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Stay tuned for all new MBA Fever website with new contents for MBA 2009 (CAT, GMAT, etc.)

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This year (CAT 2007) around 2.3 lakh students appeared for CAT, nine out of these 2.3lk students managed to get a hundred percentile.Incidentally, last year (CAT 2006) also 9 students managed to get a 100%ile, but out of 1.91 lakh students.The CAT gets tougher, except for the few super-brainers! who manage to score a whopping 100! These 100 percentilers are in their early twenties.Meet the 100

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Hello Friends,Now-a-days I am little busy so lately I was not able to update the blog, we are looking for contributors for MBA Fever blog, if you can write for us drop me a line at mbafever@gmail.com.Regards,Tejas.

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Are you still reading the other newspaper in town? Did you know that the Daily Bugle is owned by an out-of-town business syndicate that couldn't care less about the people of Gotham City? Read the Daily Clarion, the only real voice of the people of Gotham City!Which of the following most directly refutes the argument raised in the advertisement above?(A) Over half of the advertising revenues of

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Direction: The passage is followed by questions based on its content. After reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question.Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter,

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All New Table Of Contents. This new TOC will be implemented soon for 2007 entrance tests preparation. Section I - Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic & Algebra Numbers Number System Classification of Numbers Properties of Numbers Base System & Base Conversion Absolute Value Basic Arithmetic Operations VBODMAS Rule Symbol Based Problems Divisibility Test HCF & LCM HCF & LCM of

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3 sections75 Questions300 MarksPost Rants!

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Thank you, faculty, families and friends, and thank you Class of 2006 for your welcome and for your kind invitation to give this year's class day address. I want to join in the chorus of congratulations to the Class of 2006. This is a day to bask in praise. You've earned it. You have succeeded in a demanding course of instruction. Life seems full of promise, as is always the case when a passage

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As one who has always believed that truth is our nation's surest weapon in the propaganda war against our foes, I am distressed by reports of "disinformation" campaigns by American intelligence agents in Western Europe. In a disinformation campaign, untruths are disseminated through gullible local journalists in order to damage the interests of our enemies and protect our own. Those who defend

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Studies of fatal automobile accidents reveal that, in the majority of cases in which one occupant of an automobile is killed while another survives, it is the passenger, not the driver, who is killed. It is ironic that the innocent passenger should suffer for the driver's carelessness, while the driver often suffers only minor injuries or none at all.Which of the following is an assumption

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Thank you very much. Thanks. Thank you. Who else but a Yale student would describe hosting a reality show as expanding my journalistic capabilities. I love that, love that. Yeah. Were it only true.Members of the Class of 2006, friends, faculty, parents, members of the Taliban: Thank you very much. [Cheers and applause.] What? What? Oh, come on. Come on. What are you going to do, bury me up to my

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I recently read one dreadful story..For Shweta Futane, life has been harsh. A wife at 18, she lost her two-month-old son Mayank to malaria in May. Now at 19, she is a widow. Yogesh, her caring, hard-working, and ambitious husband of two years, died in the July 11 train blasts. These days, even their 200 sq feet room at Vinayak Nagar chawl in Teen Dongri in Goregaon seems empty.A frail Shweta

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Before it was Dubbawalla's of Mumbai, now its Laloo Prasad Yadav of Bihar. Laloo will lecture IIM-A students about the turnaround of the Indian Railways.After inviting Union Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav to deliver a lecture about the turnaround saga of the loss-making Indian Railways, IIM-Ahmedabad, one of Asia's best B-schools, has now sent an invitation to Kumar to address participants

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Following is the transcript of the address given by Indra Nooyi, president and CFO of PepsiCo, at the Columbia University Business School graduation ceremonies on May 15.Good evening, everyone.Dean Hubbard, distinguished faculty, honored graduates, relieved parents, family, and friends, it's a distinct pleasure to be in New York City this evening to celebrate the biggest milestone to date in the

