SNAP 2021 Previous Year Question Paper

The SNAP 2021 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 2021 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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Symbiosis International University did not publish the SNAP 2021 question paper. Practise the SNAP 2021 mock paper: original questions modelled on candidate reports, clearly labelled as a mock.

Why this year matters

By 2021, you should already have an error log. Open this paper to pressure-test whether those tags still hold. 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 2021

Useful speed drill year.

2021 is a mid-decade stress test. Difficulty spikes here usually come from topic mix and selection pressure, not from obsolete exam software.

What this paper stresses

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

What to extract before you move on

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.
Set types you should abandon after a fixed time box.

How 2021 sits next to other years

Compare 2021 with SNAP 2024, SNAP 2023, SNAP 2022. Themes that repeat across this band deserve deliberate notes; one-off oddities do not.

Analyst note: Symbiosis International University did not publish the SNAP 2021 paper. The mock below is original practice in the reported pattern; treat coaching “memory-based” papers as unofficial reconstructions.

SNAP 2021 mock paper (modelled on candidate reports)

This is a mock paper we wrote. The official 2021 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 2021 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 2021 paper or answer key. This original mini-paper follows the 60-question, 60-minute SNAP format and the topic mix that candidates and coaching analyses reported for SNAP 2021 (first slot 19 December 2021).

What candidates reported about 2021

Same format as 2020: 60 MCQs in 60 minutes (General English 15, Analytical & Logical Reasoning 25, Quantitative/DI/DS 20), +1 / −0.25.
IMS reported no major change in pattern or difficulty from 2020; students called it easy, with time as the main constraint.
General English was easy, with no RC: one analysis counted about 8 grammar and 7 vocabulary questions (fill-in-the-blanks, spelling, synonyms, idioms).
Reasoning was easy to moderate and dominated by verbal reasoning, series and arrangement questions.
Quant was the toughest section, with probability and permutation-combination questions that slowed candidates down.

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 2021: +1 for a correct answer and −0.25 for a wrong answer; no penalty for a blank.

General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability

No RC passage was reported in SNAP 2021; the section was grammar and vocabulary.

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
1. If I was you, I would accept the offer.
2. If I am you, I would accept the offer.
3. If I were you, I would accept the offer.
4. If I were you, I will accept the offer.
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (If I were you, I would accept the offer.)
Hypothetical conditions use the subjunctive 'were' for all persons, paired with 'would' in the main clause.
Choose the correct word. She is senior ______ me by two years.
1. to
2. over
3. than
4. from
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (to)
Latin comparatives such as senior, junior, superior, inferior and prior take 'to', not 'than'.
Choose the correctly spelt word.
1. Occurence
2. Ocurrence
3. Occurrance
4. Occurrence
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (Occurrence)
The correct spelling is 'occurrence', with a double c, a double r and the ending -ence.
Choose the word closest in meaning to BENEVOLENT.
1. Strict
2. Kind
3. Hostile
4. Wealthy
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (Kind)
Benevolent means well-meaning and kindly.
Choose the meaning of the idiom 'once in a blue moon'.
1. At night
2. Every month
3. Very rarely
4. Unexpectedly but often
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (Very rarely)
'Once in a blue moon' means very rarely.

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

Two cards are drawn one after the other, without replacement, from a pack of 52. What is the probability that both are aces?
1. 1/169
2. 1/26
3. 1/221
4. 2/221
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (1/221)
P = (4/52) × (3/51) = 12/2652 = 1/221. (1/169 would be the answer with replacement.)
How many 4-digit even numbers with all digits different can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6?
1. 360
2. 120
3. 240
4. 180
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (180)
The units digit must be 2, 4 or 6 (3 ways). The other three places are filled from the remaining 5 digits in 5 × 4 × 3 = 60 ways. Total = 3 × 60 = 180.
A number is chosen at random from 1 to 50. What is the probability that it is divisible by 3 or 5?
1. 13/25
2. 23/50
3. 1/2
4. 26/50
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (23/50)
Multiples of 3: 16. Multiples of 5: 10. Multiples of 15: 3. Divisible by 3 or 5 = 16 + 10 − 3 = 23. Probability = 23/50.
In how many ways can 5 identical balls be placed in 3 distinct boxes, if a box may be left empty?
1. 15
2. 21
3. 35
4. 243
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (21)
Non-negative solutions of a + b + c = 5: C(5 + 3 − 1, 3 − 1) = C(7, 2) = 21. (243 = 3⁵ would be for distinct balls.)
Selling an article for ₹840 gives a 20% profit. At what price should it be sold to make a 30% profit?
1. ₹910
2. ₹880
3. ₹924
4. ₹900
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (₹910)
Cost price = 840/1.2 = ₹700. For a 30% profit, selling price = 700 × 1.3 = ₹910.
A 40-litre mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 1. How much water must be added to make the ratio 3 : 2?
1. 5 litres
2. 8 litres
3. 10 litres
4. 12 litres
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (10 litres)
Milk = 30 L and water = 10 L. For 30 : (10 + w) = 3 : 2, 10 + w = 20, so w = 10 L.
What is the compound interest on ₹8,000 at 5% per annum, compounded annually, for 3 years?
1. ₹1,323
2. ₹1,261
3. ₹1,200
4. ₹1,250
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (₹1,261)
Amount = 8,000 × 1.05³ = 8,000 × 1.157625 = ₹9,261. CI = 9,261 − 8,000 = ₹1,261.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

