CAT

Candidates should spend no more than 1.5 to 2 minutes on an Odd One Out question.

Many top scorers spend the first 8-10 minutes tackling independent VA questions, including Odd One Out and Para Summary, before settling into long RC passages.

Candidates preparing for CAT must devise a exam day plan based on how they perform during mocks.

In most of the recent CAT exam sessions, Odd One Out questions have appeared as TITA (Type In The Answer) questions with no negative marking.

Candidates can refer to How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma and DI & LR for CAT by Nishit K. Sinha. 

Yes, Caselets are important for CAT DILR. They help develop skills in interpreting data, identifying relationships and solving logical problems.

Candidates can refer to High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin. CAT previous-year questions, grammar exercises and mock tests are also useful.

Yes, understanding Parts of Speech helps candidates improve grammar, sentence correction, para completion and overall Verbal Ability skills.

CAT does not have a fixed number of questions from Parts of Speech. The topic is usually tested indirectly through grammar and Verbal Ability questions.

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