LIC HFL Numerical Ability Preparation Strategy – Important Tips

LIC HFL Numerical Ability Preparation Strategy– The Notification for LIC HFL 2022 recruitment has been uploaded to the official LIC website. The blog will provide you with important tips to help you streamline your LIC HFL Numerical Ability Preparation strategy. The Exam Syllabus, Books and Resources, Previous year Exam paper Analysis, and General Tips about Numerical Ability given below would be a valuable addition to your LIC HFL Exam preparation.

LIC HFL Assistant 2022 Exam Preparation – Exam Pattern

Section	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
English Language	50	50	35 Mins
Logical Reasoning	50	50	35 Mins
General Awareness	50	50	15 Mins
Numerical Ability	50	50	35 Mins
Total	200	200	120 Mins

LIC HFL Numerical Ability Sections- 2019 and 2018 Analysis

2018	2019
Arithmetic Word Problems – 20 Questions	Simplification – 10 questions
Data Interpretation – 10 Questions (Tabular and Bar Graph)	Data Interpretation – 10 Questions
Simplification – 10 Questions	Data Sufficiency – 6 Questions
Missing Number Series – 10 Questions	Number Series – 5 Questions
	Approximation – 4 Questions
	Miscellaneous – 15 Questions

LIC HFL Assistant 2018 Exam Preparation – Numerical Ability Syllabus

• Simple & Compound Interest
• Quadratic Equations
• Problem on Ages
• Number Series
• Probability
• Simplification/ Approximation
• Data Interpretation
• Data Sufficiency
• Percentages
• Boats & Streams
• Speed, Time & Distance
• Profit, Loss & Discount
• Mixture & Allegations
• Averages
• Ratio & Proportion

LIC HFL Numerical Ability Preparation Strategy – Best Books to Refer

	Author / Publication	Name of Book
1.	R S Agrawal	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams
2.	Kiran Publication	Quantitative Aptitude Chapter-wise Solved Papers
3.	Arun Sharma	How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT
4.	Dinesh Kattar	The Pearson’s Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam

LIC HFL Numerical Ability Preparation Strategy – General Tips

The Numerical Ability section in any exam tests the candidates’ knowledge of fundamental arithmetic, algebraic and logical concepts. It not only requires knowledge but also focus and precision. Every piece of information in the question is vital and one should be at 100% concentration to be able to understand what the question is asking.

Here we provide you with tips, both for learning and revision and also for attempting the Numerical Ability section as a whole. Both require a well-planned strategy that will only come from dedicated practice.

Learning and Revision

• Have quality study material. You can find various study materials to help you focus on topics individually. You may check out some of those like How to Solve Number Series Problems
• If you prefer to study through videos, you can check out the Must Watch Numerical Ability Videos.
• The Oliveboard Video Course consists of more than 200 short and concise videos that can help you revise fast and effectively.
• Make sure to memorize all useful formulas for the majority of the topics. For easy learning and revision, write the formulae by hand and make a handy list that you can refer to at any time.
• Data Interpretation is a topic in Numerical Ability that can be quite difficult and time-consuming without enough practice in the various patterns of questions. These include illustrations like graphs, bars, pie charts, etc. Therefore, practice questions that include DI questions from each and every kind of illustration. You can refer to How to Improve your Data Interpretation and Analysis?
• Do not ignore quadratic equations. They are relatively easy to solve if you are simply aware of the formulae to be used and applied in the questions. You can check out How to Approach Quadratic Equations Questions for more details on how to solve questions from this topic.

Attempting the Numerical Ability Section

• Speed and accuracy are both of significant importance in this section. Hence, it is necessary to practice using formulae and shortcuts wherever possible while solving questions.
• Identify speed breakers. Speed breakers are questions that take more time than affordable. In such cases, it is best to skip the question and leave it for later. Speed breaker questions particularly occur as Probability and Statistics questions.
• “Practice, Practice and Practice” is the only mantra of success for acing the Numerical Ability section. Therefore give as many Online Mock tests as possible. It will get you in the habit of solving online test papers.

While the Numerical Ability section may be a daunting part of any competitive exam, all that you need to successfully tackle it is dedicated practice and revision. With that, it will be easy to boost your score. We hope that this LIC HFL Numerical Ability Preparation Strategy guide has helped you make your preparation strategy clear and manageable.

Best of Luck!