DETAILED ANALYSIS

MOCK TEST 11(2013-14)

INTRODUCTION

• Mock Test 11 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 23 min.

General Knowledge 50 12 min.

Mathematics 20 11 min.

Logical Reasoning 40 29 min.

Legal Aptitude 50 45 min.

ENGLISH

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

1 RC Passage (Total 9 questions)5 questions on Synonyms10 question on Fill the blanks6 questions on Idioms5 questions on Para Jumbles5 questions on Foreign Words

The various questions are now described in detail:

DETAILS

Question S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

1 to 9Reading

Comprehension Difficult

The passage was a complex read which should have been comprehended as a whole or else one is liable to miss certain inferences that can be drawn across the passage. A patient reading of the passage would have helped one connect various ideas to get an overall picture of the passage’s theme. Most of the questions were inference-based. 6 out of 9 questions would have been a good attempt.

10 to 14 Synonyms Easy The words were not very difficult and the options consisted of simple vocabulary. All the questions should have been attempted.

15 to 24 Fill the blanks Moderate

These questions were of a moderate level of difficulty. They demanded knowledge of certain phrasal verbs and usage of prepositions that are regularly used in reputed newspapers and magazines. A voracious reader would not have found them intimidating. All the questions should have been attempted.

DETAILS

Question S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

25 to 30 Idioms EasyAll the idioms were those that are commonly used. All the questions should therefore have been attempted.

31 to 35 Para Jumbles Moderate

These questions based on Para jumbles could be time consuming because it would have taken one time to figure out which sentence could be the beginning and which marked continuation. It is because all the statements began with alphabets in lower case. However, once that hurdle is crossed, the questions could be dealt with by connecting ideas with fair ease. All five questions should have been attempted.

36 to 40 Foreign Words Easy-

Moderate

3 out of 5 foreign words can be commonly spotted in a good newspaper or magazine. Therefore, at least three questions should have been attempted.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

• This section of MOCK TEST – 11 has 50 questions in all.

• This test primarily focused on static GK. Out of total 50

questions, 28 questions were from static GK and 22 questions

from current affairs.

• Static GK was mainly oriented towards general science and

technology, economy and history.

• Overall difficulty level was moderate.

• Current affairs were mainly based on personality; apart from it

questions were also from misc. field. The difficulty level of

current affairs was easy to moderate.

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

of following table:

DETAILS Static GK Current GKSection No. of

QuestionsDifficulty level Section No. of

QuestionsDifficulty level

History 6 Hard National Events

- -

Geography

(India & World)

4 Moderate to Hard

International Events

  - -

Indian Polity & Constitution

- - Personality 8 Easy to Moderate

Economy 7 Moderate to Hard

Places 1 Easy

Science & Tech

7 Moderate to Hard

Awards & Honors

4 Moderate

 

 Misc.

 

4 

Easy to Moderate

Sports 1 Moderate

 Misc. 8 Moderate

Total 28 22  

MATHEMATICS

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

6 questions of Arithmetic1 question of Algebra4 questions of Number System6 questions of Geometry & Mensuration3 questions of PnC & Probability

DETAILSQuestion S. No.

Key concepts and brief description Topic Level of difficulty

93, 95, 97 – 99, 108

Percentage, Profit Loss and Discount, Mixtures, Mixtures, Time Speed and Distance, SI/CI

Arithmetic Easy to Moderate

103 Quadratic Equation Algebra Easy

105,106,107,110,

BODMAS, Numbers, Numbers, Numbers Number System

Easy to Moderate

91, 92, 94, 96, 101, 109

Mensuration, Mensuration, Geometry, Mensuration, Geometry

Geometry & Mensuration

Easy to Moderate

100, 102, 104 PnC, PnC, Probability PnC and Probability

Moderate

REASONINGVerbal Logic: The difficulty level of this section was moderate to

difficult. The section consisted of:

6 questions on Statement - Arguments4 questions on Syllogisms3 questions on Odd pair out3 questions on Statement - Conclusion3 questions on Logical Consistency1 question on Syllogisms3 questions on Critical Reasoning4 questions on Cause – Effect1 question on Argument – Subsequent Argument4 questions on Question – Arguments1 question on Deductive Logic

The various questions are described in detail ahead:

REASONING

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

3 questions of Analytical Reasoning

The various questions are now described in detail:

DETAILS

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

111 to 116

Statement - Arguments

Moderate The questions required a careful understanding of the validity and the impact of the argument on the statement. All the questions should have been attempted.

117 to 120

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

121 to 123

Odd pair out Moderate to

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

124 to 126

Statement - Conclusion

Moderate The difficulty level of these questions was moderate and all of them could have been attempted through Venn diagram.

