Those who gave CAT this year might have understood why I used KITTEN in place of CAT. I've always had a profound respect towards the IIT and IIM entrance tests. They are among the very few exams in this world which are "tough" and which can really "filter" out the best-top-geniuses from other ordinary people. CAT is supposed to be known for its very tough Quantitative and Data Interpretation sections but this year's Quant and Reasoning were shockingly simple. Any person who has a decent IQ (and is not stupid enough to assume that CAT papers are always error-free and doesnt end up wasting time on a question with wrong options) could have cleared the cut-off. The verbal section was hard.. weird rather. Heres a question from the verbal section. We were supposed to select the most appropriate concluding sentence:
In the evolving world order, the comparative advantage of the United states lies in its military force. Diplomacy and international law have always been regarded as annoying encumbrances, unless they can be used to advantage against an enemy. Every active player in world affairs profess to seek only peace and to prefer negotiation to voilence and coercion. However,
(1)diplomacy has often been used as a mask by nations which intended to use force.
(2)when the veil is lifted, we commonly see that diplomacy is used as a disguise for the rule of force.
(3)history has shown that many of these nations do not practice what they profess.
(4)history tells us that peace is professed by those who intend to use voilence.
(5)when unmasked such nations reveal a penchant for the rule of force.
Lets analyze the options seperately. In the 2nd option its said that diplomacy is often used as a mask by nations which mean to use force. Wait a second, but isnt that the 1st option and the 5th option as well. Lets see what the top coaching classes have got to say on this. According to IMS and TIME the answer is 2. According to Career laucher its 1 and according to Career forum its 3. Only god knows what the actual answers is (and the IIM paper setters too). This time CAT is not going to select the best ones but only the good ones who also got lucky. In all it was a total disappointment.
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That example is the epitome of how the CAT has been this time. Specially the verbal.
well i guess the paper setters just wanted u guys 2 have fun...hehehehehe...!!!!!!!
:-D welll... did we have fun?? i dont think i had FUN, per se. i was mostly thinking, "ewww... wat a paper."
Yeah..I guess they wanted us to have fun... but no re.. CAT is not supposed to be funny...
under your posts section you'll have something like this
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change that fff value to whatever colour code you want...
and don't remove the hash...
if you have any problems...get back to me...
and regarding CAT...
all the options imply the same thing...
but if you look at the para, you will find a pattern...each line can be a valid statement without the others...
that should throw some light i presume...
most of the questions in verbal were stolen from other websites. this shows how precociously the CAT setters have modelled the paper.
after reading this blog, i got some hope now. :)
but wot the heck, why would someone want to enter an institution who cant set a world class paper.
heyy.....i never knew ur post has comment link......untill i sw ur query in devils section.....
am xpecting gud news regardin kitten 4rm u den.....
ya..heard abt tht CAT crap! pretty sad!
hey! i saw the CD covers post of urs..v both have the same taste in music! :D ..except for tht classical thing :P
ur bro!..well he is mah blogmate...was chatting wit him, after long time, few days bak n he gav me ur link.
Yep..completed 12th this year..I'm a prospective medical student..had visa problem dis year so have to apply next year. I'm Mumbaikar but brought up in Kuwait..currently here.
registered on Ripway...didnt host as yet..hava look :) (u'll b d 1st one to :P)
http://h1.ripway.com/farah4ah/
lemme know how it is! :D
u'll find loadsa errors..still under construction.
i like tht Zorpia flash of urs..will b using one for my site.. :D
well, i think the second line is the best option...
as each writer has his own style...
p.s.
i'd read this noam chomsky piece earlier...have the e-book you see...
;)
well, had got impressed by a collection of his interviews titled 9-11...
and then deterring democracy was the first book i read of his after that...
and btw, i didnt give CAT...my sis did...
devil.iz.moi@gmail.com
p.s.
you got that fwd???
then my identity might have been compromised...
you got it in the original form or with my comments???
third time!! ya u cant trust the server every time..thts y somtimes i copy my comment(if its too long) before publishing...abt d temp..m tired of using complicated temps. n dats the simplest of all temps i've used so far...its d first time m using WHITE! wit flowers tht too!! :P
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