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CAT 2020 Slot 1 VARC

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · 26 questions · 40 minutes · +3 / −1 (no negative marking on type-in answers)

Questions

  1. Q1. Which one of the following best expresses the similarity between American individualist anarchists and free-ma…
  2. Q2. The author makes all of the following arguments in the passage, EXCEPT:
  3. Q3. According to the passage, what is the one idea that is common to all forms of anarchism?
  4. Q4. The author believes that the new ruling class of politicians betrayed the principles of the French Revolution,…
  5. Q5. Of the following sets of concepts, identify the set that is conceptually closest to the concerns of the passag…
  6. Q6. Which one of the following conditions, if true, could have ensured that male northern elephant seal dialects d…
  7. Q7. All of the following can be inferred from Le Boeuf’s study as described in the passage EXCEPT that:
  8. Q8. Which one of the following best sums up the overall history of transformation of male northern elephant seal c…
  9. Q9. From the passage it can be inferred that the call pulse rate of male northern elephant seals in the southern r…
  10. Q10. In the context of the passage, which one of the following can be inferred with regard to the use of currency d…
  11. Q11. According to the passage, the modern currency system shares all the following features with that of the Tang, …
  12. Q12. When discussing textiles as currency in the Tang period, the author uses the words “steady” and “stable” to in…
  13. Q13. During the Tang period, which one of the following would not be an economically sound decision for a small pur…
  14. Q14. Which one of the following quotes best captures the main concern of the passage?
  15. Q15. Which one of the following statements, if false, could be seen as supporting the arguments in the passage?
  16. Q16. All of the following statements can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that:
  17. Q17. “Take any noun, put it with any verb, and you have a sentence. It never fails. Rocks explode. Jane transmits. …
  18. Q18. Inferring from the passage, the author could be most supportive of which one of the following practices?
  19. Q19. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Deci…
  20. Q20. The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the esse…
  21. Q21. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Deci…
  22. Q22. The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the esse…
  23. Q23. The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the esse…
  24. Q24. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Deci…
  25. Q25. Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coh…
  26. Q26. Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coh…