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MOCK TEST 9 (2012-13)Detailed Analysis
Mock Test 9 follows the pattern of National Law University, Delhi (NLU-D) entrance test 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 150 questions. A student is expected to attempt this test in an actual test like environment wherein he has 90 minutes to complete the test and thus need to schedule his/her time accordingly.
INTRODUCTION
Sections No. of Questions
Expected Time to Complete
Legal Aptitude 35 24General
Knowledge 35 12
Reasoning 35 23 Mathematics 10 6
English 35 25
This section had 35 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as Legal Knowledge. The section consisted of:
Legal Reasoning (15 questions)Legal Knowledge (20 questions)
Overall, the section was of Moderate difficulty level. The Legal Reasoning section specifically tested the ability of students to understand and interpret the legal principles and 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 some basic knowledge of various concepts under Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Law of Contracts and further to be acquainted with general legal principles.
LEGAL APTIUTUDE
Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 9 was very much attainable. This section was dominated by questions from Law of Contracts and Torts including but not limited to cluster questions. Few questions from Criminal Law and Constitutional Law were also spotted in the mock. A stalwart approach towards legal reasoning makes it a very scoring sub-section of the paper. Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of mock 9 was dominated by questions from General Legal Principles and Constitutional Law. Pertinent topics from where the questions appeared were Legal affairs at National and International level, concepts under Constitutional Law and Criminal Law.
DETAILS
Q. S. Nos. No. of Q Topics Difficulty Level
Legal Reasonin
g
Legal Knowledge
- -
21-25, 32
1 6 1 Law Of Contracts
Moderate to Difficult
33-35 14, 19 3 2 Criminal Law Moderate to Difficult
26-30 - 5 - Torts Moderate 31 5, 8, 11,
12, 15, 18,1 6 Constitution
al LawModerate
- 2-4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17,
20
- 10 General Legal
Principles
Moderate
- 10 - 1 Intellectual Property
Moderate
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The GK section comprises of 35 questions in all and the overall difficulty level of the test is moderate.
The test is divided into two sections:
Static GK: Unlike the previous mocks here less emphasis has been given on Static GK. 11 questions are from Static GK. The difficulty level of the Static GK is easy to moderate.
Current GK: Current GK section comprises 24 questions and while analysing the Current GK, we find that the highest no. of questions is from International events, personalities and awards. The general difficulty level of this section is moderate to difficult.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Static GK Current GKSection No. of
Questions
Difficulty level
Section No. of Questions
Difficulty level
History 2 Easy National Events
1 Moderate
Geography(India & World)
2 Moderate
International Events
8 Moderate to difficult
Indian Polity & Constitution
4 Moderate
Personalities
7 Moderate to difficult
Economy 2 Easy Places 1 EasyScience & Tech
1 Moderate
Awards & Honors
5 Moderate
Miscellaneous
2 Moderate
Total 11 24
DETAILS
This section of the test was of moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of:
12 questions of Analytical reasoning4 questions on Directions2 questions on Calendar6 questions on Coding-Decoding4 questions on Logical Consistency and Syllogisms2 questions on Statement-Argument5 questions on Critical Reasoning
REASONING
QuestionS. No.
Key Concepts and Brief
Description
Overall Level of Difficulty
Strategy
71 to 74Logical
Consistency and Syllogisms
Moderate
Q. 71 and 72 were fairly easy and should have been
attempted. Q. 73 and 74 were moderate in difficulty; one
would have found them doable if one was thorough with the
basics.
75 and
76Statement - Argument
Difficult
These two questions required critical analysis of the
arguments. The student could have left them without
attempt.
77 to 81Critical
ReasoningModerate -
Difficult
This set consisted of 5 questions, 3 out of the 5 were
moderately difficult and should have been attempted.
Q. 79 and 80 were slightly more difficult than the rest.
DETAILS
Question S.
No.
Key concepts
and brief description
Level of difficulty
Strategy
82-86, 88-89, 101-105,
Analytical Reasoning
Moderate Reading the statements carefully before moving on to
questions was important
87, 91, 93, 94, Directions Moderate Reading the statements carefully
was important.90. 92, Calendar Moderate Could have been
solved easily.95, 96, 97, 98,
99, 100,Series Moderate Looking for a pattern
was important.
DETAILS
This section of the test was of easy level of difficulty. It consisted of8 questions of Arithmetic2 questions of Logic based
MATHEMATICS
Question S. No.
Key concepts and brief
description
Topic Level of
difficulty
Strategy
106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 115
Average, SI and CI, Time and Work,
Arithmetic
Easy Proper understanding and basic formulas were
required to solve.
111, 113, Ratio, Equations
Logic Based
Easy Easy questions so can be solved in very
less time.
This section was of moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of: 3 questions on Synonyms3 questions on Antonyms2 questions on Para jumbles (six sentence type)6 questions on Fill in the Blanks.3 questions on Grammar Spot error1 Cloze Test (10 Blanks)3 questions on Word Analogy1 Reading Comprehension (5 questions)
ENGLISH
Question S. No.
Key Concepts and Brief
Description
Overall Level of Difficulty
Strategy
116 to 118
Synonyms Moderate
These 3 questions were moderate in difficulty. At least 2 questions should have been attempted.
119 to 121
Antonyms Easy All the three should have been attempted.
122 and 123
Para Jumbles (Six sentence
Type)
Moderate
Both the questions were moderate in difficulty but required some time in eliminating the options.
124 to 129
Fill in the Blanks Moderate
At least 3 of the 6 questions were based on phrasal verbs and hence could have been attempted if one was aware of the usage. Q. 128 and 129 were based on tenses and were easy. Overall, 4 questions should have been attempted.
DETAILS
Question S. No.
Key Concepts and Brief
Description
Overall Level of Difficulty
Strategy
130 to 132
Grammar Spot Error
Easy All the three questions were fairly simple and should have been attempted.
133 to 142
Cloze Test Moderate
It was important to understand the entire paragraph first in order to fill the blanks correctly. Some blanks had tricky options and should have been attempted carefully. At least 7 out of the 10 blanks should have been attempted.
143 to 145
Word Analogy EasyAnalogies were based on commonly used words and were easy to attempt.
146 to 150
Reading Comprehensio
nModerate
The passage was not very long or tough to read. The questions too were direct but required close reading. All the questions should have been attempted if one spent around 10 minutes on the passage.
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