Detailed Analysis

INTRODUCTIONMock Test 6 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.

Section No. of Questions

Expected Time to Complete

Legal Aptitude 35 23 mins General

Knowledge 35 12 mins 

Reasoning 35  24 minsMathematics 10 6 mins 

English 35 25 mins 

LEGAL APTITUDEThis section had 35 questions 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 the 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 Criminal Law, and Law of Contracts and further to be acquainted with general legal principles.

DETAILS

Legal Reasoning: The Legal Reasoning of Mock 6 was very much attainable. This section comprised of questions from two subjects Torts and Law of Contracts including but not limited to cluster questions. A stalwart approach towards legal reasoning makes it a very scoring sub-section of the paper.  Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of mock 6 was dominated by questions from General Legal Principles and Criminal Law. Pertinent topics from where the questions appeared were Latin legal terminologies, concepts under Law of Contracts and Torts, general principles of law.

DETAILSQ. S. Nos. No. of

QTopics Difficulty

LevelLegal

Reasoning

Legal Knowledg

e

    ---------------- --------------------

21, 26- 31

6, 7, 11 7 3 Law Of Contracts

Moderate to Difficult

- 2- 4, 8, 14, 15,

20

- 7 Criminal Law Moderate

22-25, 32- 35

18 8 1 Torts Moderate to Difficult

- 12 - 1 Constitutional Law

Moderate

- 1, 5, 9, 10, 13, 16. 17,

19

- 8 General Legal Principles

Moderate

GENERAL KNOWLEDGEThe GK section of this mock test has 35 questions in all with the difficulty level of moderate to hard. The test comprises of broadly two sections viz. Static GK and Current GK.

According to the latest pattern and approach of the examination, more emphasis has been given on current GK. The questions from the Static GK are generalized and based on the different fields of the Static GK. In GK section, 13 questions are from Static GK.

The questions from the Current GK are focused towards the important national and international events, persons; places etc. and they are primarily to let students aware with the current affairs. Moreover, in current GK, there is much emphasis on famous personalities.

DETAILS Static GK Current GKSection No.

of Q.

Difficulty level

Section No. of Q.

Difficulty level

History 2 Moderate to Difficult

National Events

1 Moderate

Geography(India & World)

4 Moderate to Difficult

International Events

- -

Indian Polity & Constitution

2 Moderate Personality 10 Easy to Moderate

Economy 2 Moderate Places 4 Moderate to Difficult

Science & Tech

3 Moderate to Difficult

Awards & Honors

2 Moderate

 Misc.  - - Sports 1 ModerateMisc. 4 Moderate

 Total 13

  22

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

5 questions on Critical Reasoning (Paragraph Based Questions)2 questions on Reason and Assertion2 questions on Analogies2 questions on Statement - Assumption12 questions of Analytical reasoning6 question of series2 questions of directions1 question of calendar2 question on linear equation

DETAILSQuesti

onS. No.

Topics Difficulty Level Strategy  

 71 to 75

Reasoning –

Paragraph Based

Moderate

The questions mainly tested the critical reasoning skills. This set was slightly more time consuming than the others. Q. 71 and 72 required careful reading of the argument in order to eliminate the incorrect options.

 76 and 77

Reason & Assertion Easy

The questions required general awareness. Both the questions should have been attempted.

 78 and 79 Analogies Easy

This set consisted of questions that required application of common facts. The questions were fairly easy if one was aware of the facts.

 80 and 81

Statement –

AssumptionModerat

e

Both the questions required a careful analysis of the statement and the related assumptions. One could have easily gone wrong if the questions were attempted hurriedly.

DETAILS

 Question S. No.

 Key concepts & Brief Description

 Topic

 Level of difficulty

82 – 86, 87 – 88, 93 –97

Analytical Reasoning

Analytical Reasoning

Easy

89, 90, 91, 92, 98, 99

Series Series Moderate

100, 101 Directions Directions Easy102, Calendar Calendar Difficult104, 105 Linear equation Linear

EquationModerate

MATHEMATICS

This section of the test was of easy level of difficulty. This section consisted of7 questions of Arithmetic3 questions of equation

Question S. No.

Key concepts and brief description

Topic Level of difficulty

106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 115

Time and Work, SI, Profit loss and discount, Ratio and Proportion

Arithmetic

Easy

110, 113, 114

Equation Algebra Easy

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

5 questions on Grammar-Spot Error5 questions on Vocabulary-Synonyms2 questions on Vocabulary-Antonyms5 questions on Tenses (Fill in the Blanks)2 questions on Para Jumbles (Six Sentence Type)3 questions on Para Jumbles (Four Sentence Type)3 questions on Word Combinations1 Cloze Test (5 Blanks)1 Reading Comprehension (5 questions)

DETAILSQ. S. No. Topics Difficult

y Level Strategy

116 to 120

Grammar – Spot Error

Easy - Moderat

e

All questions except Q. 118 and 119 were fairly easy. These two questions required the candidates to be extremely careful in choosing the correct option.

121 to 127

Vocabulary – Synonyms

and Antonyms

Moderate

Out of 7 at least 3 out of the five synonyms and 1 out of the 2 antonyms should have been attempted.

128 to 132

Tenses (Fill in the

Blanks)

Easy - Moderat

e

The questions were moderately difficult and required strong fundamentals in grammar. Q. 128 and 129 were slightly more difficult.

133 to 137

Para Jumbles (Six

Sentence Type and

Four Sentence

Type)

Moderate -

Difficult

The sentences were long and the language was slightly abstruse. These required a lot of patience and concentration to get them right and thus were time consuming. An attempt of 3 questions out of 5 is a good attempt.

DETAILSQ. S. No. Topics Difficulty

Level Strategy

138 to 140

Word Combination

sModerate

This set of three questions was moderate in difficulty. One must be aware of different phrasal verbs to eliminate incorrect options.

141 to 145 Cloze Test Moderate

This was a vocabulary based cloze test which required understanding of the nuances of the word meanings. The options were close and confusing. An attempt of 3 correct questions out of five is a good attempt.

146 to 150

Reading Comprehensi

onModerate

The passage was an interesting read and the language was fairly simple. The questions required an in-depth understanding of the passage; hence it would have been a good strategy to spend time on reading the passage. Around 3 out of the 5 questions should have been attempted.