MOCK TEST 15 (2013-14) DETAILED ANALYSIS

Expected time to complete INTRODUCTION Mock Test 15 follows the CLAT pattern wherein the students are subjected to the same level of difficulty both in terms of question type and level. The mock test comprises of five sections with a total of 200 questions. A student is expected to attempt this test in an actual test like environment wherein he has 120 minutes to complete the test and thus need to schedule his/her time accordingly. Sections No. of questions Expected time to complete English 40 23 min. General Knowledge 50 12 min. Mathematics 20 11 min. Logical Reasoning 29 min. Legal Aptitude 45 min.

ENGLISH The difficulty level of this section was from moderate to difficult. The section consisted of: 4 RC passages (9 questions, 10 questions, 11 questions and 10 questions in the order) The various questions are now described in detail:

Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 1 to 9 Reading Comprehension (Passage 1) Moderate The passage was not very difficult to read but its answer choices were close. So, inference drawn was supposed to be clear in terms of detail. All the questions should have been attempted. 10 to 19 (Passage 2) Moderate - Difficult These questions were a mix of moderate to difficult level. They demanded drawing of inferences of particular statements in context and inferences across the passage. Overall, all questions were doable. 20 to 30 (Passage 3) The passage was an easy read but the questions that followed were more on the difficult side owing to close options and most of them being theme based. At least 9 out of 11 questions should have been attempted. 31 to 40 (Passage 4) Difficult The passage was a complex read. But, once the main theme of the passage was understood, questions were doable. At least 8 out of 10 questions should have been attempted.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE This section of MOCK TEST – 15 was based on the pattern of CLAT test and thus has 50 questions in all. This test paper was almost balanced as it has 29 questions from static GK and 21 questions from current GK. No. of questions were more from history and next weight was on economy. Over all difficulty level was moderate. Current affairs were mainly based on misc. persons, sports and on misc. Overall difficulty level was moderate. Further, the final break-up summary can be analyzed with the help of following table:

DETAILS Static GK Current GK Section No. of Questions Difficulty level History 8 Hard National Events - Geography (India & World) 4 Moderate International Events   Indian Polity & Constitution 2 Personality 5 Easy to Moderate Economy 7 Places 3 Science & Tech Awards & Honors Easy    Misc. Sports 6 Total 29 21

mathematics This section of the test was of Easy to Moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of 9 questions of Arithmetic 1 question of Algebra 3 questions of Number System 2 questions of Geometry & Mensuration 3 questions of Modern math 2 question of Simplification

details Question S. No. Key concepts and brief description Topic Level of difficulty 92, 94, 95, 96, 100, 104, 106, 109, 110 Time and work, Mixture, Compound Interest, Partnership, Percentage, Ratio, Percentage, Proportion, Ratio Arithmetic Easy to Moderate 102 Progression Algebra Moderate 91, 97, 108 Number, Remainder, Number Number System 99, 105 Geometry, Mensuration Geometry & Mensuration 93, 98, 107 PnC, Trigonometry, PnC Modern math 101, 103 Simplification, Simplification Simplification Easy

reasoning Verbal Logic: The difficulty level of this section was moderate. The section consisted of: 10 questions on Assertion - Reason 8 questions on Statement - Assumption 5 questions on Course of action 2 questions on Analogy Analytical Reasoning: This section of the test was of Easy to Moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of 5 questions of Analytical Reasoning 2 questions of Series 1 question of Coding Decoding 1 question of Calendar 1 question of Clock 2 questions of Blood Relation 2 questions of Directions The various questions are described in detail ahead:

Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty details Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 111 and 120 Assertion - Reason Moderate These questions were based on general knowledge and all of them should have been attempted. 121 to 128 Statement - Assumption Most of these questions were of moderate level of difficulty. These questions checked one’s understanding of logic in language. All of them should have been attempted. 129 to 133 Course of Action These questions checked one’s ability to understand the best decision in a given scenario. All of them should have been attempted. 134 and 135 Analogy Both the questions were of moderate of difficulty. Both of them were expected to be attempted.

Key concepts and brief description details   Question S. No. Key concepts and brief description Topic Level of difficulty 137 – 141 Analytical Reasoning Moderate 142 – 143 Number series, number series Series Easy to Moderate 147 Coding Decoding Easy 149 Calendar 150 Clock 144, 148 Blood Relation, Blood Relation Blood Relation 145, 148 Direction

Legal aptitude This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of Legal Reasoning questions only. Overall, the section was of reasonably easy level. The Legal Reasoning section tested the ability of students to understand and interpret questions with multiple principles and explanations and the combined application of the same to factual matrix to reach the best answer. An attempt between the range of 47-48 would be considered a good attempt for this section.

details Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning section of Mock 15 was of a reasonably difficult level. As all the questions were reasoning based, the section was lengthy and quite time consuming. It required quick reading and fast understanding of the questions by the students. However, most of the questions were single principle based and easy in nature making it easy to understand and get in the flow of the paper. The section was dominated by questions from Criminal Law, Law of Contracts, Law of torts and , Constitutional Law. Apart from that, the paper had questions from most of the topics like International Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property law and General Principles of Law; making it a good set for practice.

details Topics Question Numbers Number of Questions Difficulty Level Legal Reasoning Criminal Law 151, 155, 156, 161, 164, 166, 171, 176, 186, 188, 191, 196 12 Easy to Moderate Torts 153, 158, 163, 168, 173, 181, 193, 198 8 Easy Constitution 159, 169, 174, 179, 184, 194, 199 7 Contracts 152, 157, 160, 162, 167, 172, 177, 182, 187, 192 10 International Law 170, 185, 200 3 Family Law 165, 189 2 Moderate Important Statutes 154 1 Intellectual Property 175, 190, 195 General Principles of Law 178, 180, 183, 197 4

Question analysis Mock 15 based on the CLAT pattern was a quite easy paper. It consisted of only Legal Reasoning questions and most of them were one principle based. The nature of the question was also simple and easy to understand. Question 186 : The question is based on the principles of Criminal Law on the concept of Criminal Conspiracy. There are three principles followed by a set of facts. In the given fact scenario, although A and B decided not to adhere to the contract but this would not amount to criminal conspiracy because an agreement to make a breach of a contract is not an illegal act under IPC. And Principle 1 states that a person can be prosecuted for criminal conspiracy if they agree to commit an illegal act or a legal act by illegal means. Here, neither the act was illegal nor the means to do the act was illegal . Hence, (c) is the correct answer option.

Question analysis Question 189 : This question is based on the principles of Family law. There are two principles followed by a fact situation. The first principle states that a marriage can be dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the party has ceased to be a Hindu by religion AND converted to another religion. While reading the principle this is the most important point to be read. As per the fact scenario and Principle 2, A, who was a Hindu, ceased to be a Hindu and declared the same to his family but B cannot get a decree of divorce on this ground because he did not convert to another religion. Hence, Option (b) will be the correct answer.

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