XAT-2016 (OFFICIAL)

MBA XAT 2022
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XAT material available on Google drive assembled by college seniors(who already are in B schools). Interested people leave email id. You must have Google account to access.

Dua mein yaad rakhna. 😃

PS have GMAT material too. Verbal and critical reasoning is good in it.


EDIT

Book is present in XAT DM folder. Too many queries for XAT material were coming up. Needed to end them once and for all.:D

EDIT


https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B52xCsoTiYJpWGlnSzhBdjFld0k&usp=sharing

Use this link. I am gonna be off PG for sometime.

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I find the quantitative aptitude /DI section of XAT extremely difficult. It would help if the XAT aspirants could share the preparation strategy for the same (Important topics to be covered/ preparation material). Also, how many questions does one need to attempt to clear the cut-off of BM(Usually around 80%-85%) based on your past experience. That way I will try to cover the minimum requirement in QA/DI section and try to maximize my score in the other two sections. Please pour in your suggestions.

Thanks in advance

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  • Long & Lengthy

Earlier, XAT was a three hour examination. Now, it's going to be a three and half hour exam - from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm. So be prepared to spend a long time in the examination centre. 

  • Perfect dose of difficulty

XAT has traditionally been a tough nut to crack. But exam officials promise that the difficulty level of the exam will be brought down in 2016, so that students can attempt as many questions as possible. But also at the same time, it won't be an extremely easy paper. Therefore we can say that XAT 2016 will have the perfect dose of difficulty.

Explaining this part, XAT 2015 officials state, "In order to enable students to attempt as many questions as possible and encourage them to demonstrate all-round skills, the difficulty level of the questions has been brought down. In the previous years, students would attempt only half of the questions reducing the range of marks scored among students. However if the examination is made very easy, then many would finish the test before time. If ten thousand students finish the question paper in time and if all of them get most of the questions right then it would be difficult for XAT associated colleges to choose from these ten thousand students. Therefore XAT-2016 has been designed in such a manner that that the top hundred students will be able to complete the test in 170 minutes. This way, the examination would avoid both possible errors

a)      Low range of scores

b)      Excellent students not getting enough opportunities to showcase their ability because of too easy a question paper."

  • Right number of attempts

In most MBA examinations, candidates choose not to attempt a certain number of questions in order to avoid negative marking and increase their overall percentile score. But this year, it's going to be a different ball game. Leave more than 13 questions and you'll get negative mark of 0.05. Moreover, every wrong answer will have negative marking of 0.25 marks.

Explaining this part, XAT officials say, "We also tried to counteract the phenomenon of students leaving too many questions un-attempted. We appreciate the fact that 'leaving the question' is also a sign of intelligence but we are also concerned that students are becoming risk averse in attempting to answer difficult questions. We believe that if one aspires to be a good manager, one should be able to take reasonable risk. That is how one 'creates future possibilities'. To take care of both this issue, in XAT-2016 students have a choice of not attempting 13 questions. Beyond this, any unattempted question will carry the negative mark of 0.05. There would also be negative marking of 0.25 marks for any wrong answer. We believe this would encourage the risk taking ability of the students while making XAT robust in differentiating a good student from the not-so-good student."

We love the way XAT officials explain how students opposed to risk-taking in MBA examinations, despite that a career in MBA is all about taking risks and creating opportunities!

Remember, that the rule of negative marking is applicable only to the main part of the exam containing Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation sections. 

  • Leave no questions unanswered in GK section

The good thing is candidates will receive just 25 questions in GK section which will be 'general' in nature. Plus, there's going to be no negative marking. So make sure to attempt all the questions.

XAT explanation on the same: "The format of supplementary sections of GK and Essay would remain same with some minor changes. The time allowed to answer both GK and Essay would be 35 minutes. Last year, the GK score of most candidates was on the lower side, and some candidates had complained about the time. Taking this feedback into consideration the number of questions in the GK has been reduced to twenty-five. All the questions would be 'General' in nature rather than 'specific'. There would be no negative marking in this section."

  • GK - 'General' in nature. What does it mean?

XAT officials state that the all GK questions will be 'general in nature rather than specific.' We think it means that most questions will be related to current affairs and not so much static GK. So, it's a good idea to follow the current news, rather than memorising facts from Manorama yearbook.

XAT 2016 has announced a host of changes in the exam pattern. The total number of questions in the main part (VA, DI, DM) has been brought down to 78 and the time allotted has been increased by 20 minutes. The candidates would have 170 minutes to answer the questions. Students can choose have a choice of not attempting 13 questions. Beyond this, any unattempted question will carry the negative mark of 0.05. There would also be negative marking of 0.25 marks for any wrong answer. The number of questions in the GK has been reduced to twenty-five and there would be no negative marking in this section.

