CMAT Exam Past Year's Paper Analysis -

TOPIC	NO OF QUESTIONS	DOABLE QUESTIONS	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
RC – 4 passages	15	11-12	Moderate
Part with error	1	1	Easy
Synonyms / Antonyms	2	1	Easy
FIB	1	1	Easy
Idiom-based	1	1	Easy
Word Analogy	1	1	Easy
PJ	1	1	Easy
Meaning of phrase	1	1	Easy
Meaning of underlined word	1	1	Easy
Grammatically-correct sentence	1	1	Easy

TOPIC	NO OF QUESTIONS	DOABLE QUESTIONS	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Coding-Decoding	3	2	Moderate
Blood Relations	3	3	Easy
Series Completion	2	2	Easy
Logic-Based	1	1	Easy
Ranking	1	1	Easy
Counting number of squares in a given figure	1	1	Easy
Square arrangement	1	1	Easy
Directions	1	1	Easy
Miscellaneous	1	1	Easy
Visual Reading	2	1	Moderate
Verbal Reasoning	4	3	Easy
Analogy	2	2	Easy
Odd one out	3	3	Easy

OVERALL ANALYSIS: The overall difficulty level of the paper was easy. Verbal Ability was a little difficult, Data Interpretation was time- consuming and GK too was a little twisted.
A candidate should get around a 99 percentile for attempting around 85 to 87 questions with 90% accuracy, which would give the candidate a score of 305-310

LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION ANALYSIS

QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUE AND DATA INTERPRETATION ANALYSIS

LOGICAL REASONING ANALYSIS

TOPIC	NO OF QUESTIONS	DOABLE QUESTIONS	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Directions	1	1	Easy
Puzzles / Arrangements	6	5	Moderate
Groups and Conditionalities	8	8	Easy
Family Tree / Blood Relations	4	3	Easy
Missing terms	1	1	Easy
Probability	1	1	Easy
Routes and Networks	2	2	Easy
Syllogism	2	2	Easy

GENERAL AWARENESS ANALYSIS

OVERALL ANALYSIS
The overall analysis of the examination was easy-moderate and the questions were as per syllabus. The candidates may find the GK section relatively tricky compared to the other sections. The other sections were moderate in terms of difficulty level.
A candidate should get around a 97 percentile for attempting around 80-85 questions with 90% accuracy, which would give the candidate a score of 300

LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION ANALYSIS

TOPIC	NO OF QUESTIONS	DOABLE QUESTIONS	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
RC – 4 Passages	15	13	Moderate
Cause / Effect / Inference / Judgement	2	1	Moderate
Synonyms	1	1	Easy
FIB – 3 single and 1 double	4	3	Moderate
Grammar	1	0	Difficult
Idiom-based	2	2	Easy

QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUE AND DATA INTERPRETATION ANALYSIS

TOPIC
NO OF QUESTIONS
DOABLE QUESTIONS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Algebra
6
5-6
Easy
Numbers
4
4
Easy
Arithmetic
9
8
Easy
Geometry
5
2-3
Moderate
Data Interpretation
1
0
Moderate

LOGICAL REASONING ANALYSIS

TOPIC	NO OF QUESTIONS	DOABLE QUESTIONS	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Puzzles – 3Variables	8	7-8	Easy
Groups and Conditionalities	8	6	Moderate
Family tree	3	3	Easy
Data based	3	3	Easy
Strengthen / Weaken argument	1	1	Easy
Syllogism	1	1	Easy
Statement/Conclusion	1	1	Easy

GENERAL AWARENESS ANALYSIS

TOPIC
NO OF QUESTIONS
DOABLE QUESTIONS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Current Affairs
10
8-9
Moderate
Literature
3
3
Easy
Biology
2
1
Difficult
Sports
4
2
Difficult
Political
3
3
Easy
Geography
3
2
Moderate
OVERALL ANALYSIS
The examination had a lot of easy questions. Each section had around 2-3 difficult questions but the others were fairly easy and moderate. The GK section was moderately challenging, with around 6 difficult questions.
A candidate should get around a 99 percentile for attempting around 85 to 87 questions with 90% accuracy, which would give the candidate a score of 305-310

For someone to score outstandingly well and get a 99%, he/she must get a score in the range of 350-361 in the CMAT Exam

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