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Word Power

Administrator — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 13:11:28 +0000

livid : furiously angry,Blanched
Pillage : The act of stealing valuable things from a place
Inured : Accustomed,hardened
Skittish : Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Plethora : excess
Puny : Inferior in strength or significance
Perspicuity : clearness of expression
Gossamer : So thin as to transmit light
Sobriquet : cognomen,moniker,nickname
Frieze : An architectural ornament
Cupidity : Greed
Reverie : Absent-minded dreaming while awake

Words of the Day

Administrator — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 13:12:41 +0000

Genuflect : Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
Rococo : ornate,highly decorated
Immure : Imprison,
Skimp : Supply sparingly, with a meager allowance
Testy : Easily irritated or annoyed
Benighted : Overtake with darkness or night
Votary : Follower of a cult
Plangent : Loud and resounding
Soupcon : A slight but appreciable addition,suggestion
Maunder : Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
Gibbet : Expose to ridicule or public scorn

Schedule - Vamsi

Administrator — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 09:31:06 +0000

Schedule 01st August — 14th september
Filed under: General

Hello Frens…

To achieve Success in life you must master three mighty forces - desire, belief, and expectation – Quote from WINGS OF FIRE.

when there is no destination u tend to go abt in a round abt manner and end up at the same place…
so proper direction and plannin is required for us to succed in any thing..

so here i hav prepared a TIME TABLE for the nxt 45 days so that we can complete the whole material by september 15th.

SM100501 – Quantitative Ability -1.
SM100508 – Quantitative Ability -2.
SM100621 – Quantitative Ability Practice exercises.
SM100601 – Speed enhancement test.
SM100604 – Verbal Ability -1.
SM100623 – Verbal Ability Practice exercises.
SM100603 – Reading Comprehension.
SM100625 – Reading Comprehension Practice exercises.
V02 - English Grammar.
SM100602 – Data Sufficiency
SM100605 – Data interpretation.
SM100622 – Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency Practice exercises.
SM700506 – Reasoning -1.
SM100607 – Reasoning -2.
SM100624 – Reasoning Practice exercises.

And also the books SM100604 and V02 hav not been included here in the schedule.. whoever did not complete those books accomodate them in the free time or increase their work load.

In Addition to the things mentioned after every day.. 2 exercises of speed maths from SM100601 .. one in the early morning when u rise and one just before going to sleep..

Reading “The Hindu” Editorial is also a must.. it helps in GD/PI stage also..

August 1st
Verbal Ability — SM100623 Exercise – 1, 2.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -1 ( Simple Equations )

August 2nd
Verbal Ability –- SM100623 Exercise – 3, 4.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -1 ( Simple Equations )

August 3rd
Verbal Ability –- SM100623 Exercise – 5,6.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -2 ( ERPV)

August 4th
Verbal Ability –- SM100623 Exercise 7, 8.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -2 ( ERPV)

August 5th
Verbal Ability — SM100623 Exercise 9, 10.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -3 ( PPL )

August 6th
Verbal Ability –- SM100623 Exercise 11, 12.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -3 (PPL)

August 7th
Verbal Ability — SM100623 Exercise 13.
Quant — SM100501 Numbers Basics

August 8th
Verbal Ability –- SM100623 Revision Exercises 1-6.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -4 ( Numbers)

August 9th
Verbal Ability — SM100623 Revision Exercises 7-13.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -4 ( Numbers )

August 10th
RC — SM100603 Passages 1-5.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -5 ( Indices & surds )
SM100621 Exercise -5 (Indices & Surds )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 1 ( Direction sense )

August 11th
RC — SM100603 Passages 6-10.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -6 ( Logarithms )
SM100621 Exercise -6 ( Logarithms )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 2 ( Blood Relationships)

August 12th
RC — SM100603 Passages 11-15.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -7 (Averages &Mixtures )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 3( Number series )

August 13th
RC — SM100603 Passages 16-20.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -7 (Averages &Mixtures )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 4( Number Analogies )

August 14th
RC — SM100603 Passages 21-25.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -8 (Quadratic equations)
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 5( Letter series and analogies)

August 15th
RC — SM100603 Passages 26-30.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -8 (Quadratic Equations )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 6( Coding & Decoding )

August 16th
RC — SM100625 Exercise -1.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -9 (Progressions )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 7( Odd man out )

August 17th
RC — SM100625 Exercise -2.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -9 (Progressions )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 8, 9( Venn Diagrams )

August 18th
RC — SM100625 Exercise -3.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -10 (Simple Interest & Compound Interest )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 10( Clocks )

August 19th
RC — SM100625 Exercise -4.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -10 (Simple Interest & Compound Interest )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 11(Calendar )

August 20th
RC — SM100625 Exercise -5.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -11 (Time And work )
Reasoning — SM700506 Exercise 12( Symbols & Notations )

August 21st
Data Interpretation — SM100605 Exercise -1.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -11 (Time And work )
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 1(Deductions)
August 22nd
Data Interpretation — SM100605 Exercise -2.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -12 (Time And Distance )
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 2 ( Logical Connectives)

