Mock Test 5 (2012-2013) Detailed Analysis

Introduction Mock Test 5 follows the pattern of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 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/she has 120 minutes to complete the test and thus need to schedule his/her time accordingly.

English This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 1 RC Passage (Total 10 questions) 5 questions on Word Spelling 5 questions on Foreign Words 5 questions on Idioms and Phrases 10 questions on Prepositions (Fill in the blanks) 5 questions on Para Jumbles and Sentence Jumbles (4 +1)

Key Concepts and Brief Description Details Q S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Difficulty Level Strategy 1 to 10 Reading Comprehension (Work in the 21st Century) Moderate - Difficult The passage was lengthy but easy to read. The questions were of moderate difficulty level and largely inference based. A couple of questions also required critical reasoning skills. At least 7 of the 10 questions should have been attempted. 11 to 15 Vocabulary - Spelling Moderate Commonly confused spellings were asked. Three out of five is a good attempt. 16 to 20  Vocabulary – Foreign Words Easy - Moderate At least four of the five questions should have been attempted. 21 to 25 Idioms and Phrases Easy The idioms were fairly easy and common. At least 4 out of five questions should have been attempted. 26 to 35 Prepositions (Fill in the Blanks) This set of 10 questions had phrasal verbs and preposition questions. The questions were moderate in difficulty. At least 8 out of the 10 questions should have been attempted. Q. 29, 30 and 32 were slightly more difficult than the rest. 36 to 40 Para Jumbles and Sentence Jumbles Q. 36 was a sentence jumble that could have been solved easily by eliminating the options. The rest were four sentence type Para Jumbles with Q.39 and 40 on the tougher side. Q. 40 could have been left unattempted.

General Knowledge This mock test has 50 questions in all and the general difficulty level of the test is Moderate, though some questions are hard as well. The test comprises of broadly two sections viz. Static GK and Current GK. The questions from the Static GK are generalized and based on the different fields of the Static GK. In general, the ratio of Static GK and Current GK is 20:30 but here 22 questions are from Static GK. There are 28 questions from Current GK focusing towards the important national and international events, persons, places etc. and they are primarily to let students aware with the current affairs.

Details Static GK Current GK Section No. of Qs. Difficulty Level History 4 Moderate National Events 1 Geography (India & World) Moderate to Hard Personality 9 Indian Polity & Constitution Places 8 Economy Awards & Honours 3 Science & Tech 6 Sports Misc. Total 22 28

Mathematics This section of the test was of easy to moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 1 question on Number System 5 questions on Algebra 11 questions on Arithmetic 1 question on Geometry 2 questions on Modern Math

Key Concepts and Brief Description Details Q. S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description  Topic Difficulty Level 91 Remainder Number System Moderate 92, 98, 104, 105, 106, Equation, Polynomials, Progressions Algebra 93, 94, 96, 97, 99, 102, 103, 107 -110 Average, Ratio and Proportion, Time speed and Distance, Mixture, Percentage Arithmetic Easy 95 Polygon Geometry 100, 101 Probability, Set Theory Modern Math

Logical Reasoning This section tested two areas of Logical Reasoning: Verbal Reasoning (30 questions): This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 7 questions on Reason and Assertion 7 questions on Statement - Assumption 6 questions on Analogies 5 questions on Statement - Course of Action 5 questions on Statement - Argument Analytical Reasoning (10 Questions): This section was of tough level of difficulty. This section consisted of: 3 questions on Arrangements 2 questions on Blood Relations 4 questions on Coding 1 question on direction

Key Concepts & Brief Description Details Q. S. No. Key Concepts & Brief Description Difficulty Level Strategy   111 to 117 Reason and Assertion Moderate The questions mainly tested the reasoning skills of the candidates. Q. 111 and 114 were a little tricky and could have been left unattempted. 118 to 124 Statement - Assumption Moderate -Difficult These 7 questions required clarity in basics. The questions were moderate in difficulty with Q. 119, 120 and 124 more difficult than the others. At least 4 questions should have been attempted. 125 to 130 Analogies (3 Word type) Easy This set consisted of questions that required application of commonly known facts. The questions were fairly easy if one was aware of the facts. 131 to 135 Statement – Course of Action Easy -Moderate The questions were easy with a couple being more difficult than the others. Q. 131 and 135 should have been understood carefully before attempting. 136 to 140 Statement - Argument Moderate - Difficult The questions were moderate in difficulty. Q 136, 137 and 139 required careful analysis of the statements and the corresponding arguments.

Key Concepts and Brief Description Details  Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description  Topic Difficulty Level 141,142, 150 Arrangement based Analytical Reasoning Tough 143, 144 Blood Relation 145 -147, 149 Coding 148 Direction Moderate

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 the Constitution, general legal principles and to be acquainted with other legal developments around.

Details Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 5 was very much attainable. Two subjects, Torts and Criminal Law dominated the major part of legal reasoning including but not limited to cluster questions. There were 5 questions from Contract law reasoning and further, few questions from Constitutional law and General Legal Principles were spotted in the mock. A stalwart approach towards legal reasoning makes it a very scoring sub-section of the paper. Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of mock 5 was dominated by Constitutional Law. Pertinent topics from where the questions appeared were Latin legal terminologies, writs, general principles of law and Constitutional Provisions regarding various political posts etc.

General Legal Principles Details Q. S. Nos. No. of Q Topics Difficulty Level Legal Reasoning Legal Knowledge LR LK - 160, 168, 176-178 5 Law Of Contracts Moderate 157-159, 161-164, 167, 172-175 190, 195 12 2 Criminal Law 151-156, 170, 171 8 Torts Easy to Moderate 165, 166, 180  181, 183-186, 189, 192, 194, 199, 200 3 10 Constitutional Law 169, 179 182, 187, 188, 191, 193, 196-198 General Legal Principles

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