Mock Test 1
(2012-2013):
Detailed Analysis
Introduction
Mock Test 1 has been created on the pattern of
Common Law Admission Test. This test represents the
exact level of difficulty both in terms of question type
and level. The test has five sections with a total of 200
questions. A student is expected to attempt this test in
120 minutes in actual test like environment.
Sections
No. of questions
Expected Time to complete
English
40
25 mins
General Knowledge
50
10 mins
Mathematics
20
10 mins
Logical Reasoning
40
35 mins
Legal Reasoning
50
40 mins
English
This section was a combination of questions that tested
comprehension ability, grammar and vocabulary.
Overall the section had easy to moderate level of
difficulty. The section consisted of:
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1 RC Passage (Total 10 questions)
4 questions on Vocabulary - synonyms
4 questions on Word spelling
5 questions on Para Jumbles
4 questions on Contextual Vocabulary (Fill in the
blanks)
5 questions on Idioms
4 questions on Grammar – Identify correct sentences
3 questions on Grammar – Tenses (Fill in the blanks)
Questions in detail:
Q S.
No.
Key Concepts and
Brief Description
Overall
Level of
Difficulty
Strategy
The questions were a healthy mix of
easy and moderately difficult
questions. All the questions should
Easy have been attempted as the options
Moderate
were based on the details given in
the passage and could be easily
eliminated.
1 to 10
Reading
Comprehension
(Noise pollution)
11 to 14
Vocabulary Synonyms
Easy Moderate
At least three out of the four
questions should have been
attempted.
15 to 18
Vocabulary Spelling
Moderate Difficult
At least two of the four questions
should have been attempted.
Questions in detail:
Grammar –
Three out of the four questions
Easy 19 & 22
Identify the
should have been attempted. Q. 19
Moderate
correct sentences
could have been left un-attempted.
Contextual
Q. 23 and Q. 24 were tougher than
23 to
Moderate Vocabulary (Fill in
the rest and could have been left
27
Difficult
the blanks)
un-attempted.
Easy 28 & 32 Idioms - Meaning
Moderate
33 to
35
36 to
40
Fill in the blanks Tenses
Parajumbles
Moderate
Even if one was unaware of the
idioms used it was possible to arrive
at the answers through elimination.
At least two out of the three
questions should have been
attempted. Q. 33 was tougher than
the other two and could be left unattempted.
The best approach here would have
been by identifying mandatory pairs.
Moderate
Q. 38 was tough and could have
been left un-attempted.
General Knowledge
This section contained mixed variety of questions
from all genres covering national-international
events, personalities, places, awards, history,
geography, polity, economy and science &
technology. The section was almost equally divided
into current affairs and static GK part consisting of:
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24 Static GK questions
26 Current Affair questions
Overall, the section was of Moderate to hard
difficulty level. Students required to be well-versed
with both the current affairs as well as other areas of
GK.
Questions in detail:
Current GK
Static GK
Section
No. of
Q
Difficulty
level
Section
No. of Q
Difficulty
level
History
4
Moderate
National
Events
10
Moderate
Geography
India & World
6
Moderate
to Hard
International
Events
2
Hard
Indian Polity &
Constitution
5
Moderate
Personality
7
Moderate
to Hard
Economy
2
Moderate
Places
5
Hard
Science &
Tech
7
Moderate
to Hard
Awards &
Honors
2
Moderate
to Hard
Total
24
26
Mathematics
This section of the test was of easy to moderate level
of difficulty. The section consisted of:
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4 questions on Number System
4 questions on Algebra
11 questions on Arithmetic
1 question on Geometry
The section covered all the topics as shown above.
The distribution of questions was more towards
Algebra, Arithmetic, Numbers. Almost all the
Quantitative Ability questions were based on
fundamentals and involved few calculations.
