MOCK TEST 12 ( ) Detailed Analysis

 Mock Test 12 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. INTRODUCTION Sections No. of QuestionsExpected Time to Complete Legal Aptitude3524 General Knowledge35 12 Reasoning3523 Mathematics10 6 English3525

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. LEGAL APTIUTUDE

Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 12 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 12 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 QTopicsDifficulty Level Legal Reasoning Legal Knowledge -- 21,25,26,27,28, Law Of Contracts Moderate to Difficult 22,30,31,321241Criminal LawModerate to Difficult 33,34,35-3TortsModerate 23,245,13,18,19,2025Constitutional Law Moderate -1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 10,11,14,16, General Legal Principles Moderate to Difficult DETAILS

 General Knowledge – Mock Test 12 was according to the pattern of NLUD hence it has only 35 question under GK section. Out of total 35 questions, 10 questions were from static field and 25 were from current affairs.  Static GK: Questions from this section were put on from different sections of static GK viz. polity, general science, geography, economy as well as from misc. GK. Thus overall, the static part was balanced and weighatge was equally distributed.  Current GK: Questions from current affairs were from persons, places, awards & honors, national and international events, sports, books & authors etc. Overall difficulty level was moderate. Over all difficulty level was easy to moderate. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

DETAILS Static GK Current GK SectionNo. of Questions Difficulty levelSectionNo. of Questions Difficulty level History1HardNational Events Geography (India & World) 3Moderate to Hard International Events 1 Easy Indian Polity & Constitution 2ModeratePersonality 6Moderate to Hard Economy3Moderate to Hard Places1Moderate Science & Tech3Moderate to Hard Awards & Honors3 Moderate Misc. 1 - Sports2 Moderate Misc.9Moderate Total Grand Total 35

The difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. The section consisted of:  5 questions on Critical Reasoning  2 questions on Syllogisms  2 questions on Statement Conclusion  2 questions on Analogy  9 questions on Series  8 questions on Analytical Reasoning  3 questions on Directions  2 logic and calendar based questions  2 questions on Blood Relation REASONING

Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 71 to 75Critical ReasoningModerate - Difficult The questions were moderate to difficult. Q. 72 and 74 were comparatively easy and should have been attempted. One could have begun by reading the paragraphs to understand the arguments and only proceeded further if one comfortably understood the arguments.. 76 and 77SyllogismsEasy -Moderate Both the questions were easy but time consuming as each option had to be checked separately. It is advisable to rely upon Venn diagrams to ensure accuracy. 78 and 79Statement ConclusionEasy-Moderate Q. 78 was easy and should have been attempted correctly. Q. 79 required one to spend some time on the given statement before arriving at the conclusion 80 and 81AnalogyEasy Both the analogies were fairly simple and primarily vocabulary based. The words were not very difficult and hence both of these questions should have been attempted. DETAILS

Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall level of Difficulty Strategy 82-85, 95-98,Analytical Reasoning Easy to Moderate All the questions could have been answered by tabulating the information. 86, 87, 88, 89, 99, 100, 101, 102 and 103 Series, Coding Easy to Moderate The questions was of moderate level. Should have been attempted only if the logic was visible. 90, 91, 92,Directions,Easy It was a direct principal based question and must have been attempted.

DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall level of Difficulty Strategy 93, 105Logic Based, CalenderEasy Both questions must have been attempted as they were based on basic concepts. 94, 104Blood Relations Easy to Moderate Easy questions and should have been attempted

MATHEMATICS Question S. No.Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 11, 112, 113 and 115 Simple Interest – Compound Interest, Time, Speed, Distance and Work, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Profit, loss and Discount, Percentage Moderate – Tough Questions were based on application of basic concepts. 114Progressions Easy – Moderate Quick analysis of condition was required to solve these questions. Must attempt. This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 9 questions on Arithmetic 1 questions on Algebra

This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of:  1 Close Test with 10 blanks  3 questions on Synonyms  3 questions on Antonyms  5 questions on Grammar-Spot Error  9 Fill in the Blanks questions  1 Reading Comprehension with 5 questions ENGLISH

DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 116 to 125 Cloze Test Moderate - Difficult The paragraph was easy to read but the options were very close making it a difficult cloze test. Close reading and understanding the nuances of the words was required to attempt this set of questions correctly. Keeping negative marking in mind, 6 to 7 correct responses is a good attempt. 126 to 128Vocabulary - SynonymsModerate The difficulty level of these questions was moderate and at least two of them should have been attempted. 129 to 131 Vocabulary - Antonyms Easy - Moderate The antonyms asked were of an easy to moderate difficulty level. All the three could have been attempted by eliminating the incorrect choices. 132 to 136Grammar – Spot ErrorEasy The errors pertained to subject –verb agreement, tenses and articles and spotting them was easy. All the questions should have been attempted.

DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 137 to 145 Fill in the BlanksEasy The questions on Fill in the Blanks were mainly vocabulary based. The sentences were easy but the options were close. Overall, this set of questions was easy and at least 7 out of the 9 should have been attempted correctly. 146 to 150 Reading Comprehension Easy - Moderate The passage was largely descriptive and the questions were factual in nature. If one decided to attempt the RC, all the questions should have been attempted. However, it was advisable to attempt it after one had gone through the rest of this section as those questions require less time comparatively.

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