August 23rd
Data Interpretation — SM100605 Exercise -3.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -12 (Time And Distance )
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 3 ( Linear Sequencing )

August 24th
Data Interpretation — SM100605 Exercise -4.
Quant — SM100501 Geometry Basics
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 4 ( Double Line up)

August 25th
Data Interpretation — SM100605 Exercise -5.
Quant — SM100501 Exercise -13 (Geometry)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 5( Ordering and Sequncing)

August 26th
Data Interpretation — SM100605 Exercise -6.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -13 (Geometry)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 6( Selections)

August 27th
Data Interpretation — SM100605 Exercise -7.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -14 (Mensuration)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 7( Seating Arrangements)

August 28th
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -1.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -1 ( Permuations & Combinations)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 8 ( Routes / Networks )

August 29th
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -2.
Quant — SM100621 Exercise -15( Permuations & Combinations)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 9 ( Binary Logic )

August 30th
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -3.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -2 ( Probability)
SM100621 Exercise -16( Probability)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 10 ( Venn Diagrams )

August 31st
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -4.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -3 ( Inequalities & Modulus)
SM100621 Exercise -17 ( Inequalities & Modulus)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 11( Cubes )

September 1st
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -5.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -4 (Special Equations)
SM100621 Exercise -18 (Special Equations)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 12 ( Logical Reasoning )

September 2nd
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -6.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -5 ( Number Systems)
SM100621 Exercise -18 (Number Systems)
Reasoning — SM100607 Exercise 13

September 3rd
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -7.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -5 (Operator Based Questions)
SM100621 Exercise -19 (Operator Based Questions)
Reasoning — SM100624 Exercise 1.

September 4th
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -8.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -6 (Coordinate Geometry)
SM100621 Exercise -20 (Coordinate Geometry)
Reasoning — SM100624 Exercise 2.

September 5th
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -9.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -7 (Functions & Graphs)
SM100621 Exercise -20 (Functions & Graphs)
Reasoning — SM100624 Exercise 3.

September 6th
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -10.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -8 (Trigonometry)
SM100621 Exercise -21 (Trigonometry)
Reasoning — SM100624 Exercise 4.

September 7th
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -11.
Quant — SM100508 Exercise -9 ( Statistics )
SM100621 Exercise -22 ( Statistics )
Reasoning — SM100624 Exercise 5.

September 8th
Data Sufficiency — SM100602 Exercise -12.
Reasoning — SM100624 Exercise 6.

September 9th
Data Sufficiency — SM100622 Exercise -1
Data Interpretation — SM100622 Exercise -1
Reasoning — Exercise 7.

September 10th
Data Sufficiency — SM100622 Exercise -2
Data Interpretation — SM100622 Exercise -2
Reasoning — Exercise 8.

September 11th
Data Sufficiency — SM100622 Exercise -3
Data Interpretation — SM100622 Exercise -3
Reasoning — Exercise 9.

September 12th
Data Sufficiency — SM100622 Exercise -4
Data Interpretation — SM100622 Exercise -4
Reasoning — Exercise 10.

September 13th
Data Sufficiency — SM100622 Exercise -5
Data Interpretation — SM100622 Exercise -5

September 14th
Data Interpretation — SM100622 Exercise -6
— SM100622 Exercise -7

Cat Syllabus

Administrator — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:28:06 +0000

The BASIC Areas Covered in The CAT…

Verbal Ability
Quantitative Ability
Data Interpretation
Data Sufficiency
Reasoning
Reading Comprehension

Verbal Ability:

1. Synonyms
2. Antonyms
3. Foreign Expressions
4. Meaning from a sentence
5. Choose The Odd man out
6. Idioms and Phrases
7. Correct Usage of prepositions
8. Two blanks in a sentence
9. Sentence Correction
10. Writing a Paragraph in a concise manner
11. Parajumbles
12. Concise way of expressing a idea
13. Analogies
14. Contextual usages
15. Fill in the blanks in a paragraph
16. Wrong usages of words
17. Match the meaning to the usage.

Quantitative Ability:

1. Simple Equations
2. Ratio- Proportion – Variation
3. Percentage Profit & Loss – partnerships
4. Numbers
5. Indices – surds
6. Logarithms
7. Averages Mixtures & Allegations
8. Quadratic Equations
9. Progressions
10. Simple Interest Compound Interest Annuities
11. Time and work
12. Time and distance
13. Geometry
14. Mensuration
15. Permutations and Combinations
16. Probability
17. Inequalities and Modulus
18. Special Equations
19. Number Systems
20. Operator Based Questions
21. Co-ordinate Geometry
22. Functions and graphs
23. Trigonometry
24. Statistics

