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 - synonyms
4 questions on Word spelling
5 questions on Para Jumbles
4 questions on Contextual Vocabulary (Fill in the
blanks)
5 questions on Idioms
4 questions on Grammar Identify correct sentences
3 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 10
Reading
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 - Meaning
Easy -
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
Geography
India & 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 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 towards
Algebra, Arithmetic, Numbers. Almost all the
Quantitative Ability questions were based on
fundamentals and involved few calculations.
Questions in detail:
Question
S. No.
Key Concepts and Brief
Description
Topic
Overall level
of Difficulty
91,93, 99, 104
Indices, Surds, Simplification,
Properties,
Numbers
Easy to
Moderate
92, 94, 95, 109
Quadratic Equation, Arithmetic
Progression, Equation
Algebra
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
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 Reasoning
1 question on series
1 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:

Question
S. 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
Moderate
The questions were of moderate difficulty.
Q. 117, 118 and 120 were easy and should
have been attempted.
121 to
125
Assertion - Reason Difficult
Q. 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 - Argument
Moderate
- 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 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.


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
questions
Topics 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
8
General Legal
Principles
Moderate to Hard
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