The SNAP 2025 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 2025 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 does not publish SNAP question papers. Practise the SNAP 2025 mock paper: original questions modelled on candidate reports, clearly labelled as a mock.
SNAP 2025 at a glance
| SNAP 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Test dates | 6, 14 and 20 December 2025 |
| Conducted by | Symbiosis International (Deemed University) |
| Questions and time | 60 questions in 60 minutes, no sectional timer |
| Sections | General English (15), Analytical & Logical Reasoning (25), Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency (20) |
| Marking | +1 correct, −0.25 wrong |
| Attempts | Up to three tests; the higher score counts |
| Official paper | Not published |
What candidates reported
These notes are from analyses of Test 1 on 6 December 2025. The two later tests used the same structure, but the questions were different.
General English. No reading comprehension. Most of the section was fill-in-the-blanks, testing grammar and vocabulary, with a couple of analogies, passive voice, parts of speech and a root-word question. It was rated easy.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning. No sets: every question stood alone. The verbal side had course of action, implicit statements, a syllogism, cause and effect and a critical reasoning question. The rest was series, linear and matrix arrangements, family trees, calendars, coding, a clock question and binary logic. Two of the series questions were rated difficult.
Quantitative, DI & DS. All 20 questions were maths, with no DI or DS. About seven were arithmetic (percentages, averages, time and work, pipes, speed, profit and loss, interest), five modern maths (progressions, probability, permutations, logarithms, Venn diagrams), three geometry, three algebra and two number system. This was the hardest section for most candidates.
The mock below follows this mix in 20 questions. The questions are our own, not the questions from the exam.
SNAP 2025 mock paper (modelled on candidate reports)
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) does not publish SNAP question papers or answer keys, and snaptest.org holds no 2025 paper. This original mini-paper follows the 60-question, 60-minute structure in the official SNAP 2025 bulletin and the topic mix that candidates and coaching analyses reported for SNAP 2025 Test 1 (6 December 2025).
What candidates reported about 2025
- Official structure (SNAP 2025 bulletin): 60 questions in 60 minutes. General English 15, Analytical & Logical Reasoning 25, and Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency 20. +1 for a correct answer, 25% negative marking for a wrong one.
- Three tests, on 6, 14 and 20 December 2025. Candidates could sit more than one, and the higher score counted.
- Test 1 was rated easy to moderate overall, with Quant the hardest section in most reports.
- General English had no reading comprehension: mostly fill-in-the-blanks, plus analogies, parts of speech, passive voice, synonyms and root words.
- Reasoning had no sets. Verbal items were course of action, implicit statements, syllogisms, cause and effect and critical reasoning; the rest were series, linear and matrix arrangements, family trees, calendars, coding, clocks and binary logic.
- In Test 1, all 20 Quant questions were maths with no DI or DS: about 7 arithmetic, 5 modern maths (progressions, probability, logarithms, Venn diagrams), 3 geometry, 3 algebra and 2 number system.
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 2025: +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
Fill in the blank. The committee's report was so ______ that even the experts struggled to follow its argument.
- lucid
- convoluted
- concise
- candid
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (convoluted)
The second half of the sentence says experts struggled to follow it, so the blank needs a word meaning complicated and hard to follow: 'convoluted'. 'Lucid' and 'concise' mean the opposite, and 'candid' (frank) does not fit.
Choose the pair that completes the analogy. Benevolent : Malevolent :: Frugal : ?
- Thrifty
- Careful
- Extravagant
- Modest
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (Extravagant)
Benevolent (wishing others well) and malevolent (wishing others harm) are opposites. The opposite of frugal (sparing with money) is extravagant. 'Thrifty' and 'careful' are close in meaning to frugal.
Choose the correct passive form. The manager will announce the results tomorrow.
- The results will be announced by the manager tomorrow.
- The results would be announced by the manager tomorrow.
- The results are announced by the manager tomorrow.
- The results will have been announced by the manager tomorrow.
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (The results will be announced by the manager tomorrow.)
Simple future active ('will announce') becomes 'will be + past participle' in the passive. The other options change the tense or mood.
