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Main Idea Only
Few would doubt Thomas Edison’s talent as an inventor, yet he’s known to have said, “Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration”. There is no reason to doubt Wipro scion Rishad Premji’s assertion that hard work matters more than smartness or … Continue reading
Too many stories
There are proposals to reform the taxation system. A bill to amend direct taxes (income tax and wealth tax) is pending since last August. The indirect tax system is expected to be overhauled by the introduction of a common goods … Continue reading
Analysis by Contrast
In decades past, research & development in India was not really tied to the economy; an isolated industry didn’t feel any need for it. Now, the integration of the Indian economy with the global economy has created a dependence on … Continue reading
Indexing an article A.K.A Meta-listing
Kingfisher has hit rough weather. But it isn’t the government’s business to bail the airline out. This is not simply because it’s a private carrier which, as industrialist Rahul Bajaj suggests, should swim or sink by its own ability to … Continue reading
Pointwise distribution
The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani, on the sidelines of the recent South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit in Maldives, has been positive. Singh referred to Gilani as a ‘‘man of … Continue reading
And the author sums up.
Why do we do so badly in global tourism? Let’s begin with visas. Try to get a tourist visa from an Indian mission. Some embassies are efficient and helpful, but on the whole if you are a foreigner trying to … Continue reading
While ‘likewise’ ‘similarly’ make the idea flow ‘unless’ will create a panic
Answer the questions asked in the text analysis.
Stories and Contrast
Kiran Bedi and Om Puri types populate all liberal democracies. As they come with the territory, politicians are expected to suffer them and, if possible, outwit them. A well-behaved public and teaparty style journalists exist only in autocracies, dictatorships, and … Continue reading
This is ALSO neccesary
Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement has highlighted the need for lawmakers and policy framers to get more proactive than they’ve been so far on fighting graft. The Lokpal Bill, which is work in progress, is one key weapon in this combat. … Continue reading
Two stories and a winner
With the announcement of Steve Jobs stepping down as Apple CEO, there’s gloom about Apple’s uncertain prospects without him at the helm. But doomsayers miss the point. The issue isn’t about which of the two heavyweights currently slugging it out … Continue reading
Mini Reading List 1: Introducing Asimov and Arthur C Clarke
Please Read: (Pretty Please) Ask Multivax 9 billion names of god and we keep quiet in deference to the great masters.
The Numbers Game: Testing times for Dravid and Ponting
Text Structure : Comparison and Contrast Comparison is similarities between two things Contrast is differences between two things When a list is drawn up of the greatest Test batsmen of the modern era, no one will question the right of … Continue reading
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CAT 2k Reading Comprehension passage 2 analysis
Text Analysis Round 1 or Preliminary analysis : High word Count , Repeating words and ideas. Topic Statements and elaborations
CAT 2000 passage 4 analysis
CAT 2000 passage 4 Test Text Structure Comparison Comparison is looking for similarities look for similarities in red and blue
Breaking Down Information /Text analysis applied to expository A/V
A quick bullet point summary of what should by now be ingrained tools in our head A reader is forever in hunt of the main idea/what the author is trying to say/ the central idea / the over arching idea … Continue reading