5 expected changes in CAT 2025 under the leadership of IIM Kozhikode, which has previously conducted the exam in 2012 and 2019. Their pattern of innovation and focus on conceptual clarity provides clear indicators of what aspirants should prepare for. 1. Variation in TITA Questions Per SectionIIM Kozhikode is likely to tweak the number of … Read more

Several Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) recognize professional qualifications such as Chartered Accountancy (CA) and Company Secretary (CS) during their admission processes, awarding additional weightage to candidates who possess these credentials. Notably: IIM Ahmedabad: Candidates with CA, ICWA, CMA, or CS qualifications are categorized under AC-2 (professional courses) for application rating scores. Their scores are … Read more

Interactive Quiz Question: In a group of 250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44% and at most 60%. The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If 50% of the boys and 80% of the girls opted for swimming while 70% of the … Read more

Interactive Quiz Interactive Quiz The midpoints of sides AB, BC, and AC in ∆ABC are M, N, and P, respectively. The medians drawn from A, B, and C intersect the line segments MP, MN, and NP at X, Y, and Z, respectively. If the area of ∆ABC is 1440 sq cm, then the area, in … Read more

Interactive Quiz Interactive Quiz The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the best answer for each question. Passage: Languages become endangered and die out for many reasons. Sadly, the physical annihilation of communities of native speakers of a language is all too often the cause of language extinction. In … Read more

Passage-Based Question Passage-Based Question: Western Barred Bandicoots Passage: Landing in Australia, the British colonists weren’t much impressed with the small-bodied, slender-snooted marsupials called bandicoots. “Their muzzle, which is much too long, gives them an air exceedingly stupid,” one naturalist noted in 1805. They nicknamed one type the “zebra rat” because of its black-striped rump. Silly-looking … Read more

Spices and Their Allure Passage: The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the best answer for each question. [S]pices were a global commodity centuries before European voyages. There was a complex chain of relations, yet consumers had little knowledge of producers and vice versa. Desire for spices helped fuel … Read more

Digital Media Preservation Question Passage: In the summer of 2022, subscribers to the US streaming service HBO MAX were alarmed to discover that dozens of the platform’s offerings had been quietly removed. The news seemed like vindication to those who had long warned that streaming was more about controlling access to the cultural commons than … Read more

Bandicoot Conservation Question Passage: Landing in Australia, the British colonists weren’t much impressed with the small-bodied, slender-snooted marsupials called bandicoots. “Their muzzle, which is much too long, gives them an air exceedingly stupid,” one naturalist noted in 1805. They nicknamed one type the “zebra rat” because of its black-striped rump. Silly-looking or not, though, the … Read more

Passage-Based Question Passage-Based Question: Western Barred Bandicoots Passage: Landing in Australia, the British colonists weren’t much impressed with the small-bodied, slender-snooted marsupials called bandicoots. “Their muzzle, which is much too long, gives them an air exceedingly stupid,” one naturalist noted in 1805. They nicknamed one type the “zebra rat” because of its black-striped rump. Silly-looking … Read more

Passage: “. . . [T]he idea of craftsmanship is not simply nostalgic. . . . Crafts require distinct skills, an all-round approach to work that involves the whole product, rather than individual parts, and an attitude that necessitates devotion to the job and a focus on the communal interest. The concept of craft emphasises the … Read more