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SNAP 2010 AnalysisThe SNAP exam conducted on 19thDec was of nearly same level as compared to the previous year.

The test had total time limit of 120 minutes. The positive marks per question were 1 marks andnegative marks 0.25. Each question had 4 options. The breakup of questions according to sectionalarea is given below.

SECTIONNo. of

questionsMarks perquestion

Total

General English) 40 1 40

Quant, DI and DS 40 1 40

General Awareness 40 1 40

Analytical and LogicalReasoning

30 2 60

TOTAL 150 150 180

The sectional analysis is given below.

GENERAL ENGLISH

The breakup is given below

SECTION Questions

Analogies 1

Antonyms / Synonyms6

Idioms 6

Grammar 2

Vocabulary 3

Proverbs 2

Fill in the Blanks 13

Reading Comprehension 4

Sentence Correction 1

TOTAL 40

The RC passage was comparably difficult as compared to last year. The other questions on Fill in the

Blanks, Idioms, Synonyms/Antonyms and Grammar were easy. The minimum score got from thissection could be around 18.The time allocation could be 30 minutes.

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE, DATA INTERPRETATION AND DATA SUFFICIENCYThe breakup is given below.

SECTION Questions

Arithmetic 11

Number system 4

Algebra 3

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Geometry /

Mensuration/Trigonometry 1

Miscellaneous 4

Tables 4

Data Sufficiency 13

TOTAL 40

The Arithmetic questions were very easy.1 question was a direct replica of the CAT question asked3-4 years ago. The Number system questions were mainly on basic concepts and simplifications. The

Algebra section was mainly from basic equations. The Data sufficiency questions were mainly from

Arithmetic and should have been attempted. The minimum score got from this section could bearound 21.The time allocation could be 40 minutes.

GENERAL AWARENESS

The questions were majorly from Current GK and Business GK with vey less of Static GK.There werearound 18-19 questions from Current GK. The minimum score got from this section could be around

12.The difficulty level of this section was varying. The time allocation could be 15 minutes.

ANALYTICAL & LOGICAL REASONING

The sectional breakup is given below

SECTION Questions

Logical Caselets 10

Critical reasoning 7

Logical and Mathematical

one liners 21

Tables 2

TOTAL 40

Most of the one liners were from Series. The Critical Reasoning questions were based on BinaryLogic and Statement and Conclusion type. Most of the questions were very easy. Out of 4 logicalcaselets comprising of 2, 3, 3 and 2 questions, two sets were very easy and should have been

attempted. The table based questions were also easy. Overall the section was of easy to moderate

level. The minimum score got from this section could be around 18.The time allocation could be 35minutes.SECTIONAL SCORES AND OVERALL CUT-OFFS

Below is presented the summary of the above analysis.Only overall cut-offs will be considered thistime.

Section QuestionsTime

Allocation

Total

Attempts

Possible Correct

Attempts

Possible

Scores

General English 40 30 29 24 22

Quant, DI and DS 40 40 32 28 27

General Awareness 40 15 19 16 15

Analytical andLogical Reasoning

30 35 26 24 47

TOTAL 150 120 106 92 112

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The overall level of the paper was on the easy-medium side. The probable cut-off score for which

GD/PI calls can be expected is given below.

Institute Estimated Cut-Off

SIBM (Pune) 109+

SCM-HRD 104+

SIIB 95+

SITM 88+

SCIT 83+

SIBM Bangalore 80+

SIOM 75+

SIMS 68+SICSR

SIMC

SIG

SIHS

62+

Disclaimer: The above cutoffs are only suggestive in nature and may differ from the actual cutoffs.Roots Education cannot be held responsible for any decision taken by the candidate on the basis of

the above information.

ANSWER KEY IN THE NEXT PAGE

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Series G

QuestionNo

Answerkey

1 a

2 b

3 a

4 a

5 a

6 a

7 b

8 d

9 b10 c

11 a

12 d

13 b

14 d

15 c

16 b

17 b

18 a

19 d

20 b

21 a

22 c

23 d

24 b

25 a

26 b

27 error

28 error

29 d

30 a

31 c

32 b33 c

34 d

35 b

36 a

37 d

38 b

39 d

40 b

41 a

42 a

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43 c

44 a

45 b

46 a

47 c

48 a

49 b

50 c

51 d

52 a

53 c

54 b

55 d56 b

57 a

58 c

59 b

60 b

61 d

62 d

63 b

64 c

65 b

66 d

67 b

68 b

69 b

70 d

71 d

72 a

73 c

74 b

75 d

76 b

77 a

78 a79 b

80 a

81 b

82 c

83 b

84 a

85 b

86 a

87 c

88 a

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89 b

90 d

91 b

92 d

93 c

94 c

95 d

96 c

97 c

98 c

99 b

100 b

101 a102 c

103 a

104 b

105 d

106 c

107 a

108 d

109 a

110 a

111 b

112 d

113 d

114 d

115 d

116 b

117 d

118 c

119 b

120 d

121 b

122 c

123 b

124 b125 c

126 b

127 d

128 b

129 d

130 b

131 b

132 b

133 b

134 b

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135 a

136 a

137 d

138 b

139 c

140 d

141 a

142 b

143 b

144 c

145 b

146 c

147 a148 a

149 d

150 b