1. DETAILED ANALYSIS MOCK TEST 17 (2013-14)

2. INTRODUCTION Mock Test 17 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. SectionsNo. of questionsExpected time to complete English4023 min. General Knowledge5012 min. Mathematics2012 min. Logical Reasoning4028 min. Legal Aptitude5045 min.

3. ENGLISH  This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of:  2 RC passages (4 questions each)  5 questions on Idioms  6 questions on Synonyms  5 questions on Antonyms  6 questions on Fill the blank  The various questions are now described in detail:

4. DETAILS Questi on S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 1 to 4 Reading Comprehension (Passage 1) Moderate These questions were of moderate level of difficulty. All the questions should have been attempted. 6 to 15Fill the blanksModerate These questions checked one’s understanding of logic and grammar rules on parallelism, tenses and use of auxiliary verbs. All the questions should have been attempted. 16 to 20Para Jumbles Easy - Moderate These questions were more on the easier side. One needed to take care of the development of ideas to find the link between them. So, all the five questions should have been attempted.

5. DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 21 to 26 Idioms Moderate These questions could be problematic due to close answer choices. Overall, they were doable and so, all of them could be attempted. 27 to 31Foreign WordsModerate The questions were not difficult to attempt. In questions 27 and 29, words like ‘initio’ (initial) and ‘media’ (middle) gave away their meaning. Most of the words are commonly used in good newspapers and so, all five questions should have been attempted 32 to 40 Reading Comprehension Moderate The language of the passage was easy. One needed to keep track of the flow of arguments to answer the questions based on them. At least 8 out of 10 questions should have been attempted.

6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE This section of MOCK TEST – 17 was based on the pattern of CLAT test and eventually the total number of questions were 50. Static GK was skewed towards general science and technology and geography as well as misc. GK. Total 33 questions were based on static GK. Questions from history were hard in nature though questions from general science were moderate. Moreover, total no. of questions from current affiars were 17 which were primarily based on personality and rest were mainly misc. in nature. Overall difficulty level was moderate. Further, the final break-up summary can be analyzed with the help of following table:

7. DETAILS Static GK Current GK Section No. of Questions Difficulty levelSection No. of Questions Difficulty level History 5 HardNational Events - - Geography (India & World) 7Moderate International Events - - Indian Polity & Constitution 3 ModeratePersonality 5Moderate Economy 1 HardPlaces 2 Moderate Science & Tech 10Hard Awards & Honors 1 Easy Misc. 7 Moderate Sports 3 Moderate Misc. 6Moderate Total 33 17

8. MATHEMATICS  This section of the test was of Easy to Moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of:  12 questions of Arithmetic  1 question of Algebra  4 questions of Number System  2 questions of Geometry & Mensuration  1 question of Clock

9. DETAILS Question S. No. Key concepts and brief descriptionTopicLevel of difficulty 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 101, 103, 105, 108, 109 Time and work, Compound Interest, Mixture, Percentage, Profit Loss and Discount, Time Speed and Distance, Average, Ratio, Time Speed and Distance, Proportion, Profit Loss and Discount, Mixture ArithmeticEasy to Moderate 110Quadratic equationAlgebraModerate 96, 100, 104, 106 Remainder, LCM, Numbers, RemainderNumber System Easy to Moderate 102, 107Geometry, MensurationGeometry & Mensuration Easy to Moderate 97ProbabilityModern MathEasy

10. REASONING  Verbal Logic: The difficulty level of this section was moderate. The section consisted of:  5 questions on Analogy  5 questions on Course of action  5 questions on Syllogism  Analytical Reasoning: This section of the test was of Easy to Moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of  10 questions of Analytical Reasoning  5 questions of Series  3 questions of Coding Decoding  3 questions of Blood Relation  3 questions of Direction  1 question of Seating Arrangement  The various questions are described in detail ahead:

11. DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Overall Level of Difficulty Strategy 111 to 115 AnalogyModerate - Difficult A few of these questions could pose some problem due to their vocabulary but at least 3 out of 5 questions should have been attempted. 116 to 120 Course of actionModerate - Difficult These questions check one’s ability to understand the correct action to be taken in a problematic situation, i.e. whether the given course of action is feasible and practical and most importantly, relevant in the given situation. Since most of the questions were of moderate level of difficulty, all of them should have been attempted. 121 to 125 SyllogismEasy - Moderate The questions were based on certain rules of syllogism and were doable. So, all five should have been attempted.