Arrangement

Six people, U, V, W, X, Y and Z, sit in a row facing north. W sits at the right end. X sits third from the left end. U sits immediately to the left of X. Y does not sit next to W. V sits somewhere to the right of Z. Z does not sit at either end.

Who sits at the left end of the row?
1. Z
2. V
3. Y
4. U
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (Y)
W = 6, X = 3, U = 2. Seats 1, 4 and 5 remain for V, Y and Z. Z cannot be at an end, so Z is 4 or 5; V must be to the right of Z, so Z = 4 and V = 5. Y takes seat 1 (and is not next to W). Row: Y U X Z V W.
Who sits between X and V?
1. Y
2. U
3. Z
4. W
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (Z)
In Y U X Z V W, X is in seat 3 and V in seat 5, so Z (seat 4) sits between them.

Miscellaneous

Statement: Regular exercise improves sleep quality in most adults. Conclusions: I. Everyone who exercises sleeps well. II. Exercise can be one way for adults to sleep better. Which conclusion(s) follow?
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both
4. Neither
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (Only II)
'Most adults' does not mean everyone, so I overgeneralises. II follows directly from the statement.
Statement: Several cases of food poisoning were reported after a wedding feast in a town. Courses of action: I. Health officials should inspect the caterer's kitchen and food samples. II. All weddings in the town should be banned for a year. Which course(s) of action follow?
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both
4. Neither
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (Only I)
I targets the likely cause and is proportionate. II is extreme and does not address the problem.
Find the next term: AZ, BY, CX, ?
1. DV
2. DW
3. EW
4. DX
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (DW)
The first letters go forward (A, B, C, D) and the second letters go backward (Z, Y, X, W): DW.
Find the next number: 7, 12, 19, 28, 39, ?
1. 54
2. 50
3. 52
4. 51
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (52)
The differences are 5, 7, 9, 11, so the next is 13: 39 + 13 = 52.
A city's air-quality index improved after it introduced an odd-even rule for private cars. The mayor says the rule caused the improvement. Which of the following, if true, most weakens the mayor's claim?
1. Many residents supported the rule.
2. During the same weeks, strong winds and early rain cleared pollution across the whole region, including cities without the rule.
3. The rule was enforced strictly by traffic police.
4. Public bus services were increased slightly.
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (During the same weeks, strong winds and early rain cleared pollution across the whole region, including cities without the rule.)
If similar improvements happened in cities without the rule because of the weather, there is an alternative explanation for the improvement, which weakens the causal claim. A and C do not address causation, and D, if anything, offers another policy contribution.
Find the odd one out: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon
1. Moon
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Earth
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (Moon)
Mercury, Venus and Earth are planets. The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth.

Reports this mock is modelled on

How to sit SNAP 2021

Work through the mock paper above under exam timing. It follows the reported pattern, but the questions are our own.
Sit the paper under current brochure rules (timers, negatives, NAT/MSQ norms), even if 2021’s interface looked different.
When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.

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FAQ

Where can I download the official SNAP 2021 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 2021 paper analysis include?

A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2021 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.

How should I practise the SNAP 2021 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 2021 still useful if I finished newer papers?

Yes. Recent years sharpen timing; stack them after a same-day review of each attempt.

Are memory-based SNAP 2021 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.