The Pearson Guide to MBA Entrance Examinations

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In this best-selling book The Pearson Guide to MBA Entrance Examinations, authors Edgar Thorpe and Showick Thorpe show you the smart way to gain entry into the best business schools. Full of useful tips, checklists and information, this book also contains in-depth subject reviews, guided practice exercises, and easy-to-follow explanations to provide you with the confidence necessary to take the tests. Salient Features Step-by-step instructions on choosing an MBA program that matches your requirements Expert advice on a variety of topics, including how to apply to B-schools, the patterns of important exams, and the different kinds of education loans available Walkthrough Drills, or practice questions, intended to increase your accuracy Pace Appraisal Tests, or timed exercises, at the end of each chapter to test your preparation against the clock Firing Zone to test your confidence through a variety of questions based on topics in each part Ten Diagnostic Tests, or full-length simulations, culled from question papers of the CAT, MAT, JMET, ATMA, FMS, SNAP, etc. A "performance barometer" has also been provided to rate your attempt against original cut-off levels of previous years About The Author Showick Thorpe is a national expert on competitive examinations in India. He owns THORPES®, a quality based knowledge-content brand, and manages it through his company V&S Thorpes Education. His company is a pioneer in the creation, procurement and delivery of test-prep content for various publishers and coaching institutes dealing in competitive examinations. He has authored more than 30 books in English, Hindi and Bangla languages, catering to various competitive examinations and career development. You may reach him at showick@thorpeseducation.com. Table Of Contents PART 1 English Usage and Vocabulary 1 100 Golden Grammar Rules  2 Error Identification Test  3 Cloze Test  4 Sentence Completion Test  5 Sentence Improvement Test  6 Rearranging Jumbled Sentences  7 Rearranging Jumbled Sentences in a Paragraph  8 Vocabulary Power Builders  9 Test of Synonyms  10 Test of Antonyms  11 Test of Analogy  12 Detection of Words of Similar Meaning from a Set of Words  13 One-word Substitution  14 Idioms and Phrases  15 Idiomatic Use of Verbs with Prepositions and Other Words  16 Test of Spelling  17 Firing Zone PART 2 Reading Comprehension 18 Overview of Reading Comprehension  19 Basic RC Exercises  20 Advanced RC Exercises PART 3 Test of Reasoning 21 Test of Reasoning  22 Verbal and Critical Reasoning  23 Analytical Reasoning  24 Logical Reasoning  25 Firing Zone PART 4 Data Interpretation and Data Analysis 26 Data Interpretation  27 Data Sufficiency  28 Quantitative Comparisons  29 Firing Zone PART 5 Quantitative Aptitude Tests 30 Number System  31 HCF and LCM  32 Unitary Method  33 Fractions and Decimals  34 Powers and Roots  35 Average  36 Percentage  37 Ratio and Proportion  38 Mixtures and Alligation  39 Profit and Loss  40 Partnership  41 Commercial Mathematics  46 Time and Work  43 Pipes and Cisterns  44 Trains  45 Boats andStreams  46 Time and Distance  47 Games and Races  48 Clocks  49 Calendar  50 Algebraic Expressions and Operations  51 Equations and Inequalities  52 Application of Algebra  53 Area and Volume  54 Geometric Propositions  55 Analytical Geometry  56 Progression  57 Permutation and Combination  58 Exponentials and Logarithms  59 Complex Numbers  60 Vector Algebra  61 Matrices  62 Determinants  63 Trigonometry  64 Statistics 65 Calculus  66 Probability  67 Coordinate Geometry 68 Sets PART 6 General Knowledge: Facts and Figures 69 The World  70 Scientific Facts 71 India PART 7 Diagnostic Tests 72 Test Paper I  73 Test Paper II  74 Test Paper III  75 Test Paper IV  76 Test Paper V  77 Test Paper VI  78 Test Paper VII  79 Test Paper VIII  80 Test Paper IX  81 Test Paper X