Detailed Analysis

Mock Test 8 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

This section of the test was of moderate level of difficulty. This section consisted of:

•Series (7 questions)•Ratio (1 question)•Analytical reasoning(2 questions)•Antonyms (3 questions)•Statement Assumption (1 question)•Analogy (9 questions)•Cause – Effect (1 question)•Syllogisms: Statement – Conclusion (1 questions)•Odd one out (2 questions)•Reasoning – Paragraph based (3 questions)

Q. S. No.

Key concepts and brief

description

Level of difficult

y

Strategy

] Series Easy If the logic behind series is visible in initial phase, solve them or leave them.

6 Ratio Moderate Easy question and must have been attempted.8, 9 Analytical Reasoning Easy Easy question and reading of statements was sufficient

in order to solve the questions.

11-13 AntonymsModerate -

Difficult

The questions were a little on the tougher side as they involved a two-step approach of first identifying the

correct word and then choosing its antonym.

14-22 Analogy Moderate

The questions were of moderate difficulty. They required more than knowledge of just vocabulary to be solved. At

least six out of nine questions should have been attempted.

23Statement – Assumption

ModerateThe question required a careful understanding of the

premise of the statement.

24 Cause – EffectEasy -

ModerateThe question was tricky and could have been left un-

attempted.

25 & 26 Odd one out EasyBoth questions were simple and could have been easily

attempted.

27-29Reasoning –

paragraph basedModerate

The questions here were moderate to difficult calling for a careful reading of the paragraphs. At least two out of the three questions could have been attempted. Q. 27 was

tricky and could have been left un-attempted.

30Syllogisms -

Statement ConclusionEasy

This question was easy and the conclusions could be tested easily using basic Venn diagrams.

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 8 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 8 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 Reasoning

Legal Knowledge

LR LK ---------------- --------------------

36 43, 44 1 2 Law Of Contracts Moderate

31-33, 45, 3 1 Criminal Law Moderate

37, 39 - 2 - Torts Moderate

34, 35 42, 47, 50, 54

2 4 Constitutional Law Moderate

38, 40 41, 48, 49, 51-53, 55-60

2 12 General Legal Principles

Moderate

- 46 - 1 Intellectual Property Rights

Moderate

• This section was of easy to moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of:

• 8 questions of Analogy• 3 questions on Odd one out• Reasoning – paragraph • 4 questions of Logic Based• 5 questions of Series• 1 question of Blood Relation• 8 questions of Analytical Reasoning

Q. S. No.Key Concepts

and Brief Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

61-64 Analogy Moderate

The questions were of a moderate difficulty level. Q. 61 had two close options while Q. 63 would

have been easy for those with grounding in General Knowledge.

65-67 Odd one out Easy All three questions could have been easily solved.

68

 Reasoning –

paragraph based 

Moderate

The question was not very difficult. Even though two of the options were close, a careful reading would have enabled one to correctly identify the

correct answer..

69 & 70 AnalogyEasy –

ModerateQ. 69 required one to use external knowledge.

71, 77, 83, 86,

Figure based, Statement Based

Easy All the questions were logical and proper understanding of the questions was required to

answer the question.72-75,

79,Series Easy If the logic behind series is not visible easily,

leaving the question is the right way.76, Blood Relation Easy Proper understanding of the question was must

for answering the question.78, 80-82, 87-

90,

Analytical Reasoning

Easy Reading of statements in a proper manner was the key to answer the questions.

84 & 85 Analogy Easy The relations between the words were direct. Both questions could have been attempted.

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

•4 RC Passages (Total 20 questions)•2 questions on Antonyms•3 questions on Phrases - meaning•1 Cloze Test - 5 questions

Q. S. No.

Key Concepts and Brief Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

91 to 95

Reading Comprehension – Passage 1

Easy - Moderate

The questions were a healthy mix of easy and moderately difficult questions. All the questions should have been attempted as the options were based on the details that could be easily inferred from the passage.

96 to 100

Reading Comprehension – Passage 2

Moderate At least three out of the five questions should have been attempted.

Q. S. No.

Key Concepts & Brief

Description

Overall Level of Difficulty

Strategy

101 to 105

 Reading

Comprehension – Passage 3

 

Moderate

These questions were of a moderate level. At least three of the five questions should have been attempted. Q. 104 was tricky and could have been left un-attempted.

106 & 110

Reading Comprehension

– Passage 4Moderate

The passage made for an easy read. However, the questions had close options.

Three out of five questions should have been attempted.

111 to 112

Antonyms EasyThe words were of fairly common usage.

Both questions should have been attempted.

113 to 115

Phrases – meaning

ModerateThough the phrases were easy, the options

given were close. Two out of the three questions should have been attempted.

116 to 120

Cloze Test Moderate

The given extract was easy and the options could be inferred from the context.

Q. 117 was a little tricky and could have been left un-attempted. At least three out

of the five questions should have been attempted.

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

The test is divided into two sections:

i)Static GK: Unlike the previous mocks, here more emphasis has been given on Static GK. 19 questions are from Static GK. The difficulty level of static GK section is moderate to hard.

ii)Current GK: Current GK section comprises 11 questions and while analyzing the Current GK, we find that highest no. of questions is from misc. section. The general difficulty level of this section is easy to moderate.

Static GK Current GKSection No. of

Q.Difficulty level Section No. of Q. Difficulty

levelHistory 3 Moderate to

hardPersonalit

y 1 Easy

Geography(India & World)

6 Moderate to Hard

Indian Polity &

Constitution

5 Moderate Awards & Honors

2 Moderate

Economy 3 Moderate Sports 3 ModerateScience &

Tech 1 Easy Misc. 5 Easy to

Moderate  Misc.   1 HardTotal 19 11