CetKing BODMAS, you use this phrase to decide what order to do mathematical operations in: Brackets first (from inside to outside), then Exponents, then Multiplication and Division (left to right), then Addition and Subtraction (also left to right). BODMAS isn’t terribly fancy stuff. It’s just a useful little tool that helps us communicate clearly—it’s what tells … Read more
Consider these two sentences: The horse raced past the barn. The horse raced past the barn fell. Believe it or not, both sentences have good grammar. But one of them makes a lot more sense than the other one. Let’s break them down and understand why.In the first sentence, the subject is “the horse.” Then, … Read more
Category Questions Percentage Types of Questions Examples Inference-Based 35 48% Requires logical deduction, implied meaning, and critical analysis. Inference on a rich man’s troubles, Conclusion about responsible use of technology, Infer conclusions from a passage about breakfast habits, Analyze a passage about artificial intelligence and biology. Fact-Based 28 38% Directly derived from the passage, summary, … Read more
Do numbers scare you? Do you have nightmares about freakishly difficult sums? The kind where you have numbers chasing after you while you stand rooted to your spot in terror waiting for them to gobble you up? Is that the case? Do you take a look at the quant section of the current mock test … Read more
Some students aren’t satisfied with the score they receive the first time they take the competitive exams, so they make the decision to retake the test. Naturally, these students want to know how to improve their scores so they can perform well on the test the second time around. Let’s take a look at some … Read more
The first problem with using your ear alone is that while a good instinct for syntax and grammar is immensely helpful for writers, on the CAT, this instinct will often cause us to reject sentences that are technically correct but are specifically engineered to sound a little off. If you were a question-writer for the … Read more
Much of the Quant section involves calculations, and as calculators are not allowed, we need to be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers quickly and accurately. A surprising number of errors are made on easier problems simply because of computational error and, interestingly, many trap answers on the exam come from common errors made … Read more
It is CAT’s tendency to ask questions regarding the number properties of two two-digit numbers whose tens and units digits have been reversed. The biggest takeaways are: Anytime we add two two-digit numbers whose tens and units digits have been reversed, we will get a multiple of 11. Anytime we take the difference of two … Read more
Let’s look at some puzzles that require the use of a traditional weighing scale. When we put an object on this scale, it shows us the weight of the object. Puzzles involving a weighing scale can be quite tricky! Let’s take a look at a couple of examples: You have 10 bags with 1000 coins in … Read more
Since the last two years, on screen calculators have been provided in CAT. But there are other entrances where you are expected to do calculations on your own.If you go about it, a problem that’s going to require half a page of calculations,well, you are not going to want to do that problem. But on … Read more
