IPMAT Exam 2023 - Short Revision Notes

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Chapter 1 - Short Revision notes on Quantitative &
Numerical ability
Important Topics to be covered

Number System Averages & Percentages

Profit & Loss Simple Equations

Data Interpretation Geometry: Lines, Angles &

Triangles,

Permutations, Combinations, Mixtures & Allegations

Time and work Number System

Pipes & Cisterns Probability

Important Formulas

Permutation Permutation Formula ● nPr= n!/(n-r)!

and
Combination Combination Formula ● nCr= n!/(n-r)!r!= nPr/r!

Probability Conditional ● P(A | B) = P(A∩B) / P(B)

Bayes ● P(A | B) = P(B | A) ⋅ P(A) /

P(B)

Profit, Loss ● Profit % = ● Loss % = Loss/(C.P.)×100

and Discount Profit/(C P)×100 ● Loss = (C.P.) – (S.P.)
● Profit/Gain = (S.P.) ● C P = 100/(100-loss %)×S
– (C.P.) P
 ● CP= ● S P = (100-loss %)/100×C
100/(100+gain P
%)×S P
● S P = (100+gain %
)/100 ×C P

Speed, Time ● Speed= Distance/ ● Time= Distance/ Time

and Distance Time
● Distance= Speed x
Time

Interest Simple Interest ● P x i x n (P= Principle, i=

Formula interest rate and n=
term of the loan)

Compound Interest ● Compound Interest =

[P(1+i)n] – P
● Compound Interest =
P[(1+i)n-1]

Percentages X is Y: Y/X x 100 ● Increase N by S% =

N(1+S/100)
● Decrease N by S% = N(1
– S/100)

Average Average= Sum of

observations/ Number
of observations

Number ● (a + b)² = (a² + b² + ● (a + b)² = (a² + b² + 2ab)

System and 2ab) ● (a³ – b³) = (a – b)(a² + ab
Arithmetic ● (a – b)² = (a² + b² – + b²)
2ab) ● (a + b + c)² = a² + b² + c²
● (a + b)(a – b) = (a² + 2(ab + bc + ca)
– b²) ● (a³ + b³) = (a + b)(a² – ab
+ b²)
 Mensuration Rectangle ● Area = lb
and Geometry ● Perimeter = 2(l+b)

Square ● Area = a×a

● Perimeter = 4a

Cube ● Volume: V = l3
● Surface Area: S = 6s2
● Diagonal (d) = √3l
● Lateral surface area =
4a2

Triangle ● Area =b×h/2 or

√s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)…….wh
ere s=a+b+c/2

Circle ● Circumference = 2πr or

πd
● Area = πr² or πd²/4
● Area of sector of a circle
= (θπr² )/360

Cuboid ● Total surface area = 2 (lb

+ bh + hl) or 6l2
● Volume of cuboid: lbh
● Length of diagonal
=√(l²+b²+h²)

Coordinate AB² = (Bx – Ax)² + (By – ● The midpoint of the line

Geometry Ay)² joining the points (x1,
y1) and (x2, y2) is: [½(x1
+ x2), ½(y1 + y2)]
Chapter 2 - Short Revision notes on Reasoning &
General Intelligence
Important Topics to be covered

● Deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning

● Problem-solving, logical reasoning, abstract thinking
● Patterns and relationships between abstract concepts, such as symbols
and shapes
● Critical thinking, data sufficiency, numerical reasoning, data
interpretation, spatial reasoning

Short notes on Reasoning

● Inequalities
Inequality is one of the easiest and less time-consuming topics.
These elements will have a certain coded relationship, denoted by
different inequality symbols like >, <, = etc.

● Coding–Decoding
The method of writing a word or letter in sign language is called
encoding or coding, and coding a word or letter, is called encoding
decoding.

● Ranking
Arrangement is an important topic of reasoning. To which rank a
person or object is situated before or after the object, this rank tells the
arrangement action like the seating arrangement of all the students
sitting in a school class.

● Analogy test
It is a cognitive process in which knowledge or information of one
subject is transferred to another.

