The Better Picture That Lost the Living Room
Betamax is often said to have lost despite being the better product, but the market was measuring something else.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs · Medium
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GMAT Verbal, through real arguments.
Business, science and policy passages with 5-option Focus-style RC and Critical Reasoning: strengthen, weaken, assumption.
GMAT pattern, marking & dates ↓
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The Cola That Won the Taste Tests and Lost the Public
A reformulated soft drink beat its rivals in a vast programme of blind tastings and was withdrawn within three months. The data were not wrong. The question was.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs · Medium
The Luddites Who Did Not Hate Machines
The name Luddite is now an insult for anyone who fears technology. The workers who earned it were something more interesting.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs · Medium
The Camera Kodak Built and the Business It Could Not Break
Kodak is said to have died because it ignored its own invention. The record suggests a harder problem, that the future can be seen clearly and still be unprofitable to enter.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs · Medium
The Hawthorne Effect May Not Exist
For decades managers were taught that workers improve simply because they are watched. A reanalysis of the original lighting records in 2011 found little sign of it.
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The Stink That Saved London
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Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs · Hard
About the GMAT
Checked September 2026 · official siteGMAT Focus Edition · GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council)
GMAT runs year-round, at a test centre or online. Book a slot on mba.com.
ModeTest centre or online, adaptive
Duration2 h 15 min + optional 10-min break
Questions64 across 3 sections
Score205–805
FlexibilityChoose section order; review and change up to 3 answers per section
Pattern
| Section | Qs | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | 23 | 45 min |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 21 | 45 min |
| Data Insights | 20 | 45 min |
Marking
- Computer-adaptive: difficulty adjusts to your answers
- No fixed marks per question; scored 205–805 (sections 60–90)
- Unanswered questions are penalised, so finish every section
How reading is tested
- Verbal is Reading Comprehension plus Critical Reasoning. Sentence Correction was dropped with the Focus Edition.
- RC passages cover business, science and social science: main idea, inference, detail, author’s purpose.
- CR asks you to strengthen, weaken, find the assumption or evaluate an argument.
- About 2 minutes per question: comprehension has to be quick and precise.
Prepare with GRADFLIX
- Pick GMAT in the bar at the top for 5-option RC and CR.
- After every essay, write the argument in one line. That’s what CR tests.
- Practise “strengthen/weaken” on the essay’s main claim.
- Keep to 2 minutes per question.
GMAT: common questions
How many verbal questions are in GMAT Focus?
23 questions in 45 minutes, a mix of Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning.
Is Sentence Correction still in the GMAT?
No. The GMAT Focus Edition removed Sentence Correction; Verbal is now RC and CR only.
What is the GMAT Focus score range?
205 to 805. Each section is scored 60–90.
Can I change answers on the GMAT?
Yes. You can bookmark and review questions and change up to 3 answers per section.
Dates and patterns can change. Always confirm on the official website.