A new paper format for the SNAP 2006, but not much else different. However, Peak
Seekers students would not have found even the new format surprising as our SNAP
prepTest 2 and SNAP prepTest 3 was on the same lines. What's more, about 12 Q’s
from Peak Seekers SNAP PrepTests and the Verbal Reasoning book appeared in SNAP
2006 almost verbatim. Overall the paper was easier than the last year’s edition,
and hence the cut-off’s are expected to soar.
SNAP 2006
(16th December 2006)
- 165 Qs, 120 min.
- 200 marks (25% negative for wrong answers)
- 5 sections
- 4 answer options per question
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Likely Cut-Off
- SIBM 95+
- SCMHRD 88+
- SIIB 82+
- SITM, SIOM 80+
- SIMC 75+
- Others 70+
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Overall Breakup of SNAP 2006
| Section |
Area |
No. of Qs |
Marks per Q |
Difficulty level |
| 1 |
General Awareness |
40 |
1 |
Average |
| 2 |
Quantitative Ability + Data
Interpretation |
50 |
1 |
Average |
| 3 |
Verbal Ability |
40 |
1 |
Easy |
| 4 |
Logical Reasoning |
35 |
2 |
Easy |
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Total |
165 |
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Average |
Section-Wise Analysis of SNAP 2006
General Awareness
- This section was easier than anticipated. One could have attempted 25
Q’s easily with minimum level of preparation.
- A large number of questions pertained to current GK, and not static
GK. The questions were a mix of sports, business and general awareness.
The Q’s on the company that has not yet acquired any other company and
that on UNICEF’s goodwill ambassador were on the lines of Q.92 and
Q.119 respectively from our SNAP PrepTest 1.
Quantitative Ability + Data Interpretation
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Verbal Ability
- There were 3 RC passages of average length accounting for a total of
12 Q’s. All 3 passages could have been easily attempted with a high
accuracy. There was one more special small passage, which was
vocabulary-based and had 2 Q’s following it, asking the meanings of words
in the passage.
- The questions on Grammar were based on identifying the parts of speech
(2 Q’s), inserting appropriate articles on the lines of what we had in our
SNAP PrepTests (2 Q’s), error spotting (3 Q’s),
- Vocabulary questions had 13 Q’s on Synonyms, 1 Q on Antonym, 2 Q’s on
Identifying the correct spelling and 3 Q’s on Sentence Completion.
- A good attempt in this section was 30 Q’s in 35 min.
Logical Reasoning
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SNAP 2006 Paper Attempt Strategy
| Section |
Area |
No. of Qs |
Target Attempts |
Time Allotted |
Target Marks |
| 1 |
General Awareness |
40 |
25 |
10 min |
17+ |
| 2 |
Quantitative Ability + Data
Interpretation |
50 |
30 |
40 min |
20+ |
| 3 |
Verbal Ability |
40 |
30 |
35 min |
20+ |
| 4 |
Logical Reasoning |
35 |
25 |
35 min |
40+ |
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Total |
165 |
110 |
120 min |
97+ |
All that is stated above is an opinion. Before making any significant
career decisions, please consult a counselor at Peak Seekers.
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