tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:31:26 +0000GD TopicsComplete GD AnalysisKTP SolutionsKey Talking PointsGD PrepPI PrepCAT PrepCatfundae - Why Where WhoInteresting ArticlesFor those looking for some good advice and fundaes on CAT preparation from a person who has cracked it. Not the same old ragged training that all the coaching classes and newspapers give youhttp://catfundae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-6029004511670416925Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:46:00 +00002009-01-03T23:59:24.017-08:00It has been some time since fundaes have been flowing from my side. But I thought that I should let people know about this nice site that I came across that would help both CAT aspirants and those preparing for GD. I have always said that the key for GD prep and to crack English section in CAT is to read good stuff regularly. Specially all the editorials of good newspapers.http://http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2009/01/ediorials-and-opinions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-3490353608337379826Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:45:00 +00002009-01-11T00:18:31.087-08:00GD TopicsCouple of people said that they had difficulty finding all the GD topics discussed. They could find the analysis, but had to go thru some searching to find the topics. Surprising that very few pointed out this problem during the peak activity days. So here is a post just to improve on the manouverability of the blog and accessibility to the GD Topics. Better late than never. Hope it will help http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/04/all-gd-topics-at-one-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-4457156335695574631Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:59:00 +00002009-01-11T00:17:48.551-08:00Key Talking PointsI guess there was similar problem with the Key Talking Points with the link on the main page pointing directly to the analysis rather than the topic. So here goes another post to make things better.Key Talking Points 6 - InflationKey Talking Points 5 - Cricket Telecast ordinanceKey Talking Points 4 - Energy and InfrastructureKey Talking Points 3 - Stock MarketKey Talking Points 2 - Company http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/04/all-key-talking-points-at-one-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-116799472428486224Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:58:00 +00002008-04-22T00:24:15.505-07:00CAT PrepClick for Complete English FundaeClick for Complete Math FundaeCAT preparation is a subject that many people talk to me about. Most of them just want to hear things that they have already decided in mind. Like "work hard", "start early", "kill yourself studying day and night"...Well, it always surprised me that CAT required that kind of preparation. Think about it. The syllabus of CAT or any http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/01/to-begin-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-7568185039651422398Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:59:00 +00002009-01-11T00:17:29.977-08:00The GDs and Interviews are almost over for the year and it is time to start for the new year. Though I have taken a break from writing on this blog for a few months, I thought that it will help to give links to all the maths and word usage posts that I had posted some time back.Maths Fundae Problems1. Fake Note problem2. The Hidden balls3. Guess and make a fortune4. Boys and girls5. Pick the http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/04/cat-for-beginners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-3397041461629751334Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:04:00 +00002008-03-12T07:05:12.619-07:00People would be wondering where on earth I am. Some would also blaming me for not keeping promises of frequest posts and analysis. Many would also have disappointed to see that their email queries on PI and SOP have taken a long time to be answered.Somehow, even with my best efforts, I am not able to give time on the blog at all. Apologies for that. I have decided to call it quits for this year. http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/03/after-long-lull-bye-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-7662774040822309291Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:59:00 +00002008-04-05T07:28:17.028-07:00GD TopicsThought it was time for a vague topic. This is something that people are usually not comfortable with and hence I thought we should do a couple of them, so that we can learn better.The topic is "Smile, it is a weekend"It sure takes some time to come out of shock from a vague topic. And hence working on a couple of them prepares you well. I hope that you guys have read the previous years, fundae http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/02/online-gd-topic-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-1319062877076163419Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:31:00 +00002008-02-07T20:45:33.600-08:00I have given two of my approaches to this GD. Both are drastically different and given a choice I personally would go with Approach 2. But note that the approach you should take is what fits your thought process and where you think you will a natural.Approach 1 : TraditionalStart: In the last decade, women have been empowered legally - the active judiciary and pro-women laws, socially - equal http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/02/women-empowerment-and-divorce-rate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-8670678656987049878Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:39:00 +00002008-04-05T07:28:17.029-07:00GD TopicsGood going on the GD preparation. I am happy to see good points on the second topic. Though you should not get complacent, because it was an easy topic. And I did not see anyone breaking ahead into the lead taking a strong surgeWhile I put my brains to work on the analysis, it is time for the new topic"One superpower is better than two"Discuss this in the confines of US being the superpower now http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/02/online-gd-topic-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-534524254630324537Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:15:00 +00002008-02-03T20:53:07.098-08:00Click here for the topicIf the topic scared you, thats what it was meant to do. Time to brace yourself up and read. And read a lot. GD preparation does not come just by talking. It comes more by listening, reading and discussing. Shake the party mood of CAT victory and dive deep inNote that logical topics should be dealt with in a very step by step approach. Many of you are straying from the http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/02/tax-cuts-and-recession-complete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-4999214546933320447Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:11:00 +00002008-04-05T07:28:17.029-07:00GD TopicsClick here for the Complete AnalysisHi guys,The complete analysis for Topic 1 will come tomorrow. I have given the comments for everyone who participated though. Good try for the first attempt, but we need to move up up and away from here... Yes, it does require a superman effort :)So here comes the second topic, "Women empowerment - A cause for increasing divorce rate in India"Certainly a http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/01/online-gd-topic-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-1484408449309693258Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:21:00 +00002008-04-05T07:28:17.030-07:00GD TopicsClick here for moderator analysisThe online GDs for 2008 start from today. I shall post a GD topic once in a while (frequency two to three a week) and would like your comments on the same.Topic for the Day: "Tax cuts, a great boost for an economy heading towards recession"Click here for moderator analysisSome of you have asked for a case study. It will take me a little while to come up with one. http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/01/online-gd-topic-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-1093530950337071458Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:11:00 +00002008-01-09T18:46:26.394-08:00With CAT results out, and many of you having won the battle, it is time to prepare for the war.For all those who did not make the cut, all I have to say is 'CAT is just an exam and there is more to life'. Take it chill, have a jolly good time till CAT comes around the corner next year and give it another good shot. You remember the scene in Matrix, where Keanu Reeves sees the CAT again after a http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2008/01/battle-over-war-still-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-7333630941969799012Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:59:00 +00002007-10-24T02:09:03.582-07:00Hi All,Just wanted one consolidated post on all the 'word usage' fundae that I have put in the blog till now. I think this will help people who have come in late or for all those who want to do a quick revision before CAT.Its It's or ItsYou will or Shall you?Would you use Should, or should you use wouldWhich or ThatHope this helps. This post will also come along the right hand side of the http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/10/complete-word-usage-fundae.