12. DETAILS Question S. No. Key Concepts and Brief DescriptionTopics Level of Difficulty 126 – 130, 138 – 142 Analytical Reasoning, Analytical ReasoningAnalytical Reasoning Easy to Moderate 131 – 135Number series, Alphabet series, Number seriesSeriesEasy to Moderate 137, 146, 149 Coding Decoding, Coding Decoding, Coding Decoding Coding Decoding Easy to Moderate 143 – 144, 150 Blood Relation, Blood Relation, Blood RelationBlood RelationEasy to Moderate 145, 147 – 148 Direction, Direction, DirectionDirectionEasy to Moderate 136Seating Arrangement Easy

13. LEGAL APTITUDE This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of Legal Reasoning and Legal knowledge questions: Legal Reasoning (35 questions) Legal Knowledge (15 questions) Overall, the section was of moderate difficulty level slightly towards the difficult side. The Legal Reasoning section tested the ability of students to understand and interpret questions with multiple principles and explanations and the combined application of the same to factual matrix to reach the best answer. The legal knowledge section was of a moderate difficulty level and needed the candidate to have knowledge on the subjects of Constitutional Law, Law of Contracts, Law of Torts and General Principles of Law. An attempt around 45 would be considered a good attempt for this section.

14. DETAILS  Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning section of Mock 17 was of a reasonably difficult level.  Legal Knowledge : The legal Knowledge portion was of a moderate level.  The reasoning section required quick reading and fast understanding of the principles and questions by the students.  The section was dominated by questions from Criminal Law, Law of Contracts and Important Statutes. Apart from that, the paper had questions from most of the topics like Law of Torts, Constitutional Law, International Law, Family Law and General Principles of Law.

15. DETAILS TopicsQuestion NumbersNumber of Questions Difficulty Level Legal ReasoningLegal Knowledge L.R.L.K. Criminal Law154 – 158, 162, 1807Easy to Moderate Torts163, 166, 171, 17919941Easy Constitution170, 181, 182192, 193, 19533Moderate Family Law183 - 1853Difficult International Law160, 1612Moderate Contracts164, 165, 169, 172-174188, 190, 191, 196 - 198 66Easy to Moderate Important Statutes151 - 153, 159, 167, 168, 175, 176 8Difficult General Principles of Law 177, 178186, 187, 189, 194, 200 25Difficult

16. QUESTION ANALYSIS Questions 155 – 157: These are based on the principle of Abetment in Criminal Law. Two principles and a moderate length of facts followed by three questions makes it a MUST ATTEMPT question. The questions asked can be cracked by direct application of the principle not requiring much analysis. Ques 155: D did not have any idea about A’s plan. He merely came to drop A to college. Hence, (b) is the correct option. Ques 156: The answer would be (a) as per principle 2. There was no act on his part which aided or facilitated the act of stabbing. Ques 157: As per Principle 2, for a person to be guilty by abetment, the aid should be given at the time or prior to the commission of the offence which in this case was given after the offence. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

17. QUESTION ANALYSIS Questions 151 - 153: These set of questions are based on Consumer Protection Laws. Consisting of 4 principles and a reasonably long set of facts make it a lengthy question but at the same time the simple and easy language makes it a MUST ATTEMPT one. Ques 167 and 168: These set of questions are based on the principles of Payment of Gratuity Act. The question consists of 4 principles and a long set of facts followed by just 2 questions. This question can be attempted last if time permits or can be avoided. Reading through it is pretty time consuming. The facts also have a technical bent and need careful analysis. For those who attempt it, make a tabular format of people joining and leaving to ease the analysis. W.r.t. Ques 167, Y’s claim cannot be upheld because he worked only for a month and as per Principle 1, gratuity is paid in return of long service. W.r.t Ques 168, A’s establishment does not come under the definition of a shop in the preceding last one year of X’s retirement. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

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