Mock Test 4 (2012-2013)Mock Test 4 (2012-2013)Detailed AnaylsisDetailed Anaylsis

IntroductionIntroduction

Mock Test 4 has been created on the pattern of Mock Test 4 has been created on the pattern of Common Law Admission Test. This test Common Law Admission Test. This test represents the exact level of difficulty both in represents the exact level of difficulty both in terms of question type and level. The test has terms of question type and level. The test has five sections with a total of 200 questions. A five sections with a total of 200 questions. A student is expected to attempt this test in 120 student is expected to attempt this test in 120 minutes in actual test like environment.minutes in actual test like environment.Sections No. of questions Expected Time to

complete

English 40 30 min.

General Knowledge 50 13 min.

Mathematics 20 12 min.

Logical Reasoning 40 35 min.

Legal Aptitude 50 40 min.

ENGLISHENGLISH

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

•1 RC Passage (Total 10 questions)1 RC Passage (Total 10 questions)

•5 questions on Foreign Language phrases - 5 questions on Foreign Language phrases - meaningmeaning

•5 questions on Idioms - meaning5 questions on Idioms - meaning

•5 questions on Vocabulary - meaning5 questions on Vocabulary - meaning

•10 questions on fill in the blanks10 questions on fill in the blanks

•5 questions on Parajumbles5 questions on Parajumbles

DetailsDetails

Q S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Difficulty Level

Strategy

1 to 10

Reading Comprehension

(Kibbutz settlements)

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.

11 to 15

Foreign Language phrases - meaning

Moderate At least three out of the five questions should have been attempted.

16 to 20

 Idioms - Meaning

 

Moderate - Difficult

These questions were of a moderate level, given that the idioms were used in sentences and one could have inferred the meaning from the context. At least three of the five questions should have been attempted.

21 & 25Vocabulary - Synonyms

EasyThese questions were easy and all five should have been attempted.

26 to 35

Fill in the blanks

Moderate

These ten questions were moderate in difficulty. Around 7 to 8 questions could have been attempted. Q. 26, Q. 30 and Q. 34 were tougher than the other questions.

36 to 40

Parajumbles - 6

sentence type

Difficult

These questions were difficult. The best approach would have been to identify mandatory pairs. At least three out of the five questions should have been attempted.

General KnowledgeGeneral Knowledge

This section contained mixed variety of questions This section contained mixed variety of questions from all genres covering national-international from all genres covering national-international events, personalities, places, awards, history, events, personalities, places, awards, history, geography, polity, economy and science & geography, polity, economy and science & technology. Current affairs and static GK part technology. Current affairs and static GK part were divided as:were divided as:

22 Static GK questions 22 Static GK questions

28 Current Affair questions28 Current Affair questions

Overall, the section was Moderate in difficulty Overall, the section was Moderate in difficulty level. More stress was laid on Current affairs level. More stress was laid on Current affairs than Static knowledge.than Static knowledge.

DetailsDetailsSection No. of Qs Difficulty

levelSection No. of

QuestionsDifficulty level

History 5 Moderate to difficult

National Events

8 Moderate to difficult

Geography(India & World)

5 Moderate International Events

6 Moderate

Indian Polity & Constitution

5 Moderate Personalities

9 Moderate to difficult

Economy 2 Easy Places 2 Easy

Science & Tech

5 Moderate Awards & Honors

2 Moderate

  

    Miscellaneous

1 Moderate

Total 22   28  

MathematicsMathematics

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

•1 question on Number System1 question on Number System

•5 questions on Algebra5 questions on Algebra

•12 questions on Arithmetic12 questions on Arithmetic

•2 question on Geometry2 question on Geometry

 Question S.

No.

