in a certain series the nth term T(n) equals 3T(n-1) + n-1 . if T(1) = 3 . then T(100) ???
() refers to subscript..
Idiom of the day - The straw that broke the Camel's back (there is a limit to everyone's endurance; everyone has a breaking point)
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Lost in the noise was the issue that really matters: why citizens remain so much at danger when they travel, are at their workplaces, or when they are just walking down a crowded market street. Swathi Parachuri, the young woman whose life was extinguished by the bomb explosion, was one of the thousands of Indians who have died at the hands of terrorists. The killing continues though politicians have, for decades, been promising action.
Every man his own carver, wrote Jonathan Swift. It didn t take India s political leaders too many hours to begin slicing what profit could be had from Thursday s train-bombing in Chennai. The BJP cast the bombing, on the basis of the flimsiest conjecture, as an attempted attack on Chief Minister...
Word of the day €“ Incongruous (Lacking in harmony, incompatible; not in agreement as with principles, inconsistent)
Usage: The tall glass building is an incongruous sight, between the wine yards at Bordeaux.
Question of the day - CAT Grammar (From CAT 2005)
From the given sentences choose the sentence that is/are grammatically correct and appropriate
1. The balance of power will shift to the east as China and India evolve
2. Rarely the economic accent of two still relatively poor nations has been watched with such a mixture of awe, opportunism and trepidation.
3. Postwar era witnessed economic miracles in Japan and South Korea, but neither was populous enough to power word wide growth or change game in a complete spectrum of industries.
4. China and India, by contrast, possess the weight and dynamism to transform the 21st century global economy.
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 4
C. 3 only
D. 3 and 4
From the given sentences choose the sentence that is/are grammatically correct and appropriate
1. The balance of power will shift to the east as China and India evolve
2. Rarely the economic accent of two still relatively poor nations has been watched with such a mixture of awe, opportunism and trepidation.
3. Postwar era witnessed economic miracles in Japan and South Korea, but neither was populous enough to power word wide growth or change game in a complete spectrum of industries.
4. China and India, by contrast, possess the weight and dynamism to transform the 21st century global economy.
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 4
C. 3 only
D. 3 and 4
Difference between Lookout and Look Out
Identify the incorrect sentences in the picture
In a psychological experiment conducted at Southbay University, groups of men with
various levels of education read stories in which people caused harm, some of them
doing so intentionally, and some accidentally. When asked about appropriate
penalization for those who had caused harm, the less educated men, unlike the
educated ones, assigned punishments that did not vary according to whether the harm
was done intentionally or accidentally. Uneducated men, then, do not regard people's
intentions as relevant to penalization.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion above?
A. In these stories, the severity of the harm produced was clearly stated.
B. In interpreting these stories, the listeners had to draw on a relatively feminine sense
of human psychology in order to tell whether harm was produced intentionally or
accidentally.
C. Relatively uneducated men are as likely to produce harm unintentionally as are
more educated men.
D. The more educated men assigned penalization in a way that closely resembled the
way women had assign penalization in a similar experiment.
E. The less educated men assigned penalization that varied according to the severity
of the harm done by the agents in the stories
Word of the day - Esoteric (Astruse; Difficult to understand; confidential; not available in the public domain)
Usage: The success of his company is based on an abstruse algorithm that powers all his client solutions.
Question from CAT 2002
For the word below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from the alternatives, which is most appropriate in the given context.
Prevaricate: When a videotape of her meeting was played back to her and she was asked to explain her presence, she started prevaricating.
A. Speaking evasively
B. Speaking violently
C. Lying furiously
D. Throwing a tantrum
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A drunk British woman in her 20s was questioned by US authorities after she was caught having sex with a man she had just met inside a plane toilet.
P.S. This piece of brilliant news is taken from indiatoday.in
May god save Indian journalism.
Wren and Martin classics :
____ , who had been the apple of his eye, he now began to regard with something like distrust.
____ , who had always inspired in her a respect which almost overcame her affection, she now saw the object of open pleasantry.
The most popular Tex-2 computer is sold with a battery that lasts for 5000 hours of use. Only by adjusting
certain aspects of the computer's performance, including those involved in lighting the monitor, can the battery's
life be extended by another 1000 hours.
Which of the following can be inferred from the statements above?
