Given below is a general overview of the exam:
| Area |
Number of questions (Approx.) |
Difficulty level |
Logical Reasoning (Verbal/Critical) |
75 |
Easy -Moderate |
Abstract Reasoning (Non-Verbal) |
25 |
Easy -Moderate |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension |
50 |
Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
Moderate |
Total |
200 |
Moderate |
MH-CET 2018 Exam Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude
Of 50 questions in this section, 23 questions were of DI and 5 questions DS. The rest of the questions were from areas like, wrong numbers (sequence based on numbers), comparison of two quantities, Arithmetic, which includes boats and streams, Pipes and Cisterns, Percentage, and one question was from probability. In DI set, the given pie chart had error. In DI sets, some questions were lengthy and the rest were sitters, and thus lengthy questions should have been avoided in order to maximize score in this section. The questions from other areas varied from easy-moderate in terms of difficulty level. In this section, an attempt of about 36-38 questions in 50 minutes can be considered a good attempt.
Area-wise break-down of the questions is as follows:
Area |
Number of questions |
Difficulty level |
Ratio |
1 |
Easy |
Age problem |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Boats and Streams |
1 |
Easy |
Time and work |
1 |
Moderate |
Mensuration |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
SI/CI |
1 |
Easy |
Partnership |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Percentage |
1 |
Moderate |
Probability |
1 |
Easy |
Wrong number(series) |
6 |
Moderate |
Quantity comparison |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
DI (Pie chart)* |
5 |
Moderate |
DI (Line graph) |
6 |
Moderate |
DI (Table) |
6 |
Easy |
DI (Caselet) |
6 |
Easy |
DS |
5 |
Moderate |
MH-CET 2018 Exam Analysis: Logical/Abstract Reasoning
This section comprised 75 questions, of which 10 questions were from Critical Reasoning (Strengthening and Weakening Arguments, Statement and Conclusion, etc.) and 5 from Syllogism. The other questions were from the areas of Blood Relation, Linear and Square Arrangement, Coding-Decoding, and Input and Output. The questions from Analytical Reasoning ranged from easy to moderate. The questions from CR were moderate and questions from syllogism were also moderate. Overall an attempt of 48-50 in 60 minutes can be considered a good attempt.
Area-wise break-down of the questions is as follows:
Area |
Number of questions |
Difficulty level |
Arrangement (Distribution) |
12 (6 + 6) |
Easy-Moderate |
Arrangement (Selection) |
6 |
Easy |
Arrangement (square table) |
6 |
Easy |
Arrangement (linear) |
10(6+4) |
Moderate- Difficult |
Comparison |
1 |
Easy |
Letter based inequality |
7 |
Easy-Moderate |
Coding-decoding |
5 |
Easy |
Input/output |
6 |
Easy –Moderate |
Data Sufficiency |
6 |
Moderate |
Critical Reasoning |
10 |
Moderate |
Syllogism |
5 |
Moderate |
Word formation |
1 |
Easy |
MH-CET 2018 Exam Analysis: Abstract Reasoning
This section had 25 questions and level of difficulty was easy to moderate. This section can also be called Visual Reasoning section. All the questions were based on completion of series and analogy types. The questions in this area were in line with Visual Reasoning questions that appeared in previous years of this exam. An attempt of 18-20 in 20 min can be considered a good attempt in this section.
MH-CET 2018 Exam Analysis: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
The Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section comprised of 50 questions. Out of these 50 questions, a majority of questions were from Reading Comprehension. Most of the questions from this section were fact based. However, a few questions were inference based as well. A close reading of the RC passages could ensure that the student answered the questions correctly. The options in the inference based questions were close and might prove to be a little tricky to the students. Other than RC, questions came from Spot the Error, Para-jumbles, Phrase Replacement, Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, etc.). In Spot the error section, questions were based on subject Verb Agreement, Prepositions, Parallelism, Phrasal Verbs, etc. Overall, the questions tested the fundamentals of grammar of the student. The Para-jumble questions were of moderate difficulty level. Like previous years’ question papers, this year’s Verbal section was a mix of easy and difficult questions.
Overall an attempt of 37-40 can be considered a good attempt.
Area-wise break-down of the questions is as follows:
Area |
Number of questions |
Difficulty level |
Reading Comprehension |
12 |
Moderate |
Phrase replacement |
7 |
Moderate |
Sentence Correction |
6 |
Easy-moderate |
Sentence Completion (Fill in the Blank) |
6 |
Easy-moderate |
Odd One Out (Para jumble) |
5 |
Moderate |
Sentence Starter |
2 |
Moderate |
Error Spotting |
6 |
Moderate |
Synonym/Antonym |
6 |
Moderate |
Questions on Arrangements, Data Interpretation and Verbal Ability were the areas where the students could maximize their attempts. On the other hand, Quantitative Aptitude and Series can prove to be a bit troublesome. Overall, a score of 145-150 can be considered a reasonably good score. However, a score of less than 145 is unlikely to fetch a call from JBIMS
All the best!!
Team CL
