DETAILED ANALYSIS

MOCK TEST 10(2013-14)

INTRODUCTION

• Mock Test 10 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.

Sections No. of questions Expected time to complete

English 40 25 min.

General Knowledge 50 13 min.

Mathematics 20 12 min.

Logical Reasoning 40 30 min.

Legal Aptitude 50 40 min.

ENGLISH

This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of:

1 Reading Comprehension passage with 10 questions5 questions on Spelling (same word)5 questions on Foreign language phrases5 questions on idioms5 questions on synonyms 10 Fill in the Blanks questions

The various questions are now described in detail:

DETAILS

Question S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

1 to 10 Reading

ComprehensionModerate

The passage was slightly lengthy and the questions were of a moderate difficulty level. 7 out of 10 questions should have been attempted.

11 to 15Spelling (Same

word)Moderate

The difficulty level of these questions was moderate and 3 out of 5 questions should have been attempted.

16 to 20

 Foreign language

phrases 

Easy - Moderate

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

DETAILS

Question S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

21 to 25 Idioms DifficultThe idioms were difficult and the options were close. One should have attempted a question only if one was sure of the answer.

26 to 30Synonyms (Sentence)

Moderate - Difficult

The words were of moderate difficulty. The questions should have been attempted by eliminating the incorrect options.

31 to 40 Fill in the Blanks

Easy to Moderate

The questions were fairly easy and 5 out of 10 could have been attempted.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE• This section of MOCK TEST – 10 has 50 questions in all. With no

difference this test was also focused on static GK. Total no. of

questions from static GK were 35.

• While under static GK, the primary emphasis was on general science

and technology from which section maximum no. of questions were

asked.

• Other important sections under static GK were History, Geography &

misc. Less weight was given to economy.

• Over all difficulty level of static section was moderate to tough.

• There were 15 questions from current affairs and they were mainly

based on personality and misc. The difficulty level of current affairs

was easy.

• Further, the final break-up summary can be analyzed with the help

of following table:

DETAILS Static GK Current GK

Section No. of Questions

Difficulty level Section No. of Questions

Difficulty level

History 6 Hard National Events

- -

Geography (India & World)

4 Moderate to Hard International Events

  - -

Indian Polity & Constitution

4 Easy Personality 6 Easy to Moderate

Economy 1 Moderate to Hard Places 1 Easy

Science & Tech 15 Moderate to Hard Awards & Honors

1 Moderate

  Misc.  5

 

Easy to Moderate Sports 2 Easy to Moderate

Misc. 5 Moderate  

Total 35 15

MATHEMATICS

This section of the test was of Easy to Moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of

12 questions of Arithmetic3 questions of Algebra4 questions of Number System1 question of Clock

DETAILSQuestion S. No.

Key concepts and brief description Topic Level of difficulty

93 – 99, 102, 103, 104, 108, 110

Time Speed and Distance, Average, Percentage, Compound Interest, Ratio, Profit Loss and Discount, Profit Loss and Discount, Ratio, Ratio, Time Speed and Distance, Average, Mixture

Arithmetic Easy to Moderate

105 – 107 Linear Equation, Linear Equation, Linear Equation

Algebra Easy

91, 100, 101,109

Remainder, Number, Fraction, Number Number System

Easy to Moderate

97, 101, 108 Mensuration , Mensuration, Geometry Geometry & Mensuration

Easy to Moderate

92 Clock Clock Moderate

REASONINGVerbal Logic: This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The

section consisted of: Syllogism (3 questions)Analogy (1 question)Odd pair out (3 questions)Logical Consistency(2 questions)Assertion - Reason (3 questions)Statement – Argument (3 questions)Course of action (4 questions)Critical Reasoning (3 questions)Statement – Assumption (3 questions)

The various questions are now described in detail:

REASONING

Analytical Reasoning: This section of the test was of Easy to Moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of

4 questions of Analytical Reasoning1 question of Series3 questions of Coding Decoding1 question of Comparison1 question of Direction3 questions of Blood Relation1 question of seating arrangement

The various questions are now described in detail:

DETAILS

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

111 to 113

Syllogism

Moderate

 All the questions were of moderate difficulty. They could be solved by using Venn diagram method. All of them should have been solved. 

114 Analogy

Difficult The question required an understanding of the fine distinction between the degrees of the words paired.

115 to 117

Odd pair outModerate -

Difficult

 The questions were a mix of moderate and difficult level. At least two out of three questions should be solved. 

DETAILS

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

118 & 119

Logical Consistency

Difficult

Both the questions were difficult. The questions demanded the use of two concepts at a time, ‘when’ and ‘either … or’ in Q.118 and ‘either…or’ and ‘if…then’ in q119. One had to first identify the cause and effect and then deal with the question using Venn diagram method.

