SNAP 2012 analysis@ SNAP 2012 sees easy to moderate difficulty level

Dec. 17, 2012 - PRLog -- SNAP 2012 exam was conducted on Sunday, December 16. The pattern of the exam was on the usual lines. The duration of the test was 120 minutes. The total number of questions was 150 which were divided among four sections -- General English; Quantitative & Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency; General Awareness (general knowledge, current affairs & business scenario); and Analytical & Logical Reasoning. The total mark of the paper was 180. The overall difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate, which is lower compared to the last year.

Now let us have a look at the section-wise analysis of SNAP 2012.

General English

The section had 40 questions of one mark each. There was one reading comprehension passage and the focus was more on verbal ability. The RC passage was simple with easy and direct questions, the verbal ability questions were on vocabulary – synonyms, antonyms, substitution of appropriate word, sentence completion and fill in the blanks. Grammar questions included error identification, sentence correction, arrangement of jumbled sentences, punctuation and passive voice conversion.

Quantitative & Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

This section had 30 questions and the total marks were 40. This section was considered to be the easiest. Out of the 40 questions, 14-15 were on data analysis, geometry, variance, logs, time and distance and percentages, which were of higher difficulty level. The rest of the questions were easy in nature.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

This section had 40 questions of 60 marks. The section was the toughest. The questions were on coding-decoding, letter-series, Venn diagram, cubes, fact inference judgment, blood relations, odd man out and verbal analogy.

General Awareness

The General Awareness section had 40 questions and the total marks were 40. The difficulty level of this section was easy. The questions were a mix of current affairs and general awareness. The current affairs questions were asked on Olympics tennis winner, Sushil Kumar's brand association, Royal Enfield's parent company, owners of the Delhi and Hyderabad airport, etc. The static GK questions were asked on India's Constitution, geography, history, economy, etc.

The result of SNAP 2012 will be declared on January 10, 2013. In spite of the similarity in pattern, there was a surprise change this year. The candidates were not allowed to take their question papers outside the test hall.

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