2)

2. 3 Girls and 4 boys are to be seated in a row on 7 chairs in such a way that all the three girls always sit together. In how many different ways can it be done?

(1) 720

(2) 576

(3) 144

(4) 480

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

3. Certain number of pieces of an article are to be packed in boxes, such that each box contains 145 pieces. If after packing them in 32 boxes 25 pieces are left out, what was the number of pieces to be packed?

(1) 4566

(2) 4655

(3) 4465

(4) 4640

(5) None of these

Ans. (5)

4.  5     6          16        57        244      1245

       2   (a)        (b)        (c)        (d)        (e)

What will come in place of (d)?

(1) 46

(2) 39

(3) 156

(4) 172

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

5. 7      4          5          9          20        52.5

      3    (a)        (b)        (c)        (d)        (e)

What will come in place of (c)?

(1) 4.5

(2) 2

(3) 6

(4) 7

(5) None of these        

Ans. (3)

6. 5      8          6          10        7          12

    7      (a)        (b)        (c)        (d)        (e)

What will come in place of (c)?

(1) 14

(2) 16

(3) 9

(4) 11

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

7. How many students secured at least 60 per cent marks in Mathematics in a class of 240 students?

I. 20 per cent of the students in the class secured 80 per cent and above marks in Mathematics.

II. 80 students have secured more than 50 percent but less than 60 per cent marks in Mathematics.

III. The number of students who secured marks between 60 and 79 per cent was equal to the number of students who secured less than 50 percent marks in Mathematics.

(1) All I, II and III are necessary to answer the question

(2) Only I and III are sufficient

(3) Only II and III are sufficient

(4) Only I and II are sufficient

(5) The question cannot be answered even with all I, II and III

Ans. (5)

8. What is the circumference of semi-circle in cm?

I. The area of semi-circle is half of the area of parallelogram.

II. The length of parallelogram is 1.5 times the radius of the semicircle

III. The difference between the length and breadth of parallelogram is 8 cm.

(1) Only II and III are sufficient

(2) Only I and III are sufficient

(3) Only I and II are sufficient

(4) All I, II and III are necessary to answer the question

(5) The question cannot be answered even with all I, II and III

Ans. (5)

9. In Public Relations department the number of employees in Scale Ills less than that in Scale I by what percent? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)

(1) 14.67

(2) 16.67

(3) 14.29

(4) 16.27

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

10. What percentage of Scale IV officers are deployed in ‘Operations’ department?

(1) 26.5

(2) 28

(3) 28.5

(4) 27

(5) None of these

Ans. (2)

11. Total number of employees In Scale VI is what per cent of the total number of employees in Scale-I?

(1) 2.8

(3) 3.6

(2) 2.4

(4) 3.2

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

12. Four of the following five parts numbered 1. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are equal. Which of the following is not equal to the other four?

(1) 24² - 12² + 112 ÷ 14 =

(2) 17 x 12 + 59 x 4 =

(3) 15 x 28 + 20 =

(4) 27 x 16+56÷8=

(5) 185 x 6÷2—23x5

Ans. (4)

13. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

√625.04 x 16.96 + 136.001 ÷ 17?

(1) 4.18

(2) 4.41

(3) 425

(4) 433

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

14. The present ages of A, B and C are in the ratio of 8: 14 : 22 respectively. The present ages of B C and D are in the ratio of 21: 33: 44 respectively. Which of the following represents the ratio of the present ages of A, B, C and D respectively?

(1) 12: 21: 33: 44

(2) 12: 22: 31: 44

(3) 12: 21: 36 44

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

15. In a one-day cricket match the captain of one of the teams scored 30 runs more than the average runs scored by the remaining six batsmen of that team who batted in the match. If the total runs scored by all the batsmen of that team were 310, how many runs did the captain score?

(1) 60

(2)70

(3) 50

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Ans. (2)

16. 3.2 x 8.1 + 3185 ÷ 4.95 =?

(1) 670

(2) 660

(3) 645

(4) 690

(5) 685

Ans. (2)

17.35% of 121 + 85% of 230.25=?

(1) 225

(2) 230

(3) 240

(4) 245

(5) 228

Ans. (3)

18. 42.07 x 7.998 + (?)² = 20²

(1) 6

(2) 12

(3) 32

(4) 64

(5) 8

Ans. (5)

19. Four of the following five parts numbered (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are exactly equal. The number of the part, which is not equal to the other four parts, is your answer.

(1) 45 x 12 + 60

(2) = 80% of 800- 40

(3) 3/5 of 1200—150

(4) =1260 ÷ 3 ÷180

(5) = 8640 ÷ 16 + 60

Ans. (3)

20. Three-fourth of a number is equal to 60% of another number. What is the difference between the numbers?

(1) 18

(2) 32

(3) 24

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)