Thousands of candidates share a common aspiration of getting shortlisted for the profile of Apprentice Development Officer (ADO) in LIC India. Making your way to the top 8,581 positions will be an uphill task unless you do not follow a smart preparation strategy.
Your road to occupy a vacancy for the ADO profile starts with best study material, including recommended books, mock tests, and previous year papers of LIC ADO 2019 exam for the preliminary stage. Let us familiarise ourselves with the best study material available for the said examination.
Best Books for LIC ADO 2019 (Prelims)
Always remember! A good book can change your life. Picking authentic or recommended books is itself a smart way of studying as you do not have to study anything out of syllabus. Such books include relevant topics and important questions that saves you a lot of time. Check out the section-wise books below:
Best Books for Mathematics
You may choose any one or multiple books depending on the time and your level of concepts. Those candidates who wish to polish their basics right from the start, they must study from Kiran Publications’ ‘Elementary and Advanced Mathematics’.
Candidates who are well-versed with basics can straight away study from Quantum Cat’s ‘Maths Best Short Cut Tricks Book’. Objective Arithmetic by Arihant’s Fast Track is for those who wish to practice a wide variety of questions after knowing the concepts.
| S.No | Book Titles | Publisher/ Author |
| 1 | Maths Best Short Cut Tricks Book | Quantum Cat/ Sarvesh Verma |
| 2 | Elementary and Advanced Mathematics | Kiran Publication |
| 3 | Quicker Mathematics | M.Tyra |
| 4 | Objective Arithmetic | Arihant’s Fast Track |
Best books for General English
Below you will find the list of best books by some of the best authors of education industry including, RS Aggarwal, Neetu Singh, and V.K. Sinha. You can choose any book or all at once, depending on your level of concepts and time.
Word Power Made Easy is targeted to boost candidates’ vocabulary skills in particular. Neetu Singh’s ‘A Plinth to Paramount’ is the book title that helps you learn everything from scratch. Likewise, other books too have their unique proposition.
| S.No | Book Titles | Publisher/ Author |
| 1 | Quick Learning Objective | RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal |
| 2 | Perfect Competitive English | V.K. Sinha |
| 3 | Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis |
| 4 | A Plinth to Paramount | Neetu Singh |
Best Books for General Reasoning
Reasoning section comprises two sub-categories, including verbal & non-verbal reasoning and analytical & logical reasoning. For verbal and non-verbal reasoning section, you can choose either RS Aggarwal or Kiran Publication. In the case of logical and analytical reasoning, you may purchase one of the two book titles mentioned below.
| S.No | Book Titles | Publisher/ Author |
| 1 | Analytical Reasoning | M.K. Pandey |
| 2 | Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | R.S. Aggarwal |
| 3 | Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning (English/ Hindi) | Kiran Publication |
| 4 | Logical & Analytical Reasoning | A.K. Gupta |
Best Books for Combined Preparation
Once you have completed the section-wise revision, you can practice questions from one of the following books. These books include common questions from all three sections. As a result, it will help you do the complete revision.
| S.No | Book Titles | Publisher/ Author |
| 1 | Life Insurance Corporation of India- Apprentice Development Officer Recruitment | Arihant Publications |
| 2 | LIC-ADO Exam Guide | Ramesh Publishing House |
| 3 | Guide to LIC ADO Prelims Exam 2019 with 3 Online Tests | Disha Publication |
| 4 | Kiran’s LIC ADO Prelims Online Exam Practice Work Book – English | Kiran Prakashan |
| 5 | LIC ADO Pre Exam 2019 Hindi | Arihant Publications |
Mock Tests
Make every minute count from now onward! Get started with the free mock test online which is designed in accordance with the exam pattern and marking scheme of LIC ADO 2019 preliminary examination. The one-hour long free mock test will include 100 questions of 1 mark each.
If you wish to attempt full-length tests, you can attempt the Gradeup LIC ADO online test series. The online test series for LIC ADO Prelims 2019 includes 10 full-length tests. You can attempt the test series through Mobile as well as PC.
LIC ADO Previous Year Question Papers
After doing a thorough practice from the books mentioned above, you can download the previous year question papers from the official website. Solving LIC ADO previous year exam papers will not only help you build confidence but also help you understand the exam pattern.
Make sure that you finish your preparation by the last week of June 2019 as it will leave you 5 days to work on your weak areas and attempt previous year question papers.