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-5491245907700412288Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:50:00 +00002007-10-24T01:54:31.457-07:00The use of aphostophy in any word brings the meaning "of", i.e., when I say Gyanee's Cat fundae it means 'CAT fundae of Gyanee'. But the usage is very different when it used with the word 'it' and many people dont realise this. So here comes a simple explanation to the word usageIts"Its" means 'of it'. Hence the sentence "I took bought a cat online. Its colour is white" is right.It's"It's" does http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/10/its-its-or-its_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-6747296093601188115Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:16:00 +00002007-10-22T05:45:47.711-07:00Here comes a small write up on the word usage of 'shall' and 'will'. Many people would be using them with ease, but this is just to the benifit of the larger crowd. Also, as you prepare for English, read a lot and nothing is going to help you better in CAT, than reading more novels. And when I say novels, it is not the likes of Sydney Sheldo, the Potter series and other thrillers. Of course I http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/10/you-will-or-shall-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-1763042162682072257Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:43:00 +00002007-10-17T06:32:12.807-07:00I have seen many people using should and would interchangeably. Sometimes people use it very confidently to make sure that it does not get noticed :).But when it comes to the English section in CAT, things may not be so forgiving. So here is a take on the word usage of should and wouldWould:1. Used in conditional sentences: If it weren't so dark, I would have seen the house2. When converting "http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/10/would-you-use-should-or-should-you-use.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-9040425430566788393Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:20:00 +00002007-10-16T05:42:02.717-07:00Here is some help for RC in CAT. Many people find it difficult to understand the subtle differences of word usage. So here is a series starting today that will try and explain the difference in usage of the commonly used wordsThe first in the series will be 'which' or 'that'1. Many times they can be used interchangeably2. 'that' is usually used in a less formal sense3. Most importantly, 'that' http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/10/which-or-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-1593438979365285857Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:45:00 +00002007-10-16T05:18:48.734-07:00Here are the words and the meanings. Also note the usage of the words which is critical. Also dig online dictionaries for broader explaination of the words1. Prepone - There is no English word like that and it is just a wrong usage for the antonym of postpone. The antonym for postpone is 'advance'. Postpone is just one word and not to be split as post-pone since pone has no meaning2. Madeira - Anhttp://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/10/answers-verbal-prep-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-1456915919836917165Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:02:00 +00002007-10-15T05:53:15.487-07:00Here are the next five words that will help you prepare for the CAT verbal. Vocabulary is the place where you can get easy scores and also save time. The time you spend in the preparation is worth it. The advantage of preparing for vocab is that you can do it anywhere, anytime.In the coming days, I will be writing about some subtle mistakes people make in word usage. Hope that will be helpful in http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/10/verbal-prep-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-538220367816159732Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:14:00 +00002007-10-15T05:11:40.799-07:00It has been a long gap and some people would have been disappointed at the lack of flow. I have been doing too many things recently and have not been able to find time for thinking. Of course, I dont want to put in things here that you could get elsewhere. I am sure people are using lot of CAT course materials, attending coaching classes and doing whatever else they can.So I would rather go slow http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/10/answers-verbal-prep-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-7190646800754377403Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:42:00 +00002007-09-21T05:49:25.902-07:00Hey guys,It has been a busy week for me and hence you have not seen many problems from my side. And I think I have covered most basics on probability. Every other problem would more or less be an extension of these. Of course I have not dealt heavily with Permutation and Combination in these problems since I think it should be learnt as a seperate set.So here for the weekend is something light. 5http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/09/verbal-prep-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-930015329477085567Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:34:00 +00002007-09-20T00:10:56.753-07:00Click here for the questionSome basic assumptions on the rational strategy1. All of them dont choose to deliberately miss everytime :) Else the game is not on and the probability of each surviving is 1.2. Ugly and Bad will not shoot at each other and shoot at Good when he is alive. Because if they kill each other, then Good will kill them in the next shot3. Good will shoot Bad when both Ugly and http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/09/answer-to-hit-or-get-hit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-1295328681170782008Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:12:00 +00002007-09-20T00:14:51.522-07:00Hey guys,CAT Math is tricky and evolves every year. So here is an interesting problem for the weekend that will test your rational thinking apart from the basics of probability.I am sure that most of you have see one of the all time best movies, "The good, the bad and the ugly" starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Elli Wallach and remember the last scene of the movie where they have a 3 menhttp://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/09/problem-7-hit-or-get-hit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37896047.post-8264488952654756431Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:26:00 +00002007-09-12T07:30:27.635-07:00Hi,With many people visiting the blog, I thought that I shud post this old post of mine once again so that people can track what is happening on the blog in better ways than coming on the blog often and checking for updates1. Join the Google CatFundae egroup at http://groups.google.com/group/catfundae. By this you get emails on all the comments posted by the people on the blog. Gmail ID is not http://catfundae.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-track-this-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0