Speed calculation techniques – CAT Strategy

Speed calculation techniques - CAT Strategy Speed and precision are the two most important skills that a candidate needs in order to bell the CAT Strategy. Having a good calculation speed in the CAT exam gives an edge in a way that one can attempt more number of questions. Firstly, whenever you start with quants, thoroughly go through the sum and understand what the question is asking and what you need to do? The candidate needs to pick up the right method to do the sum and calculate the results. Once you understand and know what method to use, it is quite easy. There are various approaches to improve speed. These approaches are mentioned below in detail. With these mentioned approaches, one can easily enhance their speed and solve the CAT questions easily and quickly.

Lessen the time per question (try using shortcut techniques to solve CAT Questions). This would imply that either one needs to strengthen concepts or use the elimination of answer choices.
Have a superior sequencing of the questions you are attempting. That you will initially do the questions that take less time and after that rest of the other questions. This is something that you should do in any case.
Leave the questions where you are stuck or which is taking more time. This will help you improve speed and maximize the number of attempts.

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CAT 2020 Improve your Logical Reasoning

How to improve your Logical reasoning for CAT 2020:

Aspiring management candidates can prepare for all India's most competitive management entrance exams by carefully devising the study plan and proper knowledge of the syllabus. The CAT exam syllabus 2020 is divided into three major sections - Quantitative Ability (QA), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR), and Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC). The DILR section in the CAT exam is usually of a moderate to high difficulty level, hence students may find it hard to maximize their score in DILR. In this article, we have tried to explain what all is covered in Logical reasoning and the tips on how to improve your logical reasoning attempts and accuracy in CAT 2020. So read on to find out more: Also read: Everything you need to know about CAT 2020 Syllabus

About the DILR Section in CAT exam:

The questions and time duration for each section is given below:

Sections	No. of questions	Duration
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	34 questions	60 minutes
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR)	32 questions	60 minutes
Quantitative Ability (QA)	34 questions	60 minutes

The questions can be MCQs or subjective. Many aspirants consider Logical Reasoning as the toughest part of the CAT examination. Usually, you will find the questions in the form of a paragraph, followed by 2/3 questions. You have to read the information thoroughly and apply your logic for answering these questions. (more…)

Secret To Crack LR

A lot of people find Logical Reasoning (LR) tough; especially for exams like CAT, XAT, NMAT, etc. However, the right approach towards your preparation can help you master this section.

Logical Reasoning is a section that requires two things; practice, and familiarity. Sections like Quants and Verbal Ability contain a lot of questions that require you to know certain concepts like mathematical formulas or grammatical rules, beforehand. However, logical reasoning hardly has any questions that need you to know important concepts beforehand.

The only thing that you need to know is how to solve the question, quickly, and accurately.

Prepare with basic reasoning and score 99.99%ile in CAT

The following points below, tell you exactly how to approach this section while preparing for Logical Reasoning:

Tests

Give sectional tests and mock tests to evaluate your progress. Sectional tests are the tests that are based on individual topics. Mock tests contain all the different sections w.r.t. to a particular exam.

Once you are done with a topic, attempt the sectional test/practice questions.

From the mock tests, keep analyzing each and every question that you get wrong. Keep improving on such questions and make sure that your accuracy and speed increase in successive mocks.

Be Aware

While solving different types of questions in Reasoning, be aware of your strengths and weaknesses. There will be some questions that you will almost always solve correctly. These are your strengths. Again, there would be some questions in which you will often get stuck. Such questions/topics will come under your weaknesses.

Once you have a good idea about the strong and weak topics, you can plan and practice accordingly.

Solve at least 6 problems from your weak areas, every day.

Also Read: Tips to improve Logical Reasoning Skills

Puzzles

Keep solving puzzles regularly. Majority of the students get stuck in puzzles, on the day of the exam. This is because puzzles usually come with a lot of information. The information leads to more cases and possibilities, thus making the questions complex, and time-consuming.

Therefore, keep solving puzzles regularly. It will increase your speed, familiarity, and accuracy in solving them.

Look into the past

Check out the past papers of the respective exams that you are planning to give. Analyze the Reasoning section carefully. Try to gauge, how much of your strengths or weaknesses appear in the papers. This will give you a brief idea about the weightage of the questions.

