Past Years Paper Analysis of SNAP
For the 2019 paper, a total score of 85+ was good enough for 98-99 percentile and 72+ for 90 percentile.
For the 2018 paper, an overall score of 74+ marks meant 98-99 percentile.
For the 2017 paper, a person scoring between 63+ got 98-99 percentile.
A general overview of the past 3 years SNAP paper is provided below:
SNAP 2019 Analysis:
Section | MCQ type | Non-MCQ Type | Level of Difficulty |
General English: Reading | 30 (+1.5 Marks for each correct | None | Easy |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 30 (+1.5 Marks for each correct | None | Easy |
Quantitative, Data Interpretation | 30 (+ 1 Mark for Each Correct Answer) | 5 (+2 Marks for each Correct answer) | MCQ-Medium Non-MCQ- Difficult |
Current Affairs | 20 (+ 1 Mark for Each Correct Answer) | None | Easy depends as per preparation |
Total | 110 | 5 | — |
Section-Wise Analysis for 2019:
Section 1: General English – A good strategy would be to attempt 29-30 questions with about 85% accuracy by allocating 25-30 minutes.
Topic | No. of | Doable | Difficulty |
Phrases and Idioms | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Active-Passive Voice | 2 | 1 | Moderate |
Fill in the blanks (Tense-based, | 7 | 5-6 | Moderate |
Parts of speech | 2 | 1-2 | Moderate |
Synonyms/Antonyms | 5 | 4 | Difficult |
Prefix | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Jumbled paragraph | 1 | 0 | Difficult |
Figures of Speech | 2 | 2 | Easy |
Correct grammar in sentence | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Cloze Passage (Homonym-based) | 3 | 3 | Easy |
Odd one out(word) | 1 | 1 | Easy |
RC passage from Art of Happiness by | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
RC passage from Chinese business from | 5 | 4 | Moderate |
Section 2: Analytical and Logical Reasoning – A good strategy would be to attempt around 27 – 28 questions with 85% accuracy in 35-40 minutes.
Topic | No. of | Doable | Difficulty |
Visual Reasoning | 2 | 1 | Difficult |
Arrangements (Single row) | 6 | 6 | Easy |
Coding Decoding | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Blood Relations | 3 | 3 | Easy |
Scheduling | 3 | 3 | Easy |
Puzzles | 1 | 1 | Moderate |
Number sequence | 1 | 1 | Moderate |
Directions | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Calendar | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Clocks | 2 | 2 | Easy |
Quantitative Ability | 3 | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Verbal Reasoning | 2 | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous | 4 | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Section 3: Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency– A good strategy would be to attempt about 20-22 questions in about 40 – 45 minutes with almost 85% accuracy.
Topic | No. of Questions | Doable Questions | Difficulty Level |
Quantitative Ability (23 questions) | |||
Numbers | 3 | 1 | Moderate |
Arithmetic | 10 | 6 | Moderate |
Geometry | 6 | 3 | Difficult |
Modern Mathematics | 7 | 4 | Moderate- Difficult |
Algebra | 2 | 2 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (12 questions) | |||
Venn diagram, Tables, 2 Pie Charts | 12 | 8 | Moderate but |
SNAP 2018 Analysis:
Section | MCQ type | Non-MCQ Type | Level of Difficulty |
General English: Reading | 30(+ 1 Mark for Each Correct Answer)
| 5(+2 Marks for each Correct answer) | Moderate-Difficult |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 30(+ 1 Mark for Each Correct Answer) | 5(+2 Marks for each Correct answer) |
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation | 30(+ 1 Mark for Each Correct Answer) | 5(+2 Marks for each Correct answer) | Easy but lengthy |
Current Affairs | 20(+ 1 Mark for Each Correct Answer) | 5(+2 Marks for each Correct answer) | Difficult |
Total | 110 | 20 | — |
Section-Wise Analysis for 2018:
Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation: It would be good to attempt about 28-30 questions in 40 minutes with 85% accuracy.
Topic | No. of | Doable | Difficulty |
BODMAS | 1 | 1 | Moderate |
Surds and Indices | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Roman numerals | 1 | 1 | Moderate |
Percentages | 4 | 4 | Easy |
Time-Speed-Distance | 2 | 1 | Moderate |
Simple & Compound Interest | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Time & Work | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Averages | 1 | 1 | Moderate |
Triangles | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Parallel Lines | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Quadrilaterals | 2 | 2 | Moderate |
Mensuration | 3 | 1 | Moderate |
Circles | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Logarithms | 3 | 2 | Difficult |
Permutation & Combination | 4 | 3 | Moderate |
Probability | 1 | Moderate | |
Set Theory | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Simple equations | 3 | 3 | Easy |
Polynomials | 2 | 1 | Moderate |
Higher degree equations | 1 | 1 | Moderate |
Total Quantitative Ability | 35 | 28 | — |
Analytical and Logical Reasoning: A good attempt would be around 20-22 questions with 85% accuracy in 35-40 minutes.
Topic | No. of | Doable | Difficulty |
Visual Reasoning | 3 | 2 | Difficult |
Arrangements | 4 | 3 | Difficult |
Coding Decoding | 3 | 2 | Moderate |
Missing Numbers | 3 | 1 | Difficult |
Number sequence | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Puzzles | 2 | 1-2 | Moderate |
Letter sequence | 2 | 1 | Moderate |
Family Tree | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Calendar | 1 | 1 | Difficult |
Miscellaneous | 2 | 1 | Moderate |
Quantitative Ability | 5 | 3 | Moderate |
Verbal Reasoning | 1 | 1 | Easy |
A set involving matrix arrangement | 7 | 4-5 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | 23-25 | — |
General English: A good strategy would be to attempt around 29-30 questions with 80-85% accuracy in 30-35 minutes.
Topic | No. of | Doable | Difficulty |
Synonyms | 2 | 2 | Easy |
Antonyms | 1 | 1 | Moderate |
Phrase/idiom | 2 | 2 | Moderate |
Fill in the Blanks | 4 | 3 | Easy |
Special (TITA) questions | 5 | 4 | Easy |
Match grammar function and usage | 2 | 1 | Moderate |
Error in sentence | 2 | 2 | Easy |
Correct form of underlined word | 2 | 1 | Moderate |
Direct/Indirect speech | 2 | 1 | Moderate |
Analogies | 1 | 1 | Easy |
Odd one out | 2 | 2 | Easy |
Reading | |||
Passage 1 – (about 600 words), | 5 | 4-5 | Easy |
Passage 2 – (about 1350-1400 words), | 5 | 4-5 | Easy |
Total | 35 | 28-30 | — |
SNAP 2017 Analysis
Section | No. of | Doable | Difficulty |
General English: Reading | 40 | 26-28 | Easy |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 40 | 20 | Moderate |
Quantitative, Data Interpretation | 40 | 27-29 | Easy |
Current Affairs | 30 | 10-11 | Difficult |
Total | 150 | 73-88 | — |
The notable point about SNAP 2017 was that it was moderate but very lengthy. The marking scheme was +1 for every correct answer in MCQs.
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