Pathik Shah

Just read this amazing post at the Freakonomics blog:

Suppose you get a question and have to select an answer with multiple choices to choose from, you can find out the right answer logically using the game theory using the Game Theory. Without even knowing the question.

And the reason I am posting this here, is that I have used a similar method myself a lot of times when I didn’t have the time, or didn’t know how to get the right answer. But I never knew it was related to the Game theory.

Example:

Which of the following is the correct answer?

a) 4π sq. inches

b) 8π sq. inches

c) 16 sq. inches

d) 16π sq. inches

e) 32π sq. inches

Answer:

The odd answer in the series is c. Since it is so different from the other answers, it is probably not right. The fact that the units are in square inches suggests an answer that has a perfect square in it, such as 4π or 16π.

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The  CAT 2008 – the premier MBA entrance examination in India was held today. I will try to post a detailed analysis and the answers / solutions here.

The CAT 2008 Solutions are expected to be out by 5 PM.

The CAT this year has 90 questions in all.

25 Quant
25 DI
40 Verbal

The DI section was a bit complicated and very calculation intensive, while the Quant section was relatively easy. The Verbal section, as always was unpredictable and no one seems to know how they fared. As there were 40 questions in the VA section, it will play a major role in determining the chances of getting into the IIMs.

Solutions:

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