● Series
 A sequence of numbers or letters in a group is called a series. In this,
the arrangement of each next or first number or letter is based on a
certain change in the given series.

Chapter 3 - Short Revision notes on Proficiency in

English Language
Important Topics to be covered
● Grammar and Vocabulary
● Reading Comprehension
● Error recognition
● Contextual usages and Applied Grammar
● Sequencing of Ideas

Short Note on Grammar

PRESENT PAST FUTURE

Simple Am/is/are + not + Wasn't/weren't + Won't+ subject +

with "be" subject subject + be +
+adj./noun/place? adj./noun/place adj./noun/place
Aren't you happy? Weren't you sick Won't you be busy
Isn't be a doctor? yesterday? Wasn't tomorrow? Won't
Aren't they tired? she a doctor? she be a doctor
Were we happy? next year? Won't
they know?

Simple Don't/doesn't + Didn't + subject + Won't + subject +

subject + verb (+s) verb Didn't you verb Won't we eat
Don't they eat fried eat my apple? an apple for
chicken? Doesn't she Didn't she play dinner? Won't she
eat meat? with her dolls play with her
yesterday? dolls?

Continuous Am/is/are + not + Wasn't/weren't + Won't + subject +

subject + verb+ing subject + verb+ing be + verb+ing
Aren't I cooking? Weren't you Won't she be
 Isn't be buying having dinner? working? Won't
chocolate? Aren't Wasn't she they be playing
they having lunch sleeping? Weren't later?
now? they having
lunch?

Perfect Haven't/hasn't + Hadn't + subject + Won't +subject +

subject + Past Past Participle have + Past
Participle (Verbs) (Verb3) Hadn't Participle (Verb3)
Haven't they eaten they told you to Won't you have
their lunch? Hasn't come? Hadn't she arrived? Won't she
she cleaned ber cleaned ber room? have cleaned her
room? room?

Perfect Haven't/hasn't + Hadn't + subject + Won't + subject +

Continuous subject + been + been + verb+ing have been +
verb+ing Have you Had you been verb+ing Won't
been eating? Have working? Had they you have been
they been playing all been playing all working for 15
day? Hasn't she day? Hadn't she years next week?
been cleaning for 2 been cleaning for Won't she have
days? 2 days? been waiting for 2
hours?

Practice exercises with solutions

Ques 1. An old refinery buys oil at Rs 3600 per barrel. There is 10% wastage, if
the refinery wants to earn 5% profit then at what price should it sell,
including 8 % tax on the selling price?
(a) 3674 (b) 3711 (c) 4219 (d) 4536
Ans. (d) 4536

Ques 2. If the first number is 8.33% less than the third number and the ratio
of the second and third number is 15:16 then the average of the first and third
number is how much percent less/More than the second number?
(a) 2.66% (b) 2.22% (c) 3.33% (d) 2.45%
Ans. (b) 2.22%
Ques 3. In the given sentence, four words/phrases have been underlined and
the underlined words/phrases are given as options. Select the option that
contains an error.
Scientists in India have developed a new variety of brinjal.
Options:
1. Scientists in India
2. have developed
3. the new variety
4. of brinjal
Ans. 3. the new variety

Ques 4. In the given sentence, four words/phrases have been underlined and
the underlined words/phrases are given as options. Select the option that
contains an error. I have so much luggages; I’m sure I'll have to pay for excess
baggage.
Options: 1. I have 2. so much luggages 3. I’m sure I'll have to pay 4. for
excess baggage
Ans. 2. so much luggages

Ques 5. Which of the following equations would be correct if the signs ‘+’ and
‘×’ are interchanged and so also the numbers ‘6’ and ‘12’?
Options : 1. 12 + 2 ÷ 6 × 8 – 6 = 6 ÷ 2
2. 8 – 6 ÷ 12 × 4 + 12 = 10 + 2
3. 12 × 4 + 2 – 10 ÷ 5 = 6 – 2
4. 8 + 3 ÷ 12 – 9 × 6 = 10 – 3
Ans. 4. 8 + 3 ÷ 12 – 9 × 6 = 10 – 3