SNAP 2022 Slot 1 just got concluded. Following the same pattern as last year, SNAP 2022 had 60 questions to be attempted in 60 minutes. The paper was divided into three sections General English, Analytical & Logical Reasoning and Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency.
The General English Section was easy to moderate in terms of the level of difficulty. Much like SNAP 2021, it did not have any reading comprehension questions. The Analytical & Logical Reasoning was moderately difficult. This year, the analytical and logical reasoning questions had 12 and 13 questions respectively unlike last year when the division was 10 and 15 for analytical and logical reasoning. The Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency was easy to moderate with 6 questions of arithmetic and 4 of algebra.
Overall, the paper had a moderate level of difficulty and was slightly easier as compared to SNAP 2021.
Section |
Total Questions |
Total Marks |
Marking Scheme |
Good Score |
General English |
15 |
15 |
+1/-0.25 |
10 |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
25 |
25 |
+1/-0.25 |
18-19 |
Quantitative, DI and Data Sufficiency |
20 |
20 |
+1/-0.25 |
12-14 |
Total |
60 |
60 |
+1/-0.25 |
40-42 |
The General English section has stuck to the paper pattern followed in SNAP 2021. There were no reading comprehension questions which saved a lot of time. The maximum questions were in grammar and fill-in-the-blanks.
The topic-wise breakup of the General English section is given below:
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Sentence with no object |
1 |
Moderate |
Poem |
1 |
Moderate |
Grammar (Parts of Speech) |
1 |
Easy |
Grammatically Correct Sentence |
1 |
Easy |
Grammar(Preposition, Prefix, Model verb) |
3 |
Easy |
Correct Spelling |
1 |
Easy |
Compound Words |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Tense |
1 |
Easy |
Fill in the blanks |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Synonyms |
1 |
Easy |
Total |
15 |
Easy-Moderate |
A good student is expected to answer all the questions or almost all the questions in about 8 to 10 minutes. A good score in this section would be 10 marks.
This section is completely unlike that of CAT or XAT and one would find the areas such as letter series, number series, blood relations, input-output and such types in Analytical Reasoning. This section had 12 and 13 questions of analytical and logical reasoning questions respectively.
The topic-wise breakup of SNAP 2022 Slot 1 Analytical & Logical Reasoning is given below:
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
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Type of Q |
No. of Qs |
Difficulty Level |
Statement Assumptions |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Cause & Effect |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Linear Arrangement |
1 |
Moderate |
Truth or Liar based |
1 |
Moderate |
Blood Relations |
2 |
Easy |
Coding |
1 |
Moderate |
Statement Argument |
2 |
Moderate |
Statement Course of Action |
2 |
Moderate |
Clock |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Syllogism |
2 |
Easy |
Number/Letter/Symbol/Word Series |
5 |
Easy |
Input/Output |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Critical Reasoning |
2 |
Moderate |
Total |
25 |
Moderate |
Candidates can aim for a score of 18-19 to get a good percentile in this section.
While this section is named, Quantitative, Data Interpretation (DI) and Data Sufficiency (DS), there were only two questions in DI and no question in DS.
The topic-wise breakup of questions from this section is given below:
Quantitative Ability |
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Type of Q |
No. of Qs |
Difficulty Level |
Arithmetic ( Profit, Loss & Discount, Mixture, SI-CI, Percentage & Time, Speed and Distance) |
6 |
Easy |
Algebra (Linear Equation, log, Geometric and Arithmetic Progression) |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Table based) |
2 |
Moderate |
Numbers (Digits, HCF) |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Geometry (Circle, Triangle)/ Mensuration (Rectangular tank) |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Height and Distance |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
Matrix |
1 |
Moderate |
P&C, Probability |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
Total |
20 |
Easy-Moderate |
Overall, this section was easy to moderate in terms of the level of difficulty. A good score for Slot 1 QA section would be 12 to 14.