Sample Verbal Questions

Direction for next 3 Questions: Fill in the blanks with one of the choices provided below.

1. ____ a business is all about proper decision making.
a. Finishing
b. Catching
c. Running
d. Laundering
e. Hunting

2. Any business calls for two ____ functions.
a. critical
b. rudimentary
c. innate
d. None of these
e. explosive

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Math Questions

Direction for next 3 Questions: Answer the Questions on the basis of the text given below.

There are 3 bottles and a jug. The bottles each have a capacity of 5 liters but are partially filled with water. The jug also has some water in it. The sum of the water in the jug and water in the first bottle is half of the total jug capacity. When the first bottle and third bottle are emptied into the jug, it contains 6 liters of water. When the second and the third bottle are emptied into the jug, it contains 7 liters of water. When all the bottles are poured into the jug, it’s filled to its capacity. The first and second bottles contain a total of 7 liters.

1. What percentage of total capacity of the bottles is filled with water?
a) 20% – 40%
b) 40% – 60%
c) 60% – 80%
d) 30% – 50%

2. What is the capacity of the jug? (In liters)
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10

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Data Sufficiency Questions

Directions for next 4 questions: In each question there are two statements: A and B.

Choose [a] if the question can be answered by one of the statements alone but not by the other.
Choose [b] if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Choose [c] if the question can be answered by using both the statements together but cannot be answered using either statement alone.
Choose [d] if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements A and B.
Choose [e] if the question can be answered by using either statement alone but not using both.

1. F and M are father and mother of S, respectively. S has four uncles and three aunts. F has two siblings. The siblings of F and M are unmarried. How many brothers does M have?
A. F has two brothers.
B. M has five siblings.

2. A game consists of tossing a coin successively. There is an entry fee of Rs. 10 and an additional fee of Re. 1 for each toss of the coin. The game is considered to have ended normally when the coin turns heads on two consecutive throws. In this case the player is paid Rs. 100. Alternatively, The Princeton Review CAT sample paper 24 the player can choose to terminate the game prematurely after any of the tosses. Ram has incurred a loss of Rs 50 by playing this game. How many times did he toss the coin?
A. The game ended normally.
B. The total number of tails obtained in the game was 138.

3. Each packet of SOAP costs Rs 10. Inside each packet is a gift coupon labeled with one of the letters S, O, A, and P. If a customer submits four such coupons that make up the word SOAP, the customer gets a free SOAP packet. Ms. X kept buying packet after packet of SOAP till she could get one set of coupons that formed the word SOAP. How many coupons with label P did she get in the above process?
A. The last label obtained by her was S and the total amount spent was Rs 210.
B. The total number of vowels obtained was 18.

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Reasoning ability questions

Directions for next 4 questions: Answers the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Coach John sat with the score cards of Indian players from the 3 games in a one-day cricket tournament where the same set of players played for India and all the major batsmen got out. John summarized the batting performance through three diagrams, one for each game. In each diagram, the three outer triangles communicate the number of runs scored by the three top scorers from India, where K, R, S, V, and Y represent Kaif, Rahul, Saurav, Virender, and Yuvraj respectively. The middle triangle in each diagram denotes the percentage of total score that was scored by the top three Indian scorers in that game. No two players score the same number of runs in the same game. John also calculated two batting indices for each player based on his scores in the tournament; the R-index of a batsman is the difference between his highest and lowest scores in the 3 games while the M-index is the middle number, if his scores are arranged in a non-increasing order.

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1. How many players among those listed definitely scored less than Yuvraj in the tournament?
a.0
b.1
c.2
d. More than 2
e. none

2. Which of the players had the best M-index from the tournament?
a.Rahu1
b.Saurav
c.Virender
d. Yuvraj
e. Cannot be determined.

3. For how many Indian players is it possible to calculate the exact M-index?
a.0
b.1
c. 2
d. More than 2
e. Cannot be determined

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Importance of fast calculation for competitive examinations

This is the era of competition and to succeed in the competition you need to fire up and keep yourself up-to-date with the fast moving world. The internet is a real boon to all the students and competitive examination takers. All the data and any sort of help that you wanted is just a click away. Many mathematics gurus have extended their helping hand to students and share their ideas over the internet these days. Nowadays if you are thinking to appear for CAT, MAT or even your campus interviews you have to appear for an aptitude round which tests your mathematical skills.

Why is speedy mathematics required?

1. Time is the most crucial factor. The person who can calculate quickly and accurately wins the match. Mental mathematics saves much of your time. Mental mathematics techniques like Vedic Mathematics, Trachtenberg method, etc. are 10-15 times faster than the conventional way of solving. Vedic mathematics is a very good option to train yourself in quick calculations.

You might have seen QuickerMaths.com. It is an initiative of Vineet Patwari, (the owner of FireUp) who has used all his love for this subject to make this website. You too can follow this link Quicker Maths and help yourself to learn quicker methods to solve mathematical problems.

2. It is an easy way to do away with your math-phobia and to teach students mathematics simply and easily.
3) It sharpens your brain.
4) It enhances your concentration, speed, accuracy and memory.
5) Speed Maths or Vedic Maths is very simple to apply and the tricks are very simple to remember also.
6) It boosts your confidence and makes you acquire a love for this wonderful subject.

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Verbal Ability Questions

Directions for next 3 Questions: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1.