120 to 122

Assertion - Reason

Moderate - Difficult

The questions ranged from between moderate and difficult level. They demanded some general knowledge.

123 to 125

Statement - Argument

Moderate - Difficult

The questions ranged from moderate to difficult level. They required a careful understanding of the validity and the impact of the argument on the statement. All the questions should have been attempted.

DETAILS

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

126 to 129

Course of actionModerate -

Difficult

The questions were a mix of moderate and difficult level. It required the identification of the problem at hand and then checking the course of action with regard to its effect in solving the problem. At least 3 out of 4 questions could have been attempted.

130 to 132

Critical Reasoning

Moderate - Difficult

The questions ranged from moderate to difficult. They could be solved by finding out the crux of the paragraph. At least 2 on 3 questions should have been attempted.

133 to 135

Statement - Assumption

Moderate - Difficult

2 on 3 questions are of moderate difficulty. Only Q.135 was difficult. If negating the assumption affect the statement, it was a valid assumption. 2 on 3 questions should have been attempted.

DETAILS

 Question S. No.

 Key concepts and brief description

 Topic

 Level of difficulty

137 – 140 Analytical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning

Moderate

141 Number series Series Moderate

142, 143, 146 Coding Decoding, Coding Decoding, Coding Decoding

Coding Decoding

Easy

144 Comparison Puzzle Easy

145 Direction Direction Easy

136, 148 – 150 Blood Relation, Blood Relation, Blood Relation

Blood Relation Easy

147 Seating arrangement Arrangement Easy

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 (35 questions)Legal Knowledge (15 questions)

Overall, the section was of Moderate difficulty level. 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.

And, in order to answer the questions based on Legal Knowledge, students were expected to have knowledge of various concepts under Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Law of Contracts, General Principles of Law and Tort Law.

An attempt between the range of 45-47 would be considered a good attempt for this section.

DETAILS

Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 10 was having a difficulty level of moderate amount. This section was dominated by questions from Criminal Law. Rest of the questions were from Torts, Constitutional Law, Law of Contracts and General Principles of Law.

Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of Mock contained questions majorly from Constitutional Law. Apart from that there were questions from Law of Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law and other General Principles of law.

DETAILS

Topics Question Numbers Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Legal Reasoning Legal Knowledge L.R. L.K.

Criminal Law 155, 164, 165, 167, 170, 174, 178, 179, 181-183, 185

186, 187 12 2 Easy to Moderate

Torts 151, 154, 158, 159, 172, 180

192 6 1 Moderate

Constitution 152, 169, 184 189, 190, 191, 193, 194, 196, 197

3 7 Moderate

Contracts 157, 161, 166, 168, 171, 173, 176, 177

188, 199, 200 8 3 Moderate

General Principles of Law

153, 156, 160, 162, 163, 175,

195, 198 6 2 Easy to Medium

QUESTION ANALYSIS

Question 153: The principle provides for ‘objective causation test’

which means that liability would be determined by first asking the

question, ‘had things been different if the defendant had acted legally

(reasonably)?”

The entire question rested on the reason behind the collision of the

ship. Clearly, if we look at the facts, Amar was not qualified and had he

completed the course he would have been more serious in discharge

of his duties. Moreover, XY seaways, also sent an unqualified officer

which is wrong on their part. Apart from these, Amar was negligent in

his conduct as he slept off onboard which led to the collision of the

ship. This, shows that Amar and XY Seaways are both liable.

QUESTION ANALYSIS

Question 154: It is one of the difficult and lengthy questions of the

portion consisting of 3 principles on the topic of Torts. The first principle

deal with liability for negligence. the second principle provides the

“reasonable man” principle of acting objectively in all circumstances. The

third principle talks about “Act of God” which is a general defence

provided in torts.

The facts clearly provide that Sachin, Rajat’s neighbor, was worried and

has warned Rajat about the danger despite of the precautionary

chimney. Hence Rajat was under a legal duty to act so as to avert the

danger in case the hay ignited. Principle 2 would have the best

application to these set of facts . Mere chimney would not have been the

only precaution put up there by an objective reasonable man in Rajat’s

place.

QUESTION ANALYSIS

Question 181-183: This is a must attempt question.

Although it has three principles, but the principles are easy to

understand followed by a moderate set of facts. It is also an

interesting question as the principles take into account Criminal law

and constitutional law concepts at the same time.

The questions that follow are easy and the answers can be figured out

by direct application of the principles.

In question 183, the two offences talked about are completely

different. Waging war against Indian State and destruction of public

property are two entirely different offences and Iqbal has not been

punished and prosecuted for the same offence more than once.

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