With the MAT exams only a few days away, its time for quick revision. MAT scores will help you in admission to Management programmes and MBA courses in over 600 institutes within India and a few international institutes as well. Here are some tips to help you score.
MAT Paper Pattern:
The test is divided into 5 sections of objective multiple choice questions. Each section will contain 40 questions.
1. Language Comprehension: Time Suggested 30 mins
2. Mathematical Skills: Time Suggested 40 mins
3. Data Analysis and Sufficiency: Time Suggested 35 mins
4. Intelligence and Critical Reasoning: Time Suggested 30 mins
5. Indian and Global Environment: Time Suggested 15 mins
Total: 150 mins
MAT Exam Tips
1. Practice sample papers/previous year papers as many as possible and remember to check the answers so you are able to find your weak areas.
2. Revise topics you make errors in.
3. Read general knowledge capsules from almanacs
4. Read and reread mathematics formulae
5. Keep at least an hour per day to practice calculations and approximations
6. Watch the news, this will help you with language skills and with general knowledge
7. Practice sample papers within the time frame you will have at the exam. This will help you get used to answering question papers at that time of day
8. If you get stressed, take deep breathes and then continue your studies
Sample Questions
Language Comprehension
Q1. Choose a word or phrase nearly similar in meaning to the given word: Self-esteem
(1) Self-respect (2) Dignity (3) Decorum (4) Self-awareness
Q2. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word: OBLOQUY
(1) praise (2) crue (3) slander (4) dialogue
Mathematical Skills
Q1. A screwdriver and a hammer currently have the same price. If the price of a screwdriver
rises by 5% and the price of a hammer goes up by 3%, how much more will it cost to buy 3
screwdrivers and 3 hammers?
(1) 3% (2) 4% (3) 5% (4) 8%
Q2. If n and p are both odd numbers, which of the following numbers must be an even number?
(1) n+p (2) np (3) np+2 (4) n+p+1
Data Analysis and Sufficiency
Q1. C is a circle with centre D and radius 2. E is a circle with centre F and radius R. Are there any
points which are on both E and C?
A : The distance from D to F is 1 + R
B : R = 3
(1) is statement 'A' alone sufficient to answer the problem?
(2) is statement 'B' alone sufficient to answer the problem?
(3) are statements 'A' and 'B' together needed to answer the problem?
(4) are statements 'A' and 'B' not sufficient to answer the problem.
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
Q1. Complete the analogy AEZ : EIY : IOX :
(1) UYZ (2) AEX (3) EIX (4) OUW
Q2. Isha is older than Sunder. Misa is older than Harbans. Harbans is younger than Gyan. Sunder and Gyan are of the same age. If the above facts are true, which of the following conditions must also be true?
(1) Misa is older than Gyan (2) Misa is older than Isha (3) Sunder is younger than Misa (4) Isha is older than Harbans
Indian and Global Environment
Q1. What does the acronym CTBT stand for?
(1) Continued Test Ban Treaty (2) Commercial Tax Based Tariff (3) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (4) None of these
Q2. The National Literacy Mission (NLM) seeks to achieve full literacy i.e. a sustainable threshold level of 75% literacy by year
(1) 2005 (2) 2010 (3) 2015 (4) None of the above
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