LIC AAO 2025 is just around the corner. If you’re someone who is preparing for LIC AAO exam, then you must be aware that the English section is of a qualifying nature. But to qualify, you need to practice the most important and scoring topics. Reading comprehension is considered one of the scoring sections if practised properly. It alone consists of 5-8 marks, and if you see the marks required to clear the English section are 9-10 marks. So, preparing for reading comprehension is a must, and in this blog, we will discuss the tips and tricks of reading comprehension for LIC AAO 2025.
Weightage of Reading Comprehension in LIC AAO Exam
The weightage of reading comprehension in LIC AAO Exam becomes important as it is one of those topics that carries the highest weightage, and by preparing only this topic, you can get 5-7 marks easily. In the table below, we have given the weightage of reading comprehension in the English section.
| Exam Stage | Total Marks for English Section | Weightage of Reading Comprehension |
| Prelims | 30 | 5-8 marks |
Themes of Reading Comprehension for LIC AAO Exam
In this section, we are talking about the themes on which reading comprehension is based and the questions are framed. In the table given below, all the possible themes are given. They are suggested after analysing previous year papers by our experts.
| Theme | Sample Topic |
| Banking & Insurance | Basics of insurance, LIC’s role in the economy, and financial inclusion |
| Economy & Business | Inflation, trade, startups, and simple economy-based passages |
| Social Issues | Education, women’s empowerment, and social awareness topics |
| Technology | Digital payments, AI basics, online banking, simple tech impact |
| Environment | Climate change, renewable energy, conservation basics |
| General/Abstract | Ethics, values, human behaviour, short moral/philosophical passages |
Tips and Tricks for Reading Comprehension
There are some tricks or methods that you can use to solve the reading comprehension with accuracy and in less time.
- Read the questions first before reading the passage. Because now, when you’re reading the passage, you can find the keywords that were asked in the questions and focus on those points. It will reduce the time that you might spend if you first read the passage and then the questions, and then come back again to the passage.
- For vocabulary questions, find the meanings of the words by understanding the context in which they are used.
- Do not spend too much time on a question. Skip that question for later, as it will only consume your time.
- It is essential to focus on words that signal the shift of points in the argument. These are transition words such as ‘however,’ ‘therefore,’ and so on.
- Do not assume anything, what is given in the passage stick to those facts only.
- For inferences focused on the central theme of passages.
- See whether the author is using a positive tone, or negative tone or a neutral one. For inference-based questions, you need to know the tone of the passage.
- Sometimes, synonyms and antonyms are asked; answer them if you know the correct answer only. Do not guess it; instead, use elimination techniques.
- Practice RCs on a daily basis, as it will help you to get accuracy in your answers along with speed.
Conclusion
In this blog, we have discussed reading comprehension in detail. What are the themes on which passages are based? Also, the tips and tricks to solve reading comprehension in less time. To practice RC questions, you can take our mock test series, where we provide the first three topic tests of each section absolutely free. To get more such tips and tricks from other concepts, you can subscribe to our banking course, where we provide video lectures and a PDF course as well.
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FAQs
First skim the asked questions, then skim the passage and focus on the keywords asked in the question. Do not assume anything; try to use the facts or inferences given in the passage only.
You should spend at least 6-8 minutes on RC in LIC AAO Prelims.
Mostly vocabulary-based, inference-related related and based on the central theme of the passage, kinds of questions are asked in the RCs of LIC AAO prelims.
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