MOCK TEST 10 (2012-13) DETAILED ANALYSIS

Expected time to complete Introduction Mock Test 10 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 26 min. General Knowledge 50 12 min. Mathematics 20 Logical Reasoning 30 min. Legal Aptitude 40 min.

English This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 1 Reading Comprehension passage with 10 questions 5 questions on Foreign language phrases 5 questions on idioms 3 questions on identifying parts of speech 3 questions on correct spelling 4 Fill in the Blanks questions 5 questions on synonyms 5 questions on Para jumbles

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 10 Reading Comprehension Moderate The passage was slightly lengthy and the questions were of a moderate difficulty level and were largely inference based. 7 out of 10 questions should have been attempted. 11 to 15 Vocabulary – Foreign language phrases The difficulty level of these questions was moderate and 3 out of 5 questions should have been attempted. 16 to 20   Idioms 3 out of the 5 idioms were common ones and should have been answered.

Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Details Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 21 to 23 Identifying Parts of Speech Moderate to Difficult The difficulty level of these questions was moderate and 2 of them could have been attempted. 24 to 26 Vocabulary - Spelling Moderate Commonly confused spellings were asked. At least 2 of the 3 questions should have been attempted. 27 to 30 Fill in the Blanks Easy to Moderate The questions were fairly easy and 3 out of 4 could have been attempted. 31 to 35 Vocabulary - Synonyms The synonyms asked were of a moderate difficulty level and 3 out of 5 should have been a good attempt. 36 to 40 Para Jumbles The questions were slightly difficult and 2 out of 5 would be a good attempt.

General Knowledge The GK section comprised 50 questions in all and the overall the test was of moderate level of difficulty. The test is divided into two sections: I) Static GK: Like the previous mock here less emphasis has been given on Static GK. 23 questions are from Static GK. This section was of moderate level of difficulty. II) Current GK: Current GK section comprises 27 questions and while analysing the Current GK, we find that the highest no. of questions is from International events, personalities and awards. This section was of moderate level of difficulty.

Details Static GK Current GK Section No. of Questions Difficulty level History 5 Easy National Events 3 Moderate Geography (India & World) Moderate to difficult International Events 6 Easy to Moderate Indian Polity & Constitution Personalities Economy 4 Places 1 Science & Tech Awards & Honors 8   Miscellaneous Total 23 27

Mathematics This section of the test was of moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of 11 questions on Arithmetic 4 questions on Number System 1 question on Geometry 2 questions on Algebra 2 questions on Modern Maths  

Key concepts and brief description Details   Question S. No. Key concepts and brief description Topic Level of difficulty Strategy 91, 92, 93, 94, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110 Average, Percentages, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Time Speed and Distance, Mixtures, Time and Work, Ratio, Profit loss and Discount, Arithmetic Easy Proper understanding of basic concepts was key to solve the questions. 95, 99, 100, 101 Factors, Rationalization, Divisibility, Number System Moderate Complete clarity of the concepts was must for solving. 96, Mensuration, Geometry and Mensuration Quick visualization of the scenario would have been helpful in solving.

Key concepts and brief description Details   Question S. No. Key concepts and brief description Topic Level of difficulty Strategy 97, 103, Progressions, Equations, Algebra, Easy Understanding of formula was required to solve the questions. 98, 108, Set Theory, Probability, Modern Maths Just arranging the information would have led to answer.

Logical Reasoning 3 questions on Logical Consistency  This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 3 questions on Logical Consistency 5 questions on Fact and Opinion 7 questions on Syllogisms (4 six sentence type) 3 questions on Odd One Out 3 Cause and Effect questions 3 questions on Analogies 3 Course of Action questions 2 questions on Assertion and Reason 5 questions on Critical Reasoning 1 question on Blood Relation 2 questions on Series 3 questions on Analytical Reasoning

Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Details Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 111 to 113 Logical Consistency Easy to Moderate The questions were of a moderate difficulty level. At least 2 of the 3 questions should have been attempted. 114 to 118 Fact and Opinion The questions were easy and at least 4 out of 5 questions should have been attempted. 119 to 122 Syllogisms – 6 sentence type Moderate The questions were time consuming. At least 2 of the 3 could have been attempted. 123 to 125 Odd One Out Easy The similarities between the options were clear. All 3 questions should have been attempted. 126 to 128 Cause and Effect The questions required a careful reading of the statements to correctly infer the answer. Q. 128 was a little tricky.

Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Details Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 129 to 131 Analogy Easy The questions were easy and all 3 questions could have been attempted. 132 to 134 Syllogisms These questions were easy and all could have been solved using Venn diagrams. 135 to 137 Course of Action Easy to Moderate At least 2 out of 3 questions should have been attempted. 138 to 139 Assertion and Reason The questions were easy and both should have been attempted. 140 to 144 Critical Reasoning Moderate to Difficult These questions were moderate to difficult. Q. 142 and 144 had close options and required careful reading. Q 141 was tricky. Q. 140 and 143 could have been easily answered. 145, Blood Relation Getting the useful information was necessary to answer the question. 146, 147, Series Moderate If the logic behind series was clear in first look then it should be attempted otherwise should be ideally left. 148-150 Analytical Reasoning Arranging information was needed to solve the question

Legal Aptitude This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as Legal Knowledge. The section consisted of: • Legal Reasoning (30 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 the 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.

General Legal Principles Details Q. S. Nos. No. of Q Topics Difficulty Level Legal Reasoning Legal Knowledge   - 171-179 152 9 1 Law Of Contracts Moderate to Difficult 184, 199, 200 151 3 Criminal Law Moderate 180-183, 185-196 16 Torts 197, 198 154-156, 160, 161, 165, 166, 2 7 Constitutional Law 153, 157-159, 162-164, 167-170 11 General Legal Principles

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