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View Poll Results: How much did you score in QA&DI?
< = 4 9 12.00%
4.25 - 5.50 12 16.00%
5.75 - 6.75 11 14.67%
7 - 8 8 10.67%
8.25 - 9.25 18 24.00%
9.50 - 10.50 5 6.67%
10.75 - 11.75 4 5.33%
12 - 13 4 5.33%
13.25 - 14.75 1 1.33%
> = 15 3 4.00%
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XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 07:36 AM

Hi all,

Kindly use this thread to post ur views on the XAT 2009 quant and di section of the paper.

Other similar XAT 2009 threads are:

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/other-...ml#post1320220 (XAT 2009: Jan 4th - The Overall Picture)

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/other-...-decision.html (XAT 2009 - Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making Paper Discussions and Analysis)

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/other-...l-ability.html (XAT 2009 - Verbal and Logical Ability Paper Discussions and Analysis)


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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:20 PM

Attempted only 8 questions. hoping all of them are correct.

1) mungeri lal and investment plans - my answer - 4 years.
2)exam,30 questions,ankur - my answer - none of these (shud be 13)
3)data sufficiency - geetanjali express - my answer - I and II together are suffcient.
4)rural child specialist - my answer - 15 kgs
5)p.q.r=x.y.z=q.a.y - my answer - the value of a = 2
6)same set -the sum of digits not used - my answer - none of these
7)sangeeta and swati - my answer - 9.00pm
egg roll, mutton roll - my answer - 42


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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:28 PM

mungeri lal and 30 questions has the right answers as 4 and none of the above respectively
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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:33 PM

lag gayi meri to.. had attempted only 11 questions in qa and woh kg wala question i got answer as 17 !!!:sad:
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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:36 PM

the others that i answered were:

profit=sales-cost-leftover------1,2,3,4
F(cosec alpha)2-----(sin alpha )2
Rajesh walking/shoppin----none of the above
line chart---(last question) three lines are superflous
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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:36 PM

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Attempted only 8 questions. hoping all of them are correct.

1) mungeri lal and investment plans - my answer - 4 years.
2)exam,30 questions,ankur - my answer - none of these (shud be 13)
3)data sufficiency - geetanjali express - my answer - I and II together are suffcient.
4)rural child specialist - my answer - 15 kgs
5)p.q.r=x.y.z=q.a.y - my answer - the value of a = 2
6)same set -the sum of digits not used - my answer - none of these
7)sangeeta and swati - my answer - 9.00pm
egg roll, mutton roll - my answer - 42
1)Salesman- trousers cotton woollen - 42.33%
2)Exam 30 ques- none of these
3)Rajesh shopping mall - none of these
4)5 Points (closest 500 yrs) - A&C
5)2 teams arrogant&Overconfident - 7:1
6)F(cosec alpha2) - cos alpha2
7)Inspector theif time taken by inspector - 20 min(kindly confirm)
distance inspector - 5 km


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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:37 PM

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lag gayi meri to.. had attempted only 11 questions in qa and woh kg wala question i got answer as 17 !!!:sad:
you may be right. i was not sure of the answer.


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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:39 PM

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the others that i answered were:

profit=sales-cost-leftover------1,2,3,4
F(cosec alpha)2-----(sin alpha )2
Rajesh walking/shoppin----none of the above
line chart---(last question) three lines are superflous
Hello the ans for F(cosec alpha)2 should be Cos alpha )2..chek for alpha = 60 degree..at 45 degree both values are equal


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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:39 PM

My attempts:

Mungeri lal- 4
Examination 30 questions- None of these
Rajesh shopping mall- 17.5km/hr
All real Nos., F(x/x-1)=1/x --- (cos a)2
Square ABCD -- 15
Sangeeta -- 9:00 PM
Steel express -- 7C5/75
Value of A--- 2
Sum of digits -- None of these

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Re: XAT 2009 - Quant and DI Paper Discussions and Analysis - 04-01-2009, 01:40 PM

QA DI was tough bhai log.
Some of the few answers which I could find out in the exam:-

1.4 digit no. multiple of 9 with 3 consecutive digits - 19(marked 21 though silly me)
2.Trapezium one - 15
3.F(x / x-1) - (Cos @)^2
4.Roots of quadratic equation - -3Pn-1 + Pn-2
5. Rural Children - 17


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