So, what do these changes in XAT 2016 exam mean for the student? Let's take a look at the following five points:

  • Long & Lengthy

Earlier, XAT was a three hour examination. Now, it's going to be a three and half hour exam - from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm. So be prepared to spend a long time in the examination centre.

 Perfect dose of difficulty

XAT has traditionally been a tough nut to crack. But exam officials promise that the difficulty level of the exam will be brought down in 2016, so that students can attempt as many questions as possible. But also at the same time, it won't be an extremely easy paper. Therefore we can say that XAT 2016 will have the perfect dose of difficulty.

Explaining this part, XAT 2015 officials state, "In order to enable students to attempt as many questions as possible and encourage them to demonstrate all-round skills, the difficulty level of the questions has been brought down. In the previous years, students would attempt only half of the questions reducing the range of marks scored among students. However if the examination is made very easy, then many would finish the test before time. If ten thousand students finish the question paper in time and if all of them get most of the questions right then it would be difficult for XAT associated colleges to choose from these ten thousand students. Therefore XAT-2016 has been designed in such a manner that that the top hundred students will be able to complete the test in 170 minutes. This way, the examination would avoid both possible errors

a)      Low range of scores

b)      Excellent students not getting enough opportunities to showcase their ability because of too easy a question paper."

 Right number of attempts

In most MBA examinations, candidates choose not to attempt a certain number of questions in order to avoid negative marking and increase their overall percentile score. But this year, it's going to be a different ball game. Leave more than 13 questions and you'll get negative mark of 0.05. Moreover, every wrong answer will have negative marking of 0.25 marks.

Explaining this part, XAT officials say, "We also tried to counteract the phenomenon of students leaving too many questions un-attempted. We appreciate the fact that 'leaving the question' is also a sign of intelligence but we are also concerned that students are becoming risk averse in attempting to answer difficult questions. We believe that if one aspires to be a good manager, one should be able to take reasonable risk. That is how one 'creates future possibilities'. To take care of both this issue, in XAT-2016 students have a choice of not attempting 13 questions. Beyond this, any unattempted question will carry the negative mark of 0.05. There would also be negative marking of 0.25 marks for any wrong answer. We believe this would encourage the risk taking ability of the students while making XAT robust in differentiating a good student from the not-so-good student."

We love the way XAT officials explain how students opposed to risk-taking in MBA examinations, despite that a career in MBA is all about taking risks and creating opportunities!

Remember, that the rule of negative marking is applicable only to the main part of the exam containing Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation sections.

 Leave no questions unanswered in GK section

The good thing is candidates will receive just 25 questions in GK section which will be 'general' in nature. Plus, there's going to be no negative marking. So make sure to attempt all the questions.

XAT explanation on the same: "The format of supplementary sections of GK and Essay would remain same with some minor changes. The time allowed to answer both GK and Essay would be 35 minutes. Last year, the GK score of most candidates was on the lower side, and some candidates had complained about the time. Taking this feedback into consideration the number of questions in the GK has been reduced to twenty-five. All the questions would be 'General' in nature rather than 'specific'. There would be no negative marking in this section."

 GK - 'General' in nature. What does it mean?

XAT officials state that the all GK questions will be 'general in nature rather than specific.' We think it means that most questions will be related to current affairs and not so much static GK. So, it's a good idea to follow the current news, rather than memorising facts from Manorama yearbook

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#CR_GMAT

The legislature of the Philippines voted recently to abolish the death penalty. In contrast, the death penalty remains legal in the United States. The difference in the legality of capital punishment demonstrates that the majority of American citizens believe in the death penalty, while the majority of Filipino citizens do not. Which of the following is an assumption upon which the above argument depends?

  • There are more murders per year in the United States than in the Philippines
  • The legal standard used to determine whether a criminal should be sentenced to the death penalty in the United States is similar to the legal standard used in the Philippines before capital punishment was abolished there.
  • The legal status of capital punishment in the United States and the Philippines aligns with how the majority of citizens in those respective countries view the death penalty.
  • Most American citizens who believe in the death penalty think that it acts as a deterrent for potential criminals, while most Filipino citizens do not.
  • There are not strong voices opposing the death penalty in the United States.

0 voters

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Smoking is a known cause of certain serious health problems, including emphysema and lung cancer. Now, an additional concern can be added to the list of maladies caused by smoking. A recent study surveyed both smokers and nonsmokers, and found that smokers are significantly more anxious and nervous than nonsmokers. Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument rests?

  • Equivalent numbers of smokers and nonsmokers were surveyed for the study.
  • Anxiety and nervousness can lead to serious health problems.
  • Anxiety and nervousness do not make individuals more likely to start smoking.
  • Smokers are aware of the various health problems attributed to smoking, including lung cancer and emphysema.
  • Smokers who had smoked a cigarette immediately before responding to the survey were more anxious and nervous than smokers who had not smoked for several hours.

