OLIVEBOARD SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR

MATHS & REASONING FOR

LIC ASSISTANT EXAMINATION 2019
Exam Pattern
S.No. Sections No. of Total Minimum Qualifying Duration
Ques Marks Marks

SC/ST/PwBD Others

1. Reasoning Ability 35 35 11 12 20 min

2. Numerical Ability 35 35 13 14 20 min

3. English Language / Hi 30 30 13 14 20 min

ndi Language

Total 100 100 60 min

Note: English/Hindi Language test will be of qualifying nature and marks in

the Language section will not be counted for ranking.

** Below are sample questions on maths and reasoning sections, 10 each,

which will be very beneficial for the LIC Assistant Prelims Examination.
MATHS SECTION (10 Mins.)

1) 41.05*9.96 – 32.99*9.11 = (44 +?)*2

a) 10 b) 22 c) 17 d) 13 e) 20

2) A does half as much work as B in 3/4th time as B. Together they took 12 days to
complete the work then how much time shall B take to do it.
a) 30 days b) 20 days c) 15 days d) 18 days e) None of these

3) A train running at a speed of 60kmph crosses a platform double it length in 32.4

sec. Find the length of the platform
a) 360 m b)180 m d)300 m d) 150 m e) None of these

4) Find the compound interest on Rs. 10,000 in 2 years at 4% per annum, the
interest being compounded half-yearly.
a) 524.32 b) 624.32 c) 724.32 d) 824.32 e) 924.32

5) What will come in place of question mark ?

89, 91, 94, 99, ?, 117
a) 102 b) 104 c) 106 d) 108 e) None of these

6) Find the wrong term in given series

121 145 171 199 229 264
a) 145 b) 199 c) 121 d) 171 e) 264

7) A starts a business with an initial investment of Rs. 30,000. After 6 months, B

enters into the partnership with an investment of Rs. 20,000.Again after 3
months C enters with an investment of Rs.50, 000. If C receives Rs. 2000 in the
profit at the end of the year, what is the total annual profit?
a) 6000 b) 7200 c) 8400 d) 9600 e) 5400

8) The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys
and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, the percentage of the students who
are not scholarship holders is:

a) 78 b) 60 c) 72 d) 68 e) None of these
9) Vessels A and B contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratios 4: 5 and 5: 1
respectively. In what ratio should quantities of mixture be taken from A and B
to form a mixture in which milk to water is in the ratio 5: 4?

a) 9:4 b) 5:2 c) 6:11 d) 7:4 e) 8:5

10) Find the relation between x & y based on given two expressions:

I. 13 x^2 – 55x – 252 = 0

II. 148 y^2 + 61y – 155 = 0

a) x>y b)x>=y c) y>x d)y>=x

e) if x = y or relationship between x and y can't be established

REASONING SECTION (10 Mins.)

1) A person starts walking in east direction and takes turn of 45 degree clockwise
and then a 90 degree shift in anti-clockwise direction and finally a 135 degree
shift clockwise direction. Now in which direction he is facing?
a) North-East b) South c)South-West d) North e)North-west

2) Introducing Ramesh, Gunjan said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my
grandfather”. How Gunjan is related to Ramesh?
a) Sister b) Daughter c) Mother d)Niece e)Wife

3) Study the following sequence carefully and answer the questions given
below it
K1S%84OEZ9?4!X6P&4A8+5U9I/38BA97
If all the perfect squares and the symbols are dropped from the given sequence
then which of the following elements will be 3rd to the left of 9th from the right
end?
a) 8 b) A c) X d) P e) 6
4) A and B are sitting in a row of persons. A is 18th from the left end and B is 24th
from the right end. If they interchange their position A becomes 31 st from the
right end. Find the new position of B from the left end.
a) 23 b) 25 c) 37 d) 36 e) None of these

5) Find which conclusions logically follows/follow from the given statements

Statements:
No curtain is an element.
All elements are pillows.

Conclusions:
I. All pillows being curtains is a possibility.
II. Some elements are definitely not curtains
a) Only I follows b) Both I & II follow c) Only II follows
d) None Follows e) Either I or II follows

(6)-(10) Read the given information clearly and answer the following questions:

Eight people Amit, Bharat, Chinu, Divyani, Elisha, Payal, Golu and Harry live
in an eight storey building, but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost
floor is numbered 1 and the topmost floor is numbered 8.

Amit lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the floor numbered second or
fourth. Only three floors are there between Amit and Bharat. Only two people live
between Chinu and Elisha. Payal lives on a floor above Divyani. There are equal
numbers of floors between the floors on which Elisha and Bharat live and between
the floors on which Amit and Elisha live. Harry lives immediately below Divyani’s
floor. Golu lives immediately below Amit’s floor.

(6) Payal lives on which of the following floors?

a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth e) Fifth

(7) How many floors are there between Bharat and Divyani?

a) Two b) One c) Four d) Three e) None of these

(8) Who among the following lives on the first floor?

 a) Harry b) Divyani c) Chinu d) Bharat e) Payal

(9) Which of the following statements is/are true?

A.) Amit lives on the sixth floor.

B.) Divyani lives on the topmost floor.

C.) There are two people between Payal and Chinu.

D.) Harry lives just above Amit.

E.) Chinu lives on the third floor.

(10) Who lives on seventh floor ?

a) Payal b) Amit c) Bharat d) Harry e) Golu

ANSWER KEY

MATHS REASONING
1. D 1. B
2. B 2. A
3. A 3. E
4. D 4. C
5. C 5. C
6. E 6. E
7. C 7. B
8. A 8. A
9. B 9. E
10. E 10. E

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