 Key Concepts and Brief Description

 Topic

 Overall level of

difficulty99, HCF and LCM, Number

SystemModerate

102, 103, 109, 110, 108,

Equation, Polynomials,

Algebra Moderate

91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 100, 101, 105, 106,

107,

Average, Ratio and proportion, Time

speed and distance, Mixture, Percentage

Arithmetic Moderate

97, 104, Polygon, Mensuration Geometry Easy

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Logical ReasoningLogical ReasoningThis section tested two areas of Logical Reasoning: This section tested two areas of Logical Reasoning:

Verbal Reasoning (35 questions): Verbal Reasoning (35 questions): This section was of This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The Section consisted of:moderate level of difficulty. The Section consisted of:

Logical Consistency (3 questions)Logical Consistency (3 questions)

Syllogisms: Statement – Conclusion (5 questions)Syllogisms: Statement – Conclusion (5 questions)

Syllogism (3 questions)Syllogism (3 questions)

Analogy (3 questions)Analogy (3 questions)

Cause – Effect (5 questions)Cause – Effect (5 questions)

Assertion Reason (1 question)Assertion Reason (1 question)

Statement – Argument (10 questions)Statement – Argument (10 questions)

Reasoning – Paragraph based (5 questions)Reasoning – Paragraph based (5 questions)

Analytical Reasoning (5 Questions)Analytical Reasoning (5 Questions): This section was of : This section was of easy level of difficulty. This section consisted of: easy level of difficulty. This section consisted of:

3 questions on Analytical Reasoning3 questions on Analytical Reasoning

1 question on Blood Relation1 question on Blood Relation

1 question on Coding Decoding1 question on Coding Decoding

DETAILS: ANALYTICAL REASONINGDETAILS: ANALYTICAL REASONING

 Questio

n S. No.

 Key Concepts and Brief Description

 Topic

 Overall level of difficulty

146 Blood Relation Blood Relation Easy

147 Coding Coding Easy

148-150 Arrangement based Analytical Reasoning

Easy

DETAILS: VERBAL REASONINGDETAILS: VERBAL REASONING

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of

DifficultyStrategy

111 to 113

Logical Consistency

Moderate - Difficult

The questions were tough. A strong grasp of the basics would have enabled one to attempt at least two out of

the three questions.

114 to 118

Syllogisms - Statement Conclusion

Easy - Moderate

The questions were of moderate difficulty. At least

four out of five questions should have been attempted.

119 to 121

Syllogisms Moderate

The questions were easy though time consuming. Q

119 should have been attempted and one more of

the remaining two questions.122 to

124Analogy Easy

All questions in this section should have been attempted.

125 to 129

Cause - Effect

Moderate -Difficult

These questions were moderate to difficult. Three out of five questions could have been

attempted.

130Assertion -

ReasonModerate

This question required one to bring in general awareness

about the dynamics of altitude and atmospheric pressure.

131 to 140

Statement - Argument

Moderate -Difficult

These questions were moderate to difficult. At least six

questions out of the ten should have been attempted.

141 to 145

Reasoning –

Paragraph based

Moderate -Difficult

The questions here were moderate to difficult calling for

a careful reading of the paragraphs. At least three out

of the five questions could have been attempted. Q. 144 was

tough and could have been left un-attempted.

LEGAL AptitudeLEGAL Aptitude

 This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as Legal 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 of Mock 4 was pretty manageable. Two subjects Torts and Contract dominated the major part of reasoning including but not limited to cluster questions. Few questions from constitutional law and one question from International law was also spotted in the mock. There were 6 questions from criminal law reasoning. A stalwart approach towards legal reasoning makes it a very scoring sub-section of the paper.

Legal KnowledgeLegal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of mock : The Legal Knowledge part of mock 4 was a mixed bag. Few random questions on company 4 was a mixed bag. Few random questions on company law were spotted which required a little detailed law were spotted which required a little detailed understanding like how a company enters into a understanding like how a company enters into a contract and what is the role of Registrar of contract and what is the role of Registrar of Companies. Few questions were tricky such as question Companies. Few questions were tricky such as question asking the court where maximum number of suits are asking the court where maximum number of suits are pending and whether tort law is codified in India or not pending and whether tort law is codified in India or not ??

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

Reasoning Legal Knowledge

LR LK - -

152, 153-155, 156-159, 171-172,179,

183-184, 186,

11 3 Law Of Contracts

Easy to

Moderate

176,   1 - International Law

Easy

166-168,175, 177, 178,

193-195, 198,

6 4 Criminal Law

Easy

151, 160-162, 173-174,180,

187-190, 7 4 Torts Moderate

- 185, 196 - 2 Company Law

Easy

169-170  - 2  - Constitutional Law

Moderate

163-165, 181,182, 191,192, 197, 199,

200

3 7 General Legal

Principles

Moderate

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