0 voters

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What is the best strategy to prepare for XAT if I am starting now? I studied for CAT, so I can pick it up from there. 

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Do all questions carry 1 mark each in XAT? ( Asking because it is mentioned that all questions will carry equal marks, but how many is not mentioned. Also, total number of questions is peculiar-78. That's why...)

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Triangle ABC is symmetric about the y-axis. Point A is located at (-4,0), and AB is the longest side of ABC. If the perimeter of ABC is 18, what is the area?

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What is the maximum possible value of (21Sinx + 72Cosx) ?

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A man goes for 6 days in a fair. Every day he takes only one ride and there are 6 rides. What is the probability that he takes all rides?

Options

7/324

5/324

7/216

5/216

7/108

I'm getting 5/324 !!

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#Ds

In triangle PQR find angle P?

1)triangle PQR is isosceles

2)angle R=50 

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A,B,C,D,E are distinct digits from 1 -9 such that 0.ABABAB...=CD/EE

1) If E=3, find no. of values poss. for C
2) Find no. of poss. values for E

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##ZELLAR POST ## have a glance at it !! might be useful ! 


Zeller's Rule : With this technique named after its founder Zeller, you can solve any 'Dates and Calendars' problems.


Zellers rule can be used to find the day on any particular date in the calendar in the history. All you have to know is the formula given below and how to use it.

Zeller's Rule Formula:

F = K + [(13xM - 1)/5] + D + [D/4] + [C/4] - 2C
K = Date => for 25/3/2009, we take 25
In Zellers rule months start from march.
M = Month no. => Starts from March.
March = 1, April = 2, May = 3
Nov. = 9, Dec = 10, Jan = 11
Feb. = 12
D = Last two digits of the year => for 2009 = 09
C = The first two digits of century => for 2009 = 20


Example: 25/03/2009
F = 25 + [{(13 x1)- 1}/5] + 09 + 09/4 + 20/4 - (2 x 20)
= 25 + 12/5 + 09 + 09/4 + 20/4 - 2x20
=25+2+09+2+5-40 
[ We will just consider the integral value and ignore the value after decimal]
= 43 - 40 =

Replace the number with the day using the information given below.

1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
7 = Sunday
So it's Wednesday on 25th march, 2009.


If the number is more than 7, divide the no. by 7. The remainder will give you the day.

I hope you will find the above method very useful.

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How many zero's are there in (50!)^20?

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##originaaly posted by ABHISHEK JAIN __/\__##


Rectangles Cut By a Diagonal Line

The general rule: If the lengths of sides (a x b) of the rectangle are 
mutually prime, the number of squares cut is a+b-1

Thus, your example: (3 x 5) gives 3+5-1 = 7

Other examples: (8 x 5) gives 8+5-1 = 12
(9 x 4) gives 9+4-1 = 12
(9 x 5) gives 9+5-1 = 13

BUT (9 x 6) DOES NOT give 9+6-1 = 14. Instead you must proceed as 
follows:

First divide (9 x 6) through by common factor 3 to get (3 x 2)
Then apply the rule to (3 x 2) to give 3+2-1 = 4
Now multiply by the factor 3 again to get 12 (which is correct).

Let's do a square figure, say (5 x 5). We divide through by 5. This 
gives (1 x 1). Applying the rule gives 1+1-1 = 1. Now multiply up by 
the factor 5 again to get 5. We know this is correct because in ANY 
square figure the number of squares that are cut will be equal to the 
side of the square.

The general procedure for a rectangle (a x b) is as follows:

If a and b are relatively prime the answer is a+b-1

If a and b have a common factor c, first divide through by c to get
(a/c x b/c).
Then apply the rule to get a/c + b/c - 1.
Finally, multiply through again by c to get (a+b-c).

For example, with (9 x 6) the correct answer is 9+6-3 = 12.

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##must do ##


 If n! and (4n)! end with 25 and 106 zeros, respectively then which one is a factor of n?
a. 25
b 26
c 27
d 28

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Seven Different Objects Must Be Divided Among 3 different people .In how many ways can this be done if one or two of them :

1.can get no objects?

2.Must get no Objects.

3.exactly gets 1 object?

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There is a 12 floor building 7 people enter into lift no person comes out on ground floor In how many ways one person can come on one floor ? "Please explain me if anybody got this question correctly(language)? "

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3. If log37(x^2 - 16x + 56) > 0, then 'x' lies in which range?

(a) 5

(b) -11

(c) (-inf, 5)U(11, inf)

(d) (-inf, -11)U(-5, inf)

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4. S1 : 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, ...

S2 : 5, 9, 13, 17, ...

S3 is the product of the corresponding terms of S1 and S2. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of S3.

(a) 3750

(b) 4325

(c) 4375

(d) 5325