LIC Assistant Exam 2019 – What should be the Last 15 Days Preparation Strategy?

Honey Lalwani

5 years ago

LIC Assistant 2019 Prelims Exam is scheduled on 30th and 31st of October 2019. With just about 15 days to go for the prelims exam, it is time that a candidate should curate a revision plan and religiously follow the same. We have curated the Last 15 days LIC Assistant Prelims Revision Plan 2019 for your revision. Read along.

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LIC Assistant 2019 – Prelims Exam Pattern

Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Minimum Qualifying Marks		Duration
				SC/ ST	Others
Reasoning Ability	35	35	English & Hindi	13	14	20 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	English & Hindi	13	14	20 Minutes
English/Hindi Language	30	30	English	11	12	20 Minutes
Total	100	70				1 Hour

*English / Hindi Langauge Paper will be of qualifying nature only and marks scored in this section would not be considered.

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LIC Assistant Prelims Revision Plan 2019

LIC Assistant Prelims Revision Plan 2019 – Reasoning Ability

As it is a prelims paper, most of the questions will be asked from the following topics, so it has to be made sure by an aspirant that he/she is thorough with the below-given topics.

Alphanumeric Series
Input-Output
Syllogisms
Inequality
Direction Sense
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement questions

Some Tips

The only way to practice Reasoning section is extensive practice and being mindful of the questions asked.
While solving the reasoning questions, read them very carefully and do not assume anything.
While solving Puzzles & Seating Arrangement questions, read the given information very carefully and be very organised while trying to make an arrangement for that questions on paper, so that you can get the answer at once and you don’t waste any of your precious time.
You can learn the techniques to solve the reasoning questions from Oliveboard Experts while making use of the freely available Video Classes on Oliveboard Youtube Channel.

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LIC Assistant Prelims Revision Plan 2019 – Quantitative Aptitude

As it is a prelims paper, most of the questions will be asked from the following topics, so it has to be made sure by an aspirant that he/she is thorough with the below-given topics.

Simplification/Approximations
Quadratic Equations
Number Series (Missing/Wrong)
Data Interpretation
Miscellaneous Topics (Percentages, Ages, Averages, SI & CI, Profit & Loss, Boats & Streams, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Time, Speed & Distance, Time & Work, Mensuration, Probability etc)

Some Tips

You need to make sure that you are very well versed with these topics. Now in Prelims, both speed and accuracy matter as the competition is high and you need to attempt the maximum number of questions in the given time.
To solve maximum questions, it is advisable to learn the short tricks to solve the Quantitative Aptitude questions in minimum time.
Go through the Quicker Quants Video Series to learn the quick calculation techniques and apply the same while solving the questions. Once you learn these techniques and apply them while you practice, we are sure you would be able to score better and higher in the Mock Tests as well as in the exam.
Revise the formulae and rules of topics such as Mixtures & Alligations, SI & CI, Time, Speed and Distance, Time & Work, Profit & Loss, Mensuration, Averages, Number System, Algebra etc.
Last but not least Oliveboard offers you LIC Assistant prelims full-length Mock Tests, Sectional Tests & Topic Tests. Practice will make us perfect.
Practice extensively and then analyse the solutions of these tests. Go by the analysis and your preparation will be on point.

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LIC Assistant Prelims Revision Plan 2019 – English Language

As it is a prelims paper, you can expect the following types of questions, so it has to be made sure by an aspirant that he/she is thorough with the below-given topics.

Reading Comprehension
Fillers (Single & Double)
Error Detection/Error Correction
Cloze Test
Match the Column
Sentence Improvement/Phrase Replacement

Some Tips:

Revise the rules of Grammar as these would help you solve questions like Error Detection, Sentence Improvement, Phrase Replacement etc. Don’t forget to go through the solutions of these questions after you have attempted the questions.
Go through the English section of attempted Oliveboard’s LIC Assistant Mock Tests. Go through each and every question and the solution part of it. This will help you to go through different types of questions that are asked in the prelims exam.
Solve a few sets of Reading Comprehension and Cloze-test based questions and in these last 15 days.
Apart from the above things, you can also take up sectional tests and topic tests to practice a variety of topics in this section.
The most important thing to improve your scores in the English Section is to inculcate a habit of reading daily. Try to read an English newspaper (Preferably the Editorial) for at least 15-20 minutes daily. You will come across a variety of topics while reading and at the same time reading will also improve your comprehension skills which in turn will help in Reading Comprehension and Cloze Test based questions.

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This was all from us in this blog of “LIC Assistant Prelims Revision Plan 2019”. We hope that you find the tips given here useful. If you not sure how to go the about LIC Assistant Prelims preparation, you can take up Oliveboard’s LIC Assistant Online Course 2019. The course is available on Oliveboard’s Subscription Platform “EDGE”. If you are already a subscriber then you can access the course anytime. Otherwise, you can subscribe and join the course now.

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