Mahrashtra Common Entrance Test 2008 (Part 1)

Executive Summary

As per expectations, MCET continued with its usual pattern. As always, it was a mix of all possible types of reasoning questions with some surprises thrown in. There were no questions based on Input/Output Flowchart and Critical Reasoning.
There were 50 questions from English, 45 from Mathematics & Data Interpretation and 105 questions from Reasoning. This means that MCET has not changed the weight-age of different sections from the previous years.

Salient Features:
Total Questions: 200
Total Time: 150 minutes
Marking Scheme: Equal weightage for each question and there was no negative marking.
No. of Options: 5 options (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)

Here is an overview of how you could have attempted this paper:

Disclaimer: Our expert faculty, who have attempted the MCET 2008 paper, have come up with these cut-offs. These may not tally with their actual counterparts in MCET 2008. These are calculations based on our experience and expertise.  

Following is a break-up of the topic-wise questions that appeared this year, with possible scores

English:

Reading Comprehension – A single RC passage, on ‘Challenges to Africa and the contribution of India’ was given, followed by 3 antonyms and 3 synonyms. The questions, both direct and indirect, were quite easy.

Error spotting – There were 10 easy sentences, which were divided into 5 parts, and one part had an error. There were 5 sentences which were based on contextual usage of words and one had to spot the error.

Underlined phrase replacement – There were 15 questions of this type where wrong phrases were underlined. All the questions were easy.

Para completion (Cloze Test) – 10 words were missing from a paragraph on globalization.

Mathematical and Data Interpretation:

Mathematical:
There were 10 questions on BODMAS and 5 on probability, which were based on green, blue, red and black balls. One question each was asked on TSD, CI, P & C, T & W and Mensuration. Also, 5 questions were based on quantitative equation comparisons, which involved two variables “x and y”. 

Data Interpretation:
There were 4 sets of data Interpretation, with 5 questions in each set. One set had a Bar Diagram which was based on number of men, women and children. Two sets were on Tabular charts (first set was based on males and females in an organization, while the other one involved the number of students appeared and percentage passed). The next set had a line diagram and included questions on profit and percentage Increase.

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