Wednesday, April 15, 2009

LIC AAO EXAM STUDY MATERIAL

Here i got LIC Assistant Administrative Officer Exam paper - 2007. This will help you for examination.

Paper Date - May 12, 2007


1. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder. If the remainder is 46, the dividend is:

(1) 4236

(2) 4306

(3) 4336

(4) 5336

2. If 1.5 x= 0.04 y, then the value of (y-x) (y+x) is:

(1) 730/77

(2) 73/77

(3) 7.3/77

(4) 703/77

3. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and Rs. 6.00 for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 675 for traveling 90 km. how many kms did he travel by taxi?

(1) 135

(2) 155

(3) 162

(4) 170

4. The square root of 3 + √5 is :

(1) √3 /2 + 1/√2

(2) √3 /2 - 1/√2

(3) √5 /2 - 1/√2

(4) √(5/2) + √(1/2)

5. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 370C and of Tuesday to Thursday was 340C, if the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of Monday, then what was the temperature on Thursday?

(1) 36.50C

(2) 360C

(3) 35.50C

(4) 340C

6. A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits. If 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is:

(1) 72

(2) 32

(3) 27

(4) 23

7. Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. While C joining them now, the average becomes 22 years. How old (in years) is C now?

(1) 24

(2) 27

(3) 28

(4) 30

8. If 2^(2x-1) = 8^(3-x), then the value of x is:

(1) -1

(2) -2

(3) 2

(4) 3

9. A man's basic pay for a 40 hours' week is Rs. 200. Overtimes is paid at 25% above the basic rate. In a certain week, he worked overtime and his total was Rs. 300. He therefore, worked for a total of (in hours):

(1) 52

(2) 56

(3) 58

(4) 62

10. On a Rs. 10, 000 payment order, a person has choice between 3 successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and 3 successive discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):

(1) 200

(2) 255

(3) 400

(4) 433

11. Rs. 600 are divided among A, B, C so that Rs. 40 more than 2/5 th of A's share, Rs. 20 more that 2/7 th of B's share and Rs. 10 more than 9/17 th of C's may all be equal. What is A's share (in Rupees)?

(1) 150

(2) 170

(3) 200

(4) 280

12. A, B, C started a business with their investment in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year was:

(1) 5 : 6 : 10

(2) 6 : 5 :10

(3) 10 : 5 : 6

(4) 4 : 3 : 5

13. If 9 men working 71/2 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 20 days, then how many days will be taken by 12 men, working 6 hours a day to finish the work? It is being given that 2 men of latter type work as much as 3 men of the former type?

(1) 91/2

(2) 11

(3) 121/2

(4) 13

14. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the cistern is:

(1) 12

(2) 14

(3) 16

(4) 18

15. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train C running in the same direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be 100 m and 200 m respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C?

(1) 111

(2) 123

(3) 127

(4) 129

16. River is running at 2 kmph. It took a man twice as long to row up as to row down the river. The rate (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:

(1) 8

(2) 10

(3) 4

(4) 6

17. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity (in kg.) sold at 18% profit is:

(1) 560

(2) 600

(3) 400

(4) 640

18. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13, 380 after 3 years and Rs. 20, 070 after 6 years on compound interest. The sum (in Rupees) is:

(1) 8800

(2) 8890

(3) 8920

(4) 9040

19. A well with 14 m inside diameter is dug 10 m deep. Earth taken out of it, has been evenly spread all around it to a width of 21m to form an embankment. The height (in metres) of the embankment is:

(1) 1/2

(2) 2/3

(3) 3/4

(4) 3/5

20. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq metres and a perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:

(1) 11

(2) 13

(3) 15

(4) 17



Here is Answer also.

1. (4), 2. (2), 3. (1),

4. (4), 5. (2) 6. (3),

7. (1), 8. (3), 9. (2),

10. (2) 11. (1), 12. (1),

13. (3), 14. (2), 15. (1)

16. (4), 17. (2), 18. (3),

19. (2), 20. (4)


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Monday, April 13, 2009

ENGLISH TEST

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST


Idioms and Phrases - Objective Question

(For Bank PO,Bank Clerk, MBA, CAT, SSC, LIC, NDA, CDS, B Ed, etc. )


Idioms are Phrases are an important part of the English
Language test in almost all Entrance Exams like Bank PO,Bank Clerk, MBA,
CAT, SSC, LIC, NDA, CDS, B Ed, etc. Idioms and phrases are similar to
"muhavare" that we have in Hindi.



Directions:
In each of the following questions part of sentence is in bold. Four
alternative meanings of the highlited part of the sentence are given below the
sentence. Mark as your answer that alternative meaning which you think is
correct. If none of the first four is correct, mark (5) i.e. none of these as
your answer.



