MAT December 2007 Analysis

Data Interpretation and Sufficiency (DI & DS):

There were 30 questions on DI; 5 questions on DS and 5 questions were based on the comparison between two data sets.

DI questions emphasized on counting and a few basic calculations. Overall, this section can be termed �simple�. The break up of the DI questions is as follows:

Section	No. of Ques.	Level of Difficulty
Pictorial Data (Mine Elevator)	3	Easy
Triangle Representation data	3	Difficult to understand
Table	4	Easy (comparison of graduate and non-graduate)
Caselet	4	Moderate
Pie chart	4	Moderate (Three charts were based on different percentage break-up)
Bar graph	12 (4 + 4 + 4)	2 sets required simple calculation; 1 set was based on observation.
Data Sufficiency (Arithmetic-based)	5	Easy
Comparison b/w two columns (GRE Type)	5	Easy

         

Indian and Global Environment:

In this section, majority of the 40 questions were related to current affairs. For example:

1. India�s average growth in the 11th Five Year Plan.
2. 2008 Olympics� venue.
3. World�s largest clock brand.
4. Deepak Parekh.
5. Full form of IRHM.
6. Sunita William�s tenure in space.
7. What is Korba famous for?
8. Who holds the world record in test cricket for maximum dismissals by a wicket keeper?
9. What does the �R� in Wagon R stand for?
10. What is GAP a brand of?
11. OPEC�s headquarters.
12. What was WTO previously known as?
13. Which country is not a member of G8?
14. Which country is the world�s biggest buyer and consumer of gold?
15. What is Bullion?
16. Brett Lee models for which watch company?
17. Which Indian state has the max population density?
18. What is the max no. of Lok Sabha seats in a state?
19. Which Indian company crossed the Rs. 4 lakh crore mark in terms of market cap?
20. Which retail chain uses the line �More for You�?

          So we can sum this analysis as:    

Expected Score (excluding GK)	Expected percentile
85+	99 percentile
77-85	95 percentile
68-77	90 percentile

          All the best for your MAT results!