MOCK TEST 9 (2012-13) Detailed Analysis

Expected Time to Complete INTRODUCTION Mock Test 9 follows the pattern of National Law University, Delhi (NLU-D) entrance test 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 150 questions. A student is expected to attempt this test in an actual test like environment wherein he has 90 minutes to complete the test and thus need to schedule his/her time accordingly. Sections No. of Questions Expected Time to Complete Legal Aptitude 35 24 General Knowledge  12 Reasoning 23  Mathematics 10  6 English 25 

LEGAL APTIUTUDE This section had 35 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as Legal Knowledge. The section consisted of: Legal Reasoning (15 questions) Legal Knowledge (20 questions) Overall, the section was of Moderate difficulty level. The Legal Reasoning section specifically tested the ability of students to understand and interpret the legal principles and application of the same to factual matrix to reach the best answer. And, in order to answer the questions based on Legal Knowledge, students were expected to have some basic knowledge of various concepts under Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Law of Contracts and further to be acquainted with general legal principles.

DETAILS Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 9 was very much attainable. This section was dominated by questions from Law of Contracts and Torts including but not limited to cluster questions. Few questions from Criminal Law and Constitutional Law were also spotted in the mock. A stalwart approach towards legal reasoning makes it a very scoring sub-section of the paper.   Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of mock 9 was dominated by questions from General Legal Principles and Constitutional Law. Pertinent topics from where the questions appeared were Legal affairs at National and International level, concepts under Constitutional Law and Criminal Law.

DETAILS Q. S. Nos. No. of Q Topics Difficulty Level Legal Reasoning Legal Knowledge   - 21-25, 32 1 6 Law Of Contracts Moderate to Difficult 33-35 14, 19 3 2 Criminal Law 26-30 5 Torts Moderate 31 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, 18, Constitutional Law 2-4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17, 20 10 General Legal Principles Intellectual Property

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE The GK section comprises of 35 questions in all and the overall difficulty level of the test is moderate. The test is divided into two sections: Static GK: Unlike the previous mocks here less emphasis has been given on Static GK. 11 questions are from Static GK. The difficulty level of the Static GK is easy to moderate. Current GK: Current GK section comprises 24 questions and while analysing the Current GK, we find that the highest no. of questions is from International events, personalities and awards. The general difficulty level of this section is moderate to difficult.

DETAILS Static GK Current GK Section No. of Questions Difficulty level History 2 Easy National Events 1 Moderate Geography (India & World) International Events 8 Moderate to difficult Indian Polity & Constitution 4 Personalities 7 Economy Places Science & Tech Awards & Honors 5   Miscellaneous Total 11 24

REASONING This section of the test was of moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of: 12 questions of Analytical reasoning 4 questions on Directions 2 questions on Calendar 6 questions on Coding-Decoding 4 questions on Logical Consistency and Syllogisms 2 questions on Statement-Argument 5 questions on Critical Reasoning

Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy   71 to 74 Logical Consistency and Syllogisms Moderate Q. 71 and 72 were fairly easy and should have been attempted. Q. 73 and 74 were moderate in difficulty; one would have found them doable if one was thorough with the basics. 75 and 76 Statement - Argument Difficult These two questions required critical analysis of the arguments. The student could have left them without attempt. 77 to 81 Critical Reasoning Moderate - Difficult This set consisted of 5 questions, 3 out of the 5 were moderately difficult and should have been attempted. Q. 79 and 80 were slightly more difficult than the rest.

Key concepts and brief description DETAILS   Question S. No. Key concepts and brief description Level of difficulty Strategy 82-86, 88-89, 101-105, Analytical Reasoning Moderate Reading the statements carefully before moving on to questions was important 87, 91, 93, 94, Directions Reading the statements carefully was important. 90. 92, Calendar Could have been solved easily. 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, Series Looking for a pattern was important.

Key concepts and brief description MATHEMATICS This section of the test was of easy level of difficulty. It consisted of 8 questions of Arithmetic 2 questions of Logic based Question S. No. Key concepts and brief description Topic Level of difficulty Strategy 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 115 Average, SI and CI, Time and Work, Arithmetic Easy Proper understanding and basic formulas were required to solve. 111, 113, Ratio, Equations Logic Based Easy questions so can be solved in very less time.

ENGLISH This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 3 questions on Synonyms 3 questions on Antonyms 2 questions on Para jumbles (six sentence type) 6 questions on Fill in the Blanks. 3 questions on Grammar Spot error 1 Cloze Test (10 Blanks) 3 questions on Word Analogy 1 Reading Comprehension (5 questions)

Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 116 to 118 Synonyms Moderate These 3 questions were moderate in difficulty. At least 2 questions should have been attempted. 119 to 121 Antonyms Easy   All the three should have been attempted. 122 and 123 Para Jumbles (Six sentence Type) Both the questions were moderate in difficulty but required some time in eliminating the options. 124 to 129 Fill in the Blanks At least 3 of the 6 questions were based on phrasal verbs and hence could have been attempted if one was aware of the usage. Q. 128 and 129 were based on tenses and were easy. Overall, 4 questions should have been attempted.

Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 130 to 132 Grammar Spot Error Easy All the three questions were fairly simple and should have been attempted. 133 to 142 Cloze Test Moderate It was important to understand the entire paragraph first in order to fill the blanks correctly. Some blanks had tricky options and should have been attempted carefully. At least 7 out of the 10 blanks should have been attempted. 143 to 145 Word Analogy Analogies were based on commonly used words and were easy to attempt. 146 to 150 Reading Comprehension The passage was not very long or tough to read. The questions too were direct but required close reading. All the questions should have been attempted if one spent around 10 minutes on the passage.

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