The LIC recruitment exam for 700 Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) posts is to be conducted on March 5, 6, 12 & 13th. According to the LIC AAO 2016 exam pattern, 60 marks have been allotted for General Knowledge & Current Affairs test.
Note about Negative marks: There will be a total of 30 questions & every correct answer will fetch you 2 marks.But wrong answers shall be rewarded with 1/4 negative mark.
So if you had chosen a wrong choice for a question in GK section, 0.50 marks would be deducted from your score.
All sections are important in the LIC AAO exam but General awareness & Computer knowledge are two easy scoring papers.You only need to know the facts correctly to score in them.
A quick glance of past 3 months covering some very important events, awards, people, schemes etc have been compiled in a PDF.It should help for revisions.
Since the Railway Budget & Union Budget have already been presented, there are chances for questions to be asked from them as well about new trains/ schemes.
Click here for Budget 2016 PDF download – for new govt schemes, economy related news & unique ideas announced during the budget speech.
Click here to download Railway Budget 2016 PDF – for new train names, status of indian railways etc.,
In addition to the above, here are few news items that we feel are very important for LIC AAO 2016 exam.So listing for them for you to recollect:
India has become the third largest steel producer in the world after China and Japan in 2015.
China has set up the world’s largest cancer registry system to fight cancer diseases.
GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) was launched by the union government for aviation navigation.It was jointly developed by Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) and Airports Authority of India (AAI).
BX1E Aircraft is the world’s first electric passenger aircraft manufactured in China.
Third gender option in LIC forms: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has introduced the third gender as an option in its proposal forms.So far, policy buyers can choose between ‘male’ & ‘female’ under gender options.From now onwards, transgender applicants can opt for the ‘third gender’ category.
LIC comes to Railways Help: LIC has agreed to fund Indian Railways to the tune of around Rs 1.5 lakh crore over the next 5 years, said Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
Fast Growth by a State: With a growth rate of 9.7%, Meghalaya became the fastest growing state in India.
The 103rd Indian Science Congress was held in Mysore,Karnataka.Indigenisation of science and technology research was the theme of this year’s Congress.
S Jaishankar assumed charge as the 30th Foreign Secretary of India, replacing Sujatha Singh.
Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh was conferred with World Food Prize 2015.He is the founder and chairman of BRAC (originally known as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) which is world’s largest NGO.
The official theme of World Economic Forum 2016 meeting held in Davos, Switzerland was “Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.
Raghuram Rajan, Governor of Reserve Bank of India was presented with the Central
The Turbulent Years: 1980-1996 is a book by Indian president Pranab Mukerjee on the events that happened in his political life.The 1st volume was titled ‘The Dramatic Decade – The Indira Gandhi Years’
Jawaharlal Nehru & the Indian Polity In Perspective – the book written by Vice President Hamid Ansari was released in Kerala.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s book “Transendence” about his experiences with Pramukh Swami Maharaj was launched in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Indian Government had launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders.
Ravichandran Ashwin is the No. 1 Test bowler & all-rounder of 2015, according to ICC rankings.
If you not sure of what to expect in the exam, checkout the previous year LIC AAO exam review that would provide a clear idea.