Detailed Analysis

Mock Test 8 follows the pattern of Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) 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 of one mark each. A student is expected to attempt this test in an actual test like environment wherein he has 150 minutes to complete the test and thus need to schedule his/her time accordingly. Section No. of QuestionsExpected Time to Complete Logical Reasoning30 28 Legal Aptitude30 34 Analytical Reasoning3034 English30 36 General Knowledge30 18

This section of the test was of moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of: Series (7 questions) Ratio (1 question) Analytical reasoning(2 questions) Antonyms (3 questions) Statement Assumption (1 question) Analogy (9 questions) Cause – Effect (1 question) Syllogisms: Statement – Conclusion (1 questions) Odd one out (2 questions) Reasoning – Paragraph based (3 questions)

Q. S. No.Key concepts and brief description Level of difficulty Strategy ]SeriesEasyIf the logic behind series is visible in initial phase, solve them or leave them. 6RatioModerateEasy question and must have been attempted. 8, 9Analytical ReasoningEasyEasy question and reading of statements was sufficient in order to solve the questions Antonyms Moderate - Difficult The questions were a little on the tougher side as they involved a two- step approach of first identifying the correct word and then choosing its antonym AnalogyModerate The questions were of moderate difficulty. They required more than knowledge of just vocabulary to be solved. At least six out of nine questions should have been attempted. 23Statement – AssumptionModerate The question required a careful understanding of the premise of the statement. 24Cause – Effect Easy - Moderate The question was tricky and could have been left un-attempted. 25 & 26Odd one outEasyBoth questions were simple and could have been easily attempted Reasoning – paragraph based Moderate The questions here were moderate to difficult calling for a careful reading of the paragraphs. At least two out of the three questions could have been attempted. Q. 27 was tricky and could have been left un- attempted. 30 Syllogisms - Statement Conclusion Easy This question was easy and the conclusions could be tested easily using basic Venn diagrams.

This section had 30 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as Legal Knowledge. The section consisted of Legal Reasoning (10 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 basic knowledge of concepts under Constitutional Law, Law of Contracts and further to be acquainted with general legal principles.

Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 8 was very much attainable. This section had a fair distribution of questions from all the subjects i.e. Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Law of Contract, Torts and General Legal Principles. A stalwart approach towards legal reasoning makes it a very scoring sub- section of the paper. Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of mock 8 was dominated by questions from General Legal Principles and Constitutional Law. Pertinent topics from where the questions appeared were Latin legal terminologies, concepts under Law of Contracts, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property Law and general principles of law.

Q. S. Nos.No. of QTopicsDifficulty Level Legal Reasoning Legal Knowledge LRLK , 4412Law Of ContractsModerate 31-33,45,31Criminal LawModerate 37, 39-2-TortsModerate 34, 3542, 47, 50, 5424Constitutional LawModerate 38, 4041, 48, 49, , General Legal Principles Moderate -46-1Intellectual Property Rights Moderate

This section was of easy to moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 8 questions of Analogy 3 questions on Odd one out Reasoning – paragraph 4 questions of Logic Based 5 questions of Series 1 question of Blood Relation 8 questions of Analytical Reasoning

Q. S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 61-64AnalogyModerate The questions were of a moderate difficulty level. Q. 61 had two close options while Q. 63 would have been easy for those with grounding in General Knowledge Odd one outEasyAll three questions could have been easily solved. 68 Reasoning – paragraph based Moderate The question was not very difficult. Even though two of the options were close, a careful reading would have enabled one to correctly identify the correct answer.. 69 & 70Analogy Easy – Moderate Q. 69 required one to use external knowledge. 71, 77, 83, 86, Figure based, Statement Based EasyAll the questions were logical and proper understanding of the questions was required to answer the question , 79,SeriesEasyIf the logic behind series is not visible easily, leaving the question is the right way. 76,Blood RelationEasyProper understanding of the question was must for answering the question. 78, 80-82, 87-90, Analytical ReasoningEasyReading of statements in a proper manner was the key to answer the questions. 84 & 85AnalogyEasyThe relations between the words were direct. Both questions could have been attempted.

This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 4 RC Passages (Total 20 questions) 2 questions on Antonyms 3 questions on Phrases - meaning 1 Cloze Test - 5 questions Q. S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 91 to 95 Reading Comprehension – Passage 1 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. 96 to 100 Reading Comprehension – Passage 2 Moderate At least three out of the five questions should have been attempted.

Q. S. No. Key Concepts & Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 101 to 105 Reading Comprehension – Passage 3 Moderate These questions were of a moderate level. At least three of the five questions should have been attempted. Q. 104 was tricky and could have been left un-attempted. 106 & 110 Reading Comprehension – Passage 4 Moderate The passage made for an easy read. However, the questions had close options. Three out of five questions should have been attempted. 111 to 112 AntonymsEasy The words were of fairly common usage. Both questions should have been attempted. 113 to 115 Phrases – meaningModerate Though the phrases were easy, the options given were close. Two out of the three questions should have been attempted. 116 to 120 Cloze TestModerate The given extract was easy and the options could be inferred from the context. Q. 117 was a little tricky and could have been left un-attempted. At least three out of the five questions should have been attempted.

The GK section comprises of 30 questions in all and the overall difficulty level of the test is Moderate. The test is divided into two sections: i)Static GK: Unlike the previous mocks, here more emphasis has been given on Static GK. 19 questions are from Static GK. The difficulty level of static GK section is moderate to hard. ii)Current GK: Current GK section comprises 11 questions and while analyzing the Current GK, we find that highest no. of questions is from misc. section. The general difficulty level of this section is easy to moderate.

Static GKCurrent GK SectionNo. of Q.Difficulty levelSectionNo. of Q.Difficulty level History 3Moderate to hardPersonality 1 Easy Geography (India & World) 6Moderate to Hard Indian Polity & Constitution 5ModerateAwards & Honors 2 Moderate Economy 3ModerateSports 3 Moderate Science & Tech 1EasyMisc. 5Easy to Moderate Misc. 1Hard Total19 11