MOCK TEST 17 (CLAT)
(2014-15)
DETAILED
ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
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Mock Test 17 follows the CLAT pattern 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 200 questions.
A student is expected to attempt this test in an actual test like environment wherein he
has 120 minutes to complete the test and thus needs to schedule his/her time
accordingly.
Sections
No. of questions
Expected time to
complete
English
40
21 min.
General Knowledge
50
10 min.
Mathematics
20
11 min.
Legal Aptitude
50
45 min.
Logical Reasoning
40
33 min.
ENGLISH
The overall level of this section was moderate to difficult.
Although, the passages were of an easy to moderate level but the
paucity of time made this section more difficult.
The section consisted of:
 4 Reading Comprehensions with 10 questions each.
The various questions are now described in detail:
DETAILS
Questio Key Concepts and
n S. No. Brief Description
Overall Level of
Difficulty
Strategy
Reading
Comprehension
The passage was an easy read and most of the questions
could be easily answered. Comparatively, Q. 1, 5 and 7
Easy – Moderate
were slightly difficult and would have required a careful
reading of the passage.
Reading
11 to 20
Comprehension
The passage was the longest of the four passages given.
Easy to moderate It might have proved to be a slightly difficult read for
some students. All the questions were easy to attempt.
Reading
Comprehension
Moderate
The passage could have been a difficult read to some
students owing to the subject. The questions of this
passage were a mix of easy and moderate level of
questions except for Q. 26 and 28 that could have been
avoided.
Easy
The passage was an easy read and all the questions
could have attempted easily. Q. 39 was inference-based
and could have been difficult for some students.
1 to 10
21 to 30
Reading
31 to 40
Comprehension
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
• LST Mock – 17 was based on the pattern of CLAT and as per the latest pattern of this
exam, the no. of questions in GK section was 50. General knowledge part of this mock
was primarily inclined towards static GK of which there were 32 questions in all.
• Number of questions from current affairs was 18. Geography covers maximum chunk of
static GK. There were as many as 11 questions from this section. It was followed by
general science and technology of which there were total 8 questions. Though the
questions from Geography and science were little hard to solve.
• Current affairs section comprised of different types of questions. The major weight was
given to the personalities and awards followed by misc. current affairs. This section
should have been fairly easy for candidates who read the newspapers regularly. The
overall difficulty level of current affairs was easy.
• Good attempt: An attempt of 32 – 34 question with effective score of 28 – 30 could be
considered as an excellent attempt.
• This table presents the further break up and analysis of the general knowledge section.
DETAILS
Static GK
Current GK
Section
No. of Ques.
Difficulty level
Section
No. of Ques.
Difficulty level
History
4
Moderate
National
Events
2
Moderate
Geography
(India & World)
11
Moderate to
Hard
International
Events
-
Moderate
Personality
5
Easy
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Indian Polity &
Constitution
1
Economy
4
Moderate
Places
1
-
Science & Tech
8
Moderate to
hard
Awards &
Honors
5
-
Sports
2
Easy to
moderate
Misc.
3
Moderate to
hard
Total
18
4
Misc.
Total
Moderate
32
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics: This section of the test was of Easy to Moderate
level of difficulty. This section consisted of
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6
3
4
2
3
1
1
questions of Arithmetic
questions of Number System
questions of Algebra
questions of Mensuration
questions of Geometry
question of Modern Maths
question of Puzzle
The various questions are described in detail ahead :
DETAILS
Question S. No
Key concepts and brief
description
Topic
Level of Difficulty
91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 105
TSD, Time and Work,
Mixture, PLD, Time and
Work, Percentage
Arithmetic
Easy to Moderate
106, 107, 108,
Simplification,
Simplification,
Simplification
101, 102, 109, 110
Sequence,
Sequence,
Algebraic
expression,
Linear Equation,
96, 97, 98, 99, 104,
Mensuration,
Geometry & Mensuration
Mensuration, Geometry,
Geometry, Geometry
Easy
100,
Permutation
Combination
Easy
103,
Mathematical Puzzle
Number System
and
Algebra
Modern Maths
Puzzle
Easy
ANALYTICAL REASONING
The difficulty level of this section was Easy to Moderate
This section consisted of
 5 Questions of Analytical Reasoning
 1 Question of Blood Relation
 2 Questions of Coding Decoding
The various questions are described in detail ahead:
DETAILS
Question S.
No
Topic
Level of Difficulty
Comparison, Arrangement
Analytical
Reasoning
Moderate
173
Blood Relation
Blood Relation
172, 174,
Coding decoding
Coding
decoding
167-171,
Key concepts and brief
description
Easy
Easy
LOGICAL REASONING
The difficulty level of this section was moderate. The
section consisted of:
 2 questions on Logical Consistency
 26 questions on Critical Reasoning
 4 question on Syllogism
 The various questions are now described in detail:
LOGICAL REASONING
Question S.
