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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 19-Apr-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         19-Apr-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists aegis  [  EE-jis  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. protection; support: under the imperial aegis 2. Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its centre the head of the Gorgon.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The GATT talks, held under the aegis of the WTO, promises the world a more equitable trading regime between the developing and developed countries.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Kirsti Paakkanen, a stalwart of Finland's advertising world, was persuaded out of retirement to buy Marimekko from Amer for a song and under her aegis the company prospered, tapping new export markets. The Independent, How to dress like Jackie O, Susie Mesure, 23 March 2008   cuisine  [  kwi-ZEEN  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANI

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 19-Apr-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Question of the Day and Tip of the Day on the Web.         19-Apr-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day In the cubic equation ax 3 + bx 2 + cx + d = 0, the coefficients a , b , c and d satisfy |( b + d )| = |( a + c )| where a , b , c and d are non-zero integers. What can be definitely said about the roots? OPTIONS     1) There is a root at x = 0   2) There is a root at x = 1 or at x = − 1   3) There is a root x , for which x < − 1 or x > 1   4) There is a root in the interval − 1 < x < 1, but not necessarily at x = 0   5) Nothing can be said discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Data sufficiency questions are generally yes/no questions where the statements have to be analyzed for their sufficiency in solving the problem. It may not be necessary to solve the question and to get the answer. m

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 18-Apr-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         18-Apr-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of the Week Puzzles #309 - "Simran's Phone Number" 17-Apr-14 Raj, who was in love with Simran, one day asked her for her phone number in front of his friends. Since she did not want her 10-digit mobile number to be circulated, she told him that she would give it to him later. The next day, she gave Raj a sheet with some sentences (mentioned below) written on it. Can Raj find her mobile number, just from the sentences? 1.    It uses all but two digits. 2.    The sum of all the digits in my number is equal to the sum that you would have obtained had all digits been represented in my number. 3.    The first two digits of my number are the same. This logic also applies to the sixth and seventh digit. 4.    The third digit and fourth digit, taken individually as we