LIC AAO Reasoning

LIC AAO Reasoning-Preparation Tips

Tips for Reasoning section LIC AAO 2016

1. Seating Arrangement and Directions:

• It is really easy to figure out from previous paper’s analysis that questions from Sitting arrangement (Liner, Circular) and Directions constitute a major chunk of reasoning section. This is unlikely to change for this year’s paper too.
• The 3 topics mentioned above will carry up to 35-40 marks, making it the WOW topic for this section.
• The best part about Sitting arrangement questions is they are clubbed together. This means they are asked as set of 3-5 questions based on one case.
•  So, if you manage to get the initial arrangement correct, you can attempt all questions for that case with 100% accuracy and in a total time of 3-4 minutes.
• Beware, if you do not practice for these type of questions, you will end up spending 10-15 minutes and still get an incorrect answer. This will not only cost you marks but will also result in poor time management for the other parts of the paper.
• So the mantra here would be practice, practice and practice.
• Start by going through the basic concepts of sitting arrangement (try permutation and combination topic from 12th standard NCERT book).
• Solve 2 questions of sitting arrangement and 1 question of direction daily for the next 3 months. This will increase your speed, your visualizing capabilities and moreover you will be prepared for the toughest level of Sitting arrangement questions by the time of your exam.