No
161 and 162
Key concepts and
brief description
Logical Consistency
Overall level of
difficulty
Strategy
Moderate
A good understanding of concepts related to
Logical Consistency was required to answer
these questions.
163 to 165
Critical Reasoning
Easy
These questions were easy to attempt and a
careful reading of the options would have
helped to yield the correct answer.
166
Syllogism
Easy
A basic understanding of Syllogism would have
helped to answer this question.
LOGICAL REASONING
Question Key concepts and
S. No
brief description
175 to 185 Critical Reasoning
186 to 188
Syllogism
189 to 200 Critical Reasoning
Overall level of
difficulty
Strategy
Moderate
Q. 176, 181, 184 and 185 were
easy and could have been
attempted in 6-8 minutes. Q. 177
and 179 were difficult and could
have been avoided.
Easy-moderate
These questions could have been
attempted in 4-6 minutes.
Moderate
Q. 190, 193 and 194 were easy and
could have been attempted in 4-5
minutes. Q. 199 and 200 were
difficult and could have been
avoided.
LEGAL REASONING
This section had 50 questions on Legal Aptitude comprising Legal Reasoning and Legal
Knowledge questions:
Legal Reasoning – 35 questions
Legal Knowledge – 15 questions
The Legal Reasoning section tested the ability of students to understand and interpret
questions with multiple principles and explanations and the combined application of the
same to factual matrix to reach the best answer.
Overall, the difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. The section had many
multiple principle based questions.
This section was a perfect blend of questions from all sections. There were questions from
Law of Torts, Law of Contracts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Family Law, International
Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Important Statutes and General Principle of law.
An attempt between the range of 42-45 would be considered a good attempt for this
section.
DETAILS
Topics
Question Numbers
Legal Reasoning
Legal Knowledge
Number of Difficulty
Questions Level
L.R.
L.K.
Criminal Law
119, 126, 127, 130,
135, 139, 141, 142,
143
152, 156, 160
9
3
East to
Moderate
Torts
112, 114, 115, 117,
123, 124, 129, 132,
136, 137, 138,
151,
11
1
Moderate
to Difficult
Constitution
111, 122, 131, 145
146, 147,
4
2
Easy
Contracts
113, 116, 118, 120,
125, 134, 140, 144,
Miscellaneous
121, 128, 133,
148, 150,
149, 153, 154, 155,
157, 158, 159
8
3
2
7
Difficult
Moderate
QUESTION ANALYSIS
Question number 126: The principle in the question provides that it is not an
offence if something is done with the knowledge that it may cause harm to
person/property, provided if it is done in good faith to prevent a greater harm.
Facts: X, the captain of the ship in order to prevent running down a boat Y with at
least 20 persons on board changes the course of his ship. As a result another boat Z
with 2 persons is run down by X. The important question that is to be decided here
is whether X is liable for causing death of 2 persons on board Z ship.
Answer: In this question the act of X was done in good faith for the purpose of
preventing another greater harm to person/property (Principle). From the facts it is
clear that the reason why X changed the course of the ship was to prevent running
down Y’s boat which had 20 persons on board. In the process if the ship of X run’s
down Z carrying 2 persons then it is completely protected because X prevented a
greater harm by running down Z carrying 2 persons. The correct answer in this
question is (B), i.e. X shall not be held guilty.
QUESTION ANALYSIS
Question number 131: The principle appended explains the concept of ex post facto laws
and that no person shall be convicted of any offence except for the violation of a law in
force at the time of commission of the act charged as offence. A law in order to have come
into force must be published in the Gazette of India.
Facts: A legislation declaring a particular act as crime was passed on 01/07/1960 and the
same was published on 09/07/1960. A person X committed an offence on 05/07/1960 and
was sought to be prosecuted under the new legislation. In order to avoid his liability, X
sought the defence of ex post facto laws as embodied in Article 20 (1) of the Constitution.
Answer: The answer in this question is (B) i.e. X shall succeed in avoiding the prosecution.
The reason for this is that the principle clearly explains that no person shall be convicted of
any offence except for the violation of a law in force at the time of commission of the act
charged as an offence. From the facts it is clear that the law under which X was sought to be
prosecuted on 09/07/1960 i.e. after the offence was committed. Therefore, by applying the
principle exactly to the facts provided in the question we can say that the correct answer is
(B).
QUESTION ANALYSIS
Question number 136: The principle appended in the question defines
defamation to be an injurious statement made about the plaintiff that is
published. The explanation appended provides that publication means putting
any sort of information to the knowledge of another person.
Facts: An injurious statement about C is made to B. The injurious statement was
not heard by B as B was busy playing candy crush on his fun. It is to be decided
whether C can be sued for defamation.
Answer: One of the essential element required in order to make a person liable
for defamation is publication and publication means putting such injurious
statement to the knowledge of another person. From the facts it is clear that the
injurious statement was never heard by B as he was busy playing candy crush. In
these circumstances, the offence of defamation was not constituted since it was
never published. The correct answer in this question is therefore (B) i.e. no, C
can not sue for defamation.
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