LIC AAO Numerical
Ability Objective Solved Question Paper
LIC Numerical Ability
Practice Test For AAO Examination
1. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient
and 5 V times the remainder. If the remainder is 46, the dividend is:
(1) 4236
(2) 4306
(3) 4336
(4) 5336
Ans. (4)
2. 15 men take 21 days of 8 hours each to do a piece of
work. How many days of 6 hours each would 21 women take, if 3 women do as much
work as 2 men?
(1) 18
(2) 20
(3) 25
(4) 3
Ans. (4)
3. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 37°C and
of Tuesday to Thursday was 34° C. If the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that
of Monday, then what was the temperature on Thursday?
(1) 36.5°C
(2) 36°C
(3) 35.5°C
(4) 34°C
Ans. (2)
4. On 1st January every year, a person buys N.S.C. (National
Savings Certificates) of value exceeding that of his last year’s purchase by
Rs. 100. After 10 years he finds that the total value of the certificates held
by him is Rs.54.500. Find the value (in Rupees) of the certificates purchased
by him in the first year?
(1) 4,000
(2) 4,800
(3) 5,000
(4) 6,000
Ans. (3)
5. 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 90km, how many kms did he travel by taxi?
(1) 135
(2) 155
(3) 162
(4) 170
Ans. (1)
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
Ans. (3)
7. 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
Ans. (2)
8. A, B and C started a business with their investment in
the ratio l: 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
Ans. (1)
9. 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
Ans. (2)
10. 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 ph) of the man in still water is:
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 4
(4) 6
Ans. (4)
11. 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
Ans. (3)
12. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120sq. metres and a
perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:
(1) 11
(2) 13
(3) 15
(4) 17
Ans. (4)
13. Three yeas 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
Ans. (1)
14. A man’s basic pay for a 40 hours’ week is Rs. 200.
Overtime 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
Ans. (2)
15. Rs. 600 are divided among A, B and C so that Rs. 40 more
than 2/5th of A’s share, Rs. 20 more than 2/7th of B’s share and
Rs.10 more than 9/17th of C’s may all be equal. What is A’s share (in Rupees)?
(1) 150
(2) 170
(3) 200
(4) 280
Ans. (1)
16. 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 l00m and 200m respectively, what is the speed (In kmph) of the train C?
(1) 111
(2) 123
(3) 127
(4) 129
Ans. (1)
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 l8% profit is:
(1) 560
(2) 600
(3) 400
(4) 640
Ans. (2)
18. A well with 14m inside diameter is dug l0m deep. Earth
taken out of it, has been evenly spread all around it to a width of 2lm to form
an embankment. The height (in metres) of the embankment is:
(1) ½
(2) 2/3
(3) ¾
(4) 3/5
Ans. (2)
19. If the income of Company A had increased by, 10% in year
2000 from year 1999 and profit earned in 1999 was 20% what was its expenditure
in 1999? (The value upto two decimal places in crores)
(1) 36.36
(2) 32.32
(3) 30.30
(4) Can’t be determined
(5) None of these
Ans. (5)