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acridadj. sharp; bitterly pungentThe acrid odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired.acrimoniousadj. stinging, causticHis tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience.actuarialadj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statisticsAccording to recent actuarial tables, life expectancy is greater today than it was a century ago.actuatev. [actuated;

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accolade n. award of meritIn Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.accordn. [accords] agreementShe was in complete accord with the verdict.accostv. [accosted; accosted; accosting] approach and speak first to a personWhen the two young men accosted me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.accoutrev. equipThe fisherman was accoutred with the best that the sporting

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List of UTI Bank Branches/ Head Post Offices handling Sale of CAT BulletinsState UTI Bank Branch/ Head Post Office (HPO)Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Main (Begumpet Road)Secunderabad (Rashtrapati House)Kakinada (Subhash Road)Kurnool ( Railway Station Road)Chittoor (Prakasam High Road)Vijaywada (Rajagopalachari Street)Vishakapatnam (Dwaraka Nagar)Warangal (Station Road)Arunachal Pradesh Head Post

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The Noun: As we have seen earlier, a noun is a word that refers to a name of the person, place, animal or thing. The word thing is used to mean anything that we can think of.Kinds of Noun:Proper Nouns: The name of some particular person, place or thing is a proper noun. (Ram is from India. Ashoka was a great king.) Here Ram and Ashka are a proper noun.Common Nouns: The name given to every person

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Parts of Speech - Words are divided into different kinds or classes, called Parts of Speech, according to their use.Noun - A word used as the name of a person, animal, place, or thing. (Akbar was a great King.)Pronoun - A word used instead of a noun. (He was a great King.)Adjective - A word used to say something more about a noun or a pronoun. (Akbar was a great King.)Verb - A word used to denote

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We all have learned English in school, at least many of us, it's a continuous process. But most of us, that includes me, have forgotten the basics or need to brush up with the basics. Also the English tested in competitive exams is far more than just elements of grammar or vocabulary, its focus is on reasoning and contextual usage. For the sake of completeness I will start with the basics, if you

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Passage:How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much

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Passage:The fossil remains of the first flying vertebrates, the pterosaurs, have intrigued paleontologists for more than two centuries. How such large creatures, which weighed in some cases as much as a piloted hang-glider and had wingspans from 8 to 12 meters, solved the problems of powered flight, and exactly what these creatures were-reptiles or birds-are among the questions scientists have

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A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago.(A) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago(B) and make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years

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A Labor Department study states that the numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase in the past decade and accounted for more than sixty-two percent of the total growth in the civilian work force.(A) numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase(B) numbers of women employed outside the home grew more

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A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.(A) believed to be(B) and that is believed to be(C) and it is believed to have been(D) which was, it is believed,(E) which is believed to beNote: Post your answer along with an explanation if required.

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A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing(D) to be able,

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A fire in an enclosed space burns with the aid of reflected radiation that preheats the fuel, making ignition much easier and flames spreading more quickly.(A) flames spreading(B) flame spreads(C) flames are caused to spread(D) causing flames to spread(E) causing spreading of the flamesNote: Post your answer along with an explanation if required. Highlight this note to check your answer. Answer: D

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Dear Applicant:Thank you for your application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you a position in our local government office for the summer. As you know, funding for summer jobs is limited, and it is impossible for us to offer jobs to all those who want them. Consequently, we are forced to reject many highly qualified applicants.Which of the following can be inferred from the letter?(A) The

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If A, then B.If B, then C.If C, then D.If all of the statements above are true, which of the following must also be true?(A) If D, then A.(B) If not B, then not C.(C) If not D, then not A.(D) If D, then E.(E) If not A, then not D.Note: Post your answer along with an explanation if required. Highlight this note to check your answer. Answer: C

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A law requiring companies to offer employees unpaid time off to care for their children will harm the economic competitiveness of our nation's businesses. Companies must be free to set their own employment policies without mandated parental-leave regulations.Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion of the argument above?(A) A parental-leave law will serve to

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Passage:No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes that the upper mantle of the earth behaves as a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and that differences in temperature under oceans and continents are sufficient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising

