Which book should I start preparing for my CAT 2017 preparation if I want to improve basics?
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Arun Sharma for Quants, Puzzles by George J Summers' for DILR and TOI editorial for verbal. -
I believe in depending on one book and practicing it entirely. This helps in the methodical flow of preparation with respect to all the sections of CAT. Arun Sharma book How to prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT & How to prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT are the best ones for learning whole concepts gradually from basic to advance level. To learn how to solve reasoning based questions quickly and to hone solving skills to the finest level in DI&LR, I suggest referring to the video tutorials of Hand Ka Funda, the style of teaching the concepts and shortcuts is very clear and helps in apprehending well and solving all types of D...more
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Hello Tushar,
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