Detailed Analysis

Mock Test 14 follows the pattern of Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) 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 of one mark each. A student is expected to attempt this test in an actual test like environment wherein he has 150 minutes to complete the test and thus need to schedule his/her time accordingly.

Section No. of Questions

Expected Time to Complete

Logical Reasoning 30 28 

Legal Aptitude 30 34

Analytical Reasoning 30 34

English 30 36 

General Knowledge 30 18

• Section I: Logical Reasoning (Q. 1 to Q. 30)This section was of easy to moderate level of difficulty. The

section consisted of:

• 7 questions on Series• 1 questions on Algebra• 2 questions on Analytical Reasoning• 3 questions on Syllogisms• 4 questions on Odd word out• 1 question on Logical Sequence• 5 questions on Analogies• 3 questions on Statement Assumption• 1 question on Statement Inference• 2 questions on Statement Conclusion• 1 question on Assertion Reason

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief DescriptionOverall level of Difficulty

 Strategy

1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 Series, Easy to

Moderate

Pattern was not hard to find and

should have been

attempted.

9 Equation EasyMust attempt question on

basic concepts.

3, 4 Analytical ReasoningEasy to

Moderate

Quick and basic analysis of the questions was needed to answer the questions

Question S. No.Key Concepts

and Brief Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

11 to 13 SyllogismsEasy -

Moderate

These questions were easy. All of them should have been attempted. To ensure accuracy, it’s advisable to use Venn diagrams for arriving at the answer.

14 to 17 Odd Word outEasy -

Moderate

It was important to spot the relationship between the given words to solve these questions. At least 3 out of the 4 should have been attempted.

18Logical

SequenceModerate

This question was related to software programming. Students not familiar with the same could have left this unattempted.

19 to 23 AnalogiesEasy -

Moderate

2 of the 5 were G.K based while another two were vocabulary based. The ones based on vocabulary were comparatively easy and should have been attempted.

24 to 26Statement Assumption

Moderate - Difficult

Q. 25 was tricky and could have been left unattempted. The rest should have been attempted.

27Statement Inference

Easy - Moderate

It was important to understand the statement correctly before attempting this question. The student should remember not to apply any external knowledge in such questions.

28 and 29Statement Conclusion

ModerateQ. 29 was easy and should have been attempted. Q. 28 had very close options and thus, could have proved a little more time consuming.

30Assertion and

ReasonModerate

It was a G.K based question and should have been attempted only if the student was sure of the facts.

This section had 30 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as Legal Knowledge. The section consisted of  •Legal Reasoning (10 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 the factual matrix to reach the best answer.

And, in order to answer the questions based on Legal Knowledge, students were expected to have basic knowledge of concepts under Constitutional Law, Law of Contracts and further to be acquainted with general legal principles.

• Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 14 was very much attainable. This section had a fair distribution of questions from all the subjects i.e. Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Law of Contract, Torts and General Legal Principles. A stalwart approach towards legal reasoning makes it a very scoring sub-section of the paper.

• Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of Mock 14 was dominated by questions from General Legal Principles and Constitutional Law. Pertinent topics from where the questions appeared were Latin legal terminologies, concepts under Law of Contracts, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property Law and general principles of law.

Q. S. Nos. No. of Q Topics Difficulty Level

Legal Reasonin

g

Legal Knowledge

    - -

32,33,39,

40

56,57 4 2 Law Of Contracts

Moderate to Difficult

31,34, 47,53,54,55

2 4 Criminal Law Moderate to Difficult

- 49,59 2 IPR Moderate 35,36,37

, 3841,42,43,44,45,46,48,

50,51,52

4 10 Constitutional Law

Moderate

- 58,59 - 2 Companies Law

Moderate to Difficult

Question 34 of the Legal Aptitude Section related to the concept of Culpable Homicide. Even though at the first glance it may be concluded that Maggie could be guilty of Culpable Homicide.

•However, by reading the principle closely it becomes clear that Maggie had no intention of causing death, or any such injury which was likely to cause death. Further she did not even have the knowledge of Malcolm’s intention and plane d is the correct answer and Maggie is not liable for Culpable Homicide.

• Question 33: As per the explanation the law of economic duress only comes into picture when the consent is apparently caused by inducing pressure on the other party.

In these facts the need for Model’s to notify king of good times does not render it to be a case of economic duress as there is no pressure induced and further they are not being stopped from signing other contracts. Hence b is correct option.

Question 36 was a fairly easy question as it relates to the principle of equality before law.

•As is evident from the facts, only taxing Rima Oris amounts to discrimination against them and hence violates the principle of equality. So in this case d is the correct option.