1. In the last few years India has advanced by leaps
and bounds in the industrial sector.



1. Very rapidly



2. Very competently



3. Very slowly



4. Very pathetically



5. None of these



2. The authorities turned a deaf ear to the
demands of the employees.



1. Immediately implemented

2. Agreed to listen to

3. Misrepresented

4. Whole-heartedly agreed to

5. None of these


3. He was in doldrums after the quarrel he
had with his brother.

1. He was jubilant

2. He was in low spirits

3. He was in a financial difficulty

4. He left the house

5. None of these



4. If you pass this difficult examination it will be
a feather in you cap

1. Your parents will be very happy

2. You will get a scholarship for higher studies


3. You will feel proud of it

4. You will get a very good job

5. None of these



5. Tell me plainly who broke the mirror, do not beat
about the bush.

1. Pretend to be unaware of the matter

2. Try to impress me with your arguments

3. Put any blame on others

4. Approach the matter in a round about way

5. None of these



6. Some people have a habit of wearing their heart
on their sleeve.

1. saying something which is not to be taken seriously

2. exposing their innermost feelings to others

3. avoiding being friendly with others

4. always trying to gain advantage over others

5. wasting their time on unnecessary details


7. I raked my brains to solve this difficult problem.

1. I read number of books

2. I consulted several people

3. I used my commonsense

4. I subjected my mind to hard thinking

5. I brainwashed several experts


8. He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high
hand.

1. sympathetically

2. kindly

3. democratically

4. conveniently

5. oppressively


9. It is a matter of gratification for me that he has turned
a new leaf.

1. begun a different mode of life

2. proved to be a worthy person on his job

3. decided to use a different strategy to solve the problem

4. accepted the new job that was offered to him

5. started using his intelligence



10. He is a plain, simple and sincere man, he will always call
a spade a spade.

1. be outspoken

2. help needy person

3. stand by his friends and relatives

4. sacrifice his life for others

5. put up a simple dress


11. It was such a strange affair that I could not make
head or tail of it.

1. tolerate it

2. face it

3. remember it

4. believe it

5. understand it


12. He is temporarily in charge of the company and is trying
to feather his nest.

1. bring order and discipline in the company

2. raise the image of the company

3. act for his own future benefits

4. diversify the product of the company

5. practice his own brand of management philosophy


13. Those who make no bones about such
actions face a tough oppostion.

1. do without hesitation

2. make no plan

3. waste no time

4. invite no comments

5. None of these


14. Mrs B is known as a shoplifter in a
Mumbai commercial center.

1. smuggler

2. a thief in the guise of a customer

3. buyer of all new things

4. daily visitor

5. None of these


15. The people in north India are known for keeping
open house.

1. never locking it

2. not worrying about its security

3. offering hospitality to everyone

4. keeping it well ventilated

5. None of these


Directions (Q 16-20):
In each of the following questions an idiomatic expression and its four possible
meaning are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression and
mark the number of that meanings as your answer on the answer sheet. If you do
not find any correct answer, mark ‘5′, i.e. none of these as your
answer.

16. To make clean breast of

1. to gain prominence

2. to praise oneself

3. to confess without reserve

4. to destroy before it blooms

5. None of these


17. To end in smoke

1. to make completely understand

2. to ruin oneself

3. to excite great applause

4. to overcome some one

5. None of these


18. To leave someone in the lurch.

1. to come to compromise with someone

2. constant source of annoyance to someone

3. to put someone at ease

4. to desert someone in his difficulties

5. None of these


19. To cry wolf

1. to listen eagerly

2. to give false alarm

3. to turn pale

4. to keep off starvation

5. None of these


20. A man of straw

1. a man of no substance

2. a very active person

3. a worthy fellow

4. an unreasonable person

5. None of these


ANSWERS


1. (1) 2. (5) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (4)

6. (2) 7. (4) 8. (5) 9. (1) 10. (1)

11. (5) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (2) 15. (3)

16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (2) 20. (1)


