Maharashtra MBA CET 2011 – Paper Pattern and Analysis

The CET 2011 paper that was held on 27th February 2011 was nothing short of
traumatic for most of the students. It was by far the toughest one out of the last 8
years CET papers. The question types, the paper pattern and the distribution of
marks were different when compared to the last 8 years papers. The paper had
many speed breakers which shouldn’t have been attempted by the students.

CET 2011 Paper Pattern

Total Number of Questions : 200

Total Time allotted : 150 minutes

No. of Choices per question : 5 choices

Negative Marks : No Negative Marks

Number of Sections : No sections – jumbled paper

Level of
Q Nos Area Type of Question
Difficulty
1 Verbal Reasoning Small passage and inference on that Difficult
Passage + 5 statements + Effect,
2 to 5 Verbal reasoning Easy
Conclusion, Weakening , Substantiate
Analytical
6 to10 Number Series ( Two Rows) Moderate
Reasoning
11 to 17 Verbal Ability Reading Comprehension Easy
18 to 20 Quantitative AbilityHCF, P& C and Geometry Moderate
21 to 22 Data Sufficiency Quant based DS with two statements Moderate
23 Quantitative AbilityQuestion on Arithmetic Progression Difficult
Passage + 5 statements +
24 to 27 Verbal Reasoning Apprehension, assumption , Moderate
Weakening , Course of action,
28 to 33 Verbal Ability Reading Comprehension Moderate
34 to 39 Quantitative AbilityQuantitative Comparison Moderate
Analytical
40 to 45 Deductions Easy
Reasoning
Reading Comprehension: View and
46 to 57 Verbal Ability Moderate
counter-view
Geometry, Mensuration, Numbers,
58 to 66 Quantitative Ability Moderate
Ages, Partnership, SI, Equations
Non-verbal
67 to 71 Analogy Easy
Reasoning
72 Verbal Reasoning Weakening the Argument Moderate
73 Verbal Reasoning Inference Moderate
74 to 75 Quantitative AbilityGeometry : Circle inscribed in a square Moderate
76 to 77 Quantitative AbilityGeometry : Pythagoras Theorem Easy
Non-verbal Series : Five Fig series - Find missing
78 to 82 Moderate
Reasoning fig.
83 to 92 Verbal Ability Cloze Passage Easy
Data Line Graph : Expenditure on Arms by
93 to 97 Easy