NET Crash Preparation Guide (Math, English, IQ)
1. English Vocabulary & Synonyms/Antonyms
High-yield Vocabulary:
- Abate: To reduce | Synonym: Lessen | Antonym: Increase
- Benevolent: Kindly | Synonym: Compassionate | Antonym: Malevolent
- Candid: Honest | Synonym: Truthful | Antonym: Deceptive
- Frugal: Economical | Synonym: Thrifty | Antonym: Wasteful
- Garrulous: Talkative | Synonym: Loquacious | Antonym: Taciturn
- Lucid: Clear | Synonym: Clear | Antonym: Obscure
Important Synonyms/Antonyms:
- Augment: Increase | Antonym: Decrease
- Capricious: Fickle | Antonym: Stable
- Futile: Useless | Antonym: Productive
- Imminent: Impending | Antonym: Distant
- Tedious: Boring | Antonym: Exciting
2. Intelligence (IQ) Sample Questions
1. Number Series: 2, 4, 8, 16, ? -> Answer: 32
2. Pattern: JFMAMJJASON_ -> Answer: D (Calendar months)
3. Odd One Out: 3, 7, 13, 19, 23, 29, 35 -> Answer: 35 (not prime)
4. Analogy: Book is to Page as Tree is to Leaf
5. Logic: All cats are animals. Some animals are mammals. Are all cats mammals? -> Answer: False
3. Math Techniques & Important Topics
NET Crash Preparation Guide (Math, English, IQ)
Conic Sections:
- Parabola: y^2 = 4ax -> focus (a,0)
- Ellipse: x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1 -> c^2 = a^2 - b^2
- Hyperbola: x^2/a^2 - y^2/b^2 = 1 -> c^2 = a^2 + b^2
Calculus:
- Derivative: d(x^n)/dx = n*x^(n-1)
- Integral: Integral of x^n dx = x^(n+1)/(n+1)
Matrices:
- Determinant: |A| = ad - bc (2x2)
- Inverse: 1/det * [d, -b; -c, a]
Vectors:
- Dot product: a.b = ab cos(theta)
- Cross product: |a x b| = ab sin(theta)
Series:
- AP sum = n/2 [2a + (n-1)d]
- GP sum = a(1-r^n)/(1-r)
Complex Numbers:
- z = a + ib, |z| = sqrt(a^2 + b^2), arg = tan^-1(b/a)