Reasoning

1. Direction sense
2. Blood Relationships
3. Number series
4. Number Analogies
5. Letter Series and letter Analogies
6. Coding Decoding
7. Odd man out relationships
8. Venn Diagrams
9. Clocks
10. Calendar
11. Symbols and Notation
12. Deductions
13. Logical Connectives
14. Linear Sequencing
15. Double Line-up
16. Ordering and Sequencing
17. Selections
18. Seating Arrangement
19. Routes/ Networks
20. Binary Logic
21. Cubes
22. Logical reasoning

Data Interpretation:

1. Data Tables
2. Pie Charts
3. 2-D graphs
4. Bar Charts
5. 3-D Graphs
6. Venn Diagrams
7. Geometrical Diagrams
8. Pert Charts
9. Others

Verbal-1 PT

Administrator — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:40:47 +0000

INCONTINENT - Not having control over urination and defecation
TENUOUS - Having little substance or significance,thin
BLAND - Lacking taste or flavor or tang
INVEIGH - Complain bitterly
SUPERCILIOUS - Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
PRIM - Affectedly dainty or refined
SATIRIC - Exposing human folly to ridicule
EULOGY - A formal expression of praise
INSULAR - Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
RETICENT - Temperamentally disinclined to talk
ELEGY - A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
RENEGADE - Someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
CRAVEN - An abject coward
RAVAGE - Devastate or ravage
CONCILIATORY - Overcoming animosity or hostility

Words - Letter U & V

Administrator — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 06:59:08 +0000

Ungainly : awkward
Unsullied : untarnished
Unwitting : unintentional; not knowing
Unwonted : unaccustomed
Unequivocal : plain; obvious; unmistakable
Unobtrusive : inconspicuous; not blatant
Vagabond : wanderer; tramp
Vagrant : a homeless wanderer
Valedictory : pertaining to farewell
Vantage : position giving an advantage
Vapid : insipid; insane
Vaunted : boasted; bragged; highly publicized
Verdant : Fruitful
Venal : Capable of being bribed
Venerate : Fear, Reverence
Vicarious : Experienced at secondhand
Vertigo : dizziness
Verity : Conformity to reality or actuality
Virile : Characterized by energy and vigor,manly
Venal : Capable of being corrupted
Verve : An energetic style
Vernal : Of or characteristic of or occurring in spring
venerate : Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

Aimcat 2

Administrator — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:23:24 +0000

1. For questions on progressions or any sequence having an index ‘n’ called the term, subsitute the value of n(term) and verify it with the choices. This will give definite result in short time.
2. Logic of venn diagram must be understood completely
3. The options in a DS question can be jumbled up, so before marking see the choices.
4. Always try attempting questions on trigonometry,geometry and time speed distance.
5. Formula for inradius, circumradius etc must be memorised by heart.
6. If possible draw a rough graph for function based que, especially for the no of solutions type questions.

Aimcat 1

Administrator — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:17:13 +0000

1. to get the last ‘N’ digits of a number ‘M’ in base ‘B’we have to simply divide the the number ‘M’ by B^N,
eg: Last 2 digits of a number 16427 (M) in base 10 (B) is obtained by dividing 16427 by 10^2.
2. Average whether taken for 2 objects at a time, or 3 at a time or any number of objects at a time comes out to be the same.
3. In fill up the blanks type quetions,tone of the passage must be given importance. Also see the context being talked about, if its +ve or -ve then the blank can contain +ve or -ve words accordingly.
4. In fill up the blanks type quetions,see whether the subject is singular or plural and then choose the correct option.
eg: most of us like to think we are rational being - incorrect
most of us like to think we are rational beings - correct
5. Any case can be dismissed on ‘Grounds of’ and not ‘Ground of’ lack of evidence.

Aimcat 1

Administrator — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:04:28 +0000

1. calculation mistake in finding out the 3rd last digit of the product of factorial of 1st 7 natural numbers.
2. No problems attempted on speed time & distance. This section must be attempted.
3. Need to work more on parajumbles
4. Time division a problem
5. try to read all the questions
6. Passages are a scoring area, try maximising the score in that
7. DI needs more attention, avoid simple calculation mistakes.
8. Need to improve the accuracy, and also the attempts.

Quant Basics.

Administrator — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:42:43 +0000

1. The sum of the internal angles of a polygon of n sides is ” (n - 2)* 180″ degrees.
2. Total no of diagonals of a polygon of n sides is ‘nC2 - n’ = n(n-3)/2.
3. Product of r consecutive integers is always divisible by r!.
4. Any no (other than 1) can be expressed in the form of 3k-1,3K or 3k+1.
5. Area of a triangle = 1/2*a*b*sin(x) (a,b are the sides and x the included angle).
6. Any no in the no system is of the form 7K,7k-1,7K+1,7k-2,7K+2,7k-3,7K+3.
7. After 5^4 the remainder left when 5^n is divided by 1000 is 125 when n is odd and 625 when n is even.
8. Relative speed of the hands of a clock = 55 spaces/hr = 5.5 degree/min.
9. In a pie chart 1% = 3.6 degree, 1 degree = 2.78%.