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CAT 2019 Slot 1 VARC

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · 34 questions · 60 minutes · +3 / −1 (no negative marking on type-in answers)

Questions

  1. Q1. All of the following serve as evidence for the character of Aladdin being based on Hanna Diyab EXCEPT:
  2. Q2. The author of the passage is most likely to agree with which of the following explanations for the origins of …
  3. Q3. Which of the following, if true, would invalidate the inversion that the phrase “flips the script” refers to?
  4. Q4. Which of the following is the primary reason for why storytellers are still fascinated by the story of Aladdin…
  5. Q5. Which of the following does not contribute to the passage’s claim about the authorship of Aladdin?
  6. Q6. Which of the following hypothetical statements would add the least depth to the author’s prediction of the fat…
  7. Q7. Which one of the following best sums up the overall purpose of the examples of Casper and Glossier in the pass…
  8. Q8. A new food brand plans to launch a series of products in the American market. Which of the following product p…
  9. Q9. All of the following, IF TRUE, would weaken the author’s claims EXCEPT:
  10. Q10. Based on the passage, all of the following can be inferred about consumer behaviour EXCEPT that:
  11. Q11. In the last sentence of paragraph 3, “slightly warmer air” and “at a slightly colder temperature” refer to ___…
  12. Q12. Which of the following best explains the purpose of the word “paradoxically” as used by the author?
  13. Q13. All of the following, if true, would negate the findings of the study reported in the passage EXCEPT:
  14. Q14. Which of the following can be responsible for Emperor Penguins losing body heat?
  15. Q15. The author says that folk “may often appear a cosy, fossilised form” because:
  16. Q16. All of the following are causes for plurality and diversity within the British folk tradition EXCEPT:
  17. Q17. At a conference on folk forms, the author of the passage is least likely to agree with which one of the follow…
  18. Q18. The primary purpose of the reference to William Morris and his floral prints is to show:
  19. Q19. Which of the following statements about folk revivalism of the 1940s and 1960s cannot be inferred from the pas…
  20. Q20. The word “topophobia” in the passage is used:
  21. Q21. In the last paragraph, the author uses the example of “Residents of upscale residential developments” to illus…
  22. Q22. Which one of the following best captures the meaning of the statement, “Topophilia is difficult to design for …
  23. Q23. Which one of the following comes closest in meaning to the author’s understanding of topophilia?
  24. Q24. Which of the following statements, if true, could be seen as not contradicting the arguments in the passage?
  25. Q25. 1. People with dyslexia have difficulty with print-reading, and people with autism spectrum disorder have diff…
  26. Q26. 1. If you’ve seen a little line of text on websites that says something like "customers who bought this also e…
  27. Q27. 1. We’ll all live under mob rule until then, which doesn’t help anyone. 2. Perhaps we need to learn to condens…
  28. Q28. 1. Metaphors may map to similar meanings across languages, but their subtle differences can have a profound ef…
  29. Q29. Vance Packard’s The Hidden Persuaders alerted the public to the psychoanalytical techniques used by the advert…
  30. Q30. A distinguishing feature of language is our ability to refer to absent things, known as displaced reference. A…
  31. Q31. Physics is a pure science that seeks to understand the behavior of matter without regard to whether it will af…
  32. Q32. 1. His idea to use sign language was not a completely new idea as Native Americans used hand gestures to commu…
  33. Q33. 1. One argument is that actors that do not fit within a single, well-defined category may suffer an “illegitim…
  34. Q34. 1. ‘Stat’ signaled something measurable, while ‘matic’ advertised free labour; but ‘tron’, above all, indicate…