XAT 2011 Analysis

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XAT 2011 Analysis

Sunday, 02 January 2011 09:04 | Written by rohit koul |

FIRST TAKE

XAT 2011 came up with a number of surprises.

The break of questions: 34 questions in Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning, 24questions on Analytical

Reasoning & Decision Making and 43 questions in Data Interpretation & Quantitative Ability.

Moreover, this time all the questions carried variable weight age in the range of 1 mark to 5 marks and the marks

for each question was mentioned beside the question.Therefore,the entire paper was a test of your ability to

select the questions judiciously. The Quantitative Ability questions were difficult,whereas the Data Interpretation

questions were doable.The weight age given to questions on decision-making was higher.The Verbal Ability

section was also on the difficult side,though question types were similar to last year.After two years , poetry

based question has made a comeback in XAT.The essay topic was also presented in a different manner this year

an argument was given and one had to present a judgement on the argument along with justifications andexamples in 250 words. Overall,it was a difficult and tricky paper.

ANALYSIS

TEST - (An Overview)

Exam Name : XAT

Exam Date : 2/1/2011

Institutes accepting this Exam score: XLRI, XIMB, GIM, SP JAIN, Welingkar,

LIBA and others

Total Duration of the exam

(minutes)

: 2 hours main exam plus 20 minutes for an

analytical caselet

Total number of questions : 101

Timed Test : No

Number of Sections : 3


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Number of choices per question : 5

Choice Format : A, B, C, D, E

Marks per question : Differential ranging from 1 to 5

Negative Marking : 1/4th of the marks allotted for each question

Differential Marking

: Yes differential ranging from 1 to 5. Marks for

respective questions mentioned beside each

question

Mode of marking the ovals : Pencil

XAT 2011 came up with a number of surprises for the students. It did away with the differential negative marking

but introduced differential marking for each question. So, before solving a question, one had to look for the

marks allotted to it. The paper was a test of a students ability to select the questions judiciously. Most of the

questions were time consuming. In some cases, understanding the questions and applying the correct method to

solve the question posed a problem.

SUMMARY

Section Subject Area Number of Questions Time Allotted

Section A / IVerbal Ability and Logical

Reasoning34 35 minutes

Section B / IIAnalytical Reasoning and

Decision Making24 35 minutes

Section C / IIIData Interpretation and

Quantitative Ability43 50 minutes

SECTION A: Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

This section had questions on Verbal Ability, Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. One had to read

each and every question properly before solving the same. The options in most questions were quite deceptive.

In this section, most of the questions carried 1, 2 or 3 marks. Unlike the Quant section, there were no 5 markers




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in this section.

Reading Comprehension

There were 10 questions based on three reading comprehension passages.

Topic of RC Passage Number of Questions

Conversation between two friends

on the concept of being2

Toyota Production system 4

Fermis Paradox 4

The passages were moderate in length (one was only two paragraphs long). Two of the passages were based on

abstract topics and were dense. The questions following the passages were mainly inferential ones and some o

them were based on parallel reasoning. The passage on Toyota was comparatively easy.

Verbal Ability: The paper also contained questions on grammar, vocabulary, usage and reasoning. There was a

special book review caselet followed by five separate reviews and one had to judge the reviews. It contained

three questions.

Critical Reasoning: There were 10 questions on critical reasoning that were based on small passages. Most o

the questions were challenging because one had to read the passage, understand the line of reasoning and then

reason out the correct answer. The options were close and at times confusing.

Fill in the Blanks: There were four questions, one was preposition based and easy, two were moderate and

elimination based. The fourth one was quote based and ambiguous as the options included synonyms of the

original words.

Jumbled Paragraph: There were only two questions. The one with four sentences was moderate and could be

attempted. The six sentence one was better left alone.

Analogy: There were three questions based on finding the odd analogy from the five given. One was based on

phrases, one was antonym based, while there was also a three-term analogy. Baring one question, this was a

tricky set as understanding the relation took time.There was also a question on punctuation, where one had to

punctuate a paragraph. But none of the options had the sequence of punctuation marks used in the actual

excerpt.There was a question based on a verse; but it was easy and should be attempted.

SECION B: Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making

Out of the 24 questions in this section, there were two individual questions on decision-making similar to the ones

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Topic of Caselet Number of Questions

Mergers and acquisitions with a

rival company (ABC & LMN)

2

Worker union and relatedproblems (Chetan Textile Mills)

4

Air travel discounts (Cozy Travel) 5

Topic Number of Questions

Arrangements (Linear/ Matrix/

Circular) (No. of sets)2 set (3 Questions each)

Codes, Puzzles, Directions1 set (3 Questions), 1 set (2 Questions), 1

Question

Some of the questions required one to read the passage multiple times to understand the nuances of the scenario.