The root 'chron' in words such as chronicle and synchronise relates to:
- colour
- belief
- light
- time
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (time)
'Chron' comes from the Greek chronos, time: a chronicle records events in time order, and to synchronise is to make things happen at the same time. Colour is 'chrom' (chromatic), a common look-alike trap.
Fill in the blank. Neither the coach nor the players ______ happy with the referee's decision.
- was
- were
- is
- has been
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (were)
With 'neither … nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'Players' is plural, so the verb is 'were'. The past tense matches a decision already made.
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
A trader buys an article for ₹800, marks it 25% above cost and allows a 10% discount on the marked price. What is his profit percentage?
- 10%
- 12.5%
- 15%
- 11.25%
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (12.5%)
Marked price = 800 × 1.25 = ₹1,000. Selling price = 1,000 × 0.9 = ₹900. Profit = ₹100 on ₹800, which is 12.5%.
Pipe A can fill a tank in 12 hours and pipe B in 15 hours. Outlet C can empty the full tank in 20 hours. If all three are opened together on an empty tank, how long will it take to fill?
- 8 hours
- 9 hours
- 10 hours
- 12 hours
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (10 hours)
In one hour: 1/12 + 1/15 − 1/20 = 5/60 + 4/60 − 3/60 = 6/60 = 1/10 of the tank. So it fills in 10 hours.
What is the difference between compound interest (compounded annually) and simple interest on ₹20,000 for 2 years at 10% a year?
- ₹100
- ₹200
- ₹210
- ₹400
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (₹200)
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (r/100)² = 20,000 × 0.01 = ₹200. Check: SI = ₹4,000; CI = 20,000 × 1.21 − 20,000 = ₹4,200.
The 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 11 and the 8th term is 31. What is the sum of its first 10 terms?
- 190
- 200
- 230
- 210
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (210)
Five common differences separate the 3rd and 8th terms: 5d = 20, so d = 4 and the first term is 11 − 8 = 3. S₁₀ = 10/2 × (2 × 3 + 9 × 4) = 5 × 42 = 210.
If log₂(x − 1) + log₂(x + 1) = 3, what is x?
- 3
- 2
- −3
- 9
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (3)
log₂[(x − 1)(x + 1)] = 3, so x² − 1 = 8 and x = ±3. Logarithms need positive arguments, so x − 1 > 0 and x = 3; −3 is rejected.
A closed cylinder has a radius of 7 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is its total surface area? (Take π = 22/7.)
- 440 cm²
- 616 cm²
- 748 cm²
- 1,540 cm²
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (748 cm²)
Total surface area = 2πr(r + h) = 2 × 22/7 × 7 × (7 + 10) = 44 × 17 = 748 cm². 440 cm² is the curved surface alone, and 1,540 is the volume in cm³.
What is the remainder when 2³¹ is divided by 5?
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 3
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (3)
2⁴ = 16 leaves remainder 1 when divided by 5. 31 = 4 × 7 + 3, so 2³¹ leaves the same remainder as 2³ = 8, which is 3.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
Statement: Several guests fell ill with food poisoning after a wedding feast at a community hall. Courses of action: I. The local health department should collect food samples and inspect the caterer's kitchen. II. All community halls in the city should be shut down. Which course(s) of action follow?
- Only I follows
- Only II follows
- Both I and II follow
- Neither I nor II follows
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (Only I follows)
I addresses the likely cause and is a proportionate response. II punishes every hall in the city for one caterer's possible failure, so it does not follow.
Statement: 'Book your tickets early to avoid the last-minute rush,' says a railway announcement. Assumptions: I. Many passengers book their tickets close to the date of travel. II. The railway has an unlimited number of seats. Which assumption(s) are implicit?
- Only II is implicit
- Both I and II are implicit
- Only I is implicit
- Neither I nor II is implicit
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (Only I is implicit)
A warning about a last-minute rush assumes many people book late (I). If seats were unlimited, there would be little reason to book early, so II goes against the statement rather than being assumed by it.
Find the next number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
- 40
- 44
- 48
- 42
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (42)
The terms are 1×2, 2×3, 3×4, 4×5 and 5×6, so the next is 6×7 = 42. The gaps (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) confirm it.
