OICL AO study guide
OICL AO · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The OICL Administrative Officer (AO) examination is the recruitment test used by Oriental Insurance Company Limited, a public sector general insurer in India, to shortlist candidates for entry-level officer posts in disciplines such as generalist, legal, accounts, actuarial, engineering and medical. It suits graduates who want a stable insurance-sector career and are willing to prepare across aptitude, language and insurance-specific knowledge rather than in a single technical specialty. The OICL AO study guide has 6 sections and about 1,523 words.
01Reasoning Ability
Reasoning Ability in OICL AO tests how quickly you convert clues into a fixed arrangement or a valid conclusion. The objective paper draws on puzzles and seating, syllogism, inequality, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, input-output and data sufficiency.
285 words, about 1 min02English Language
English Language in OICL AO checks control of grammar and your ability to read a passage without importing outside facts. Question types include reading comprehension, cloze test, error detection, sentence rearrangement (para jumbles), fillers, synonyms and antonyms, and phrase replacement.
236 words, about 1 min03Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude in OICL AO tests arithmetic and data interpretation under time pressure: percentage, ratio, average, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time-speed-distance, mixtures, probability, number series, simplification and DI (table, bar, pie and caselet). Percentage changes multiply: a 20% rise then 10% fall is 1.20 x 0.90 = 1.08, an 8% net rise, not 10%.
241 words, about 1 min04General Awareness (with special reference to Insurance and Banking)
General Awareness with special reference to Insurance and Banking tests current financial and insurance events plus static institutions. Expect RBI policy rates, banking terminology, government schemes, insurance companies and regulators, appointments, and insurance or banking current affairs.
250 words, about 1 min05Professional Knowledge (Insurance and Allied Subjects)
Professional Knowledge (Insurance and Allied Subjects) tests principles, products, regulation and operations. Expect insurable interest, utmost good faith, indemnity, subrogation, contribution, proximate cause, life and general insurance, underwriting, claims, reinsurance and the IRDAI framework.
259 words, about 1 min06Descriptive English
Descriptive English in OICL AO tests written production: usually letter writing, essay and precis or paragraph. Marks come from structure, relevant content, formal register and grammar, not from decorative vocabulary.
252 words, about 1 min