Saturday, August 3, 2013

How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT

Overview
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability And Reading Comprehension for the CAT Common Admission Test is a book that is designed with the intent of enabling students to clear the CAT. This book contains all the necessary info that is required to tackle the questions in this examination. Written by veteran CAT trainers, this book is also beneficial for students preparing for XAT, IRMA, MAT, IIFT, and XLRI.

This book consists of five parts, which have been further divided into smaller sections. The first part is Building Skills For Reading Comprehension, which contains two sections-Reading Comprehension, and LOD Exercises. The second part is Verbal Ability, and consists of five sections, which include Fill In The Blanks, Vocabulary-Based Questions, Vocabulary, Paragraph Jumbles, and Sentence Correction. The third part is Verbal Reasoning, and has four sections which include Syllogisms, Binary Logic, Logical Deductions, Previous Year Questions From The CAT, and Critical Reasoning/ Paragraph Comprehension. The fourth part is named Mock Tests, consisting of two papers of different difficulty levels. The fifth part CAT Papers, consists of two sections, which include CAT Papers, and Sample Papers On 2009 Pattern.

Title
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT 
Author
Publisher
Tata McGraw - Hill Education
Publishing Date
2011
Pages

Price
575 /-
Price @ Flipkart
374 /-


Key Features

How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT

Overview
Developed by Arun Sharma, this comprehensive new book, solely devoted to Logical Reasoning (LR) will effectively equip aspirants to tackle all possible types of questions that can be asked on this topic in CAT and other similar higher level competitive examination. 

In the new format of the CAT Question Paper, Logical Reasoning (LR) is one of the vital components. There are now only two sections in the CAT Paper. In this scenario, LR forms a critical part of the Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning Section. A good score in this segment would take you closer towards your goal of succeeding. It is therefore essential to develop your problem-solving skills in LR to a level where you can quickly and comfortably attempt the LR questions. Besides, LR also forms an important component of other prestigious non-CAT MBA entrance examinations.
 

Title
How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT
Author
Arun Sharma
Publisher
Tata McGraw - Hill Education
Publishing Date
2012
Pages
532
Price
450 /-
Price @ Flipkart
293 /-


Key Features

How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT

Overview

Data Interpretation (DI) has been a vital section of the CAT Paper. In the changed scenario of the CAT exam pattern (where there are only two sections), DI forms a critical part of the Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Section. Therefore, it is essential to develop your skills in DI to the level where you can comfortably attempt the DI questions. DI also forms an important component of other MBA Entrance Exams and Competitive Exams of this nature. This new comprehensive book on DATA Interpretation by Arun Sharma is therefore aimed to effectively equip aspirants to tackle all possible types of questions that can be asked on this topic.

Title
Title
Author
Arun Sharma
Publisher
Tata McGraw - Hill Education
Publishing Date
2012
Pages
620
Price
550/-
Price @ Flipkart
358/-


Key Features

Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT

Overview
Written by an IIT, IIM alumnus and the 2011, 2012 CAT topper with a 100 percentile score, this book attempts to provide asimple framework to students to handle the CAT level questions with confidence.

This guidebook developed by Rajesh Balasubramanian contains all relevant concepts and topics integral to the purview of the CAT and each chapter tackles theory and then moves onto solved questions, exercise questions and finally the important CAT questions. The subject matter tackled in this book are Averages, Profit and Loss, Percentages, Linear and Quadratic equations, Ratios, Mixtures, Speed, Time and Distance, Progressions, Simple Interest, Inequalities, Probability, Trigonometry, Geometry and Compound Interest among many other topics.
Quantitative Aptitude For The CAT Common Admission Test contains twenty-seven chapters developed by Balasubramanian. Another plus to the book is the definitive solutions that are detailed and comprehensive in nature as they tackle the entire gamut of problems so presented across the book. The end of each chapter features CAT questions that are graded across both Level 1 and Level 2 of the examination. Balasubramanian is even persistent in further embellishing the book by including original CAT QT questions from 2006 to 2008 with their respective solutions and also developing mock CAT papers in the same format. These include solutions for two of the three Mock papers developed by the author.

Title
Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT
Author
Publisher
Access Publishing
Publishing Date
2013
Pages

Price
550 /-
Price @ Flipkart
338 /-


Salient Features

The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation

Overview

The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation for the CAT has everything that you need to secure a top score in the quantitative and data interpretation section of the CAT and other MBA examinations. Written in a student-friendly style, this book explains concepts in a concise manner and includes numerous examples and worked-out problems. It also contains practice problems, designed and arranged in four levels in an increasing order of difficulty. A chapter on Vedic mathematics provides unique time-saving and easy techniques for complex calculations.

Title
The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation
Author
Publisher
Pearson 
Publishing Date
2012
Pages
796
Price
650 /-
Price @ Flipkart
423/-



Salient Features