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Johnson is on firm ground when he asserts that the early editors of Dickinson's poetry often distorted her intentions. Yet Johnson's own, more faithful, text is still guilty of its own forms of distortion. To standardize Dickinson's often indecipherable handwritten punctuation by the use of the dash is to render permanent a casual mode of poetic phrasing that Dickinson surely never expected to

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At one time, European and Japanese companies tried to imitate their American rivals. Today, American appliance manufacturers import European scientists to lead their research staffs; American automakers design cars that mimic the styling of German, Italian, and French imports; and American electronics firms boast in their advertising of "Japanese-style" devotion to quality and reliability. In the

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A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him(C) that

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As part of our program to halt the influx of illegal immigrants, the administration is proposing the creation of a national identity card. The card would be available only to U.S. citizens and to registered aliens, and all persons would be required to produce the card before they could be given a job. Of course, such a system holds the potential, however slight, for the abuse of civil liberties.

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A common disability in test pilots is hearing impairment, a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time.(A) a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time(B) a consequence from sitting for long periods of time too near to large jet engines(C) a consequence which resulted from sitting too close to large jet engines for long

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Passage:Woodrow Wilson was referring to the liberal idea of the economic market when he said that the free enterprise system is the most efficient economic system. Maximum freedom means maximum productiveness; our "openness" is to be the measure of our stability. Fascination with this ideal has made Americans defy the "Old World" categories of settled possessiveness versus unsettling deprivation,

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Which of the following best completes the passage below?One tax-reform proposal that has gained increasing support in recent years is the flat tax, which would impose a uniform tax rate on incomes at every level. Opponents of the flat tax say that a progressive tax system, which levies a higher rate of taxes on higher-income taxpayers, is fairer, placing the greater burden on those better able to

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Mr. Janeck: I don't believe Stevenson will win the election for governor. Few voters are willing to elect a businessman with no political experience to such a responsible public office.Ms. Siuzdak: You're wrong. The experience of running a major corporation is a valuable preparation for the task of running a state government.Ms. Siuzdak's response shows that she has interpreted Mr. Janeck's

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Passage:Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics, and other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are

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A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770's, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.(A) it was only the second published by an American woman(B) it was only the second that an American woman published(C) the second one only published by an American woman(D) the second one only that an American woman

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A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump(D) reduced the amount

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A "calendar stick" carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation.(A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them(B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and

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NumbersNumber System Classification of Numbers Properties of Numbers Base System & Base Conversion Absolute Value Basic Arithmetic Operations VBODMAS Rule Symbol Based Problems  Divisibility TestHCF & LCM HCF & LCM of Integers HCF & LCM of Fractions & Decimal numbers  Surds and IndicesSquare numbers Square roots & Cube roots Laws of Indices Rule of cyclicity Laws of surds  AveragesTypes of

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Of course 1 != 0, spot the error. let x = y and x² = xy now subtracting y² from both sides, we get x² - y² = xy - y² (x + y)(x - y) = y(x - y) hence x + y = y Also, x = y then 2y = y 2 = 1 now subtracting 1 from both sides 1 = 0

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Previously we saw how to find out HCF, now lets look into LCM.I assume the concepts of factors and multiples would be clear till now, if not, don't blame me for it ;), go through my previous posts, I am a bad bad teacher.Least Common Multiple (LCM): What are the factors of 10? 2 & 5, correct. What if I ask you about a number which is divisible by both 2 and 5, what will be your answer? 10,

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Surreal, not Saral Income tax lawyers can rejoice. Government has just made filing tax returns considerably more complicated. Instead of the earlier one-page Saral form, the IT department is set to introduce Form 2F. The latter is a four-page form and promises to make life far more complicated for salaried taxpayers. They will now have to provide a slew of details, including household expenses,

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abstract adj. [more abstract; most abstract] theoretical; not concreteTo him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.abusiveadj. coarsely insulting; physically harmfulAn abusive parent damages a child both mentally and physically.abutv. [abutted; abutted; abutting] border upon; adjoinWhere our estates abut, we must build a fence.abysmaladj. bottomlessHis arrogance is exceeded