A. In the west, Allied Forces had fought their way through southern Italy as far as Rome.
B. In June 1944 Germany’s military position in World War Two appeared hopeless.
C. In Britain, the task of amassing the men and materials for the liberation of northern Europe had been completed.
D. The Red Army was poised to drive the Nazis back through Poland.
E. The situation on the eastern front was catastrophic.
a. EDACB
b. BEDAC
c. BDECA
d. CEDAB
e. ABCDE

2.
A. He felt justified in bypassing Congress altogether on a variety of moves.
B. At times he was fighting the entire Congress.
C. Bush felt he had a mission to restore power to the presidency.
D. Bush was not fighting just the democrats.
E. Representative democracy is a messy business, and a CEO of the White House does not like a legislature of second guessers and time wasters.
a. CAEDB
b. DBAEC
c. CEADB
d. ECDBA
e. ABCDE

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Why reading is a good habit?

Many of us love to read and can read anything and everything may it be newspaper or a bag made out of newspaper. I have many friends who love reading T-shirt quotations. On the other hand some don’t like to read as much as others may be it reminds them of their school days. Whatever may be the reason of their behavior; they still need to overcome this problem and put in some effort in reading.

The benefits of reading

1. Reading exercises your brain- Are you shocked? Yes, our brain cells also need exercise just as much our muscle cells do. Reading helps to engage our brain cells and this makes you sharper and smarter. Our brain cells try to paint an image of the things that we read. Reading is a better exercise than watching a movie! You are awestruck. Yes, it’s true.
2. Reading improves our vocabulary and language skills as well – A person who is an avid reader has a much better language skill compared to a person who is not into so much of reading. The reason is simple. Books and other study materials make us aware of the use of language and also improve our vocabulary. It’s the easiest way to improve your vocabulary. If you are a regular reader you will come across various writing styles and usage of words. It will surely reflect in your writing and verbal communication as well. Keep reading books and other materials, give yourself variety and your vocabulary is sure to improve.
3. Acquiring knowledge – Yes my friend, reading opens a whole new world for us. It answers our queries, makes us aware of the unknown and satisfies our inquisitiveness. Reading does it all. Books enlighten us and you can become knowledgeable every time you encounter a new piece of information. There are millions of books and millions of diverse subjects in the world. Whatever you want to know in the world books answer all your queries.
4. Reading increases attention and concentration. Reading a novel takes quite an amount of time and at times we become so engrossed in it that we forget the world around us. Such is the passion for reading. Reading helps build concentration and increases the attention span too.
5. Reading entertains us. Reading is more entertaining than watching a TV show. Many of the passionate readers will surely agree with me. Just imagine the first time you had read the Cinderella story for the first time as a kid. I can bet you loved reading it. It was very entertaining. So I can assure you reading entertains you thoroughly.
6. Reading makes us more creative. Reading enhances our power to think and helps us increase our imagination. It makes us very creative and helps make innovations. I get so many ideas about paintings from the description of the various things I read in books. It really helps me think bigger and brighter.

Reading reduces stress. After a stressful day reading a motivational story may help you unwind in a better way. It may really boost your enthusiasm to even work harder the next day.

Some good books to read are mentioned below.

Many of the readers may want suggestions about some good books to read. You may find the following books quite interesting.

1. How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie
2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
3. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
4. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
5. Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish by Rashmi Bansal
6. The white Tiger by Aravind Adiga
7. My Experiment with Truth by M.K.Gandhi

I have linked each book with their flipkart page, so that you can read more about them. Also read the reviews.

For fun reading you can try these two books

1. 2 states – the story of my life by chetan bhagat
2. Five point someone by Chetan bhagat
3. The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi
4. Chanakya’s Chant by Ashwin Sanghi

The list of books to read is endless. Hope you enjoy these books. If you are planning to do an MBA in near future, you must read few suggested books to read before going for mba.

Happy reading!!

How to improve your vocabulary?

Very often we find the people around us have a real good knowledge of English and we feel shy and unsure about our English vocabulary. Believe me many people I know have faced it at some point in time. The solution to such a problem is to improve your English vocabulary. It’s not something like rocket science that you can’t understand. If you have the desire, it’s not very difficult to improve your vocabulary. From my own experience and my observation, I am suggesting few tips to improve your vocabulary. Start following these tips and within few days you will be start realizing the change in yourself. I am sure that will also boost up your confidence and score in competitive examinations like CAT

Tips to improve your vocabulary

1. Make a habit of learning 1 new word each day. Your habit to learn new words will take you a long way. Believe me. You may think where I shall get a new word each day. I have a solution for you – FireUp Free SMS Service. Just click onto this link and register yourself and you shall receive a new word with it’s meaning and usage each day on your mobile number. It’s anytime anywhere learning. Make a habit of learning a new word each day and try using them in your daily life. Try to use them in your written and oral communications.

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Profit and Loss Questions

1. A shopkeeper sells one transistor for Rs. 840 at a gain of 20% and another for Rs. 960 at a loss of 4%. His total gain or loss percent is:
a. 5 15/17% Loss
b. 5 15/17% Gain
c. 6 2/3% Gain
d. None of these

2. On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:
a. Rs. 45
b. Rs. 50
c. Rs. 55
d. Rs. 60

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Quantitative Ability Questions

Directions for next 3  questions: Answer the quantitative ability questions on the basis of the information given below.

Consider a cylinder of height n cms and radius 3/π cms. A string of width h cms, when would around the cylinder without keeping any space between two turns, covers the lateral surface of the cylinder completely.

1. What is the required length of the string?
a. 6n/h cms
b. 12h/c cms
c. 36n/h cms
d. 6n cms

2. The same string is wound on the exterior four walls of a cube, making eqully spaced 6 turns starting from point A and ending at point B exactly above A. If ‘a’ is the side of the cube then find the relation between a and n. (Let h = 1 in the above question and neglect it in this question)
a. a = 3/2√n
b. a = 1/4n
c. n = √3/2a²
d. a = 1/2n²

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