Wiley's ExamXpert General Aptitude for Campus Placements, 2ed
ISBN: 9788126575367
308 pages
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Description
Wiley ExamXpert General Aptitude for Campus Placements has been written keeping in mind the needs of those who wish to enhance their general aptitude for the various campus placement processes. The book adopts a unique pedagogical style in that it discusses key concepts of Quantitative, Reasoning and Verbal Aptitude by providing exhaustive examples and illustrations and follows each key concept by a battery of questions relevant to that concept for better learning retention. The book has been authored by a renowned professor of PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Bharathiar University, who has rich experience in mentoring fresh graduates in their journey towards gainful employment. She has drawn upon her experiences to come up with this one-stop resource for all your preparation needs.
Preface
Introduction
Section-I: Quantitative Ability
1. Number System
Basic Concepts
Number Systems
Base System
Types of Number System
Sum of the Natural Numbers
Important Formulae
Divisibility Test
HCF and LCM
Cyclicity of Numbers
HCF Models
Practice Exercise
2. Average
Basic Concepts
Average
Properties of Average
Average of Two Different Groups
Change in Average on Deletion of an Item
Change in Average on Addition of an Item
Practice Exercise
3. Age Problems
Basic Concepts
Solving Age Related Word Problems
Important Formula
Practice Exercise
4. Percentages
Basic Concepts
Percentage
Properties of Percentage
Practice Exercise
5. Linear and Quadratic Equations
Basic Concepts
Linear or Simple Equations
Solving Linear Equations
Quadratic Equation
Practice Exercise
6. Ratio, Proportion and Mixtures
Basic Concepts
Ratio
Proportion
Mixtures and Solutions
Alligation Rule
Practice Exercise
7. Time and Work
Basic Concepts
Rate of Work
Men and Days Concept
Practice Exercise
8. Time, Speed and Distance
Basic Concepts
Relation between Time, Speed and Distance
Formula for Problems Based on Trains
Speed Conversions
Formulae for Problems Based on Boats and Stream
Practice Exercise
9. Simple Interest and Compound Interest
Basic Concepts
Interest
Some Assumptions and Short Cuts
Practice Exercise
10. Set Theory
Basic Concepts
Sets
Set Operations
Some Important Assumptions and Formulae
Practice Exercises
11. Trigonometry
Basic Concepts
Formulae
Practice Exercise
12. Surds and Indices
Basic Concepts
Surds
Laws of Surds
Law of Indices
Practice Exercise
13. Permutation and Combination
Basic Concepts
Permutation and Combination
Some Useful Results
Concepts of Permutation and Combination
Practice Exercise
14.. Probability
Basic Concepts
Probability
Complementary Events
Practice Exercise
15. Mensuration
Basic Concepts
Plane Figures (Two Dimensional)
Solid Figures (Three dimensional)
Practice Exercise
16. Data Interpretation
Introduction
How to prepare for DI
Pie Charts
Related Formula
Practice Exercise
Section-II: Logical Ability
17. Blood Relation
Basic Concepts
Blood Relation
Terms to be Known
Method to Solve Questions Based on Blood Relation
Types of Blood Relation Questions
Practice Exercises
18. Number Series and Direction Test
Basic Concepts
Number Series
Direction Test
Practice Exercise
19. Series Completion
Introduction
Number Series
How to Find the Sequence or Pattern in a Series?
Alphabet Series
How to Find the Pattern in a Letter Series?
Practice Exercise
20. Inserting the Missing Characters
Introduction
Practice Exercise
21. Coding Decoding
Introduction
Practice Exercise
22. Syllogism and Venn Diagram
Basic Concepts
Venn Diagram
Venn Diagram Representation
Set Theory Based Venn Diagram
Practice Exercise
23. Analogy
Introduction
Practice Exercise
24. Calendar
Basic Concepts
Odd Days
Leap Year
Ordinary Year
Counting of Odd Days
Practice Exercise
25. Clock
Introduction
Minute Hand and Hour Hand
Hour Spaces and Minute Spaces
Minutes Gained by Minute Hand
Some Important Facts
Clock runs Fast
Clock runs Slow
Problems on Incorrect Clocks
Practice Exercise
26. Cubes and Cuboid
Introduction
Basic Concepts
Painted Cubes
Dices
Practice Exercise
27. Data Sufficiency
Introduction
Variations in Data Sufficiency Problems
Directions for Solving Data Sufficiency Questions
Approach to Solve Data Sufficiency Problems
Practice Exercise
Section-III: Verbal Ability
28. Verbal Ability
Verbal Analogies
Parts of Speech
Synonyms
Antonyms
Spotting the Errors
Verbal Revision
Section-IV: Practice Papers
Practice Paper 1
Answers and Explanations
Practice Paper 2
Answers and Explanations
Practice Paper 3
Answers and Explanations
Practice Paper 4
Answers and Explanations
Practice Paper 5
Answers and Explanations
Afterword