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Proctored Mock CAT-4 2011 Analysis

The test had 60 questions in all that were equally spread over three sections, which were clearlydefined in the instructions (as in CAT 2010).

QUANTITATIVE (Q.1 Q.20)

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

6 questions on Number System 4 questions on Algebra 4 questions on Arithmetic 3 questions on Geometry 3 questions on Modern Math (Misc.)

As shown above in the distribution, the section covered all the topics. The distribution ofquestions among various topics was almost uniform. The questions on Number System increasedover the previous Proctored Mock tests. Almost all the questions were based on fundamentalsand involved very few calculations. A good number of questions required in-depth understandingof the fundamentals.

Given below is the question-wise analysis for this section:

Question

S. No. Key Concepts and Brief Description Topic

Overall level

of Difficulty

7, 8, 9, 12, 13& 19

Divisibility, Factors, H.C.F, Base system,Remainders etc.

Numbers Moderate

3, 11, 14 & 15Quadratic Equations, Logarithms, Inequalities,Progressions etc.

AlgebraEasy to

Moderate

2, 4, 6 & 20Averages, Clocks, Time, Speed and Distance,Simple and Compound Interest etc.

Arithmetic Easy

5, 17 & 18Pythagoras Theorem, Triangles, CyclicQuadrilaterals, Hexagons, Area, etc.

Geometry Moderate

1, 10 & 16 P & C, Coordinate Geometry Circles etc.Modern Math

(Misc.)Easy to

Moderate

VERBAL (Q.21 Q.40)

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

3 RC Passages (Total 9 questions) 2 questions on Incorrect Usage 2 questions on Para Jumbles

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3 questions on Para Completion 2 questions on Contextual Vocabulary (Fill in the blanks)

2 questions on Common Confusables

The English Usage part of this section was of moderate difficulty and had a couple of easyquestions.

The various questions are now described in detail:

QuestionS. No.

Brief Descript ionOverallLevel ofDifficulty

Strategy

21 to 23 Para Completion Easy-Moderate At least 2 out of 3 questions should have beenattempted.

24 to 25ReadingComprehension(Balkans)

ModerateBoth the questions should have been attempted.Most of the correct answer choices were takendirectly from the passage. Q 24 was easy.

26 to 28ReadingComprehension(Hofstadter)

DifficultThere were quite a few close choices in answeroptions. A careful reading of the passage wasnecessary.

29 & 30 Para Jumbles Moderate -Difficult

Question no.29 was of moderate difficulty level and

should have been attempted. Q 30 was tough andcould have been left. Finding the mandatory pairswas important.

31 & 32 Incorrect Usage ModerateAt least 1 out of 2 questions should have beenattempted.

33 & 34 Common Confusables EasyBoth the questions should have been attempted.Finding the words that matched the context was thekey to solving these questions.

35 & 38ReadingComprehension(French politics)

ModeratePassage was of moderate difficulty level. Q 38

could have been left.

39 & 40ContextualVocabulary (Fill in theblanks)

ModerateQ 39 was difficult and could have been leftEliminating the options was important. Q 40 waseasy and should have been attempted.

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LOGIC & DATA INTERPRETATION (Q.41 Q.60)

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

2 sets on Logical Reasoning (3 questions each) 4 individual questions on Logical Reasoning 2 individual questions on Data Sufficiency 1 instructions based set: Calculation based set set theory type (3 questions) 1 table based set: Calculation based(3 questions) 2 individual questions on DI

A careful selection of questions in this section was very important. Most of the sets/questionswere very easy to understand and solve except for one set on Logical Reasoning, which requiredgood analytical skills and could have been attempted later. The individual questions and smallersets in this test were relatively easy.

The problem sets in this section can be classified as:

QuestionS. No.

Key Concepts and Brief Descript ion TypeOveralllevel of

Difficulty

41 to 43

A set in which part of the information was given inform of ratios, percentages etc. The set involvedsome concepts of Set Theory and linear equations.

Instructions based Calculations

Easy toModerate

44, 53, 57& 59

Individual Logical Reasoning questions, where theconcepts involved were of Logical Deduction,Distribution and Arrangement.

Logical ReasoningEasy to

Moderate

45 to 47

A table based set in which three tables were given

along with some additional information. Even thoughthe set appeared to require calculations but most ofthe questions could be solved merely throughanalysis of the given data.

Table based Calculation+ Analytics

Easy

48 & 52Individual questions on Data Sufficiency. Bothquestions were of QA type and involved concepts ofCubic Equations and Trapeziums (Geometry).

Data Sufficiency Easy

49 to 51&

54 to 56

Two sets on Logical Reasoning. In both the sets, thecorrect distribution/arrangement was to bedetermined on the basis of the information given.

Logical ReasoningEasy

&Difficult

58 & 60

Individual questions on Data Interpretation. Onequestion was of Bar-graph type and the other was of

Line-chart type.

Calculation based

Easy toModerate