Daily Free Tests and Live Workshops for CAT Exam | Day 1: Reading Comprehension
In this video, Shashank Prabhu, CAT 100 percentiler discusses two passages from the CAT 2017 Reading Comprehension section. As a part of the Daily Drill, there will be daily free tests and live workshops for the CAT exam.
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In this video, we covered these passages and questions from CAT 2017:
Passage 1: Understanding where you are in the world is a basic survival skill, which is why we, like most species come hard-wired with specialised brain areas to create cognitive maps of our surroundings. Where humans are unique, though, with the possible exception of honeybees, is that we try to communicate this understanding of the world with others. We have a long history of doing this by drawing maps - the earliest versions yet discovered were scrawled on cave walls 14,000 years ago. Human cultures have been drawing them on stone tablets, papyrus, paper and now computer screens ever since.
1. Which one of the following best describes what the passage is trying to do?
2. Early maps did NOT put north at the top for all the following reasons EXCEPT
3. According to the passage, early Chinese maps placed north at the top because
4. It can be inferred from the passage that European explorers like Columbus and Magellan
5. Which one of the following about the northern orientation of modern maps is asserted in the passage?
6. The role of natural phenomena in influencing map-making conventions is seen most clearly in
Passage 2: I used a smartphone GPS to find my way through the cobblestoned maze of Geneva's Old Town, in search of a handmade machine that changed the world more than any other invention. Near a 13th-century cathedral in this Swiss city on the shores of a lovely lake, I found what I was looking for: a Gutenberg printing press. "This was the Internet of its day - at least as influential as the iPhone," said Gabriel de Montmollin, the director of the Museum of the Reformation, toying with the replica of Johann Gutenberg's great invention. Before the invention of the printing press, it used to take four monks up to a year to produce a single book. With the advance in movable type in 15th-century Europe, one press could crank out 3,000 pages a day. Before long, average people could travel to places that used to be unknown to them - with maps! Medical information passed more freely and quickly, diminishing the sway of quacks.
1. The printing press has been likened to the Internet for which one of the following reasons?
2. According to the passage, the invention of the printing press did all of the following EXCEPT
3. Steve Jobs predicted which one of the following with the introduction of the iPhone?
4. "I'm still waiting to see if the iPhone can do what the printing press did for religion and democracy." The author uses which one of the following to indicate his uncertainty?
5. The author attributes the French and American revolutions to the invention of the printing press because
6. The main conclusion of the passage is that the new technology has
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Attempted all question was able to read both passages. Got most of the question incorrect from 1st RC and Correct from 2nd one. Final score 12/36. Need to improve on the accuracy part.
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@Point99_CAT_MBA
4 күн бұрын
Thank you Santhosh for the kind words and the wishes!
Sir i am not able to find the test analysis once i closed the window and again opening it. It only shows 'Retake'.
@Point99_CAT_MBA
Күн бұрын
There should be a ‘View Result’ button next to the ‘Retake Test’. Once you click on it you will be able to view the solutions. You can try logging out and logging in once and clearing your browser cache if this doesn’t work.
@akshatmangal4124
Күн бұрын
@@Point99_CAT_MBA Thank you sir now i am able see it. Actually its colour contrast is low that's why not able to see it.
Hi Sir, Will daily dose focus on one particular topic like it was RC today or we could expect it from more than one section like maybe DILR and RC?
@Point99_CAT_MBA
22 күн бұрын
Hi Kshitij, we will cover one area per day. So tomorrow is Arithmetic, followed by DI, followed by Geometry and so on. The sessions will be divided equally among the three sections
Hi sir, I got only 4 correct out of 12 questions. how can I increase my accuracy sir? pls help
@Point99_CAT_MBA
13 күн бұрын
Hi Jignesh, if you agreed with the logic for most of the questions I discussed, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be able to come up with it. You just have to read carefully and not mark anything if you are not absolutely sure. I’ll make a detailed video on how to avoid mistakes in RCs so that should help you.
Sir, I have also taken Cracku daily targets and I also have IMS material as well because I have enrolled in offline classes in IMS. Should I attend these daily targets or Cracku targets? As managing solving IMS material along with Cracku and Point99 daily targets will be a bit difficult on a particular day
@Point99_CAT_MBA
22 күн бұрын
If you don’t need a lot of handholding in terms of basics then no need to join any classes as such. As a benchmark, if you are scoring comfortably above 50% in the tests you are taking, and are sufficiently disciplined, you don’t need to join an institute.
sir why option D is not answer in question 2.may be I am wrong but passage does not mention anything about positive direction
@Point99_CAT_MBA
21 күн бұрын
Hi Jenil, When it comes to the Egyptians and the Christian maps, they favoured East because they believed there was something 'good' located there: sunrise and the Garden of Eden. That's why they did not favour North. It is similar to option C. As far as option B goes, the passage does not mention anywhere that the emperors decided to not put North at the top. Also, in case of the Chinese, the map actually had North at the top, so that is in contrast to the question stem. Hope that helps.
@jenilshah1817
21 күн бұрын
@@Point99_CAT_MBA thank you sir
@jenilshah1817
21 күн бұрын
@@Point99_CAT_MBA and sir also provide some tips for nmat
I attempt 6 questions and got 5 right unable to attend second rc 14/36
@Point99_CAT_MBA
14 күн бұрын
That’s pretty decent, Ayush. Just need to be slightly faster now!
@ayushrawat6767
14 күн бұрын
@@Point99_CAT_MBA sir, by any chance your cat 2023 centre was in palghar i think I saw you, you where right beside me other side of the glass window ?
@Point99_CAT_MBA
14 күн бұрын
Yes, I had my center at Palghar, last slot. So must have seen me. Small world!
Can you pls make the explanation videos fully in English, so everyone can benefit. Thanks
@Point99_CAT_MBA
21 күн бұрын
Hi Harish, thanks for the feedback. I’ll definitely try to use a bit more English in the sessions. Do check out the second session once and see if you like that.
I scored 8 correct and 2 incorrect. So, 22 score. Is that a good score sir?
@Point99_CAT_MBA
22 күн бұрын
Pretty good I would say. That too in under 20 minutes is a fairly good performance. Anything above 20 in this test is a good score.
Hi Sir, for 3rd question, I selected option "B" but got -1. I think, something is wrong in the portal. Can you please check?
@Point99_CAT_MBA
21 күн бұрын
Yes, there seems to have been an error. The answer is indeed option B.