Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2007
Most of you knew the pattern of SNAP 2007 beforehand, thanks to the
specification in the exam�s e-brochure. Symbiosis lived up to its reputation and
came up with an easy paper. Based on these observations, the broad strategies to
follow while attempting this paper should have been:
- The number of attempts should have been 100 or more; if your average
accuracy in Mocks (total correct / total attempts) tops 90%+.
- Attempts of 110 - 120 would have sufficed; if your average accuracy
hovers around 80-85%.
- You should have attempted about 130 or more questions; if your average
accuracy is of the order of 70-75%.
- Since the paper was lengthy, you should have been selective about the
questions to attempt, especially in QA and DI.
Since all the sections were easy, it was at your discretion to choose which
one to attempt first. However, you should have started with Logical Reasoning,
given that the questions were 2-markers. Then, you could have attempted GK,
because it does not take up too much time. EU, which was by and large easy,
should have been next. Subsequently, you could have attempted QA and DI.
The overall breakup, with detailed sectional analysis, is given below:
Overview
Total time = 120 minutes.
Total questions =150. Each question had four choices.
Negative marking = 25% of the maximum marks of the question.
Section
|
No. of questions
|
Total Marks |
Suggested Time |
Possible Attempts
|
Possible scores
|
| Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation &
Data Sufficiency |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
20-25 |
15-16 |
| Logical Reasoning & Analytical Reasoning |
30 |
60 |
40 minutes |
18-20 |
30-32 |
| General Awareness: General knowledge, Current
affairs, Business scenario |
40 |
40 |
15 minutes |
20-25 |
15-16 |
| General English |
40 |
40 |
30 minutes |
30-35 |
25-26 |
| Total |
150 |
200 |
120 minutes |
88-105 |
85-90 |
Most important thing about SNAP is that all the Symbiosis institutes release
the overall cut-off and none of them is reported to consider sectional cut-offs
so far. Hence, you should have spent ample time on the area(s) in which you
consistently score well.
Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
| Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
| Number System |
1 |
Easy |
| Arithmetic |
7 |
Easy |
| Algebra |
0 |
- |
| Geometry |
4 |
Easy |
| P&C and probability |
3 |
Moderate |
| Reasoning and puzzles |
3 |
Moderate |
| Data Interpretation |
20 (TSD, Line Chart, DS, Pie Chart) |
Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency |
8 |
Easy |
| Total |
40 |
Easy |