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ablutionn. washingHis daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."abnegationn. renunciation; self-sacrificeThough Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king; their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.abominatev. [abominated; abominated; abominating] loathe; hateMoses

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abasev. [abased; abased; abasing] lower; degradeAnna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.abashv. [abashed; abashed; abashing] embarrassHe was not at all abashed by her open admiration.abatev. [abated; abated; abating] subside or moderateRather than leaving immediately, they waited for the

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The twist on quota issue, SC steps in. The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre questioning the basis on which a policy decision to implement 20 per cent reservation was taken. The Bench while issuing notices to the concerned ministries asked them to explain the modalities to be adopted for the implementation of the policy. The court sought the response from the government on how

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Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to the Devil's Advocate. As the debate over the reservations for the OBCs divides the country, we ask: What are the government's real intentions? That is the critical questions that I shall put today in an exclusive interview to the Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh. Karan Thapar:Most of the people would accept that steps are necessary to help

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As every New Year approaches, many of us are doing the usual…thinking, "This year will be different. I'm going to change…(fill in the blanks)…my work habits, my attitudes. I'll lose those pounds; I'll make that difficult choice that's long overdue." We re-make these resolutions throughout the year. But will really follow through until the goals are accomplished? Or will this new "determination"

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Aspirants for the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) need to mark November 19 as their date with CAT, the common name for Common Admission Test for entry into the six prestigious management schools. CAT 2006 will be held on November 19 and the final results of the admission for the next academic session, for which the CAT exam was held last November, will be announced on Wednesday, the IIM

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A Little Fable by Franz Kafka "Alas," said the mouse, "the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already, and there in the corner stands the trap that I must run into." "

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Now that we are familiar with basics let us move on, not that we won't look into basics again, for time being. Since our study is progressing and in a progressive manner, next thing to know would be HCF and LCM, at this point of time. Factors: We have covered factors in previous posts. Let us refresh. Suppose x and y are two integers, if x divides y completely, means the remainder is zero, then

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IIM professors threaten to leave if Quota implemented. IIM professors suggest 3-year MBA for Quota students. Quota students entrance preparation should be sponsored by govt. Source: Economic Times

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The 70's was about big-side-locks, large-collars, huge-glares, the movie focused mainly on household stories, a worried father, a loving-caring mother, a job-less son, a soon-to-be-married daughter and a girl next-door. The story usually revolved around the son and the girl next-door, they fall in love, dance around the trees. Generally in between the song-and-dance-sequences,

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May - June - July: Cover all the basics August: Sectional Test September - October: Full Length Tests.

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Post your feedbacks, comments, any suggestions, I need your feedbacks. You can even mail me at mbafever@gmail.com or just post your comments here. Guys, Tell me how did you like the site, do you want any changes? What more should I post? What is lacking that you would like to have on this site? Design issues? Angry on your boss? Upset about something? Many other reasons you can write me for

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Ever wondered whether 1 is prime or not? or why 0! = 1 or 2^0 = 1?Journey to the abyss: Lets see why 0! = 1.Long long ago, when zero was not invented, life was hectic. People were confused about the quantity "nothingness" in maths. Then a brilliant chap known as Aryabhatta discovered 0. Life became relatively peaceful. But people were still confused of how 0 can be placed in current number system

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Problems are based on what we learned in topics under Arithmetic - Addition, Subtraction, Division and Multiplication. Problems: Q1) For a number to be divisible by 77 it should be: a) Divisible by 7. b) Divisible by 7 and 22. c) Divisible by 7 and 11. d) None of the above. Q2) On dividing 5678 by 22, what is the quotient, divisor, dividend and the remainder? Q3) A123 is exactly divisible by