SECION C: Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability

This section was difficult as compared to the previous year. There were 16 questions in set of twos, threes and

fours, ranging from moderate to a high difficulty level. The questions based on numbers were relatively easy as

compared to others. PnC, Ratio & Proportion, were few other constructs in this section. Overall, one can say

thatmost of the questions in the Problem solving section were conceptual.

The selection of easier questions would have helped to maximize the score.

SECTIONAL BREAKUP

Quantitative Ability

Topics Number of Questions

Numbers( Number, HCF/LCF,

Averages, Divisibility, Surds &

Indices, BODMAS etc.

4




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Arithmetic(Percentages, Ratio 3

Geometry 8

Modern Math (Set theory,Functions, Permutation &

Combination, Probability, Log)

12

Data Interpretation

Topics Number of Questions

Tables 1 set (4 questions)

Line Graph 1 set (4 questions)

Bar Graph 1 set (3 questions)

Composite 1 set (3 questions)

Essay (Logical analysis of an argument)

There was a statement given and one had to make a judgment on it, and supply justifications and examples.

The argument given was:

The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals

would not only load himself with unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted tono council and senate and which be nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and

presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.The question was worded differently but one still had to

write a 250 word analysis of the statement, similar to an essay.The statement criticizes authoritative

regulation of capital. Most likely one had to agree with the statement and provide examples andjustifications to how regulation in such cases can prove detrimental.

ANSWER KEY




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XAT 2011

SERIES : D

Question number Answer Key Correct Option Stem

Section A - Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

1 A 3-1-4-22 B Humanity gets divided by war

3 A I only

4 B The setting of moral standards.

5 A slush, sludge, sloshing

6 B polished, intellect, mind, noble

7 C The author uses the plot

8 B The novel has become a popular piece

9 D The author is known to be a writer of great power.10 D cafebd

11 D i,ii, iv and v

12 E Throw down the gauntlet

13 E feckless, felicitate, freckles, felicific

14 E iv and v

15 C i, iii and iv

16 D i,ii and v

17 A in, to, it

18 ??? none of the given options match the punctuation marks in the original excerpt

19 B If one acknowledges the existence

20 E Rain: Thunder: Hail

21 D Ability of workers.

22 E Management's faith in workers

23 A Workers have significant control

24 C If similarities were imposed

25 E devotion : loathing

26 C Short term pleasure seeking behaviour

27 E Aliens have become self-centred

28 D Wars and colonial conquest engaged

29 E I, III and V

30 A relentless, indifferent, actions, understandable

31 E If, of, to

32 D A recent study has shown .

33 E The ability of the younger judges




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34 D II, III and IV

Section B - Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making

35 E I, ii, iii, iv and v

36 E iv and v

37 E LMN was using high cost debt combined entity over competitors

38 A 5

39 D III, IV40 E Adopt a neutral stand in publicCTM management

41 D Setting up a new committee of contract laboureres

42 B District administration that is concerned spread of violence

43 B 27

44 C 3 and 2 respectively

45 B 2 and 3 respectively

46 C 3

47 C 7

48 D 9

49 E it allows customers to use free tickets

50 C Reduce the number of free tickets

51 A Ek ke Sath Ek offer

52 D The Cool_yatra offer

53 D c,b,e

54 D 16

55 E 8

56 E The person who got down at New Delhi.from Hyderabad

57 E The teacher from Mumbai..young engineer

58 D She is from Kochi

Section C - Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability

59 A 5.64

60 E NONE OF THE ABOVE

61 A 0.07


63 D ALL OF THEM64 A 56

65 C 2007

66 C 2006

67 D 3 CRORE


69 A 1

70 D (1/PS)+(1/ST)>4QR




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71 E 106m72 C 500m

73 D 1/3

74 C 156

75 D 4

76 D 4

77 C 3

78 A (7,13)79 A statement I alone is sufficient

80 E Neither statement is necessary to answer the question

81 C less than 40% in gold and less than 25% in US bonds

82 B 46.71%

83 C By investing entire in EU bonds

84 D March and November

85 D 25

86D

75

87 A 29

88 E 9

89 C 72sqrt(3)

90 C 71 and 80

91 B 10 cm

92 C 19989

93 E 40


95 A 2201

96 B 67

97 C 249

98 D 150000 sq.ft.

99 D increase upto

100 B

101 B 5sqrt(2)+2sqrt(10)

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