127 to 129

Logical Consistency

Moderate to Difficult

The three questions were moderate in difficulty and hence should have been attempted.

130 – 132

Analytical Reasoning

Moderate

Analytical reasoning

DETAILS

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

133 to 135

SyllogismsModerate to Difficult

The difficulty level of these questions was moderate. These could be solved with the help of Venn diagrams.

136

Statement -

Reason

Difficult

The question is difficult and thorough understanding of the statement is required.

137-139 Critical Reasoning

Moderate - Difficult

These questions were a little difficult and a proper reading of the question stem was necessary for the students to solve them. 2 out of 3 should have been a good attempt

DETAILS

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

140-144 Cause - Effect Moderate - Difficult

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

145 Argument – Subsequent Argument

Difficult The question was difficult and required a proper understanding of the question type. In such questions, it is important to correctly interpret the meaning of the argument.

146-149 Question – Arguments

Moderate - Difficult

These questions were moderate to difficult. At least two questions out of the four should have been attempted.

150 Deductive Logic

Difficult A clear understanding of the statement is required. This question could have been left un attempted.

LEGAL APTITUDE

This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of Legal Reasoning questions only.

Overall, the section was of reasonably difficult 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.

An attempt between the range of 43-45 would be considered a good attempt for this section.

DETAILS

Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning section of Mock 11 was of a reasonably difficult level.

As all the questions were reasoning based, the section was lengthy and quite time consuming. It required quick reading and fast understanding of the questions by the students.

Moreover, almost all the questions were multiple principle based which added to the difficulty and understanding of the students.

The section was dominated by questions from Law of torts. Apart from that, the paper had questions from most of the topics like Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Law of Contracts, International Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property law and General Principles of Law; making it a good set for practice.

DETAILS

Topics Question Numbers Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Legal Reasoning

Criminal Law 151, 163, 195, 196 6 Moderate

Torts 152, 153, 164-168, 169-172, 174, 178, 179, 185, 197

16 Moderate

Constitution 154-157, 186-190 9 Difficult

Contracts 182- 184, 191-194, 198, 199 7 Moderate to Difficult

International Law 180, 181 2 Moderate

Family Law 200 1 Easy

Important Statutes 158-162 5 Difficult

Intellectual Property

175-177 3 Moderate

General Principles of Law

173 1 Easy

QUESTION ANALYSIS

Question 154-157: The set of questions is based on the law of Constitution

wherein there are four principles and a long set of facts.

As per the second principle, Bharat Petroleum Limited is a government

undertaking as its control lies in the hands of the state. As per Principle 1,

every person has the fundamental right to move the Supreme Court and

the High Court under Writ jurisdiction, therefore, BPL cannot challenge the

jurisdiction of Supreme Court.

The fundamental right of trade and business is provided in Principle 4 of

the question which states that “All citizens have the …….of India” and in

the present case, the fundamental right of freedom and of trade and

business is guaranteed to citizens and not persons, BPL being a non-natural

person here.

The decision of BPL is violative of right to Equality as this right is available

to all persons and not just citizens. Here, the eligibility criteria was changed

to suit only one company.

QUESTION ANALYSIS

Question 169-172: It is one of the difficult and lengthy questions of the

paper consisting of 4 principles on criminal law. The first principle deals

with Mischief, the second principle defines Criminal Misappropriation, the

third principle defines criminal breach of trust and the last principle

states theft and its essentials.

B, who is A’s servant is not guilty of committing mischief because he

lacked the required intention essential for the act to qualify as an

offence. D, who was another servant of A will not be guilty of committing

theft as he merely made up his mind to take the urn out of the

possession but did not do anything. W.r.t question 171, B is not guilty of

committing any crime mentioned in the principles, hence the answer

would be (d). In ques 172, had B kept the urn to himself and sold it to C,

he would have committed the crime of theft because he would have

taken it out from the possession of A, without his consent and dishonest

intention.

QUESTION ANALYSIS

Question 186-190: This set of questions is a must attempt one. Although it

looks very long, with 5 Principles on Constitutional Law, but the principles are

very simple and followed by 5 questions. The facts are also not long making it

a scoring question.

Ques 186 – We can derive option (B) in the first go from Principle 4.

Ques 187- The answer to this question is also derived from Principle 4. The

State is not aiding the minority institution and hence cannot control the

teachings. Hence, (C) is the answer.

Ques 188- The admission of the students in the college is at the discretion of

the college as it is a minority institution and cannot be regulated by State as it

is not being funded by State.

Ques 189 – By banning the payment of capitation fee, the State is just

maintaining the educational character of the institution.

Ques 190 – Again, the answer can be derived out of Principle 4, being an

unaided minority institution, the college does not have to implement the

reservation policy.

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