• Question 53 in the knowledge section related to IPC as to the offences of Robbery and Dacoity which needed a knowledge of these concepts.

• Questions 49 and 50 required a basic understanding of Intellectual Property Rights.

• Question 58 and 60 demanded a basic understanding of Company law and related concepts.

• This section was easy. The section consisted of:

• 2 questions on Critical Reasoning• 2 questions on Synonyms• 2 questions on Kangaroo Words• 2 questions on Odd Word Out• 1 question on Word Rearrangement• 1 question on Word Analogy• 6 questions on Analytical Reasoning • 9 questions on Series• 1 questions on Direction• 2 question on Blood Relation• 2 question on Mathematics

Question S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief Description

Overall Level of

Difficulty Strategy

61 and 62

Critical Reasoning Moderate - Difficult

Both the questions required one to go through the arguments at least twice. This meant that one had to spend some extra time to arrive at the answer. These questions could have been left unattempted if one was short on time.

63 and 64 Synonyms Easy -

Moderate

The words were very easy and the students are expected to know them. Both the questions should have been attempted.

65 and 66 Kangaroo Words Easy-

Moderate

It was important to go through the directions for this set very carefully to understand what exactly was being asked. The questions were moderate in difficulty.

67 and 68 Odd Word Out Easy

These were odd word out questions with word pairs as options. It was easy to spot the similarity in the word pairs. Both the questions should have been attempted.

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy  

 69Word

Rearrangement

Moderate

Spotting the antonym of the word was easy but rearrangement could have taken time. One could have left the question unattempted if there was insufficient time.

 70Word Analogy

Easy-Moderate

This question was based on logical rearrangement analogy but it was important to form a meaningful word. The question was easy and should have been attempted.

Question S. No.Brief

Description

Overall Level

of Difficul

ty

Strategy

71-74, 75-76, Analytical Reasoning

Easy – Moderate

Quick analysis of information was required to answer the questions.

77, 79 Blood Relation EasyProper analysis of information was required to answer the

questions.

78, 80, 81, 82 83, 85, 86, 87, 90

Series and Others Easy All the questions were easy to attempt.

84, Direction Easy Must attempt

88, 89Mathematical

QuestionsEasy Must Attempt

• The difficulty level of this section was moderate. It consisted of:

• 3 Reading Comprehension passages with 5 questions each• 1 Reading Comprehension passage with 10 questions• 1 Cloze Test with 5 blanks

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief Description

Overall Level of Difficult

y

Strategy 

 91 to 95

Reading Comprehension

Moderate

Since there were four reading comprehension passages, it was advisable to identify the passages that one had to attempt first. A cursory glance would give one an idea regarding the topic of the passage. The first RC was short and easy to read but the questions were inference based. One should have attempted at least 3 questions correctly.

 96 to 100

Reading Comprehension

Easy -Moderat

e

This passage was largely inference based that required further application of the ideas learnt in the passage. It was important to read and understand the passage closely so as to attempt the questions correctly.

 101 to 105

Reading Comprehension

Moderate

Out of the five questions, two were vocabulary based and could have attempted by just referring to the line containing the word in the passage. The rest of the three questions were easy but inference based.

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy 

 106 to 115

Reading Comprehen

sionEasy -Moderate

The passage was long with ten questions. The questions more or less made up as they pertained to specific details mentioned in the passage. One could have attempted all the questions correctly after a thorough reading of the passage.

 116 to 120

Cloze Test Moderate

The paragraph was easy to read. It is important to go through the entire paragraph before selecting the answers. Also, it is very important to get the gist of the paragraph as it helps in eliminating contextually incorrect options.

The GK section comprises of 30 questions in all and the overall difficulty level of the test is Moderate.

•This test was designed for SET exam. GK section of mock test 14 had total 30 questions in all. Out of which 22 questions were from static section and rest of 8 questions from current affairs. The questions from static GK were from general science, polity and constitution, economy, geography etc. but the more emphasis was on general science and on history.

•Most of the questions from current affairs are from misc. section.

Static GK Current GK

Section No. of Questions

Difficulty level

Section No. of Questions

Difficulty level

History 5 Hard National Events

1 Moderate

Geography(India & World)

3 Moderate to Hard

International Events

 -

-

Indian Polity & Constitution 3 Moderate

Personality

2 Moderate to Hard

Economy 3 Moderate to Hard

Places - -

Science & Tech 7 Moderate to Hard

Awards & Honors

- -

   Misc.

   -

 -

Sports  1

Moderate  

Misc. 5 Moderate  

Total 

22 

  

8 

  

Grand Total - 30