Part II: English Usage
The questions in this section tested English vocabulary and grammar. The level
of difficulty ranged from easy to average. Most of the questions were sitters
and the orientation towards vocabulary was quite evident. There was also
emphasis on 'homophone-based' questions. Students could have attempted this
section with �speed� as the keyword to optimize their score. Most of the
vocabulary-based questions have been a part of Career Launcher study material
and exercises.
The composition of the section was as follows:
|
Topic |
Number of Qs |
Remarks |
| English usage |
22 |
Weightage 0.60 |
| Fill in the blanks (Vocabulary-based) |
4 |
Easy |
| Spotting the correct/incorrect sentence(s) |
6 |
Average, mostly pronoun errors |
| Verbal Analogies |
3 |
Easy |
| Direct Vocabulary |
4 |
Average |
| Para-jumbles |
2 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Spelling check |
3 |
Easy |
General Awareness Section
Your knowledge of Geography, History, Political Science, Current Affairs, as
well as Business Awareness, had to be sound to crack this section of the test.
The emphasis this year was more on static and current GK, rather than Business
GK. Attempting 10+ questions in this section would be considered �good�.
The one solace this year, as against the 2006 paper, was the absence of
multiple correct answers. Overall, the difficulty level of this section was
moderate to difficult, with a couple of speed-breakers thrown in between.
The composition of the section was as follows:
|
Topic |
Number of Qs |
Remarks |
| Overall |
26 |
Weightage 0.38 |
| Matching 2 columns |
8 |
Easy to Average |
| Matching multiple columns |
8 |
Moderate to Tough |
| Statement type |
13 |
Blend of easy and difficult |
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Section
Part I: Quantitative Ability
After CAT, which had a reasonably high-level QA section, this paper must have
been a relief to the aspirants. The questions ranged from basic Arithmetic to
some topics related to Complex Number (2) and Trigonometry (1). The lion's share
(22.5%) of the paper, in terms of relative weight, was geared towards this
section. At least 6 questions were a direct replica from old CAT papers.
The composition of the section was as follows:
|
Topic |
Number of Qs |
Remarks |
| Part I |
25 |
Weightage 0.90 |
| Arithmetic |
13 |
Easy to Average, |
| Algebra |
4 |
Average to difficult |
| Set Theory |
2 |
Average to difficult |
| Permutation Combination, Probability |
2 |
Easy to Average |
| Complex Number |
2 |
Average |
| Statistics |
1 |
Difficult |
| Trigonometry |
1 |
Easy to Average |
