mock test 1 detailed analysis

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Mock Test 1

(2012-2013):

Detailed Analysis


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Introduction

Mock Test 1 has been created on the pattern of

Common Law Admission Test. This test represents theexact 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.

Sections No. of questions Expected Time to complete

English

40

25 mins

General Knowledge 50 10 mins

Mathematics

20

10 mins

Logical Reasoning 40 35 mins

Legal Reasoning 50 40 mins


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English

This section was a combination of questions that testedcomprehension ability, grammar and vocabulary.Overall the section had easy to moderate level ofdifficulty. The section consisted of:

1 RC Passage (Total 10 questions)

4 questions on Vocabulary - synonyms

4 questions on Word spelling 5 questions on Para Jumbles

4 questions on Contextual Vocabulary (Fill in theblanks)

5 questions on Idioms

4 questions on Grammar

Identify correct sentences 3 questions on Grammar Tenses (Fill in the blanks)


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Questions in detail:

19 & 22Grammar

Identify the

correct sentences

Easy -

Moderate

Three out of the four questions

should have been attempted. Q. 19

could have been left un-attempted.

23 to

27

Contextual

Vocabulary (Fill in

the blanks)

Moderate -

Difficult

Q. 23 and Q. 24 were tougher than

the rest and could have been left

un-attempted.

28 & 32

Idioms - Meaning

Easy -Moderate

Even if one was unaware of the

idioms used it was possible to arriveat the answers through elimination.

33 to

35

Fill in the blanks -

TensesModerate

At least two out of the three

questions should have been

attempted. Q. 33 was tougher than

the other two and could be left un-

attempted.

36 to40

Parajumbles

Moderate

The best approach here would have

been by identifying mandatory pairs.

Q. 38 was tough and could have

been left un-attempted.


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General Knowledge

This section contained mixed variety of questions

from all genres covering national-internationalevents, personalities, places, awards, history,

geography, polity, economy and science &

technology. The section was almost equally divided

into current affairs and static GK part consisting of:

24 Static GK questions

26 Current Affair questions

Overall, the section was of Moderate to harddifficulty level. Students required to be well-versed

with both the current affairs as well as other areas of

GK.


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Static GK Current GK

Section No. ofQ

Difficultylevel

Section No. of Q Difficultylevel

History 4 Moderate National

Events

10

Moderate

Geography

India & World

6 Moderate

to Hard

International

Events

2 Hard

Indian Polity &Constitution

5 Moderate Personality 7 Moderateto Hard

Economy 2 Moderate Places 5 Hard

Science &Tech

7 Moderateto Hard

Awards &Honors

2 Moderateto Hard

Total 24 26


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Mathematics

This section of the test was of easy to moderate level

of difficulty. The section consisted of:

4 questions on Number System

4 questions on Algebra

11 questions on Arithmetic 1 question on Geometry

The section covered all the topics as shown above.

The distribution of questions was more towardsAlgebra, Arithmetic, Numbers. Almost all the

Quantitative Ability questions were based on

fundamentals and involved few calculations.


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QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and BriefDescription

Topic

Overall levelof Difficulty

91,93, 99, 104Indices, Surds, Simplification,

Properties,Numbers

Easy toModerate

92, 94, 95, 109Quadratic Equation, Arithmetic

Progression, EquationAlgebra

Easy to

Moderate

96, 97, 100, 101,

102, 103, 105, 106,

107, 108, 110

Ratio, Proportion, Averages,

Percentages, Profit and loss,

Time Speed and Distance,Arithmetic Easy

98 Mensuration Geometry Easy


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Logical Reasoning

This section tested two areas of Logical Reasoning:

Verbal Reasoning

Analytical Reasoning

It had 35 questions on Verbal Reasoning and 5questions on Analytical Reasoning. The questions

were of moderate difficulty level and tested the

ability of students to think logically and analytically.

The student was expected to understand the

language of the question and then to use reasonand logic in order to deduce the answer.


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Analytical Reasoning: This section was of moderatedifficulty. The section consisted of:

3 questions on Analytical Reasoning

1 question on series

1 question on Blood Relation

Verbal Reasoning: This section was of moderate levelof difficulty. The section mainly consisted of:

Syllogisms Statement Conclusion (5 questions)

Assertion Reason (5 questions)

Argument Strengthen/Weaken (10 questions)

Statement Argument (5 questions)

Reasoning Paragraph based (5 questions)

Inference Conclusion (5 questions)

Logical Reasoning


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QuestionS. No.


Topic Overall

level of

difficulty

111-113 Analytical Reasoning Analytical

Reasoning

Moderate

114&115 Series and Blood Relation Puzzles Easy

Analytical Reasoning:


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QuestionS. No.


OverallLevel ofDifficulty

Strategy

116 to120

Syllogisms - StatementConclusion

ModerateThe questions were of moderate difficulty.Q. 117, 118 and 120 were easy and shouldhave been attempted.

121 to125

Assertion - Reason DifficultQ. 121 and 124 were easier than the othersand could have been attempted.

126 &135

Argument

Strengthen/Weaken

Moderate- Difficult

This portion saw a mix of moderate to

difficult questions. One should haveattempted only those questions one wassure about.

136 to140

Statement - ArgumentModerate- Difficult

These questions were moderate to difficult.Q. 127, 130, 131 and 133 were difficult andcould have been left un-attempted.

141 to145

Reasoning

Paragraphbased

Easy -Moderate

These questions were of a moderate level.

The correct answer for all could have beenarrived through elimination. Q. 143 and 144were slightly more difficult than the others.

146 to150

Inference - Conclusion

Moderate

This set was of moderate difficulty level.Information should have been interpretedcarefully. Eliminating options could havedone questions.

Verbal Reasoning:


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Legal Aptitude

This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude

comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well asLegal 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.


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Legal Reasoning: The legal reasoning was a real brain

twister comprising of 12 cluster questions (commonprinciple and facts to many series of questions) and 18

individual questions which were of easy to moderate

difficulty level. Questions were from Law of Contracts,

Torts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, International

Law and also on General Legal Principles. The clusterquestions were all from Law of Contract.

Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of Mock

1 was not a cinch. The overview of general principles of

law was necessary to be able to effectively finish these20 questions. The majority of questions even though

were not from current legal developments but

nevertheless were not so easy.


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Q S. Nos.No. of

questionsTopics Difficulty Level

151-168, 178,

181, 19021 Law of Contracts Easy to Moderate

169-172, 198 5 Torts Easy

173 1 International Law Moderate

174-177, 189,

199, 2007 Criminal Law Easy

179, 180, 182,

183, 194-1978 Constitutional Law Moderate

184-188, 191-

1938

General Legal

PrinciplesModerate to Hard


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