SNAP Exam Analysis: Slot 2 (18th December)

SNAP 2022 Slot 2 followed the same pattern as that of SNAP 2021 and SNAP 2022 slot 1. Much like the previous slot, the paper had 60 questions to be attempted in 60 minutes and 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. It did not have any reading comprehension questions in this slot as well. The Analytical & Logical Reasoning was similar to last year’s and was heavy on analytical reasoning. The Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency section had a lot of calculations and was difficult compared to slot 1.

Overall, the paper had a moderate level of difficulty and was similar to SNAP 2022 slot 1.

SNAP 2022 Exam Pattern & Expected Cutoff

Section

Total Questions

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

Good Score

General English

15

15

+1/-0.25

11+

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

25

25

+1/-0.25

17+

Quantitative, DI and Data Sufficiency

20

20

+1/-0.25

11+

Total

60

60

+1/-0.25

38-40

SNAP 2022 Slot 2: General English

The General English section has stuck to the paper pattern followed in SNAP 2021 and SNAP 2022 slot 1. There were no reading comprehension questions which saved a lot of time. The fill-in-the-blank and grammar questions were easy while vocabulary was moderate in terms of difficulty.

The topic-wise breakup of the General English section is given below:

Topic

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Suffix based

1

Easy

Compound word based

1

Easy-Moderate

Proverb based

1

Moderate

Fill in the Blanks (Preposition, Double FIB, Adjective/Adverb, Conjunction)

6

Easy-Moderate

Idiom

1

Moderate

Modal verb (Identification of the line using the modal verb)

1

Easy

Poem (Arrangement in order of 4 lines)

1

Moderate

Synonym based

1

Moderate

Tense Conversion

1

Easy-Moderate

Active/Passive Voice Conversion

1

Easy-Moderate

Total

15

Easy-Moderate

A good score in this section would be 11+ marks.

SNAP 2022 Slot 2 Analytical & Logical Reasoning

This section was completely similar to SNAP 2022 slot 1. This section had 25 questions of analytical and logical reasoning questions and was heavy on analytical reasoning.

The topic-wise breakup of SNAP 2022 Slot 2 Analytical & Logical Reasoning is given below:

Type of Q

No. of Qs

Difficulty Level

Circular Arrangement (Arrangement of 7 person A to G on a circular table)

2

Easy

Blood Relation

3

Easy-Moderate

Clocks (Angle based)

1

Easy-Moderate

Calendar

2

Easy-Moderate

Coding-Decoding

1

Easy

Input-Output (Number based)

1

Easy-Moderate

Letter Series

1

Easy-Moderate

Analogy (Letters/Number based)

1

Easy

Number Series

1

Easy

Numerical Problem

1

Easy-Moderate

Visual Reasoning (Find the missing figure)

1

Easy-Moderate

Meaningful Order

1

Easy

Binary Logic Puzzle (Truth teller or Liar)

1

Moderate

Dictionary Order

1

Easy

Statement/Assumption

1

Easy-Moderate

Critical Reasoning (Decision Making/Negation)

4

Moderate

Cause and Effect

1

Easy

Statement/Strong Argument

1

Easy-Moderate

Total

25

Moderate

Candidates can aim for a score of 17 to get a good percentile in this section.

SNAP 2022 Slot 2 Quantitative, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency

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 Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency was a surprise in terms of geometry and mensuration with more questions of numbers as well.

The topic-wise breakup of questions from this section is given below:

Type of Q

No. of Qs

Difficulty Level

Numbers System (Digits, Remainder)

2

Moderate

Time and work

1

Easy

Percentage

3

Easy-Moderate

Average

2

Moderate

Ratio

1

Easy

Profit, Loss and Discount

1

Easy-Moderate

Time, Speed and Distance (Train)

1

Easy

Data Interpretation (Table based)

2

Easy-Moderate

Geometry

1

Moderate

Series

1

Easy

Trigonometry

1

Easy

Permutation and Combination

1

Moderate

Probability

1

Easy-Moderate

Grid Based (4 x 7 Grid - Missing number)

1

Easy-Moderate

Height and Distance

1

Easy-Moderate

Total

20

Moderate to Difficult

Overall, this section was moderate to difficult. A good score for Slot 2 QA section would be 11+ marks.