Five friends, P, Q, R, S and T, sit in a row facing north. R sits in the middle. P sits immediately to the left of R. T sits at the right end. Q does not sit at either end. Who sits at the left end?
- P
- S
- Q
- T
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (S)
Number the seats 1 to 5 from the left. R is in seat 3, P in seat 2 and T in seat 5. Seats 1 and 4 remain, and Q cannot take an end seat, so Q is in seat 4 and S is in seat 1.
Pointing to a woman, Arun says, 'Her mother is the only daughter of my father's mother.' How is the woman related to Arun?
- Cousin
- Sister
- Niece
- Aunt
Answer and explanation
Answer: A (Cousin)
The only daughter of Arun's father's mother is his father's sister, Arun's aunt. The woman is that aunt's daughter, so she is Arun's cousin.
1 January 2025 was a Wednesday. What day of the week was 1 January 2026?
- Wednesday
- Friday
- Tuesday
- Thursday
Answer and explanation
Answer: D (Thursday)
2025 is not a leap year, so it has 365 days, which is 52 weeks and 1 day. The same date a year later moves forward by one day: Thursday.
In a certain code, MANGO is written as NBOHP. How is APPLE written in that code?
- BQPMF
- ZOOKD
- BQQMF
- BRRNG
Answer and explanation
Answer: C (BQQMF)
Each letter moves one place forward in the alphabet (M→N, A→B, N→O, G→H, O→P). So A→B, P→Q, P→Q, L→M, E→F: BQQMF.
Of A, B and C, exactly one always lies and the other two always tell the truth. A says, 'B is the liar.' B says, 'C is the liar.' C says, 'A is telling the truth.' Who is the liar?
- A
- B
- C
- Cannot be determined
Answer and explanation
Answer: B (B)
If A lied, B and C would be truthful, but then B's claim makes C a liar too: two liars, which is not allowed. If C lied, A would be lying as well. If B lies, A's statement is true, C is truthful, and C's statement that A tells the truth holds. Only B works.
Reports this mock is modelled on
How to practise with this mock
- Set a 20-minute timer and attempt all 20 questions in any order, as SNAP has no sectional timer.
- Mark yourself as SNAP does: +1 for a correct answer and −0.25 for a wrong one.
- Note any question that took you more than a minute, even if you got it right.
- Read the explanation for every miss and log it by section, topic and reason.
- Then sit the 2024 mock, and practise a few ethics-style questions for the 2026 test.
SNAP 2026 changes the sections
SNAP 2026 is on 13, 19 and 26 December 2026. According to snaptest.org, it keeps 60 questions in 60 minutes but splits them differently: General English 10, Analytical & Logical Reasoning 20, Quantitative, DI & DS 20, and a new section, Ethics, Morality and Values, with 10. Past papers still cover 50 of the 60 questions. The course-of-action questions in recent papers are the closest practice for the ethics section.
Other years in this decade
FAQ
Is the official SNAP 2025 question paper available?
No. Symbiosis International (Deemed University) does not publish SNAP question papers or answer keys. Papers you find online are memory-based. This page has a labelled mock paper that follows the reported 2025 pattern.
When was SNAP 2025 held?
SNAP 2025 was held on three dates: 6, 14 and 20 December 2025. Candidates could sit more than one test, and the higher score counted.
What was the SNAP 2025 exam pattern?
The SNAP 2025 bulletin set 60 questions in 60 minutes: 15 in General English, 25 in Analytical and Logical Reasoning, and 20 in Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency. Each correct answer was worth 1 mark, and each wrong answer cost a quarter of a mark.
How hard was SNAP 2025?
Most analyses of Test 1 on 6 December rated it easy to moderate. Quant was the hardest section for most candidates. English had no reading comprehension, and Quant in Test 1 had no data interpretation or data sufficiency.
Is SNAP 2026 different from SNAP 2025?
Yes. snaptest.org lists four sections for SNAP 2026: General English (10), Analytical and Logical Reasoning (20), Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency (20), and a new Ethics, Morality and Values section (10). It is still 60 questions in 60 minutes, on 13, 19 and 26 December 2026.