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Monday, 12 September 2016

DOWNLOAD HOW TO APPROACH AND SOLUTIONS PDF OF 50 MUST SOLVE LR/DI QUESTIONS



Approach and solutions demonstrating how to tackle question of (PART-2) LR DI MUST DO QUESTIONS  are provided at the end of the article in the form of a pdf for download.As promised with you in my previous article , I am going share with you the right strategy that you should adopt while LR/DI section based on the new CAT -2015 pattern .
Straight Gyan :1. Analyze the paper ,approximately there will be 4 set each of LR and DI.If questions are of medium level ,then you have to attempt 3 set each in LR DI to score 99%. So total 6 sets out of 8.Remember there will no clear boundary will be LR/DI so just attempt at least 6 set from overall.

2. Don't leave complete set ,there are usually equal distribution of easy, difficult and medium level questions in LR/DI sets.For example in a caselet consisting of 4 questions 1 question will be easy,2 will be of medium level and one will be a difficult one .So don't miss out on these easy and medium level questions.

3.  Always solve time taking questions in the end .Example:

Question.
 In the production department, 50% of the males are post graduates. Which of the following
statements is correct?
(1) Except post graduate males, all other groups have the same number of employees.
(2) Except males who are not post graduates, all other groups have the same number of
employees.
(3) Except post graduates females, all other groups have the same number of employees.
(4) Except females who are not post graduates, all the other groups have the same number of
employees.
(5) All of the above groups have the same number of employees. 



-In the above example each option is a question in itself which we need check ,so though the question is of 3 mark but still we are solving each option which is a question itself .Better avoid such questions and keep them for last.

4. Don't get stuck: If you are getting stuck at any question ,better move to next one but keep the calculation and the logic written safe aside ,so that you can return later and start where you left it.So time will be saved and previous time given will also not go waste .

5.In LR it will happen they you may get stuck and can longer proceed ,leave that question immediately when you ran out of logic .

6.STOP GETTING AFRAID ON SEEING HUGE CHUNK OF DATA : Question can be usually easy if heavy data is given in caselet.

7.Use approximation but before using it check whether the options are far apart or close .

If the questions are too close like in the IIFT paper its better to leave it ,then to waste so much time on getting the answer which can also be wrong.

8.Increase your exposure to all type of questions asked in LR/DI to solve the problem faster if a problem based on similar concept appears in the actual exam.

That's all for today guys.Don't forget to download the PDF OF (PART-2) SOLUTION /APPROACH OF 50 MUST DO LR/DI QUESTIONS.

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DOWNLOAD 50 MUST DO DI/LR QUESTIONS BASED ON PREVIOUS CAT AND NEW CAT -2015 PATTERN



We are back with some new set of quality questions on LR/DI  .But before that  I am going to discuss with you the correct strategy of attempting questions in LR/DI section.As as cat aspirant you will be aware that the LR/DI will be of a separate section which need to be solved within stipulated time of 60 minutes .i.e. 32 questions in 60 minutes.

The good thing about the new pattern is that you need not worry about individual cutoff ,given 60 minutes you all will definitely cross sectional cutoff.But the negative side is that if you are good in one section and complete that section like verbal before 60 minutes.Still ,you will not be able to use this extra time in other  sections.

I have observed that students usually take more time in solving LR questions and since they cannot make up for this extra time by saving time in other sections this year ,they need to work hard and practice more .Trust me this section will be the game changer .

As predicted quant is expected to be easy this year and verbal a level higher but DI/LR will remain on the higher side , DI itself will be logical based with presence of onscreen calculator.

So make yourself acquainted with every type of questions and the type of strategy you adopt in exam like WHEN TO JUMP TO NEXT SET ,WHAT TYPE QUESTION TO ATTEMPT IN LR/DI ,WHAT QUESTIONS TO SKIP IN PAPERS  read my next article "APPROACH TO ADOPT WHILE SOLVING LR/DI IN CAT ACTUAL PAPER". Till then ,don't forget to download exercise 2 of 50 MUST DO LR/DI questions.


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DOWNLOAD TO READ APPROACH/ SOLUTION PDF OF 50 MUST SOLVE LR/DI QUESTIONS (PART-1)

The solution of "50 MUST SOLVE QUESTIONS  ON LR/DI " based on the new CAT-2015 pattern is given at the end of the article but before going through the solution ,I would like to discuss with you the right approach of solving these questions.

STEPS TO APPROACH LR/DI:

  • Before starting to solve question ,read carefully "What is stated" and "What is asked in the question ?". I have observed students just jump to solving questions and simplifying stated data which is not even required and thus wasting time.
  • If you are not able to solve any question in the caselet ,jump to other questions of the caselet as most questions are independent of each other.You can always come back later to solve them
  • Try solving questions using approximation if options are far apart in their values.
  • Avoid using pen and paper,try solving them mentally.
  • Best way to learn DI/LR is by trying to frame your questions,it develops your thinking skills.
  • Go back to the question that you were unable to solve at the first attempt and try again.
  • And at last compare not just your answer but most importantly the approach with the given solution to find the best method to reach the solution in minimum time.
Below is the link for the "SOLUTION PDF  ON 50 MUST SOLVE QUESTIONS ON LR/DI".

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For the 50 MUST SOLVE LR/DI QUESTION BASED ON NEW CAT-2015 PATTERN go to my previous article"DOWNLOAD 50 MUST SOLVE QUALITY QUESTIONS/SOLUTIONS ON DATA INTERPRETATION AND LOGICAL REASONING BASED ON NEW CAT PATTERN"





DOWNLOAD 50 MUST SOLVE QUALITY QUESTIONS/SOLUTIONS ON DATA INTERPRETATION AND LOGICAL REASONING BASED ON NEW CAT PATTERN PART -1


As per the new CAT-2015 pattern, there is going to be a separate section on LR/DI .This section is going to consist of 32 questions which should be solved within a time limit of 1 hour.During my 11 years of teaching experience , I have  observed that the LR/DI section can make or break your IIMs dream. During initial preparation, students perform well but the problem starts when the MOCK kicks in :


Problems Faced: 

  •  Unable to solve problems within time limits.
  • Faced with mixed problem set ( initially they have solved question topic wise like  arrangement,ranking but what they face in actual cat and mocks are a set of  mixed type 
  •  Not getting the logic involved in the problem .
  •  Taking too much time in calculation.

How to improve the Data Interpretation and logical reasoning for cat by overcoming these difficulties:

  •  I would strongly recommend students to go through previous year CAT papers, for this is the best question bank of quality questions and some or the other concepts do get repeated in CAT.
  • Analyse your mistakes by later comparing your answers with the solutions.
  • Make proper revision notes :Student usually ignore this part ,they just keep on practising without preparing any notes for last minute revision  (I am going to write a separate article on this one as it requires significant attention)
  • Practising Mixed problem set: Below I  am providing a mixed set of questions for both LR and DI which are similar to CAT new pattern and have some of the best Data Sufficiency  questions .Please go through them meticulously and for solution please go through my next article:

              "50 MUST  SOLVE LR/DI/DS  QUESTIONS SOLUTION".

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