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SNAP 2020 Previous Year Question Paper

SNAP 2020 question paper was never officially released. Practise our labelled 2020 mock: 20 questions with answers, built on the reported pattern.

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The SNAP 2020 question paper was not officially published, so this page does not host it. Instead it has a clearly labelled mock paper with original questions modelled on the reported 2020 pattern, plus a timed attempt plan and an error-log routine. The SNAP exam covers General English, Analytical & Logical Reasoning and Quant.

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No official paper released

Symbiosis International University did not publish the SNAP 2020 question paper. Practise the SNAP 2020 mock paper: original questions modelled on candidate reports, clearly labelled as a mock.

Why this year matters

Older SNAP papers like 2020 are for mining, not nostalgia. Keep current marking rules, and skip topics the latest brochure dropped. Sectional time limits are non-negotiable. Finish the section you started; do not borrow minutes.

Note which section burned time. On CAT-like papers, one stuck DILR set can erase a good VARC; practise the abandon rule on this year.

Paper analysis

Snapshot of SNAP 2020

Pandemic-era delivery. Keep current SNAP attempt rules.

2020 may feel differently paced than the newest cycle. Borrow stamina and theme lessons; do not copy obsolete section orders or marking quirks.

What this paper stresses

  • DILR / Decision Making sets that look solvable but are time bombs.
  • VARC inference questions that punish rushing the last paragraph.
  • QA accuracy collapses when you chase attempt count.
  • Sectional timer panic after one bad set.

What to extract before you move on

  • Set types you should abandon after a fixed time box.
  • RC tones / DM ethics patterns that recur for you personally.
  • QA topics that cost marks despite high mock accuracy.
  • Section order rules you will reuse on exam day.

How 2020 sits next to other years

Use 2020 only after SNAP 2024, SNAP 2023, SNAP 2022 are logged. Archive years are for frequency maps, not for predicting tomorrow’s cut-off.

Analyst note: Symbiosis International University did not publish the SNAP 2020 paper. The mock below is original practice in the reported pattern; treat coaching “memory-based” papers as unofficial reconstructions.

SNAP 2020 mock paper (modelled on candidate reports)

This is a mock paper we wrote. The official 2020 paper was never released.The conducting body has not published it. These 20 questions are original, written by previousyearquestions.app to match what candidates and exam analyses reported about the 2020 exam: section mix, topics and difficulty. Use it to practise the pattern. The questions themselves are not from the real exam.

Symbiosis International University does not publish SNAP question papers, and snaptest.org and its web.archive.org snapshots hold no 2020 paper or answer key. This original mini-paper follows the new 60-question, 60-minute SNAP Online format introduced in 2020 and the topic mix that candidates and coaching analyses reported for its attempts (first attempt 20 December 2020, further attempts in January 2021).

What candidates reported about 2020

  • SNAP moved from a 2-hour test to a 1-hour online test: 60 MCQs in 60 minutes, held on several dates between December 2020 and January 2021.
  • Sections: General English 15, Analytical & Logical Reasoning 25, Quantitative/DI/DS 20; every question 1 mark with −0.25 for a wrong answer.
  • General English was easy and had no reading comprehension: only vocabulary and grammar-based verbal ability.
  • Quant was moderate and dominated by modern maths, time-speed-distance, ratio and proportion and number system.
  • Reasoning was easy to moderate; one January 2021 analysis counted four blood-relation questions, along with series, coding and verbal reasoning.
  • Several candidates said the main change was the time: the paper was halved from 120 to 60 minutes.

Suggested time: 20 minutes. Practice mini-paper of 20 questions in 20 minutes (the real test is 60 questions in 60 minutes). Marking as in SNAP 2020: +1 for a correct answer and −0.25 for a wrong answer; no penalty for a blank. There is no General Awareness section.

General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability

No reading comprehension passage was reported in SNAP 2020; this section is verbal ability only.

  1. Choose the word closest in meaning to METICULOUS.

    1. Painstaking
    2. Generous
    3. Hasty
    4. Careless
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Painstaking)

    Meticulous means showing great attention to detail, i.e. painstaking. Careless and hasty are near-opposites.

  2. Which part of the sentence contains an error? (A) He is one of those people who always / (B) keeps his word / (C) no matter what / (D) happens.

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (B)

    'Who' refers to 'those people' (plural), so the verb must be plural, and the pronoun follows it: 'keep their word'. Part B is wrong.

  3. Choose the option that best fills the blank. The CEO's sudden resignation came as a ______ to investors, who had expected him to stay for another term.

    1. routine
    2. formality
    3. foregone conclusion
    4. surprise
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (surprise)

    The investors 'had expected him to stay', so his resignation was unexpected: a surprise. The other options all imply it was expected.

  4. Choose the meaning of the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag'.

    1. To start a quarrel
    2. To cause confusion
    3. To free someone from trouble
    4. To reveal a secret carelessly
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (To reveal a secret carelessly)

    'Let the cat out of the bag' means to reveal a secret, usually by accident.

  5. Choose the correct preposition. She has been working at this firm ______ 2015.

    1. for
    2. by
    3. from
    4. since
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (since)

    With the present perfect continuous, 'since' is used with a point in time (2015) and 'for' with a duration (five years).

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

  1. If A : B = 3 : 4 and B : C = 6 : 5, what is A : C?

    1. 9 : 10
    2. 3 : 5
    3. 18 : 25
    4. 10 : 9
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (9 : 10)

    Make B equal: A : B = 18 : 24 and B : C = 24 : 20, so A : B : C = 18 : 24 : 20 and A : C = 18 : 20 = 9 : 10.

