NUJS 2007 ENTRANCE PAPER

ENGLISH
• Word meanings – two separate sets -10 words in each set (question 1 to 10 and
question 21 to 30) – total of 20 marks
In the first set of words (questions 1 to 10), the words were general vocabulary.
No legal terms. Fairly simple. Anyone who is a regular reader would know the
meanings of at least seven of those words.
Second set of words (questions 21 to 30) were also general vocabulary. There was
only one Latin phrase, questions 25 – quid pro quo.
• Questions 11 to 15 were sentences with two blanks. Options contained a set of
two words. These could prove to be a little tricky for anyone who is not too
comfortable with English since in some cases more than one option may seem
appropriate. Example: sentences 11 and 15.
• Questions 16 – 20 were fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. Some
of these sentences also seem to be testing your vocabulary skills since the words
given in the options are not simple. In question 17 two of the options were
expediency and sophistry. If you didn’t know the meanings of these words, you
might be a little confused. Also, in question 18 the word ‘cogent’ has been used
which, interestingly, is a word one hears a lot in law school in cases, but if the
examinee doesn’t know the meaning of that word, he may not have got the
question right.
• Questions 31 to 40 were ‘fill in the blanks’. The first two questions were basic
grammar, while the other eight questions seem to test whether the examinee can
use a word in the correct context. So these sentences were also an indirect way to
test vocabulary. Some of the options were words like proclivity, compunction,
perdition, proffered etc.
• Conclusion- emphasis was laid on vocabulary skills. Good thing is that none of
the words were really obscure. They were all words that we come across while
reading the newspaper or books. They also did not give any legal terms (unless
you count ‘rescind’- question 7 as a legal term) and only one Latin phrase. Note:
There was no comprehension passage.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
• Economics related questions – 6 questions
• Sports and Entertainment- 7 questions
• Questions relating to Institutions or governing bodies (World Bank, UN, BCCI,
RBI, SEBI, National Physical Laboratory, National
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e Commission)- 7
• Constitution - 5
• Civics (questions relating to judges, ministers in the cabinet etc) – 6
• Geography – 5
• History (British India and Independence) – 7
• Religion/ spirituality – 5
• Author’s of books – 3
 • Conclusion: The sheer number of categories listed above show that questions
come from everywhere. The number of questions from each category is more or
less the same ranging from 5 to 7 questions per category. Note: In the above
division, some questions may fall under more than one category.
MATHEMATICS AND GENERAL SCIENCE
• Total: 30 questions. Ten questions were math and twenty were general science.
• Math: questions were based on:
 Ratio proportion - 1
 Square roots - 2
 Percentages - 1
 Work-time problems - 2
 Unitary method - 1
 Profit and loss - 1
 Linear equations – 2

General science: basic science questions

LEGAL AWARENESS AND APTITUDE:
• Total of 35 questions.
Note: There were no legal reasoning questions in this section.
• Some of the questions in this section would be covered in a class 10 civics text
book. 133,139, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 153, 165.
• There were a few questions which were basic general knowledge: 150, 157, 163,
164.
• Other questions were of the type that any basic material which is meant for law
school entrances would have these topics in it: 140, 141, 142, 143, 155, 158
• There were a few questions which seemed unreasonable: 152, 159, 161, 162
LOGICAL REASONING:
• Total of 15 questions
• Questions 166 to 170 – assertion reasoning type questions. The first question in
this set required some knowledge of economics. The second question was a
general statement while the other three were based on certain facts. In order to
answer these questions, the examinee must know what is a bicameral parliament
and parliamentary system, what is the difference between a republic and
monarchy and what is meant by sovereignty. Only one out of the five statements
was based on a general statement. The examinee is expected to be thorough with
certain fundamental high school civics concepts.
• Questions 171- 175 are a mixed bag. They all contain a passage or a statement
followed by options and the examinee is required to choose the most appropriate
one according to the instructions. There is one Strengthening-weakening
argument question, one question where a statement is given and the examinee is
required to identify from the options the statement that follows the same logic as
the one given in the question and three questions based on drawing an inference
from the statement or passage.
• Questions 176 to 179 – These questions are Analytical Reasoning questions.
Some basic statements are given followed by four questions.
• Question 180 – pick the odd pair out. Very simple.
• Conclusion: They tried to include as much variety as possible. They gave at
least one question from every common type of logical reasoning problems.