What not to do in CAT? #PART 1
This is the first post in the series. CAT 2020 is approaching and there can be mixed feelings. You might be nervous as to how it’s gonna be that day or you might be a person who…
Read More »The 3 Basic Approaches to Reading – The Thorough Read
In the previous blogs in the series we discussed the two other approaches to Reading Comprehension in the CAT, both of which involved deep searching the answer in the specific, relevant portions of the passage. The final blog…
Read More »The 3 Basic Approaches to Reading – The Revisit
In the third instalment of our blog series on approaching Reading Comprehension Passages, we discuss the second approach i.e. the Mixed Approach of Revisit, an approach of coordination, harmony, conciliation, and synergy. The Revisit is the approach most…
Read More »The 3 Basic Approaches to Reading – Read Per Question
In the previous blogpost, we introduced you to the three basic choices of approaching the Reading section of the CAT. In this post, we shall discuss the first one of them in detail. Read per Question To…
Read More »The 3 Basic Approaches to Reading – Introduction
Reading is something that CAT aspirants often find unpalatable or even disruptive for an exam of its nature. One is acquainted with the rush of solving mathematical questions in a rush but here is an exam where you…
Read More »Micro Concept: Assumed Mean
When we say a number is +23 then we mean it is 23 more than 0. similarly, when we say a number is equal to -10 that means that number is 10 less than 0. So the standard…
Read More »Micro Concept: Constant Product (Percentage Change)
A lot of times, we come across a situation when the product of two quantities is the same across two situations. For example, you have 100 rupees to purchase coconuts. The price per coconut is 25 rupees so…
Read More »Micro Concept: Building Vocab through root word
The construct of the literature of a language begins with “letters”. When these letters are arranged in a proper sequence then make sense, these sequences are called words. The collection of all the words used in a language…
Read More »Micro Concept: Successive Percentage Change
“The process of changing an initial value more than once is called successive change. When these changes are represented in percentage changes then it is called successive percentage change.” A good moving from a producer to a customer…
Read More »Micro Concept: Percentage Change
According to investopedia.com website, “Percentage change is a simple mathematical concept that represents the degree of change over time.” There are two values involved here, initial and final. The formula of percentage change can be written as :…
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