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Now that we have seen Addition, Subtraction and Division, let us also learn easier methods to multiply numbers.Multiplication - Criss-cross method: Example 1) Suppose you want to multiply 18 x 19.Step 1) Multiply the right hand digits i.e 8 x 9 = 72, write down the 2 and carry 7Step 2) Cross multiply the digits as shown in figure and sum them, and add the carry, i.e. (9 x 1) + (8 x 1) + 7 = 24,

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Few days earlier, before he was shot, I and my brother were wondering why Pramod Mahajan doesn't come into media or news now a days, after few days when I returned home, my brother told me Pramod Mahajan got shot by his brother, it as a shock to me, we always assumed he is going to be the future Prime Minister of India. After learning that he is no more, I am in grief. He was recently quoted

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She was crossing the street, moving like an angle, her movements had a rhythm; I was following her. She was lovely, slim figure, large green-blue eyes, and lovely heart shape face. She wore a red outfit, looked calm, and seemed fearless. Suddenly there was this big noise, like there was an explosion, a bomb. The sound was terrifying, earsplitting. She covered her ears, closed her eyes tightly,

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Test your knowledge Problems are based on the basics which we have covered in number system. Try to solve the questions first and then look at the answers. If you have any doubts refer to Basics 1 and Basics 2 of Number System. Questions: Q1) 8 odd natural numbers add up to a total of 77. Which one is true? a) One of the number has to be 1. b) One of the number has to be 3. c) One of the

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Suppose you want to find if the number 9475724 is divisible by 4, what will you do? Will you divide the whole number and check if it is divisible or not? If yes, then wait, there are aesthetic methods to do so. Divisibility tests: 2: If the units place of the number is even, the number is divisible by 2, e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0. 3: If the sum total of digits of the number is divisible by 3

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Previously we worked on how to easily add large numbers, but what if numbers are to be subtracted? Same method won't work. We have to make minor modifications in our method for that. Actually its quite simple, lets sharpen our pencils and get ready for fun. Say you want to add and subtract few numbers at same time, suppose 8565 - 329 + 952. We start from units place, same as in Addition method

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Q) Why do we need to look into Arithmetic? A) Of course we don't need to look into addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, if you are good with it. But theres nothing wrong in learning few tricks, we don't need to learn Vedic Maths, just few tricks to calculate faster. After all, its all about speed and accuracy, honey. Take off! First of all, one needs to be quick in adding

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Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic & Algebra Number System - Basics 1, Basics 2, Problem Set 1 Arithmetic - Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication, Problem Set 1 HCF & LCM - HCF, LCM, Problem Set 1 Fractions Surds and Indices Algebra - Basics 1 Algebraic formula and their applications Symbol Based Problems Percentages Simple & Compound Interest Simple Equations Linear

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A Refresher, Indian Beauty

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All the IIMs imposed a 50% cut-off marks criterion at the graduation level.IIMs want to make CAT a two-tier exam for cutting down on the number of aspirants who take the final test The 50% cut-off marks criterion will shed at least 20,000 candidates Less candidates means less revenue as IIMs lose Rs 2 crore a year due to the cutoff marks bar.Further Reading:CAT wants to shed weightIIMs fix 50 %

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Previously we saw classification of numbers, we can further classify natural numbers (from 1 to infinity) as Prime and Composite. Factor: Let x and y be two integers, if x divides y completely, means the remainder is zero, then we can say that x is a factor of y. Example, 6 and 3, where 3 divides 6 completely, hence 3 is a factor of 6. What are the other factors of 6? Find out. Multiple: In

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Prehistoric men didn't had any method to count quantities, as someone said "Necessity is Mother of invention", holds true for this, they slowly evolved a method with which one can distinguish between quantities, count them, but not limited only to these. The earliest number system known in use was somewhere around 30,000 BC, used by Stone age people as Tally marks. The system was limiting,

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Q) Why have you chosen to Blog?A) You can find notes for MBA entrance, problems, tip and tricks; its an effort to help aspirants to crack the same. One is welcome to post comments or write an alternate solution to the problems posted. It will help in contemplating my own thoughts and desires. No better place than a Blog. Q) What's the rationale behind choosing the name MBA Fever for your

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