(1) The Tex-2 computer will not function after 6000 hours of use.
(2) If no adjustments are made to the lighting of the Tex-2 computer's monitor, the battery sold with the
computer will not function after 5000 hours of use.
(3) A Tex-2 computer that has not been adjusted and is still functioning after 5200 hours of battery use does not
contain the original battery.
(4) No computer is sold with a battery that lasts for 10,000 hours of use.
(4) Calibrating the Tex-2 computer's battery on a regular basis will not extend the life of the battery beyond 5000 hours of use .
People who drink to excess on a regular basis are generally at high risk of contracting ailments of the circulatory
system. Some of these ailments can be eliminated with drugs, but physicians recommend that the excessive
drinker with such an ailment avoid alcohol entirely or the problem will only worsen if it appears again.
Which of the following choice exhibits reasoning most similar to that of the physicians in the argument above?
(1) Migraine sufferers who wear eyeglasses should always keep their prescriptions current. Migraines can be
made more frequent and more severe if improper eyewear leads to eye strain. Some migraine sufferers should
consider surgery that would make the use of eyeglasses entirely unnecessary
(2) Marathon runners are especially prone to problems involving knee ligaments. Surgery can in some cases
repair this damage, but the marathon runner who does not wish to suffer more if another knee injury occurs
would do well to find another sport besides running.
(3) Insomnia can be a result of many different factors, but the National Sleep Institute recommends that all
insomniacs drink no more than two cups of coffee each day, regardless of the time of day that they consume
the coffee. Insomniacs are especially prone to falling asleep while driving.
(4) People with dermatitis aggravate the problem by spending long periods of time sun tanning. Though
dermatitis can be treated topically, these people should quit tanning entirely or their condition will worsen.
(5) People who listen to music over headphones at high volumes run the risk of damaging their hearing. Some of
this damage can be repaired, but audiologists recommend that these people not use headphones at all or their hearing will get worse over time .
The Woods Inc., a furniture company, now uses recycled wood to manufacture more than half of its products.
The company's public relations director has stated that this policy is a way to lessen the amount of forest that is
cut down for the company's products. Sales have almost tripled since this policy was made public. Critics state
that the large increase in sales actually means that more, not less forest is being cut down.
The answer to which of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the strength of the critic's
position?
(1) How much has the company's profit increased since the policy was made public?
(2) How much of the increase in sales is due to the sale of furniture that is not made of recycled wood?
(3) How significant is the amount of forest that is cut down for manufacturing the company's furniture?
(4) Would the company's sales have increased substantially without the implementation of the policy?
(5) How aware are the company's customers of the policy?
Many archeological dissertations that do not meet the bibliographical codes of MHRA or MLA will collapse inthe Judge's panel . To meet the bibliography codes, dissertations must include sufficient and detailed attribution to enable cross-checking any material and to avoid the charge of plagiarism. Spencer's dissertation meets the bibliographical code, so Spencer's dissertation will survive the Judge's panel
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(1) The first portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence; the second portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence.
(2) The first portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence; the second portion is evidence in support of that conclusion.
(3) The first portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second portion is evidence in support of that conclusion.
(4) The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence.
(5) The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence.
Publisher: It is in our interest to offer customers a smaller, less expensive version of our Sunday newspaper,one that focuses on basic news. We have been losing customers who do not want to spend the extra money we now charge for the four new sections we recently added. These people are buying the Sunday Source, a less expensive paper than ours, even though they realize that the Source's basic news coverage is inferior to ours.
Which of the following is true about the boldfaced portions of the passage above?
(1) The first is a claim; the second is a piece of evidence that neither supports nor weakens that claim.
(2) The first is a general principle that the publisher uses to establish the truth of the second.
(3) The first is the publisher's conclusion; the second is evidence that supports the conclusion.
(4) The first is an opinion that the publisher puts forth despite an acknowledgement of the second.
(5) The first is a suggestion that depends on several assumptions; the second is a statement of opposition to one of these assumptions
The actual _____ of wilson's position was always ____ by his refusal to compromise after having initially agreed to negotiate a settlement
a)outcome...foreshadowed
b)logic..enhanced
c)rigidity betrayed
d)uncertanity...alleviated
e)cowardice..highlighted