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The test had 65 questions in all spread over three sections.

Though the sections were not clearly


defined in the instructions (as in CAT 2009), one was expected to identify the sections and
distribute time accordingly. This was important as the VERBAL section carried more questions
and hence more weight in the total marks.

An analysis of the three sections:

QUA NTITATIVE (Q.1 – Q.20)

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

§ 4 questions on Number System.


§ 6 questions on Algebra.
§ 3 questions on Arithmetic.
§ 3 questions on Modern Math (Logic Based).
§ 4 questions on Geometry.

The section covered all the topics as shown above. The distribution of questions was almost
uniform. Almost all the questions were based on fundamentals and involved few calculations.
There were a few questions (E.g. Q. 2, 5, 7, 9 etc.) that could have been solved easily using logic
only.

There were no exceptionally tough questions in this section and the questions on Numbers and
Geometry were relatively easy (See the table given below).

Overall
Problem S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Topic level of
Difficulty

Divisibility, Selection, Co-prime numbers and


1, 10, 11 and 19 Numbers Easy
Factorials.
3, 4, 12, 13, 15 Progressions. Functions, Quadratic equations,
Algebra Moderate
and 18 Sequences etc.
Time, Speed and Distance, Circular Motion,
14, 16 and 20 Arithmetic Moderate
Percentages.
Logic/ Modern
5, 7 and 9 Summation, Calendars and Logic Moderate
Math
2, 6, 8 and 17 Circles, Similar triangles etc. Geometry Easy
VERBAL (Q.21 - Q.45)

The VA section of the test had an easy to moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted
of:

§ 3 RC Passages (Total 12 questions).


§ 3 questions on Paragraph Jumbles.
§ 3 questions on Para Completion.
§ 3 questions on Fill in the Blanks.
§ 2 questions on Text Summaries.
§ 2 questions on Sentence Correction (Grammar).

The similar question types were not clubbed together in the section. Reading comprehension
passages were easier than ave rage whereas some of the EU questions were a little tricky. The
passages should have been attempted as trying to score only through the EU section would have
been difficult.

The various questions are now described in detail:

Question Brief Description Overall Strategy


S. No. Level of
Difficulty
23 to 26 Reading Comprehension Moderate The passage was easy to understand.
(Hannibal) Questions did need some thought but if you
understood the passage they were not difficult.

31 to 34 Reading Comprehension Easy Must attempt. The passage was easy to


(Passage on Climate understand and the questions were also easy.
Change)

40 to 43 Reading Comprehension Moderate Somewhat abstract subject matter and a mix


(Art, Dunnet) of easy and tough questions. Out of the three
RC passages should have been attempted at
the end.
21, 30,37 Paragraph Jumbles Easy- Out of three, one was a little tricky. All should
Moderate have been attempted.

22,38,45 Fill in the blanks Moderate - Out of three, one was easy (45). The other
High two were difficult.

29,35 Text Summaries Moderate Needed some amount of thought but should
have been attempted

28,39,44 Para Completion Moderate- 39 and 44 were easy. 28 was fairly difficult.
Tough
27,36 Sentence Correction Moderate Questions on parallelism and modifiers.
LOGIC & DATA INTERPRETATION (Q.46 – Q.65)

This section of the test had an easy to moderate level of difficulty. The section consisted of:

§ 2 (table based and instructions based) Numerical- Analytical Reasoning sets (3


questions in each set).
§ 3 individual questions on Logical Reasoning.
§ 3 questions on Data Sufficiency.
§ 2 sets on Logical Reasoning (3 + 2 = 5 questions).
§ 1 Graph based Data Interpretation set (3 questions).

A careful selection of questions in this section was very important. One or two tougher sets were
there which could have been avoided or solved later (See the table given below).

One could avoid attempting individual LR/DS questions first as they involved more reading and
analysis per question as compared to the sets. The options given in most questions were close.
Some of the options were designed to induce incorrect answers and so it was important to avoid
silly mistakes. The problem sets in this section can be classified as:

Problem
Key Concepts and Brief Description Type Level
Set
A table based set that was a mix of calculations and
Numerical-
reasoning. Some data in the given table was missing. Analytical Easy to
46 to 48 A set of instructions followed through which this data
Reasoning – Table Moderate
could be worked out. based

49, 58 and Individual Reasoning based questions. Easy to


Logical Reasoning
62 Moderate
Individual questions on Data Sufficiency. Concepts
50, 54 and involved were Algebra, Arrangements and Averages.
Data Sufficiency Easy
63

A set based on logical reasoning where


arrangements were to be determined on the basis of Easy to
51 to 53 the instructions given. Involved only analysis. Logical Reasoning
Moderate

A set based on numerical – analytical reasoning


where correct data was to be determined through a Moderate
55 to 57 Logical Reasoning
set of instructions given and some calculation. to Difficult

A pure calculation based set that involved data


analysis from a graph. The calculations involved Calculation based
59 to 61 Easy
were slightly lengthier than the rest of the questions – Graph.
and needed to be done carefully.
A set based on logical reasoning where
arrangements were to be determined on the basis of
64 and 65 Logical Reasoning Easy
the instructions given. Involved only analysis.

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