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| Section | No. of Questions | MCQ/NMCQ | Time Limit (min) | Scoring Pattern | Difficulty | Type of Questions Appeared Summary |
| Section-1: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 24 | 20/4 | 40 | +3 for Correct; -1 for Incorrect; 0 for Not Attempted | Moderate | VA: Para Jumbles (2 Qs); Para Summary (2 Qs); Out of Context Sentence from jumbled Paragraph (2 Qs); Completion of Last Sentence of Paragraph (2 Qs) RC: 4 RC Passages followed by 4 Questions on True False Statement, Argument, Inference, Main Idea, Interpretation of Phrase as used in RC; Author’s Thought Process; Passage Title. Passages based on Romantic Aesthetics/ Philosophy; Cultural Property Law Exploration of Sites; Nutmeg Curse Environment Degradation; Rational Thinking |
| Section-2: Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 20 | 14/6 | 40 | +3 for Correct; -1 for Incorrect; 0 for Not Attempted | Moderate to Difficult | DI: 3 sets of 5 questions on each problem. Questions based on Online Sites (Mean, Median, Mode, Max/Min); Caselet Window/ Split AC; Route Based Diagram LR: 5 Questions on one problem set based on LR Caselet for Girls/Boys Tests |
| Section-3: Quantitative Ability (QA) | 22 | 14/8 | 40 | +3 for Correct; -1 for Incorrect; 0 for Not Attempted | Difficult | Arithmetic: Time Speed Distance (1 Qs), Time & Work (1Q); Ratio (2Qs); Simple Interest/ Compound Interest (1); Profit & Loss (2Qs); Mixture (1Q); Averages (1Q); Number system (2Qs) Algebra: Log (1Q); Equations (1 Q); Sequence & Series (2Qs); Maxima & Minima (2 Qs); Inequalities (1 Q) Geometry/Mensuration Rectangle (1Q); Circle (1 Q); Coordinate Geometry (1 Q) |
| Total | 66 | 66 | 120 | 198 | Overall: Difficult | 66 |
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