ILSAT 2008 consists of a total of 150 questions that are to be attempted section-wise within the total allotted time of 180 minutes.There will be five sections having 30 questions each and each question carries one mark.

Each section contains questions in specified area. Some of the sample questions are given below to familiarize the applicants with the pattern.

Section I - English Language ( 30 Questions)

Section II - General Knowledge (30 Questions )

Section III - Legal Aptitude (30 Questions )

Section IV – Numerical Ability ( 30 Questions )

Section V – Reasoning ( 30 Questions )

Section I : English Language (30 Questions)

The section contains 5 types of questions.

1. Sentence Correction

2. Analogy

3. Reading Comprehension

4. Appropriate Meanings

5. One Word Substitutes

1. Sentence Correction

Directions : The questions in this section contains an incorrect statement and the incorrectness is underlined followed by five options. Choose one of the apt options to correct the statement.

Examples :

1. Little strokes fall great oaks

(1) falled (2) fell (3) fallen (4) felt (5) falt

2. The fault committed was known by him

(1) to (2) with (3) for (4) after (5) at

3. In recent times, the number of cigarette smokers are declining

(1) have (2) is (3) have been (4) was (5) had

4. He said he went there tomorrow

(1) would go (2) gone (3) go (4) would went (5) could went

2. Analogies

Directions : Each question below contains a pair of words having a close nexus or relation, followed by a few more pairs of words having different relations. Choose the more apt pair of words suitable to the given pair.

Example :

REPUBLIC : PRESIDENT :

(A) team : athlete

(B) hospital : patient

(C) train : passenger

(D) library : reader

(E) army : general

3. Comprehension

Directions : Each passage is followed by questions based on its content. Answer the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.

4. Appropriate Meanings

Directions : In the following sentences select the phrase that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.

Examples :

1. The Congress Party met its Waterloo in the recently held Assembly elections in Gujarat State.

a) end of career

b) causing flood

c) causing famine

d) game of water

2. Koneru Hampi performed a hat trick in womens grand masters tournament

a) sleight of hand

b) putting a staff

c) winning three times in a row

d) hiding in

5. One word substitutes

Directions : Write one word substitute for the following

Examples :

1. To bring to an end.

2. To establish as genuine.

3. Government by a rigid hierarchy of bureaucrats, administrators, and petty officials.

4. A person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal as in religion or politics.

5. Pertaining or involving the whole world.

Key : 1) Conclude 2) Authenticate 3) Hierarchy 4) Fanatic 5) Global

Section II- General Knowledge (30 Questions)

Direction: Mark the appropriate answer.

1. The Chief Justice of India is

a. Justice B.N.Kripal

b. Justice Y.K.Sabharwal

c. Justice V.N.Khare

d. Justice A.S.Anand

e. Justice Laxmanan

2. Who, among the following, is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace for the year 2002?

a. Mr.Gerhard Schroeder

b. Mr.Benjamin William

c. Mr.Jimmy Carter

d. Mr.R.V.S.Rathore.

e. Ms Arundhati Roy

3. Dynamite is associated with

a. Albert Einstein

b. Dr.C.V.Raman

c. Alfred B.Nobel

d. G.J.Mendel

e. Isaac Newton

4. The Battle of Plassey was fought between

a. Dupleix and Clive

b. Dupleix and Hyder Ali

c. Clive and Mir Jaffer

d. East India Company and Siraj-ud-daulah

e. Aurangazeb and Calcutta Presidency.

Section III- Legal Aptitude (30 Questions)

Direction: Answer the following questions and mark appropriate answers

1. How many parties are required to enter into contract?

a. one

b. two

c. three

d. four

e. five

2. Which of the following is a negotiable instrument?

a. One rupee note

b. Ten rupee note

c. Promissory note

d. Footnote

e. End note

3. Qualifying age of a citizen to vote in assembly elections

a. 21 years

b. 18 years

c. 19 years

d. 30 years

e. 25 years

4. Who elects the President of India?

a. M.L.As of All states

b. M.P.s of Loksabha

c. Council of Ministers at Centre

d. Council of Ministers of all state governments

e. None of them

Section IV – Numerical Ability (30 Questions)

Direction : Mark the correct answer from the available options.

1. If Mario was 32 years old 8 years ago, how old was he x years ago?

a. x-40

b. x-24

c. 40-x

d. 24-x

e. 24+x

2. One inlet pipe fills an empty tank in 5 hours. A second inlet pipe fills the same tank in 3 hours. If both pipes are used together, how long will it take to fill 2/3 of the tank?

a. 8/15 hr

b. 3/4 hr

c. 5/4 hr

d. 15/8 hr

e. 8/3 hr

3. If n is a positive integer and k + 2 = 3n, which of the following could NOT be a value of k?

a. 1

b. 4

c. 7

d. 25

e. 79

4. The population of a bacteria culture doubles every 2 minutes. Approximately how many minutes will it take for the population to grow from 1,000 to 500,000 bacteria?

a. 10

b. 12

c. 14

d. 16

e. 18

Key (1) c (2) c (3) b (4) e

Section V –Reasoning (30 Questions)

Read the following paragraph. Apply the legal principle to the factual situation and choose the correct answer from the alternatives given below.

1. Legal Principle-Whoever causes the death of a person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

Factual situation-Two buses of APSRTC were trying to overtake each other near a ring road where a turn has to be negotiated. One of the buses collided with a lorry, overturned and plunged into a river resulting in the death of a few occupants of the bus and injuring others. Is the driver guilty of offence of causing death by negligence?

a. No

b. Yes

c. Overtaking is being competitive

d. None of these

2. Legal principle-Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of Right of Private defence. Factual situation – Rahul and Chakraborthy are students staying in a boys hostel. Tanuja is a girl staying in the girls hostel. Both Rahul and Chakraborthy fell in love with Tanuja, They both quaralled and then started fighting over Tanuja.

One afternoon Rahul, accompanied by his friends and armed with sticks and iron-rods reached Chakraborthy’s room, and abused him. On seeing many boys in an offensive mood, Chakraborthy threw boiling tea on Rahul's face, due to which his face was disfigured.

a. Chakraborthy has commited an offence and can be punished

b. Chakraborthy has not commited any offence but has defended himself

c. Both Rahul and Chakraborthy are guilty and can be punished

d. Rahul alone is guilty because he started the fight.

Key : 1—b 2— b