1. Immediately implemented

2. Agreed to listen to

3. Misrepresented


4. Whole-heartedly agreed to


5. None of these



3. He was in doldrums after the quarrel he
had with his brother.



1. He was jubilant



2. He was in low spirits



3. He was in a financial difficulty



4. He left the house



5. None of these



4. If you pass this difficult examination it will be
a feather in you cap



1. Your parents will be very happy



2. You will get a scholarship for higher studies



3. You will feel proud of it



4. You will get a very good job



5. None of these



5. Tell me plainly who broke the mirror, do not beat
about the bush.



1. Pretend to be unaware of the matter



2. Try to impress me with your arguments



3. Put any blame on others



4. Approach the matter in a round about way



5. None of these






6. Some people have a habit of wearing their heart
on their sleeve.



1. saying something which is not to be taken seriously



2. exposing their innermost feelings to others



3. avoiding being friendly with others



4. always trying to gain advantage over others



5. wasting their time on unnecessary details



7. I raked my brains to solve this difficult problem.



1. I read number of books



2. I consulted several people



3. I used my commonsense



4. I subjected my mind to hard thinking



5. I brainwashed several experts



8. He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high
hand.



1. sympathetically



2. kindly



3. democratically



4. conveniently



5. oppressively



9. It is a matter of gratification for me that he has turned
a new leaf.



1. begun a different mode of life



2. proved to be a worthy person on his job



3. decided to use a different strategy to solve the problem



4. accepted the new job that was offered to him



5. started using his intelligence



10. He is a plain, simple and sincere man, he will always call
a spade a spade.



1. be outspoken



2. help needy person



3. stand by his friends and relatives



4. sacrifice his life for others



5. put up a simple dress



11. It was such a strange affair that I could not make
head or tail of it.



1. tolerate it



2. face it



3. remember it



4. believe it



5. understand it






12. He is temporarily in charge of the company and is trying
to feather his nest.



1. bring order and discipline in the company



2. raise the image of the company



3. act for his own future benefits



4. diversify the product of the company



5. practice his own brand of management philosophy



13. Those who make no bones about such
actions face a tough oppostion.



1. do without hesitation



2. make no plan



3. waste no time



4. invite no comments



5. None of these



14. Mrs B is known as a shoplifter in a
Mumbai commercial center.



1. smuggler



2. a thief in the guise of a customer



3. buyer of all new things



4. daily visitor



5. None of these



15. The people in north India are known for keeping
open house.



1. never locking it



2. not worrying about its security



3. offering hospitality to everyone



4. keeping it well ventilated



5. None of these



Directions (Q 16-20):
In each of the following questions an idiomatic expression and its four possible
meaning are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression and
mark the number of that meanings as your answer on the answer sheet. If you do
not find any correct answer, mark ‘5′, i.e. none of these as your
answer.



16. To make clean breast of



1. to gain prominence



2. to praise oneself



3. to confess without reserve



4. to destroy before it blooms



5. None of these



17. To end in smoke



1. to make completely understand



2. to ruin oneself



3. to excite great applause



4. to overcome some one



5. None of these



18. To leave someone in the lurch.



1. to come to compromise with someone



2. constant source of annoyance to someone



3. to put someone at ease



4. to desert someone in his difficulties



5. None of these



19. To cry wolf



1. to listen eagerly



2. to give false alarm



3. to turn pale



4. to keep off starvation



5. None of these



20. A man of straw



1. a man of no substance



2. a very active person



3. a worthy fellow



4. an unreasonable person



5. None of these



ANSWERS



1. (1) 2. (5) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (4)



6. (2) 7. (4) 8. (5) 9. (1) 10. (1)



11. (5) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (2) 15. (3)



16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (2) 20. (1)

LIC ADO SAMPLE PAPER 2007

LIC (ADO) 2007 SOLVED PAPER

(Held on 10-06-2007)


General Knowledge and Current Affairs


1. (A) New India AssuranceThe punch line of the advertisement of which of the following organization is "Jindagi ke sath bhi Jindagi ke bad bhi" ?
(B) General Insurance Corporation
(C) ICICI Prudential
(D) Life Insurance Corporation Of India
(E) None of these
ANS- D
2. The central office of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is located at -(A) Kolkata
(B) New Delhi
(C) Chennai
(D) Pune
(E) Mumbai
ANS- E
3. Th Life Insurance Corporation Of India has how many Zonal offices in India ?(A) Five
(B) Seven
(C) Ten
(D) Fifteen
(E) None of these
ANS- B

4. Which of the following schemes was launched by the LIC in December 2001 with the object to lessen the burden of parents in meeting the educational expenses of their children ?
(A) Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana
(B) Jan Shree Bima Yojana
(C) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana
(D) Bhagyashree Child Welfare Bima Yojana
(E) None of these
ANS- C

5. If an organization wishes to venture into Insurance Business it has to obtain a licence first from which of the following ?(A) Indian Bnaks Association (IBA)
(B) Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(C) Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC)
(D) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
(E) None of these
ANS- D

6. Which of the following schemes launched in the year 2000 by the LIC replaced social Securitty group Insurance Schemes (SSIGS) and Rural Group Life Insurance Schemes (RGLIS) ?(A) Janshree Bima Yojana
(B) Bhagyashree Child Welfare Bima Yojana
(C) Jan Arogya Bima Yojana
(D) Raj Rajeshwari Mahila Kalyan Yojana
(E) None of these
ANS- A

7. How many maximum children from a family are covered for the benefits under the Shiksha Sahyog Yojana launched by the LIC ?(A) One only
(B) Two only
(C) Three only
(D) One Girl Child only
(E) None of these
ANS- B

8. Which of the following Scheme was launched by the LIC to provide life insurance protection, perodical lumpsum survival benefit and pension to the agricultural workers in India ?

