Author Archives: ankur

PTP-2

Posted on November 23, 2012 by ankur

What is capital punishment ? is it right ? which countries of the world have abolished it ? What is the CAG ? what does it do ? how many seats in the parliament from your state ? What words … Continue reading →

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PTP

Posted on November 21, 2012 by ankur

What is “Freedom of Speech” ? Why is Israel angry with the Gaza Strip ? WHat is the the gaza Strip ? what is the purpose of a “no confidence motion? what is the political left ? why is Manmohan … Continue reading →

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What is a witch hunt ?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by ankur

  Who is assange ? and what is a witch hunt ? Do you know of any famous witch hunts ? psst : don’t shy away from asking brother google. The best answers get witch hunter badges      

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Comicon // The graphic novel +Comic book fest.

Posted on January 6, 2012 by ankur

Universe: D.C City: Gotham Characters: Batman, Robin , Albert , The Penguin , The joker , The mad hatter , Poison ivy , Scarecrow , Cat woman , Commissioner Gordon , The riddler amd many more.         … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary Classroom Module

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ankur

3 day class module the focus is on introduction to ways of learning vocabulary 1. Roots , suffixes and prefixes  2. Stories behind words . origin stories , greko/roman mythology 3.  Word Clusters Clique-Club-Covey Mayhem-Catastrophe-Holocaust Dare you Blaspheme Kill-Bill Nirvana … Continue reading →

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About the NEW CAT Pattern

Posted on August 5, 2011 by ankur

Hi All, This is to preempt any anxiety among you guys because of change in CAT pattern. For the unawares, the salient feature of changes are: 1. Two sections. One on quantitative ability and data interpretation. Second on verbal ability … Continue reading →

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Ah! Delightful ten minutes.

Posted on July 16, 2011 by ankur

First just watch . Activity Spot the Allusions

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CAT quant with Chandra-4

Posted on June 7, 2011 by ankur

Expressing a Number as a product of two natural numbers And applications This video deals with the basics of finding the number of ways of writing a number as a product of two natural numbers. It explains the difference between … Continue reading →

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Allusively dense

Posted on April 14, 2011 by ankur

Veni, vidi, Valthaty All that changed, after 63 balls of the cleanest hitting, against an attack that was close to international standard. Valthaty’s unbeaten century was among the more memorable IPL innings, one that made even the seemingly invincible MS … Continue reading →

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Hail Caesar

Posted on April 12, 2011 by ankur

Caesar Caesar, Gaius Julius (100–44 bc), Roman general and statesman. He established the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus in 60 and became consul in 59. Between 58 and 51 he fought the Gallic Wars, invaded Britain 55–54, and acquired … Continue reading →

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Neo is new , Lith is stone and a monk lives alone.

Posted on March 16, 2011 by ankur

Neolithic : the new Stone age adjective Archaeology of, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. monolithic adjective 1 formed of a single large block of stone. … Continue reading →

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the cricket word cup

Posted on March 15, 2011 by ankur

This cricket world cup is turning out to be terrific , and with each passing match we get a flurry of words from the wise men who describe the game to us , which is excellent news for us word … Continue reading →

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Syntax -2

Posted on March 7, 2011 by ankur

Start with Parts of Speech here Phrases and Clauses Introduction to ideas and Definitions, Types of Phrases

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Cicular Arrangement

Posted on March 2, 2011 by ankur

CQ with Chandra is back . Circular Arrangements and Beyond A subtopic of Permutation and Combination with focus on determining the number of ways of arranging a set number of people around a circular / Square/Rectangular table.

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Syntax

Posted on March 1, 2011 by ankur

syntax noun the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language : the syntax of English. • a set of rules for or an analysis of this : generative syntax. • the branch of linguistics that … Continue reading →

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