Mock Test 4 ( ) Detailed Anaylsis

Introduction Mock Test 4 has been created on the pattern of Common Law Admission Test. This test represents the exact level of difficulty both in terms of question type and level. The test has five sections with a total of 200 questions. A student is expected to attempt this test in 120 minutes in actual test like environment. SectionsNo. of questions Expected Time to complete English4030 min. General Knowledge5013 min. Mathematics2012 min. Logical Reasoning4035 min. Legal Aptitude5040 min.

ENGLISH This section was a combination of questions that tested comprehension ability, grammar and vocabulary. Overall, the section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 1 RC Passage (Total 10 questions) 1 RC Passage (Total 10 questions) 5 questions on Foreign Language phrases - meaning 5 questions on Foreign Language phrases - meaning 5 questions on Idioms - meaning 5 questions on Idioms - meaning 5 questions on Vocabulary - meaning 5 questions on Vocabulary - meaning 10 questions on fill in the blanks 10 questions on fill in the blanks 5 questions on Parajumbles 5 questions on Parajumbles

Details Q S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Difficulty Level Strategy 1 to 10 Reading Comprehension (Kibbutz settlements) Easy - Moderate The questions were a healthy mix of easy and moderately difficult questions. All the questions should have been attempted as the options were based on the details that could be easily inferred from the passage. 11 to 15 Foreign Language phrases - meaning Moderate At least three out of the five questions should have been attempted. 16 to 20 Idioms - Meaning Moderate - Difficult These questions were of a moderate level, given that the idioms were used in sentences and one could have inferred the meaning from the context. At least three of the five questions should have been attempted.

21 & 25 Vocabulary - Synonyms Easy These questions were easy and all five should have been attempted. 26 to 35 Fill in the blanks Moderate These ten questions were moderate in difficulty. Around 7 to 8 questions could have been attempted. Q. 26, Q. 30 and Q. 34 were tougher than the other questions. 36 to 40 Parajumbles - 6 sentence type Difficult These questions were difficult. The best approach would have been to identify mandatory pairs. At least three out of the five questions should have been attempted.

General Knowledge This section contained mixed variety of questions from all genres covering national-international events, personalities, places, awards, history, geography, polity, economy and science & technology. Current affairs and static GK part were divided as:  22 Static GK questions  28 Current Affair questions Overall, the section was Moderate in difficulty level. More stress was laid on Current affairs than Static knowledge.

Details SectionNo. of QsDifficulty level SectionNo. of Questions Difficulty level History5Moderate to difficult National Events 8Moderate to difficult Geography (India & World) 5ModerateInternational Events 6Moderate Indian Polity & Constitution 5ModeratePersonalities9Moderate to difficult Economy2EasyPlaces2Easy Science & Tech5ModerateAwards & Honors 2Moderate Miscellaneous1Moderate Total22 28

Mathematics This section of the test was of easy to moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 1 question on Number System 1 question on Number System 5 questions on Algebra 5 questions on Algebra 12 questions on Arithmetic 12 questions on Arithmetic 2 question on Geometry 2 question on Geometry

Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Topic Overall level of difficulty 99,HCF and LCM,Number SystemModerate 102, 103, 109, 110, 108, Equation, Polynomials,AlgebraModerate 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 100, 101, 105, 106, 107, Average, Ratio and proportion, Time speed and distance, Mixture, Percentage ArithmeticModerate 97, 104,Polygon, MensurationGeometryEasy DETAILS

Logical Reasoning This section tested two areas of Logical Reasoning: Verbal Reasoning (35 questions): This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The Section consisted of:  Logical Consistency (3 questions)  Syllogisms: Statement – Conclusion (5 questions)  Syllogism (3 questions)  Analogy (3 questions)  Cause – Effect (5 questions)  Assertion Reason (1 question)  Statement – Argument (10 questions)  Reasoning – Paragraph based (5 questions) Analytical Reasoning (5 Questions): This section was of easy level of difficulty. This section consisted of:  3 questions on Analytical Reasoning  1 question on Blood Relation  1 question on Coding Decoding

DETAILS: ANALYTICAL REASONING Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Topic Overall level of difficulty 146Blood Relation Easy 147Coding Easy Arrangement basedAnalytical Reasoning Easy

DETAILS: VERBAL REASONING Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 111 to 113 Logical Consistency Moderate - Difficult The questions were tough. A strong grasp of the basics would have enabled one to attempt at least two out of the three questions. 114 to 118 Syllogisms - Statement Conclusion Easy - Moderate The questions were of moderate difficulty. At least four out of five questions should have been attempted. 119 to 121SyllogismsModerate The questions were easy though time consuming. Q 119 should have been attempted and one more of the remaining two questions. 122 to 124AnalogyEasy All questions in this section should have been attempted.

125 to 129Cause - Effect Moderate - Difficult These questions were moderate to difficult. Three out of five questions could have been attempted. 130 Assertion - Reason Moderate This question required one to bring in general awareness about the dynamics of altitude and atmospheric pressure. 131 to 140 Statement - Argument Moderate - Difficult These questions were moderate to difficult. At least six questions out of the ten should have been attempted. 141 to 145 Reasoning – Paragraph based Moderate - Difficult The questions here were moderate to difficult calling for a careful reading of the paragraphs. At least three out of the five questions could have been attempted. Q. 144 was tough and could have been left un-attempted.

LEGAL Aptitude This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as Legal Knowledge: 30 questions on Legal Reasoning 20 questions on Legal Knowledge Overall, the section was of Moderate difficulty level. The section tested the ability of students to understand and interpret the legal language. At the same time, they were also expected to have some basic knowledge of the constitution and other legal developments around.

Details Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 4 was pretty manageable. Two subjects Torts and Contract dominated the major part of reasoning including but not limited to cluster questions. Few questions from constitutional law and one question from International law was also spotted in the mock. There were 6 questions from criminal law reasoning. A stalwart approach towards legal reasoning makes it a very scoring sub-section of the paper. Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of mock 4 was a mixed bag. Few random questions on company law were spotted which required a little detailed understanding like how a company enters into a contract and what is the role of Registrar of Companies. Few questions were tricky such as question asking the court where maximum number of suits are pending and whether tort law is codified in India or not ?

Details Q. S. Nos.No. of QTopicsDifficulty Level Legal Reasoning Legal Knowledge LRLK , , , ,179, , 186,113Law Of Contracts Easy to Moderate 176, 1-International Law Easy ,175, 177, 178, , 198,64Criminal LawEasy 151, , ,180, ,74TortsModerate -185, 196-2Company LawEasy Constitutional Law Moderate ,181,182, 191,192, 197, 199, General Legal Principles Moderate

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