Questions in detail:
Question
S. No.
Key Concepts and Brief
Description
Topic
Overall level
of Difficulty
91,93, 99, 104
Indices, Surds, Simplification,
Properties,
Numbers
Easy to
Moderate
92, 94, 95, 109
Quadratic Equation, Arithmetic
Progression, Equation
Algebra
Easy to
Moderate
Arithmetic
Easy
Geometry
Easy
96, 97, 100, 101,
102, 103, 105, 106,
107, 108, 110
98
Ratio, Proportion, Averages,
Percentages, Profit and loss,
Time Speed and Distance,
Mensuration
Logical Reasoning
This section tested two areas of Logical Reasoning:
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Verbal Reasoning
Analytical Reasoning
It had 35 questions on Verbal Reasoning and 5
questions on Analytical Reasoning. The questions
were of moderate difficulty level and tested the
ability of students to think logically and analytically.
The student was expected to understand the
language of the question and then to use reason
and logic in order to deduce the answer.
Logical Reasoning
Analytical Reasoning: This section was of moderate
difficulty. The section consisted of:
 3 questions on Analytical Reasoning
 1 question on series
 1 question on Blood Relation
Verbal Reasoning: This section was of moderate level
of difficulty. The section mainly consisted of:
 Syllogisms – Statement Conclusion (5 questions)
 Assertion Reason (5 questions)
 Argument – Strengthen/Weaken (10 questions)
 Statement – Argument (5 questions)
 Reasoning – Paragraph based (5 questions)
 Inference – Conclusion (5 questions)
Questions in detail:
Analytical Reasoning:
Question
S. No.
Key Concepts and Brief
Description
Topic
Overall
level of
difficulty
111-113
Analytical Reasoning
Analytical
Reasoning
Moderate
114&115
Series and Blood Relation
Puzzles
Easy
Verbal Reasoning:
Overall
Question Key Concepts and Brief
Level of
S. No.
Description
Difficulty
116 to
120
121 to
125
Questions in detail:
Strategy
The questions were of moderate difficulty.
Syllogisms - Statement
Moderate Q. 117, 118 and 120 were easy and should
Conclusion
have been attempted.
Assertion - Reason
Difficult
Q. 121 and 124 were easier than the others
and could have been attempted.
This portion saw a mix of moderate to
126 &
Argument –
Moderate difficult questions. One should have
135
Strengthen/Weaken - Difficult attempted only those questions one was
sure about.
These questions were moderate to difficult.
136 to
Moderate
Statement - Argument
Q. 127, 130, 131 and 133 were difficult and
140
- Difficult
could have been left un-attempted.
These questions were of a moderate level.
141 to Reasoning – Paragraph Easy - The correct answer for all could have been
145
based
Moderate arrived through elimination. Q. 143 and 144
were slightly more difficult than the others.
This set was of moderate difficulty level.
146 to
Information should have been interpreted
Inference - Conclusion Moderate
150
carefully. Eliminating options could have
done questions.
Legal Aptitude
This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude
comprising of both Legal Reasoning as well as
Legal Knowledge:
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30 questions on Legal Reasoning
20 questions on Legal Knowledge
Overall, the section was of Moderate difficulty
level. The section tested the ability of students to
understand and interpret the legal language. At
the same time, they were also expected to have
some basic knowledge of the constitution and
other legal developments around.
Questions in detail:
 Legal Reasoning: The legal reasoning was a real brain
twister comprising of 12 cluster questions (common
principle and facts to many series of questions) and 18
individual questions which were of easy to moderate
difficulty level. Questions were from Law of Contracts,
Torts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, International
Law and also on General Legal Principles. The cluster
questions were all from Law of Contract.
 Legal Knowledge: The Legal Knowledge part of Mock
1 was not a cinch. The overview of general principles of
law was necessary to be able to effectively finish these
20 questions. The majority of questions even though
were not from current legal developments but
nevertheless were not so easy.
Questions in detail:
Q S. Nos.
No. of
questions
Topics
Difficulty Level
151-168, 178,
181, 190
21
Law of Contracts
Easy to Moderate
169-172, 198
5
Torts
Easy
173
1
International Law
Moderate
174-177, 189,
199, 200
7
Criminal Law
Easy
179, 180, 182,
183, 194-197
8
Constitutional Law
Moderate
184-188, 191193
8
General Legal
Principles
Moderate to Hard
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