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Reasoning Ability for LIC AAO

LIC AAO sets 65 Reasoning Ability questions for 125 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

65 questions125 marks8 topics

How to approach Reasoning Ability in LIC AAO

The puzzles and seating arrangements carry the most marks and take the most time, so the skill is choosing which set to attempt and which to leave. Clear the quick scoring topics — inequality, syllogism, coding-decoding, blood relations — first, then spend the remaining time on one or two puzzles you can actually finish.

Weightage in the paper

How much Reasoning Ability is worth in each LIC AAO stage, from the official pattern.

Stage	Questions	Marks	Time	Share
Preliminary Examination	35	35	20 min	35%
Main Examination (objective)	30	90	40 min	25%

Reasoning Ability syllabus for LIC AAO

Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.

Puzzles and seating arrangement
Syllogism and inequality
Coding and decoding
Blood relations and direction sense
Order, ranking and alphanumeric series
Input and output
Statement, assumption and course of action
Computer aptitude fundamentals

Sample Reasoning Ability questions with solutions

Written to the LIC AAO pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.

Blood relations · solved example

A is the son of B, and C is the mother of B. How is C related to A?

Aunt
GrandmotherCorrect
Sister
Mother

Solution

C is B’s mother and A is B’s son, so C is A’s grandmother.

Analogy · solved example

4 : 20 :: 5 : ?

42
16
30Correct
44
18

Solution

The rule is: multiply by the next integer. Applying it to 5 gives 30.

Inequality · solved example

Statements: E < D ≥ C > B > F Conclusions: I. E ≤ C II. C ≥ E Which conclusion(s) definitely follow?

Only I follows
Only II follows
Both I and II follow
Neither I nor II followsCorrect
Either I or II follows

Solution

Reading the chain, conclusion I is not necessarily true and conclusion II is not necessarily true. Hence: neither i nor ii follows.

Order and ranking · solved example

In a row of 25 children, R is 11th from the left end. What is R’s position from the right end?

15Correct
16
13
14

Solution

Position from the right = 25 − 11 + 1 = 15.

Practise Reasoning Ability

Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.

Sit Reasoning Ability under a real clock

Reasoning Ability shows up in every LIC AAO mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

LIC AAO: 27-question practice mock
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Frequently asked questions

How many Reasoning Ability questions are asked in LIC AAO?

LIC AAO 2026 cycle (notification awaited) sets 65 Reasoning Ability questions for 125 marks, split across 35 in the Preliminary Examination and 30 in the Main Examination (objective).

Is there negative marking for Reasoning Ability in LIC AAO?

No. The LIC AAO written stage carries no negative marking, so it is worth attempting every Reasoning Ability question you can.

Which Reasoning Ability topics matter most for LIC AAO?

The LIC AAO syllabus lists Puzzles and seating arrangement, Syllogism and inequality, Coding and decoding, Blood relations and direction sense, Order, ranking and alphanumeric series, Input and output and more. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.

How can I practise Reasoning Ability for LIC AAO free?

Every Reasoning Ability question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the LIC AAO mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.