MOCK TEST 10(2012-13)DETAILED ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTIONMock 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 12 min.Logical Reasoning 40 30 min.

Legal Aptitude 50 40 min.

ENGLISHThis 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

DETAILSQuestion

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 15Vocabulary –

Foreign language phrases

ModerateThe difficulty level of these

questions was moderate and 3 out of 5 questions should

have been attempted.

16 to 20 

Idioms 

Moderate

 3 out of the 5 idioms were common ones and should

have been answered. 

DETAILSQuestion

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

Easy to Moderate

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 Moderate to Difficult

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

Section No. of Questions

Difficulty level

History 5 Easy National Events

3 Moderate

Geography(India & World)

5 Moderate to difficult

International Events

6 Easy to Moderate

Indian Polity & Constitution

3 Moderate Personalities 6 Moderate to difficult

Economy 4 Moderate Places 1 Easy

Science & Tech

6 Moderate to difficult

Awards & Honors

8 Moderate to difficult

  

    Miscellaneous

3 Moderate

Total 23   27  

MATHEMATICSThis 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 

DETAILS 

Question S. No.

 Key concepts and brief description

 Topic

 Level of difficult

y

 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, Geometr

y and Mensurat

ion

Moderate

Quick visualization of

the scenario would have been

helpful in solving.

DETAILS

 Question S.

No.

 Key

concepts and brief descriptio

n

 Topic

 Level of difficulty

 Strategy

97, 103, Progression

s, Equations,

Algebra, EasyUnderstanding of

formula was required to solve

the questions.

98, 108, Set Theory, Probability,

Modern Maths Easy

Just arranging the information would

have led to answer.

LOGICAL REASONING  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

DETAILSQuestion

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 Easy to Moderate

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 EasyThe similarities between the

options were clear. All 3 questions should have been

attempted.

126 to 128 Cause and Effect Easy to Moderate

The questions required a careful reading of the

statements to correctly infer the answer. Q. 128 was a

little tricky.

DETAILSQuestion

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 EasyThese 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 Easy 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 Easy 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

Easy 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.

DETAILSQ. S. Nos. No. of Q Topics Difficulty

LevelLegal

Reasoning

Legal Knowledge

    - -

171-179 152 9 1 Law Of Contracts

Moderate to Difficult

184, 199, 200

151 3 1 Criminal Law Moderate

180-183, 185-196

- 16 - Torts Moderate

197, 198 154-156, 160, 161, 165, 166,

2 7 Constitutional Law

Moderate to Difficult

- 153, 157-159, 162-164, 167-

170

- 11 General Legal Principles

Moderate

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