(A) Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana
(B) Jan Shree Bima Yojana
(C) Mahila Kalyan Yojana
(D) Sampurna Arogya Bima Policy
(E) None of these
ANS- A

9. On December 6yh 2006, the president of India launched on exclusive health Insurance Scheme for senior citizens. Which of the following insurance company has launched the schemes ?(

A) National Insurance Company
(B) Life Insurance Corporation Of India
(C) ICICI Prudential
(D) HDFC Life
(E) None of these
ANS- A

10. Which of the following cities does not have one of the zonal offices of the Life Insurance Corporation Of India ?

(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Chennai
(D) Hyderabad
(E) Jhansi
ANS- E

11. Which of the following is the Basic Life Insurance Plan of the Life Insurance Corporation Of India ?
(A) Jeevan Tarang
(B) Jeevan Nidhi
(C) Jeevan Adhar
(D) Jeevan Umang
(E) None of these
ANS- E

12. Anmol Jeevan is a ........ of the LIC

(A) Basic Life Insurance Plan
(B) Term Insurance Plan
(C) Children's Plan
(D) Pension Plan
(E) None of these
ANS- B

13. As per policy of the LIC, loans are granted on unencumbered policies upto what per cent of the surrender value ?

(A) 60 %
(B) 70 %
(C) 80 %
(D) 90 %
(E) None of these
ANS- D

14. Which of the following group Schemes of the LIC Provides pensiobn to employees on their retirement from service ?
(A) Group Term Insurance Scheme
(B) Group Insurance in Liew of EDLI
(C) Group Gratuity Scheme
(D) Group Supeannuation Scheme
(E) None of these
ANS- D

15. Which of the following is the pension plam of the LIC
(A) Jeevan Adhar
(B) Jeevan ANAND
(C) Jeevan Akshay
(D) Amulya Jeevan
(E) None of these
ANS- C

16. Which of the following is not a scheme of the LIC ?
(A)Jeevan Sangam
(B) Jeevan Saral
(C) Jeevan Adhar
(D) Jeevan Pramukh
(E) None of these
ANS- A

17. Which of the following is a term Assurance plan of the LIC ?
(A) Jeevan Akshay
(B) Jeevan Adhar
(C) Jeevan Nivesh
(D) Jeevan Nidhi
(E) None of these
ANS- E

18. Premium to LIC policies can be paid by which of the following modes ?
(a) Cash
(b) Cheque
(c) Electronic Charging Machine
(A) Only a
(B) Only b
(C) Only c
(D) Both a and b
(E) All a, b and c
ANS- E

19. Customers of Lic can now get information about their policies by dialing which of the following telephone numbers in most of the centres ?
(A) 101
(B) 135
(C) 136
(D) 1251
(E) None of these
ANS- D


20. Lic policy holders do not get any income tax benefit under which of the following sections of the income tax act ?
(A) Section 80C
(B) Section 68 A, B and C
(C) sECTION 80 CCC
(D) Section 80 CD
(E) None of these
ANS- B


21. Who amongst the following is not a Bharat Ratna Awardee ?
(A) Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(B) Dr. V.VGiri
(C) Dr. Rajendra Parsad
(D) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(E) None of these
ANS- D


22. Duran Lineb devides which of the following pair of the countries ?
(A) China - Afghanistan
(B) Afghanistan - Pakistan
(C) India - Pakistan
(D) India - Nepal
(E) Bangladesh - India
ANS- B


23. Who has become the second person of Indian origin to go into space after Kalpana Chawala ?
(A) Koneru Humpi
(B) Indra Nooyi
(C) Sunita Williams
(D) Sudha Murti
(E) None of these
ANS- C


24. Shinzo Abe is the new elected -
(A) Prime minister of Singapore
(B) Prime minister of South Korea
(C) President of Soth Korea
(D) President of North Korea
(E) Prime minister of Japan
ANS- E


25. Which of the following cups is associated with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Whiteman Cup
(B) Evert Cup
(C) Agha Khan Cup
(D) Hafed Open Cup
(E) None of these
ANS- C


26. Which of the following Indian films was nominated for the Oscar Award 2007 ?
(A) Water
(B) Eklabya- The Royal Guard
(C) Nih Shabd
(D) Lago Raho Munna Bhai
(E) None Of these
ANS- E