Mock Test 1(2012-2013):

Detailed Analysis

Introduction

Mock Test 1 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.

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

English

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

1 RC Passage (Total 10 questions)4 questions on Vocabulary - synonyms4 questions on Word spelling5 questions on Para Jumbles4 questions on Contextual Vocabulary (Fill in the blanks)5 questions on Idioms4 questions on Grammar – Identify correct sentences3 questions on Grammar – Tenses (Fill in the blanks)

Questions in detail:

Q S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

1 to 10Reading

Comprehension (Noise pollution)

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 given in the passage and could be easily

eliminated.

11 to 14

Vocabulary - Synonyms

Easy - Moderate

At least three out of the four questions should have been

attempted.

15 to 18

 Vocabulary -

Spelling 

Moderate - Difficult

At least two of the four questions should have been attempted.

Questions in detail:

19 & 22

Grammar – 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 - MeaningEasy -

Moderate

Even if one was unaware of the idioms used it was possible to arrive at the answers through

elimination.

33 to 35

Fill in the blanks - Tenses

Moderate

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 to 40

Parajumbles Moderate

The best approach here would have been by identifying

mandatory pairs. Q. 38 was tough and could have been left un-

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. 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 hard difficulty level. Students required to be well-versed with both the current affairs as well as other areas of GK.

Questions in detail:

Static GK Current GK

Section No. of Q

Difficulty level

Section No. of Q

Difficulty level

History 4 Moderate National Events

10 Moderate

GeographyIndia & World

6 Moderate to Hard

International Events

2 Hard

Indian Polity & Constitution

5 Moderate Personality 7 Moderate to Hard

Economy 2 Moderate Places 5 Hard

Science & Tech

7 Moderate to Hard

Awards & Honors

2 Moderate to Hard

Total 24     26   

Mathematics

This section of the test was of easy to moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of:

4 questions on Number System4 questions on Algebra11 questions on Arithmetic1 question on Geometry

The section covered all the topics as shown above. The distribution of questions was more towards Algebra, Arithmetic, Numbers. Almost all the Quantitative Ability questions were based on fundamentals and involved few calculations.

Questions in detail:

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief Description

TopicOverall level of

Difficulty

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

Properties, Numbers

Easy to Moderate

92, 94, 95, 109Quadratic Equation,

Arithmetic Progression, Equation

AlgebraEasy 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

Logical Reasoning

This section tested two areas of Logical Reasoning:

Verbal Reasoning Analytical Reasoning

It had 35 questions on Verbal Reasoning and 5 questions 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 reason and logic in order to deduce the answer.

Analytical Reasoning: This section was of moderate difficulty. The section consisted of:3 questions on Analytical Reasoning1 question on series1 question on Blood Relation

Verbal Reasoning: This section was of moderate level of 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

Questions in detail:

 Questio

nS. No.

 Key Concepts and Brief

Description

  Topic Overall

level of difficulty

111-113 Analytical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning

Moderate

114&115 Series and Blood Relation Puzzles Easy

Analytical Reasoning:

Questions in detail:

Question

S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

116 to 120

Syllogisms - Statement Conclusion

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

121 to 125

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

126 & 135

Argument – Strengthen/Weaken

Moderate - Difficult

This portion saw a mix of moderate to difficult questions. One should have attempted only those questions one was sure about.

136 to 140

Statement - ArgumentModerate - Difficult

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

141 to 145

Reasoning – Paragraph based

Easy -Moderate

These questions were of a moderate level. The correct answer for all could have been arrived through elimination. Q. 143 and 144 were slightly more difficult than the others.

146 to 150

Inference - Conclusion Moderate

This set was of moderate difficulty level. Information should have been interpreted carefully. Eliminating options could have done questions.

Verbal Reasoning:

Legal Aptitude

This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as Legal Knowledge:

30 questions on Legal Reasoning20 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.

Questions in detail:

Legal Reasoning: The legal reasoning was a real brain twister comprising of 12 cluster questions (common principle 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 cluster questions 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 these 20 questions. The majority of questions even though were not from current legal developments but nevertheless were not so easy.

Questions in detail:

Q S. Nos.No. of

questionsTopics Difficulty Level

151-168, 178, 181, 190

21 Law of Contracts Easy to Moderate

169-172, 198 5 Torts Easy

173 1 International Law Moderate

174-177, 189, 199, 200

7 Criminal Law Easy

179, 180, 182, 183, 194-197

8 Constitutional Law Moderate

184-188, 191-193

8General Legal

PrinciplesModerate to Hard

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