  2. Two trains, 150 m and 100 m long, run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 54 km/h and 36 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other completely?

    1. 10 s
    2. 12.5 s
    3. 25 s
    4. 8 s
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (10 s)

    Relative speed = 54 + 36 = 90 km/h = 25 m/s. Distance = 150 + 100 = 250 m. Time = 250/25 = 10 s.

  3. What is the smallest number that leaves a remainder of 5 when divided by 12, 18 and 30?

    1. 175
    2. 95
    3. 365
    4. 185
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (185)

    LCM(12, 18, 30) = 180. The smallest such number is 180 + 5 = 185. (95 leaves remainder 11 when divided by 12.)

  4. In how many ways can 5 people sit in a row if two particular people must always sit together?

    1. 24
    2. 48
    3. 120
    4. 60
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (48)

    Treat the pair as one unit: 4 units can be arranged in 4! = 24 ways, and the pair can swap in 2 ways. Total = 48.

  5. A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting at least one head?

    1. 1/2
    2. 3/4
    3. 7/8
    4. 1/8
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (7/8)

    P(no head) = (1/2)³ = 1/8, so P(at least one head) = 1 − 1/8 = 7/8.

  6. If 30% of A equals 45% of B, what is A : B?

    1. 2 : 3
    2. 3 : 2
    3. 9 : 4
    4. 4 : 3
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (3 : 2)

    0.30A = 0.45B, so A/B = 0.45/0.30 = 3/2.

  7. Data sufficiency. Is x > y? I. x² > y² II. x − y > 0

    1. Statement I alone is sufficient
    2. Statement II alone is sufficient
    3. Both statements together are needed
    4. Neither statement is sufficient
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Statement II alone is sufficient)

    II says x − y > 0, which means x > y directly. I is not enough: x = −3, y = 1 gives x² > y² but x < y.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

  1. A is the father of B. C is the mother of A. D is the brother of C. How is D related to A?

    1. Paternal uncle
    2. Maternal uncle
    3. Grandfather
    4. Brother
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Maternal uncle)

    C is A's mother, and D is C's brother, so D is A's mother's brother: A's maternal uncle.

  2. P + Q means P is the mother of Q; P × Q means P is the brother of Q; P − Q means P is the sister of Q. What does A + B × C mean?

    1. A is the mother of C
    2. A is the sister of C
    3. C is the brother of A
    4. A is the aunt of C
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (A is the mother of C)

    A + B: A is B's mother. B × C: B is C's brother, so B and C are siblings. A is therefore also C's mother.

  3. Find the next number: 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ?

    1. 600
    2. 720
    3. 840
    4. 240
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (720)

    The multipliers are ×2, ×3, ×4, ×5 (the terms are factorials), so the next is 120 × 6 = 720.

  4. If CAT = 24 in a code where each letter is replaced by its alphabet position and the positions are added, what is DOG?

    1. 26
    2. 24
    3. 30
    4. 27
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (26)

    CAT = 3 + 1 + 20 = 24. DOG = 4 + 15 + 7 = 26.

  5. Bird : Nest :: Bee : ?

    1. Honey
    2. Hive
    3. Flower
    4. Swarm
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Hive)

    A nest is where a bird lives, and a hive is where a bee lives.

  6. Statements: All roses are flowers. No flower is a tree. Conclusions: I. No rose is a tree. II. Some trees are roses. Which conclusion(s) follow?

    1. Only I
    2. Only II
    3. Both
    4. Neither
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Only I)

    Every rose is a flower and no flower is a tree, so no rose is a tree (I follows). II contradicts I, so it cannot follow.

  7. Amit walks 5 km south, turns left and walks 3 km, then turns left again and walks 9 km. How far is he from his starting point, and in which direction?

    1. 7 km, north-east
    2. 5 km, north-east
    3. 5 km, south-east
    4. 4 km, north
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (5 km, north-east)

    South 5: (0, −5). Facing south, left is east; 3 km: (3, −5). Facing east, left is north; 9 km: (3, 4). Distance = √(3² + 4²) = 5 km. He is east and north of the start, i.e. north-east.

  8. Find the odd one out: 27, 64, 125, 144, 216

    1. 64
    2. 144
    3. 216
    4. 27
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (144)

    27, 64, 125 and 216 are perfect cubes (3³, 4³, 5³, 6³). 144 = 12² is a square, not a cube.

Reports this mock is modelled on

How to sit SNAP 2020

  1. Work through the mock paper above under exam timing. It follows the reported pattern, but the questions are our own.
  2. Sit the paper under current brochure rules (timers, negatives, NAT/MSQ norms), even if 2020’s interface looked different.
  3. When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
  4. Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
  5. Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.

Other years in this decade

FAQ

Where can I download the official SNAP 2020 question paper?

Symbiosis International University did not release it publicly. This page has a clearly labelled mock paper modelled on candidate reports instead.

What does the SNAP 2020 paper analysis include?

A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2020 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.

How should I practise the SNAP 2020 previous year paper?

Open the official PDF, sit it timed under current brochure rules, fill an error log the same day, read the paper analysis, then move to another year in the decade list.

Is SNAP 2020 still useful if I finished newer papers?

Yes, for theme and weightage mining after your newest papers are logged. Skip deleted syllabus pockets.

Are memory-based SNAP 2020 papers reliable?

Treat memory-based sets as interim. Reconcile contested items with official keys or response sheets when the conducting body publishes them.

Where is the SNAP syllabus and pattern for this paper?

See the SNAP syllabus & pattern page on this hub, and always re-check the latest official brochure before exam day.