Also, notice the difficulty levels of all the questions. How difficult are the questions that belong to your strong areas? How easy are the questions that belong to your weak areas? These are some of the questions that you need to ask while analyzing past papers.

Never Give up

Do not give up on a particular topic/subject. There may be certain questions that you may not get right even after solving it more than once or the solution of the problem/puzzle may be a bit complicated. On top of this, if you come across such questions in your weak areas, you may get tempted to skip the question.

However, avoid doing any such thing. When faced with an obstacle, try to find help from someone you know. If you have joined a coaching class, you can ask the doubts to a faculty. Or you may even ask a classmate or friend who knows his/her way around such problems. There may also be similar solved examples and solutions on the internet, which you will find if you look a bit harder.

However, don’t spend hours looking to find the solution to a problem. Your end goal is to keep building familiarity with all the problems. Just make sure that you don’t leave any problem/topic out of your preparation.

Make Studying Fun

Logical Reasoning questions are similar to Sudoku, Crossword puzzles, riddles, etc. Therefore, solving these games will develop your thinking ability in the same way as reasoning questions.

You can solve such types of games now and then, just to refresh your mind.

Regularity

Be regular in solving LR questions. Also, make sure that you keep revising all that you have learned. If you keep solving the questions regularly, your preparation and mastery over these questions will progress steadily.

Practice at least 10 sets/cases of LR every day.

Linking of Aadhar : Is making Aadhar mandatory a good idea?

Nandan Nilekani, former chairman of the UIDAI( Unique Identification Authority of India) and the co-founder of Infosys, launched the “Aadhaar” in April 2010. Appointed by the then-government UPA, as the head of the project, he developed a 12 digit unique identity number that could be obtained by the residents of India based on their biometric and demographic data. Aadhaar was developed for the better deliverance of benefits to the citizens of India. It also serves as proof of identity. This topic can appear in GD WAT as well.

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Ever since the implementation of Aadhaar, it has been subject of critical discussions from various cabinet colleagues, experts and activists. Questions have been raised regarding its efficacy in providing utility and preserving the privacy o individuals. By making Aadhaar mandatory the government has invited a lot of disapproval. However, the implementation of Aadhaar has been a boon to the country in more than just one way. Described as one of the most sophisticated ID programmes in the world, by the World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer, the Aadhar has helped in restructuring the role of the state in the social sector. It is the most widely held document in the country with around 92 crore people under it. It has also been an aid in eliminating duplicate ID cards and fake cards of non existent beneficiaries under many welfare schemes. So far, the government subsidies contained products like food grains, fertilizers, water, electricity and services education, healthcare by providing them at a lower than market price to the beneficiaries. This has led to operational inefficiencies. An Aadhaar enabled DCT(Direct Cash Transfer) system will improve the situation and would ensure timely payment directly to intended beneficiaries, reduce transaction costs and leakages. Attend Profile Plus program and give kick start to making a strong profile The supreme court, 2013 had asserted that the implementation of Aadhaar should be voluntary, not mandatory. However there is a real possibility that India could save thousands of crores of rupees in leakage just by making sure that the subsidies are delivered to the deserving citizen by using Aadhaar to link bank accounts. This way the state will get to put the money where the mouth is. The government has made it obligatory to quote the Aadhaar number while applying for PAN and filing income tax returns. Linking PAN with Aadhaar would help in identifying tax evaders. Nandan Nilekani, the brain behind UIDAI supports the government. He says this step will streamline the system and identify the fraudulent practices in the country. The opposition of Aadhaar is mostly based on the issues of surveillance and privacy. In some critics’ opinion the Aadhar law can be struck down on violation of fundamental rights and privacy invasion and would therefore hamper certain welfare schemes. They also argued that with Aadhaar being made mandatory, different databases are getting linked by a common ID, making personal information vulnerable to hacking and government surveillance. Effectively, this makes every citizen vulnerable. However the UIDAI says that it has been ensured that the data captured is secure and encrypted right at the source and all biometrics are stored in the Government of India’s servers with “world class security standards”. Thus Aadhar and it’s mandatory linking has many positives which will make managing the benefits easier for India and in the long run, help India to rise as a super-power. For more GD Topics